Acousmatic

Acousmatic music is an avant-garde genre that transcends traditional musical boundaries by focusing on the sonic experience separated from its source. Originating from the teachings of Pierre Schaeffer, this genre emphasizes the art of listening to sounds without the preconceptions that come from viewing their origins, encouraging a pure auditory engagement. Composers in this field, like those listed, craft intricate soundscapes using recorded, synthesized, or processed audio, which are often diffused through speakers arranged spatially to immerse the audience. Whether it is the pioneering electronic works of Morton Subotnick, the tape music experiments of Daphne Oram, or the abstract compositions of Pierre Boulez, acousmatic music pushes the listener to explore texture, timbre, and the spatial qualities of sound in ways that challenge and expand conventional notions of what music can be.

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Paul Lansky: Touch and Go
Ep - 6 Tracks - Released February 7, 2025

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Alice Shields
Andrew Lewis
André Boucourechliev
Angus MacLise
Annea Lockwood
Annie Gosfield
Beatriz Ferreyra
Bengt Hambræus
Bernard Parmegiani
Charles Dodge
Daniel Teruggi
Daphne Oram
David Tudor
Else Marie Pade
Francesco Giomi
Francis Dhomont
François Bayle
Gilles Gobeil
Guy Reibel
Halim El-Dabh
Herbert Eimert
Hugh Le Caine
James Tenney
Jean-Claude Risset
John Baker
John Chowning
Jon Appleton
Jonty Harrison
Jorgen Plaetner
Karel Goeyvaerts
Karlheinz Stockhausen
La Monte Young
Leo Küpper
Luc Ferrari
Marcin Stańczyk
Maryanne Amacher
Mauricio Kagel
Mauro Lanza
Michel Chion
Michel Redolfi
Michel Titin-Schnaider
Morton Subotnick
Natasha Barrett
Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
Paul Lansky
Pauline Oliveros
Phill Niblock
Pierre Henry
Pierre Schaeffer
Raymond Scott
Richard Maxfield
Robert Ashley
Robert Normandeau
Rune Lindblad
Ruth Anderson
Tod Dockstader
Trevor Wishart
Tristram Cary
Åke Parmerud
Raymond Scott
Pierre Henry
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Pauline Oliveros
Daphne Oram
Robert Ashley
Tristram Cary
La Monte Young
Paul Lansky
Pierre Schaeffer
Bernard Parmegiani
Luc Ferrari
Michel Redolfi
Else Marie Pade
Michel Chion
Halim El-Dabh
Phill Niblock
Morton Subotnick
Mauricio Kagel
Tod Dockstader
Annea Lockwood
David Tudor
James Tenney
Alice Shields
Beatriz Ferreyra
Charles Dodge
Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
Guy Reibel
Natasha Barrett
Maryanne Amacher
John Baker
Richard Maxfield
Jean-Claude Risset
Marcin Stańczyk
Angus MacLise
Åke Parmerud
Francis Dhomont
François Bayle
Jonty Harrison
Hugh Le Caine
Jon Appleton
Annie Gosfield
Robert Normandeau
Bengt Hambræus
Ruth Anderson
Daniel Teruggi
Karel Goeyvaerts
Trevor Wishart
John Chowning
Francesco Giomi
Mauro Lanza
Leo Küpper
Jorgen Plaetner
Andrew Lewis
Gilles Gobeil
Herbert Eimert
Michel Titin-Schnaider
André Boucourechliev
Rune Lindblad