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