Re: AOT: wesome Electronic CD/DVD Set

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On Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 10:45 AM, stanitarium@earthlink.net wrote:

> damn i didnt know there was a dvd too-
> i got the 3cd thing when it first came out...
> good stuff at high volume!
> s

Just got re-issued including the DVD, and you can also get the DVD 
separately. Funny thing, the OHM box, on it's edge, looks like it says 
"WHO", my wife noticed it and wondered why I would buy a Who box set.

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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com>
>> Sent: Jul 18, 2006 5:42 AM
>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>> Subject: AOT: wesome Electronic CD/DVD Set
>>
>> OK, this doesn't have much about looping on it, but I just got a 3-CD 
>> + DVD
>> set of electronic music from Ellipsis Arts called OHM+: the early 
>> gurus of
>> electronic music.  I haven't explored it in full yet, but the DVD is 
>> pretty
>> amazing, starting with a dinnertable interview with Bob Moog and an 
>> elderly,
>> stately, gracious Clara Rockmore talking about what a genius Theremin 
>> was,
>> followed by quite a fascinating Rockmore performance. Also included 
>> is a
>> great video by Beryl Korot, partner to Steve Reich, an interesting but
>> somewhat-overlong animation called The Dust Bunny, to Paul Lansky's 
>> music, a
>> 1991 video of Paul Lansky's Lesson with Leon Theremin, and 
>> performances by
>> Robert Ashley, Laurie Spiegel, Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Lucier, etc. 
>> This is
>> really a historical treasure-trove. Also, it comes with a very thick 
>> booklet
>> with extensive program notes.
>>
>> Warren
>> www.warrensirota.com
>>
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