Sonic Seasonings
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Sonic Seasonings is an influential 1972 ambient electronic album by Wendy Carlos that blends synthesizer soundscapes with natural environmental recordings to create immersive, season-themed compositions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| composer | Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concept | four seasons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential early ambient work
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proto-ambient album ⓘ |
| format | double LP ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
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electronic ⓘ experimental ⓘ new-age ⓘ |
| hasDurationCharacteristic | extended track lengths ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fall
NERFINISHED
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Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter ⓘ |
| hasReissue | CD reissue with bonus material ⓘ |
| influenced | development of immersive soundscape composition ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
ambient music
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new-age music ⓘ |
| intendedUse | environmental listening ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainTheme | cyclical nature of the seasons ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of synthesizer textures with natural environmental recordings
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long-form, side-length compositions ⓘ season-themed soundscapes ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| performer | Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Switched-On Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Rachel Elkind
NERFINISHED
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Wendy Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
Moog synthesizer
NERFINISHED
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modular synthesizer ⓘ |
| usesSound |
environmental sounds
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field recordings ⓘ nature sounds ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | fusion of electronic music and environmental sound ⓘ |
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