Switched-On Bach (studio album)
by Walter Carlos

Switched-On Bach by Walter Carlos
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 10,991st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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66/100 (from 30 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1968 (147th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (801st)
Award Best albums of all time (10,991st)
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I bought this for a bit of fun really. When it comes to electronic music Tangerine Dream and JM Jarre are my mainstays. Considering the technology at the time and what was achieved with fairly limited equipment this is pretty clever stuff. To quote what Robert Moog contributed to the sleeve notes 'This album is the most stunning breakthrough in electronic music to date'. A bit 'plinky plonky' in execution but that is more down to the available timbres from the early Moog synthesizer. One side is enough in one helping and for me, side two is more accessible, forming a bridge to the more 'modern' music I tend to listen to. Possibly follow up with Black Sabbath to get back to reality!
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