Open Sources #29: Early Sound Synthesis in the “Non-West”

This twenty-ninth episode of Open Sources presents a selection of early non-western electronic and electro-acoustic music, mostly involving the use of different sound synthesis techniques and who have been relatively overlooked. The listener gets to know the context surrounding the chosen recordings.

“Electronic India 1969-73” on BBC radio 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j969

Interview with Paul Purgas about “Electronic India”, The Wire: https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/electronic-india-moog-interview-paul-purgas

Erratum: Mashayekhi’s two opening tracks are played in the order of the playlist, and not the one announced in the show.