Morton Subotnick: Silver apples of the Moon (1967)

[@Catperson1013]

When I was a freshman in high school, in 1969, our music teacher -- she was a religious sister, but I forget her name -- introduced us to electronic music by playing this record. Now, forty-two years later, because the title stayed in my memory all these years, I am able to hear it again on You Tube! Truly amazing to be able to hear it again for the first time in more than four decades!

[@MrmelodyUs]

Nice try. Highly #OVERRATED. Listen to the group #SIVERAPPLES from 1967 with their home-brew electronic sounds and you will be delighted way beyond this #MORTONSUBOTNICK #COLUMBIAPRINCETON BS.

[@ELPERRITOENEAS]

@@MrmelodyUs Silver Apples son muy buenos.. tengo ese CD y lo disfruto al igual que este trabajo de Morton Subotnik... Que interesante historia de esa monja.

[@circlingourfate9708]

I'm so sorry you had to hear this once, let alone twice.

[@haikat4]

Must have blown your damn mind.

[@bathroomsexmurder]

@@MrmelodyUsoooh bit too difficult for you is it, old timer? Keep your silver apples you basic #bitch

[@miscellaneous1276]

The Sounds of Mark Zuckerberg When he gets home and takes his skin off.

[@DylanRath]

God tier comment

[@arioctober]

I'm laugh crying at this fucking comment

[@popcycles]

Did not expect any mention of Zuckerberg here 😂

[@paulgouldhawke7658]

Proof that Zuck is steam powered

[@EthanRMus]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@anakrony]

Somewhere in a parallel universe this is pop music. The world was never ready for this incredible sound.

[@MrmelodyUs]

Nice try. Highly #OVERRATED. Listen to the group #SIVERAPPLES from 1967 with their home-brew electronic sounds and you will be delighted way beyond this #MORTONSUBOTNICK #COLUMBIAPRINCETON BS.

[@purplenumberF]

two entirely different genres, approaches, and results simply using the same kind of simple oscillator sound & yeats reference, dude

[@helloeverything9589]

@@MrmelodyUs #CONGRATULATIONS for making me #CRINGE

[@seantennett9174]

@@MrmelodyUs silver apples sucks ass so corny

[@SeanMatheson-n3x]

In this universe, the pop music of the future will be even stranger than this.

[@ehnnepeacie2698]

That part where it went pfftssttpfffffftstststffptssssstfff, I really felt that

[@amayakawaii]

I actually grew up listening to this. My dad owned the record and it was a favourite with my brother and I from a very early age (like, before 5 years old!) so nostalgic! Bro still has the record, too.

[@enriquei.moreno6268]

This piece remains profoundly relevant today, after decades of newer electronic and computer music. It clearly has the freshness of discovery and the playfulness of first encounters --and a certain unapologetic clumsiness in trying to find its own form. It also has an ungracious ending, as if implying that this could go on forever, but let's just finish and go home now, which--by the way--points to the greatest stumbling block of the entire genre, namely, that the vast majority of pure electronic art music suffers from the"never-ending" syndrome. Yeah, they wanna be art music, but they end up joining the Harts of Space (an old radio show where they would play slow ambiance electronic "space" music that could go on for hours). The old Castilian adage: "lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno" (if something is good and brief, then it is twice as good) applies in the negative with clockwork regularity to 99% of this repertoire, and so, with the piece lasting 4:22:00, Subotnick taps on the outer limits of what his own form can contain.

[@jimmckenna707]

I heard this in my Electronic music class back in 1981. I was reminded of this from listening to ELP @ CalJam 1974 - Toccata

[@eduardotrevino1143]

I like this track, it's very exciting, very mysterious and very avant garde I've seen he uses the buchla synthesizers, lately I'm kind of obsessed with them, their sound is otherworldly

[@qianaglaze1687]

I just arrived here sorry I'm late...thank you morten

[@XephitE]

50 years ago there was this guy who made this badass sound...

[@wilbur1960]

....and now we have Kanye West. Hoo-ray for Progress!!!!

[@midinerd]

Awh man it is 50 years. my math is not good - thought it was 60. this is awesome

[@faith_m_giles]

I do not recommend listening to this at 2 AM if you don’t know what it sounds like 😂 some of the sounds startled me!

[@mrozonmrozon492]

magical and beautiful

[@maxcohen13]

My favorite tune to dance to.

[@scottsinnock4273]

He may not have done acid, but I listened to it in "67 or "68. Liked it so well, I bought it. Lost somewhere along the way. I just heard Three Small Liturgies of the Divine Presence) by Olivier Messiaen, and it reminded me of Silver Apples, so I googled it and here I am. Oops, the audio just ended. As I recall, the original was 20 or 30 minutes.

[@Xzeno98]

this is the original for mag tape

[@kevinwholmes]

+Scott Pinnock Still available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/morton-subotnick-silver-apples/id472279905

[@annamilluzzo8077]

FANTASTICO (Grazie from Italia)

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

È triste pensare che nel 2019 compongono le stesse canzoncine, con formule ormai abusate, quando queste idee potrebbero essere ampliate (anche nella forma canzone perché no) . Talmente avanti che il pubblico ci arriverà tra 50 anni

[@2bin]

Thank you very much, Mr. SUBOTO...

[@shinyaaki1721]

RIP Don Buchla

[@juanborjas6416]

This is so strange and good.

[@whatnow3597]

This is pretty darn good for 1967 pre-polyphonic synthesizer availability

[@teresapyeatt3698]

he's great uncle Mort to me. I can remember visiting him in the late 80's and getting to meet my cousin Jacob. And know why her wrote Jacob's room.

[@theWARMJET]

Autechre many many years ago..

[@vonzo55]

+theWARMJET Well say

[@KenR208]

Opened up a new world of out-of-this -world music (sounds)

[@billhendricks9139]

I began listening to his silver apples back in the late sixties. This what just played isn't what I remember... there was more.

[@ChikaraGuy]

you were on acid

[@TheloniousCube]

This is just an excerpt - the full album is over 30 minutes

[@temporoboto]

a true master of his craft!

[@shreknos]

he consumed his body weight of LSD before recording this.

[@hannahhannahb9650]

does not take drugs

[@RobertoGinsburg]

hannah hannahb But HE PLAYED TO "HIGH LISERGIC HIPPY CROWD" . Is true.

[@MrmelodyUs]

Nice try. Highly #OVERRATED. Listen to the group #SIVERAPPLES from 1967 with their home-brew electronic sounds and you will be delighted way beyond this #MORTONSUBOTNICK #COLUMBIAPRINCETON BS.

[@TheMrPowerhouseman]

Not to burst bubbles but someone recently recondotioned the synth used for this... And accidentally dosed himself cleaning off the decades old crystallized lsd that was caked on the electronics... Common practice back then to smear it on the console, lick your finger and. Dose while. Playing

[@TheloniousCube]

I bought this record when i was rather young, thinking it would resemble the recent hit "Popcorn." I was disappointed and this record was the butt of many jokes over the years. Now I can really appreciate it and I feel that I missed out, since both Subotnick and Buchla were local (along with Ciani and Oliveros). I could well have gotten involved at an early age.

[@helixmh]

Reminds me of that new Miley Cyrus song. I especially like the chorus section.

[@MrmelodyUs]

hahahah

[@ElAprendizEterno76]

Thanks.

[@jaimerincezloeil1876]

👽 futuriste soundtrack 🎶 I like this

[@TheBelse]

amazing for the time period.

[@Adams42]

Still LOVE it!

[@markpearson4693]

The pioneering duo - Silver Apples - MUST have taken their name from this for their albums of 1968 /69 !!!

[@watts111]

Both get their names from an old poem by Yeats....

[@drap2682]

00:00 Electronic music born Really really thanks Morton.

[@ppphoogg9g738]

I agree but let's also not forget to thank Buchla for the machine that produced this.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Casfear Depends how you define electronic music. Some did what people would call electronic music in the 50's.

[@bleedinggumsroberts3579]

Kayden Kwasnicki it sounds like a Buchla

[@ppphoogg9g738]

bleedinggums roberts It is a Buchla. I saw a mini documentary about the Buchla easel and they mentioned this. Hence why I came here to begin with.

[@WinterandNoodle]

+Kas' Electronic music existed way before this. Check out "Song of the second moon".

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

I can tell that this is an excerpt you would hear in the OHM compilation. One of the good parts of the whole thing, which would take about a half an hour.

[@konstantina8267]

Grandpa of IDM music Trippy

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@guidepost42]

I dont understand the nightmares comments. To me this is happy, joyous, and excciting.

[@matthewacbroad]

vintage sound. i like it!

[@youjiechen57]

124 .Silver apples of the Moon (1967) 曲名：月亮上的銀蘋果 Silver apples of the Moon 作曲家：Morton Subotnick 有趣之處：在電子合成器發展早期，Morton Subotnick利用合成器來寫作的音樂。 風格形式：具有多樣化、吵雜不協調的電子聲音。

[@SuperBrictson]

Unlike other electronica weird instrumentals, this actually has rich musicality on it!!!

[@sethdavid7476]

Truly an interesting piece.... to say the least.

[@mike-pm6xn]

So this is the music they heard in the Tron grid...

[@arioctober]

HOLY SHIT THIS TAKES ME BACK!!!!! My music teacher played this for us back in elementary school (early 2000s) and the first time I heard it, scared the absolute shit out of me. But then I was so intrigued I wanted to hear it again. This is the first time in close to 20 years now that I've heard it.... Yeah it's still scary as fuck lol

[@jeffreyclifton9928]

Same here. This song and the halloween song scared the hell out of me. It had to have been 1st or 2nd grade when I heard them.

[@scarlettstudios5510]

I cried for days after I heard it in about first grade, every body in my class covered their ears lol

[@hi-miniworld]

曲號：124 曲名：月亮上的銀蘋果 作曲家：莫頓. 薩波尼克 A. 風格源頭：在60年代接近尾聲時，已經有很多作曲家在電子音樂這領域做。此時的電子樂器還是單音的，必須與其它已錄制的旋律結合才能製作音樂。 B. 有趣之處：營造出的飄浮的效果，彷彿失重狀態一般，還有冰冷的音色，似乎是茫茫太空的死寂與荒涼的寫照。 C. 作曲年代：1967年 D. 價值感：相比60年代中期之前的電子計算機音樂，《月亮上的銀蘋果》已經達到了前所未有的成 熟。 E. 風格形式：通過電子計算機發出的各種無規律的、出乎意料的音響，勾勒出一個超現實主義的幻 想世界。 F . 本樂曲的重要性與影響：是第一個依靠電壓控制制作的作品，獲得了廣泛的注意，也是第一個特別為錄音而準備的作品，在合成器上實現。 G. 作曲的對象與可能的社會背景：1969年，人類第一次登上了月球，開創了世界歷史的新紀元，然而人類的想像力卻比這更早就登上了月球，並且想像中的月球遠比真實的月球更富有詩意。 。

[@flnto23]

I´m agree...

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Death Grips based their entire discography off of this one song. Who knew.

[@WARDISWARD]

I saw him perform in brussels 2 years ago ..on a buchla 200 e Amazing

[@MrInterestingthings]

I've never seen a score for this !

[@JulianDuron]

Wow

[@princessandgoblin]

gold.

[@donjuanpond1]

insane. that tape hiss makes me think of autechres newer stuff and the frantic ass beeps make me think of Untilted

[@sisohpromatem7]

This really makes you want to put on your dancing shoes, doesn't it? (lol)

[@SaccidanandaSadasiva]

It's beautiful. I prefer stockhausen.

[@MrmelodyUs]

hahah

[@Dblood99]

Bizarro *--*

[@penguindf12]

Early Dr. Robotnik

[@jacksprat3009]

Synth farts! Back in the day when synths were about creating as many different sounds as possible. We once had a Buchla at our J.C hooked up to a rake creating sounds as we raked spilled leaves around the stage.

[@galacticjewels7856]

Gives me 2001: A Space Odyssey vibes.

[@SonusVolvebatur]

magic..

[@vacatoro100]

aphex twin's granpa?

[@Inseut]

SHIT I COMMENTED THE EXACT SAME THING RIGHT NOW then i saw your comment. LOL he's definitely rdj's grandpa :D

[@riversandstones1644]

APHEX TWIN IS A FLY'S SHIT COMPARED TO THIS GREAT MASTER. Anything done by the Real and Orignial Electronic Music Tradition is way better than that crap feast. Listen to the real Gods of ELECTRONIC FUCKIN MUSIC

[@namevilladelangel9557]

riversandstones I bet youre bald-headed at 22

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

@@riversandstones1644 kraftwerk and autechre continued the legacy of the great masters, just relax

[@riversandstones1644]

@@namevilladelangel9557 Whats that got to do with denouncing stupid comments. You fuckin people have no clue... Aphex Twin is shit compared to the real deal

[@EdEditz]

Someone having fun on a Buchla. :)

[@jeffmoo1]

the fello is performing early in June 5 6 th maybe worth a trip to see and listen in a live environment away from mp3 digital recs?

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Man, this could be the ultimate precursor to modern EDM. Amazing, talk about being ahead of its time.

[@VJFranzK]

@Decklann why not? This is an electronic music classic.

[@badtaste311]

Reminds me of Nurse with Wound.

[@silviogabriel4924]

R2D2 music

[@franmorillo1337]

The first electronic song on vinyl. History converted in sound.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWa5ZXaif7-Ae5Y released on 7" single here in the UK in 1964, but of course there were electronic music albums even before that.

[@TheloniousCube]

I don't think that's true

[@m0thematicz]

why the fuck do I remember this from my elementary school music class...

[@SpitfireRoad]

You went to a good school with good teachers.

[@guitorb]

If you like this you'll love CarrierfreQ. It's Jack Dangers' (of Meat Beat Manifesto)channel.

[@DanneoYT]

How did you guys get here?

[@popcycles]

This isn't the full version unfortunately. The climax isn't here.

[@chewzX3]

idk why but this made me scared o-o

[@RynJorgensen]

+chloe raelee When I first heard this I was genuinely heart pounding afraid so I can completely relate. Now I'm a little more accustomed to this type of music but it still makes me a little bit uncomfortable

[@whokilleddedinosaurs]

ahhhhhhh

[@jessicanguyen5029]

This is what I imagine goes through the mind of a serial killer.

[@janeway1111]

bahahaha

[@shinybeast8946]

If he were a robot.

[@leeanncotrone8369]

From 1967 my birth year

[@Jeankininho]

The firts digital audio recorded ?

[@DrewCoxDrumsPercussion]

This is entrance music for the (hopefully forthcoming) Zuckerberg/Musk cage match.

[@o.b.v.i.u.s]

*_...and sometimes you just gotta point out that the emperor is naked._*

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

Based

[@graphene1487]

Extreme

[@ploopybear]

I'm up for another round of this EDM, extended version anyone?

[@fosbury68]

good beat, you can dance to it - I'd give it a 85.

[@W.451]

Sounds like Krell music. Anyone know what that is?

[@robinberman2717]

No...what is it?

[@W.451]

1956 movie Forbidden Planet, a massive classic science fiction based on Shakespeare's play The Tempest. The long gone Krell civilization's music is the Krell music. First use of synthesizer tones as music. If you like space science fiction this is a must watch world famous classic. Robby the Robot is a star in this. kzbin.info?search_query=forbidden+planet

[@W.451]

Krell Music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-umZ2ra7Wlr8k

[@cookieglitch2211]

Show me the image of sounded like. In the music room it sounds like an alien spaceship

[@henry66699]

I think you mean Silver Apples a duo that was also active in synthesiser-type of music a bit more pop orientated than this avant-garde piece

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

Maybe that’s where they got their name

[@iWhubzy]

Everything is chrome in the future

[@RO8YO]

Buchla FTW

[@NGHCRKD]

its giving sophie its giving gecgecgec its giving way before its time

[@Decklann]

Why?

[@noahlarson8806]

reminds me of Edgard Varese

[@SoopSoopa]

Golden apples of the sun

[@1991ftwful]

Anyone else confused about how this is music?

[@Eddy1300]

how do you call this kind of music?

[@NedimZengovski]

In my knowledge its Electronic Experimental Ambient Music.

[@joeamenassi]

It's Tape music

[@marcaugustin2596]

Genesis P. Orridge Father?

[@mikepawlikguitar]

This belongs on Music Is Rotted One Note

[@nurimetinonal2043]

he is coming to my city and I was thinking that I could ask a girl out to his concert.Prob not a good date

[@aaronpolichar7936]

Depends on the girl.

[@MothManGlowsintheDark]

This reminds me of the future episode from SpongeBob

[@WinterandNoodle]

I can see where Sliver Apples got their name from.

[@almishti]

+Communistpeppers I think they got it from a poem by W. B. Yeats actually. Their first album came out around 1967-68 too, but they were already performing when this came out.

[@WinterandNoodle]

Kat Karsecs Oh true.

[@almishti]

Communistpeppers But yeah, the sonic affiliation is definitely there. :)

[@lim.ng11]

Is this Hyperpop?

[@kinchevk]

Композитор сможет повторить, что написал?

[@Teaganbear]

ahhahahahahaha exactly like!

[@FuZZy-hc6lj]

aphex twin and mr oizo ancestor?