[LAU] Isao Tomita, synthesizer music

[Tim E. Real]

On Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:29:10 AM S D wrote:
> On May 12, 2016 10:28 AM, "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> > So this album
> > and of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxNnqTcHhg were more
> > popular among my generation
> 
> Oh gosh. "Popcorn" from "Music to Moog By," composed by Gershon Kingsley
> (later "covered" or adapted by other people including J. M. Jarre)--

Yep, those were the days.
Who knew that a purely synthetic song could be a monster number one radio hit?
Just shows that synths can be pleasing to the ear. All of us kids loved it.

I have heard Tomita's 'The Planets' a few times as well.

> https://youtu.be/oYTu__hhMws
> 
> I bought that album and "The Plastic Cow Goes Moog," by Mike Melvoin--
> 
> https://youtu.be/DQZ42I1-gc8
> 
> The Moog synthesizer was such a rage back then after Wendy (was Walter)
> Carlos's "Switched On Bach" came out (I had to buy a copy immediately), and
> as a new electronic instrument was completely out of economic reach of most
> musicians.

Yep, I had that album. A big Moog synth on the front cover.
For me, a kid of 7 or 8 years old, Bach (or any classical music) 
 was kind of hard to listen to, and done with synthesizers
 it was difficult to appreciate at that age, although I did try to listen.
I was more interested in that exciting piece of equipment on the cover!

But one album I enjoyed was 'In the Moog', which was old-time big band 
 stuff done with Moog. On the cover was a old-timey juke box.

I have searched but cannot find this music or any references
 to it on the net. Anyone?

Tim.

> 
> Such good memories. :-)
> 
> https://stephendoonan.bandcamp.com
> https://m.soundcloud.com/stephen-c-doonan