Extrakugel

Second release on Finders Keepers' library record series 'Disposable Music'. Library subscription disc. Limited edition of 500 copies. Packaged in especially die-cut front sleeve. (P)&(C) Disposable Music 2009. Made In The EU. Track info by Bruno Spoerri as published on the Finders Keepers website and on his personal site: A1 to A2 rec. 1977-11: "originally used for the start sequence of a PR film for a big industrial company in Zurich, showing the busy crowd around the entrance of the premises. The main instrument was the EMS Synthi 100 with the digital 256-note sequencer". "Film music for Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon, prod. Delta Film, dir. H. Böniger". A3 to A4 rec. 1972-12: "originally created for a presentation of (at that time) advanced office automation products" for AG für Büroautomation, Zürich. A5, A7, B4, B7 from 1977 or 1978: "for a never realized LP of background music. I used the Synthi 100 and my new Roland CR-78 drum machine, a unit, that I loved and used for many years (e.g. for [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/23310-Irmin-Schmidt-Bruno-Spoerri-Toy-Planet]Toy Planet with Irmin Schmidt[/url])". On the Finders Keepers page, Spoerri dates them 1978, on his own site he writes "rec. Zürich, Studio Schneckenmannstrasse, January 1977". A6, B2, B6 rec. Autumn 1978: "another track that appeared in the experimental film Lilith (an evening of astriptease dancer) by Swiss filmmaker Kurt Aeschbacher". On A6 "the singer is Barbara Fuchs". On B2 "I used some noise loops, that I recorded in the streets of Zurich". "Rec. Zürich, Studio Schneckenmannstrasse, October 31 & November 16, 1978". B1 rec. 1973-05: "this piece was originally made as introduction to a ballet performance of Après-Midi D’Un Faune (Claude Debussy) using an ARP Odyssey and the Synthi 100". The ballet was performed at Opernhaus Zürich. B3 rec. 1980-10: "originally made for a TV spot for a bicycle, made with the Roland Rhythm Box, the Synthi 100 and the Bode frequency shifter". "PR film for Suzuki bicycles". B5 rec. 1972-12: "a track originally used for the short experimental film Passez Pietons by Ngo Van Da, who was studying then in Zurich". B8 rec. 1976-03: "track originally composed for a PR disc for an iron foundry. The main problem here was the synchronization of the rhythm loops - there was no sampling at that time". "Music for a diaporama for the Von Roll company".