Tomita in Concert

Spotted a seemingly overpriced picture postcard of the Toshiba-IHI
Pavilion at Expo '70 -- though I guess since I've not seen very many
pictures of it postard or not it probably is slightly rare. This is
where I'm near certain this is the place where Tomita composed a special
hi-fi multichannel presentation on tape for. It was in Osaka at the time
that a friend found him a copy of "Switched On Bach" which changed his
view about what synthesizers are good for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20259&item=2243608048&rd=1

At least part of the pop-orchestral piece for the pavilion is still in
print on a compilation CD of otherwise early 70s 'new folk' pop "Tea and
Soft Rock" (TOCT-10787), the other music is a let down because similar
music isn't hard to find reissued, I would have gone nuts if it was all
pavilion and world's fair related music as the cover suggests it might
be. I've heard some of Akira (Godzilla) Ifukube's music for another
pavilion which was quite interesting.



nicholas d. kent

nick's own new preview track
http://www.artskool.biz/jem/ndkent/2004/ExpContext.mp3

 

Spotted a seemingly overpriced picture postcard of the Toshiba-IHI
Pavilion at Expo '70 -- though I guess since I've not seen very many
pictures of it postard or not it probably is slightly rare. This is
where I'm near certain this is the place where Tomita composed a special
hi-fi multichannel presentation on tape for. It was in Osaka at the time
that a friend found him a copy of "Switched On Bach" which changed his
view about what synthesizers are good for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20259&item=2243608048&rd=1

At least part of the pop-orchestral piece for the pavilion is still in
print on a compilation CD of otherwise early 70s 'new folk' pop "Tea and
Soft Rock" (TOCT-10787), the other music is a let down because similar
music isn't hard to find reissued, I would have gone nuts if it was all
pavilion and world's fair related music as the cover suggests it might
be. I've heard some of Akira (Godzilla) Ifukube's music for another
pavilion which was quite interesting.



nicholas d. kent

nick's own new preview track
http://www.artskool.biz/jem/ndkent/2004/ExpContext.mp3