1: C 92 bpm (4:00) 2: B 88 bpm (3:12) 3: Bb 84 bpm (3:21) 4: A 80 bpm (3:24) 5: Ab 76 bpm (3:31) 6: G 72 bpm (3:09) 7: F# 68 bpm (4:03) 8: F 64 bpm (3:12) 9: E 60 bpm (3:48) 10: Eb 56 bpm (2:25) 11: D 52 bpm (3:18) 12: C# 48 bpm (2:22)
Number of discs:
1
Description:
The Bad Tempered Synthesizer is a retro-futurist homage to an iconic 1969 album by Wendy
Carlos, released as a CD with a quite incredible 21cmx21cms 3D cover.
??The Bad Tempered Synthesizer? idea came after seeing the sleeve of the iconic 1969 Wendy
Carlos album called "The Well Tempered Synthesizer". I began to think about it and came up
with a concept that was both funny and interesting to me: how about making an album where
every song would be one semitone and 4 bpm less than the previous one?
That meant starting from C at 92 bpm and finishing at C# nearly one octave lower and at 48
bpm...Intriguing, no?
The resulting album features 12 tracks, all original except the latest one - but let's not spoil
the ending :)
Noone ??less?? than Daniel Miller (from Mute Records) has penned the sleeve notes to this
Extremely special (and limited!) release!
Tracks:
01 C 92 bpm 02 B 88 bpm 03 Bb 84 bpm 04 A 80 bpm 05 Ab 76 bpm 06 G 72 bpm
07 F# 68 bpm 08 F 64 bpm 09 E 60 bpm 10 Eb 56 bpm 11 D 52 bpm 12 C# 48 bpm -
CD in oversized plastic bag with a 21 x 21 cm 3D picturecard.
Credits, tracklisting and sleeve notes by Daniel Miller (Mute Records) on the back of the card.
Limited to 100 pressed cd's and a few (promo) cdr's.
Every track is one semitone and 4 bpm less than the previous one.