Kazutaka Tazaki, Takashi Kokubo
Digital Bach
King Record (Japan) 1980
SKS-101 (LP) w/obi, insert
sleeve : EX (wear on corner)
media : EX-/EX- (some slight surface noise)
An album released in 1980 featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, the most important composer of baroque music and a master of improvisation, performed with computers and synthesizers. The performance is by Kazutaka Tazaki, a member of Bach Revolution, and Takashi Kokubo, who later left behind numerous new-age masterpieces. Utilizing Arp 2600/2800, Moog-55, a large number of synthesizer modules and effects, and a computer system called KOKUBOX built by Kokubo, they perform "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," "Air on the G String," "Fantasia in G Minor," "The Art of Fugue," and more. This album vividly demonstrates the high degree of freedom in Bach's works, which, while forming the foundation of Western music, can completely transform their character depending on interpretation, setting them apart from other composers.