karlheinz stockhausen: kontakte

Modern Silence presents Kontakte written by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Kontakte (1959-60) was Stockhausen's first piece to use both electronics and traditional instruments together, marking a turning point in his career, when his music was beginning to show the influences of American avant-garde jazz and composers like John Cage. In Kontakte, live musicians play alongside a tape recording of percussion sounds that have been altered by different electronic devices (i.e. a ring modulator or a reverberator). Stockhausen wanted the musicians to improvise over the prepared tape, but the musicians were at such a loss that Stockhausen eventually had to score the instrumental parts as well. 180 gram vinyl. Edition of 500.