{"product_id":"the-electric-weasel-ensemble","title":"The Electric Weasel Ensemble","description":"\u003cp\u003eShifting continuously between minimalistic patterns, intricate soundscapes, and evolving textures of overlapping electronic sonorities, The Electric Weasel Ensemble presents a missing link in the history of electronic music. It is a series of previously-unreleased live recordings from a little-known but trailblazing ensemble of improvisers—equipped with a unique embrace of invented instruments and distinctly 1970s avant-garde sensibilities. This historic music is available on both double LP and double CD.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFounded in 1974 by composer Allen Strange and now-celebrated instrument designer Donald Buchla, The Electric Weasel Ensemble explored new directions in live performance with electronics, using Buchla’s sophisticated and unusual instruments as a launching pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaintained for decades by Ensemble member Stephen Ruppenthal, these recordings include some of the best-preserved examples of Allen Strange’s pioneering compositions: graphically-notated directed improvisations for electronic and electronically processed acoustic instruments. They also offer rare insight into the radical sonic aesthetic that Buchla’s inventions enabled in the Bay Area music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocused on performance and DIY music distribution, the Electric Weasel Ensemble never widely released their music. Transferred from the original quarter-inch reels at Imprec, mastered for vinyl by Tom Eaton at Sounds and Substance, and pressed at Optimal in Germany, this record is a glimpse into the raw creativity and inventiveness that fueled the early decades of electronic music performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Important","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":58394656571723,"sku":"R0679-7918","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD","offer_id":58394656604491,"sku":"R0679-5238","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/18da9c3f-cb12-45e3-3ed2-4353b451cb45.jpg?v=1788778270","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-electric-weasel-ensemble","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}