Suzanne ciani is an internationallycelebrated composer, fivetime grammy nominated recording artist, and pioneer in the field of electronic music and sound design. Listen to suzanne ciani for free on rhapsody online. While the album runs slightly short, it stands as the best introduction to cianis illustrious, oneofakind career. Turning is her 11th album and her first to include vocals. Lixiviation is the soundtrack from a video collaboration with mercury sculptor ronald mallory. Tide pools, flowers of evil, closed circuit, top tracks. From arca to moor mother to tim hecker to meredith monk, the best experimental records of the year. For this edition, a panorama of the pacific coast provides the place. June 17, 2019 suzanne ciani flowers of evil 2019 september 15, 2016 suzanne ciani frkwys vol. She has been nominated for a grammy award for best new age album five times. Suzanne is a fivetime grammy award nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and. Suzanne ciani is a foundational electronic explorer who created a wealth of.
So alongside fulllength numbers such as the title track an entrancing volley of swooshes, bleeps and arpeggios devoid of rhythmic foundation, you also get. A classically trained pianist and fivetime grammy nominee. Essentially they did sound design, and much of it has been archived on the compilation lixiviation on the british. School baby harpsichord teenage birdsong romantics love salad insect near piha beach hi hello istm something in the sadness 1993 band practice. Dec 06, 2019 suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946, in indianapolis is an italianamerican fivetime grammynominated pianist, composer and recording artist. The velocity of love, sargasso sea, the first wave birth of venus, the eighth wave, tide pools, biography. The work of classically trained electronic composer suzanne ciani effortlessly bridges the commercial and the avant garde. Electronic music pioneer suzanne ciani and composer kaitlyn aurelia smith come together for two lengthy slices of ambient bliss as part the rvng labels frkwys series. Suzanne began her life with music at the age of seven when her mother brought home a collection of classical albums from a neighborhood fire sale. She is a pioneer in electronic music and one of the few women to blaze a trail in the genre. Best of suzanne ciani by suzanne ciani softcover sheet. Retrograde bonus track sunergy brings together synthesists kaitlyn aurelia smith and suzanne ciani for the thirteenth installment of frkwys, rvng intl. These concerts are the epitome of rare music technology historic documents, performed by a real musician whose skills and academic education in classical composition already outweighed her male synthesiser. The performances date from the time when ciani was an employee of the buchla synthesizer company, a keyboard free instrument also used by silver apples of the moon composer morton subotnick.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Suzanne ciani lixiviation 1968 and 1980s rising storm. Suzanne ciani live performance at p2 arts birthday party in stockholm, sweden performed 27 january 2017 in stockholm, sweden. Lixiviation cianimusica inc 1969 to 1985 lp, vinyl record album heavy electro work from suzanne ciani an artist who peaked a bit later than some of her soun dusty groove is chicagos online record store.
Lixiviation 19691985 by suzanne ciani 5060099503658. Suzanne ciani, as one of the very few female composers on the frontline and also providing the back line did not lose faith. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946 is an american musician, sound designer, composer, and record label executive who found early success in the 1970s with her innovative electronic music and sound effects for films and television commercials. Making sounds with suzanne ciani, americas first female. Her classical training and her spiritual sensitivity ooze from every. Mar, 2012 suzanne has since become one of buchlas most famous users, as well as helping to make legendary tools such as the sequential circuits prophet 5, rolands mc8 sequencer, as well as various voice synthvocoder technology. Its this part of cianis career i find most interesting and lixiviation 19681985 curates a fine selection of tracks that. Her career has included works with quadraphonic sound. Provided to youtube by universal music group lixiviation suzanne ciani lixiviation. Miss cianis words about this song as found on the back of the lp. Suzanne ciani biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Rightly heralded as a distinctive feminine alternative to the silver apples of the moon.
That legion of fans may not be prepared for her latest comp from bmusicfinders keepers which explores her earlier, pioneering work composing synthesized soundscapes and logos. Fulllength songs, albums, downloads, videos, playlists, photos, lyrics, and more. Meditations for dreams, relaxation, and sleep 2002. This is the first sneak peek of the early ciani metal music and nonpop that later went on see her nominated for multiple grammy awards for her later. She received classical music training at wellesley college and obtained her m. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946, in indianapolis is an italianamerican fivetime grammynominated pianist, composer and recording artist. This is the first sneak peek of the early ciani metal music and nonpop that later went on see her nominated for multiple grammy awards for her later achievements. After completing an ma in music composition, ciani was introduced to synth designer don buchla, whose buchla 200 synthesizer would come to define much of her work for the next two decades. Fkr tap into yet more ciani gold with these stunning sessions from 1975.
Current owners of vintage regular matrix quadraphonic receivers may also listen to live quadraphonic in quad via any format, digital download. Lixiviation complies and recontextualises both secret music and commercial experiments of suzanne ciani made for microcosmic time slots and never previously documented on vinyl or cd. Suzanne ciani buchla concerts 1975 2016 download by. Suzanne ciani is probably best known today for her grammy nominated newage records. Suzanne cianis debut album made waves in the early 80s, and finders keepers give it the reissue treatment exactly 30 years after it was first released. That is a good start and ciani builds on it strongly.
Highly soothing and atmospheric, the detailing on cianis tracks conjures up crashing surf and gently rolling waves. Sep 15, 2016 electronic music pioneer suzanne ciani and composer kaitlyn aurelia smith come together for two lengthy slices of ambient bliss as part the rvng labels frkwys series. The story of the gorgeous ladies of wrestling a life in waves explores the life and work of suzanne ciani from. Remarkable stuff for any synth fetishists or historians of the future. Suzanne ciani is a foundational electronic explorer who created a wealth of experimental synth music traversing academic and commercial boundaries. Finders keepers come up roses again with dazzling, neverbeforeheard live documentation of two buchla 200 concerts recorded in 1975 by suzanne ciani. Making sounds with suzanne ciani, americas first female synth hero. Sunergy, the velocity of love, silver ship, pure romance, singles. The title track has romantic lyrics written by ciani and performed by chyi yu. Suzanne is a fivetime grammy award nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neoclassical recording artist whose work has been featured in countless commercials, video games, and feature films.
Their latest is a collection of cianis early commercial and compositional work from 1969 to 1985 in the form of lixiviation, a 16track album packed with fun corporate spotsshe seems to have. Suzanne ciani speaks on outsight radio hours about her earliest recordings releases on lixivations. Download suzanne ciani lixiviation cianimusica inc. Suzanne ciani is one of the classiest new age performers of this or any other era. So alongside fulllength numbers such as the title track an entrancing volley of swooshes, bleeps and arpeggios devoid of rhythmic foundation, you also get cianis. Lixiviation by suzanne ciani, released 15 february 2016 1. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Suzanne ciani meditations for dreams, relaxation, and sleep full album playlist 15 videos play all suzanne ciani pianissimo ii full album playlist. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. She talks about working with the buchla lixivation includes the only available recording of her live buchla concert as well as working with corporations to produce audio logos, disco with meco, and adding the signature electronic swoosh to starland vocal bands afternoon delight. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from suzanne ciani at the discogs marketplace. One of the first and finest woman artists to make a name for herself in the electronic music world, ciani earned a masters degree in composition from the university of california at berkeley, where she studied with electronic pioneers max matthews, john chowning, and don buchla. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946 is an american musician, sound designer, composer, and.