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{{Short description|1959 EP by Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan}}
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Electronic Movements
| name = Electronic Movements
| type = EP
| type = EP
| artist = Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan
| artist = Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan
| cover = Electronic_Movements_EP_cover.jpg
| cover = Electronic_Movements_EP_cover.jpg
| alt = Cover art of the 1959 EP Electronic Movements
| alt = Cover art of the 1959 EP Electronic Movements
| released = December 1959
| released = December 1959
| recorded = Philips Research Laboratories (NatLab), Eindhoven, Netherlands
| recorded = Philips Research Laboratories (NatLab), Eindhoven, Netherlands
| genre = Electronic music, musique concrète, experimental
|
= Electronic music, musique concrète, experimental
| length = ~14:00
| length = ~14:00
| label = Philips
| label = Philips
| producer = Tom Dissevelt, Kid Baltan
| producer = Tom Dissevelt, Kid Baltan
| chronology = Tom Dissevelt
| chronology = Tom Dissevelt
| prev_title = Song of the Second Moon
| prev_title = Song of the Second Moon
| prev_year = 1958
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = The Fascinating World of Electronic Music
| next_title = The Fascinating World of Electronic Music
| next_year = 1963
| next_year = 1963
}}
}}
””’Electronic Movements””’ is a four-track extended play (EP) by Dutch composers [[Tom Dissevelt]] and [[Kid Baltan]] (the alias of [[Dick Raaijmakers]]). It was recorded at the [[Philips]] Research Laboratories (NatLab) in Eindhoven and originally issued by Philips in the Netherlands as catalog number ”’430 736 PE”’ around ”’December 1959”’. Later represses appeared in 1962, including a UK edition.<ref name=”tazelaar”>Kees Tazelaar, ”On the Threshold of Beauty: Philips and the Origins of Electronic Music in the Netherlands, 1925–1965” (V2_/nai010, 2020).</ref>
””’Electronic Movements””’ is a four-track extended play (EP) by Dutch composers [[Tom Dissevelt]] and [[Kid Baltan]] (the alias of [[Dick Raaijmakers]]). It was recorded at the [[Philips]] Research Laboratories (NatLab) in Eindhoven and originally issued by Philips in the Netherlands as catalog number 430 736 PE around December 1959. Later represses appeared in 1962, including a UK edition.<ref name=”tazelaar”>Kees Tazelaar, ”On the Threshold of Beauty: Philips and the Origins of Electronic Music in the Netherlands, 1925–1965” (V2_/nai010, 2020).</ref>
== Background ==
== Background ==
Dissevelt, a jazz-trained arranger and bassist, and Raaijmakers, a Philips engineer, began collaborating at NatLab in the late 1950s, using tone generators, oscillators, filters and tape recorders.
Dissevelt, a jazz-trained arranger and bassist, and Raaijmakers, a Philips engineer, began collaborating at NatLab in the late 1950s, using tone generators, oscillators, filters and tape recorders.
Their work is regarded as one of the earliest European attempts to combine laboratory electronics with structured popular music forms.
== Release ==
== Release ==
== Reception and legacy ==
== Reception and legacy ==
While overshadowed by their later LP ”[[The Fascinating World of Electronic Music]]” (1963), the ”Electronic Movements” pieces circulated through compilations and reissues and are now regarded as landmark early Dutch electronic works from the Philips NatLab era.
While overshadowed by their later LP ”[[The Fascinating World of Electronic Music]]” (1963), the ”Electronic Movements” pieces circulated through compilations and reissues and are now regarded as landmark early Dutch electronic works from the Philips NatLab era.
Music historians cite Dissevelt and Baltan as key pioneers bridging academic tape music and the emerging world of electronic pop.<ref>[https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/tom-dissevelt-the-fascinating-world-of-electronic-music-feature Bandcamp Daily – ”The Fascinating World of Electronic Music”]</ref>
Music historians cite Dissevelt and Baltan as key pioneers bridging academic tape music and the emerging world of electronic pop.<ref>[https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/tom-dissevelt-the-fascinating-world-of-electronic-music-feature Bandcamp Daily – ”The Fascinating World of Electronic Music”]</ref>
1959 EP by Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan
| Electronic Movements | ||||
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| Released | December 1959 | |||
| Recorded | Philips Research Laboratories (NatLab), Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, musique concrète, experimental | |||
| Length | ~14:00 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Tom Dissevelt, Kid Baltan | |||
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Electronic Movements is a four-track extended play (EP) by Dutch composers Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan (the alias of Dick Raaijmakers). It was recorded at the Philips Research Laboratories (NatLab) in Eindhoven and originally issued by Philips in the Netherlands as catalog number 430 736 PE around December 1959. Later represses appeared in 1962, including a UK edition.[1]
Background
Dissevelt, a jazz-trained arranger and bassist, and Raaijmakers, a Philips engineer, began collaborating at NatLab in the late 1950s, using tone generators, oscillators, filters and tape recorders. Their work is regarded as one of the earliest European attempts to combine laboratory electronics with structured popular music forms.
Release
- Label / catalog number: Philips 430 736 PE (7″, 45 RPM, mono).[1]
- Original issue: Netherlands, c. December 1959 (documented in Raaijmakers’ archive).[1]
- Later represses: 1962 editions, including a UK release.[2]
- Modern reissue: The EP was reissued by Trunk Records (paired with Daphne Oram’s Electronic Sound Patterns), both digitally and on vinyl.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Tom Dissevelt; engineering and production by Kid Baltan.
Side A
- “Syncopation” – 3:03
- “Vibration” – 3:10
Side B
- “Whirling” – 3:32
- “Drifting” – 4:20
Some 7″ pressings swap the order of sides but retain the same four titles.[4]
Personnel
- Tom Dissevelt – composition, arrangements, electronic sound design
- Kid Baltan (Dick Raaijmakers) – engineering, tape manipulation, co-production
Reception and legacy
While overshadowed by their later LP The Fascinating World of Electronic Music (1963), the Electronic Movements pieces circulated through compilations and reissues and are now regarded as landmark early Dutch electronic works from the Philips NatLab era.[citation needed]
Music historians cite Dissevelt and Baltan as key pioneers bridging academic tape music and the emerging world of electronic pop.[5]
Discography notes
Several tracks from Electronic Movements reappear—with alternate sequencing—on later reissues such as The Fascinating World of Electronic Music and Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956–1963.[6]
