Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Switched-On Bob Switched Off

This is two-day-old news, but sonic pioneer Robert Moog died at his home this past Sunday. He was 71 years old. The NY Times has a nice article on his work (reg. reqd.).

This struck me as especially eerie as I purchased a nice vinyl copy of Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach II at a tiny basement book sale in Warrenton, VA, just two weeks ago. One dollar very well spent on some of the best Moog music available. (Unrelated: I also found a vinyl recording of Shel Silverstein reading from Where the Sidewalk Ends.)

Anyway, rest in peace, Mr. Moog.

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