"Technology is a tremendous liberator, it blows up power structures."

August 6, 2021 6:30 PM

Bog Bog, The Electronic Ladyland Mixtape (link goes to SoundCloud; Bandcamp) is a 2016 mixtape by anonymous French music collective Arandel featuring 55 tracks by 35 women pioneers of electronic music. Track listing within:

1. Glynis Jones : Magic Bird Song (1976)
2. Doris Norton : Norton Rythm Soft (1986)
3. Colette Magny : « Avec » Poème (1966)
4. Daphne Oram : Just For You (Excerpt 1)
5. Laurie Spiegel : Clockworks (1974)
6. Pauline Oliveiros : Bog Bog (1966)
7. Megan Roberts – I Could Sit Here All Day (1977)
8. Suzanne Ciani : Paris 1971
9. Laurie Anderson : Tape Bow Trio (Say Yes) (1981)
10. Glynis Jones : Schlum Rooli (1975)
11. Ruth White : Mists And Rains (1969)
12. Wendy Carlos : Spring (1972)
13. Ann McMillan : Syrinx (1978)
14. Delia Derbyshire : Restless Relays (1969)
15. Maggi Payne : Flights Of Fancy (1986)
16. Else Marie Pade : Syv Cirkler (1958)
17. Daniela Casa : Ricerca Della Materia (1975)
18. The Space Lady : Domine, Libra Nos (1990)
19. Johanna Beyer : Music Of The Spheres [1938]
20. Maddalena Fagandini : Interval Signal (1960)
21. Eliane Radigue : Chryptus I (1970)
22. Ruth White : Owls (1969)
23. Ursula Bogner : Speichen (1979)
24. Beatriz Ferreyra – Demeures Aquatiques (1967)
25. Doris Norton : War Mania Analysis (1983)
26. Tera De Marez Oyens : Safed (1967)
27. Daphne Oram : Rhythmic Variation II (1962)
28. Mireille Chamass-Kyrou : Etude 1 (1960)
29. Laurie Spiegel : Drums (1983)
30. Teresa Rampazzi : Stomaco 2 (1972)
31. Teresa Rampazzi : Esofago 1 (1972)
32. Suzanne Ciani : Fourth Voice: Sound Of Wetness (1970)
33. Ursula Bogner : Expansion (1979)
34. Alice Shields : Sacrifice (1993)
35. Megan Roberts and Raymond Ghirardo : ATVO II (1987)
36. Laurie Anderson : Drums (1981)
37. Doris Hays : Somersault Beat (1971)
38. Lily Greenham : Tillid (1973)
39. Ruth Anderson : Points (1973-74)
40. Pril Smiley : Kolyosa (1970)
41. Catherine Christer Hennix : The Electric Harpsichord (1976)
42. Joan La Barbara : Solo for Voice 45 (from Songbooks) (1977)
43. Slava Tsukerman, Brenda Hutchinson & Clive Smith : Night Club 1 (1983)
44. Monique Rollin : Motet (Etude Vocale) (1952)
45. Sofia Gubaidulina : Vivente – Non Vivente (1970)
46. Ruth White : Spleen (1967)
47. Doris Hays : Scared Trip (1971)
48. Daphne Oram : Pulse Persephone (Alternate Parts For Mixing)
49. Maggi Payne : Gamelan (1984)
50. Laurie Spiegel : The Unquestioned Answer (1980)
51. Ursula Bogner : Homöostat (1985)
52. Wendy Carlos : Summer (1972)
53. Suzanne Ciani : Princess With Orange Feet
54. Pauline Oliveiros : Poem Of Change (1993)
55. Suzanne Ciani : Thirteenth Voice: And All Dreams Are Not For Sale (1970)

posted by thatwhichfalls (8 comments total)

Nice to see not one but two Ruth White tracks here. Can't wait to crank this on a nice midnight drive into the unknown.
posted by transitional procedures at 7:18 PM on August 6, 2021

Archived interview with Arandel (and French original containing more images).

Really a wonderful mix, sometimes blending up to 8 source tracks, according to the interview. It's interesting how prominently Delia Derbyshire figures in the interview and on the mixtape's cover, as the first (leftmost) composer pictured, but is only included once in the track listing. Many of her works would certainly fit in perfectly - I wonder if copyright issues prevented that?
posted by metaplectic at 10:35 PM on August 6, 2021

This is fantastic. I was hoping to see Maryanne Amacher represented: what she created changed so many possibilities for so many. If hers is a new name to you, I encourage you to seek her out.

Thanks for posting!
posted by Silvery Fish at 5:02 AM on August 7, 2021 [1 favorite]

Many thanks for the post thatwhichfalls - I've been listening to some of Suzanne Ciani's & Laurie Spiegel's music lately, so it's good to see theirs among the familiar names in the list, but I'm especially looking forward to hearing & learning something about the several artists/composers included who are new to me.

A couple of YouTube links for anyone interested: Little Doorways To Paths Not Yet Taken: A Short Film About Laurie Spiegel & 'Sunergy' (Suzanne Ciani performing with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith).
posted by misteraitch at 6:06 AM on August 7, 2021

Perfect, thank you for posting this!

Related, I've seen Lisa Rovner's documentary on women pioneers of electronic music, "Sisters with Transistors" a month ago, which I can only recommend!
posted by bigendian at 6:49 AM on August 7, 2021

This is so far up my alley.
posted by wellifyouinsist at 7:33 AM on August 7, 2021

the flow is superb -- a suitable beginning to the first rainy day we've had in my region for at least 40 days and 40 nights.

Looking forward to diving into some of the other options from the Arandel Bandcamp
posted by philip-random at 7:54 AM on August 7, 2021

A news story about one of Ciani's early works
posted by otherchaz at 8:07 AM on August 7, 2021