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    Posted: July 29 2015 at 15:00
There is an error in the introductory page to the Progressive Electronic subgenre. Wendy Carlos is incorrectly named and misrepresented. She was one of the first composers of electronic music in history, and in order to properly credit her I sincerely request that the administrators of progarchives correct this error. Thank you.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2015 at 15:03
Well Wendy did start out as Walter, so I don't think it's too much of a misrepresentation tbh.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2015 at 16:41
And the majority of the albums were originally released as Walter Carlos.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2015 at 17:48
Split the difference as many have done Walter / Wendy, although to be honest she is now Wendy so that should be the listing. The albums attributed to her can be listed as Walter if desired.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 10:11
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 10:16
She isn't included on PA (and rightfully so imo). She is just mentioned in the prog electronic genre description.

"A great improvement happened in 1964 with the appearance of the first modular synthesiser (Moog). This material (or "invention") brings the answer to the technological aspirations of many musicians, mainly after the release of the popular "Switched on Bach" (Walter Carlos) and Mother Mallard's portable masterpiece (pieces composed between 1970-73)."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 21:20
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

She isn't included on PA (and rightfully so imo).
What? Why rightly so?? I think both Carlos and Tomita deserve to be listed here given some of the sketchy artists that have made their way on the site. These two were extremely progressive in their approach to electronic music and, like Emerson, forged the way for synthesis.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2015 at 05:09
I understand where you're coming from, and the things you mention are also why both of them are included in the sub genre description. The thing is this site is about progressive rock not about progressive music per se. The only reason the prog electronic genre has any place on here is because of it's ties to Krautrock. Both of them were pretty much inseperable during the 70s. That is also the reason why 90% of what gets included in electronic can trace it's lineage straight back to the early German scene.
Sure we also got a lot of other artists from different nations under our belt, but they either show influences from the German scene or incorporated some kind of progressive rock instrumentation into the mix.
If we were to include everything progressive electronic we'd end up with a sub twice the size of all the others combined. We would have to include trance, dub step, modern classical (like Tomita and Wendy), glitch, IDM and the list literally goes on and on.
If the music doesn't have that sonic linkage to prog (or Krautrock/old school electronic), then it doesn't get included. Not because of it's lack of "progressiveness" (sic), but simply because it doesn't fit in with the scope of the genre.
Truth be told, I find a lot of electronic artists out there, who aren't included on PA, to be far more progressive than most of what is here under progressive electronic.....but I can see why it doesn't belong. The Future Sound Of London and Stockhausen instantly spring to mind.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2015 at 22:50
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

The thing is this site is about progressive rock not about progressive music per se.



So, if we follow that logic, Guldy :


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2015 at 23:00
By that logic the entire genre of Crossover should be removed. I mean com'on, Supertramp?? It's pop. And what about The Police, surely they desire a listing, sure you can argue Ska, Reggae or some such thing, but Syncronicity is very progressive, and there is more than one band on this site who may have had only one really progressive album and some who have squandered or abandoned their progressive leanings all together...but, whatever. To each their own.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2015 at 23:12
I am wondering if Wendy (Walter) Carlos ever thought of making an album with ex-Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee (David) Palmer. They could call the album "Switched on Gender". Handshake
 
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2015 at 14:52
1986
Beauty in the Beast

If you haven't heard this album it is a masterpiece of Progressive Electronic and by itself warrants her inclusion.  The other album Digital Moonscapes was a good concept but the music is boring.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2015 at 23:52

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

1986
Beauty in the Beast

If you haven't heard this album it is a masterpiece of Progressive Electronic and by itself warrants her inclusion.  The other album Digital Moonscapes was a good concept but the music is boring.


I LOOOOOVE this album and yes, i agree if there was an album to warrant Carlos' inclusion on this here progressive site, then this one could certainly be the one. Even if not, everyone should check this little beauty out. It is a masterpiece as Slartibartfast has stated

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 04 2015 at 00:38
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2015 at 21:42
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I am wondering if Wendy (Walter) Carlos ever thought of making an album with ex-Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee (David) Palmer. They could call the album "Switched on Gender". Handshake
 
 
Ha! that's great! Do you write comedy ? That's pretty inventive..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2015 at 00:30
Originally posted by TODDLER TODDLER wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I am wondering if Wendy (Walter) Carlos ever thought of making an album with ex-Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee (David) Palmer. They could call the album "Switched on Gender". Handshake
 
 
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