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Brilliant i have this.The below may be of interest:

HISTORY

White Noise - originally a band project, but for 20 years the solo concern of American-born David Vorhaus - has been one of the premier names in innovative electronic music since the late 1960's.

Vorhaus studied both classical music (as a bassist) and electronics, and became interested in developing new styles of music while in London in the 1960's. Influenced by the classical avant-garde but also wishing to incorporate elements of pop music, he collaborated with several other musicians to create the first White Noise album (in fact credited to The White Noise) in 1968.

On subsequent albums, as technology developed, Vorhaus was able to continue the project as a solo act, also developing a busy career in library music and TV themes. White Noise tracks with their quirky use of electronics, sound samples and sequences are heard constantly around the world on TV documentaries, links and advertising, but the long form album projects "White Noise 2 - Concerto for Synthesizer", "White Noise 3 - Re-Entry", "White Noise 4 - Inferno" and "White Noise 5 - Sound Mind" extend the techniques and textures used to the maximum.

ALBUMS

White Noise - An Electric Storm"

Originally released by Island Records in 1969, the debut White Noise album featured Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson, who had worked for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and David Vorhaus, who had studied classical orchestral bass playing and electronics.

Tne instrumentation consisted of early electronic instruments and a huge amount of tape manipulation, the standard techniques of the Workshop in those days. The album only emerged on CD - in a "matrix mixed" format - as late as 1996, again on Island, but was rapidly deleted.

"White Noise 2 - Concerto For Synthesizer"

Originally released by Virgin Records in 1974, the second White Noise album was recorded by David Vorhaus alone following his establishment of an all-electronic studio in Camden, North London.

The instrumentation comprised EMS VCS3 synthesizers - including one of the prototype models, still owned by Dave Vorhaus - plus a custom-built sequencer. Apart from some drums, the album features all-analog electronic sounds, in styles ranging from highly abstract to rock and semi-classical. In one section the interfaced synthesizers randomly compose their own music, gradually speeding up into a frenzy of electronics.

"White Noise III - Re-Entry"
AMP Records AMP-CD031 (1996)

Originally released by Pulse Records in 1988, "White Noise III" is a space fantasy running almost continuously and recorded independently from David Vorhaus' documentary and advertising work of the period.

Featured instruments include the Sequential Prophet 5 synthesizer as well as the EMS VCS3's, an Oberheim SEM module, the MANIAC sequencer and matching drum machine built by Vorhaus, and the Kaleidophon synthesizer controller (see below). "White Noise 3" includes some wonderful multi-sequencer passages and will appeal to all fans of analog electronics. This CD version adds some contemporary library music tracks not on the original LP.

"White Noise IV - Inferno"
AMP Records AMP-CD010 (1990)

An original release from AMP Records, including some material from several Vorhaus commercial music library albums (with tracks published by KPM) recorded around that time. Instrumentation concentrates more on sound sampling using the Fairlight CMI, plus Yamaha DX FM synthesizers and hybrid analog/digital sounds using the PPG Wave 2.2.

"White Noise 4" dates from around the start of the UK's Channel 4 and includes several pieces heard as links on that TV station. The album includes some great atmospheric pieces, powerful orchestrally influenced tracks and innovative sampling techniques.

David Vorhaus was the first Fairlight CMI computer musical instrument user outside Australia, and created many of the library sound samples for the machine. Most striking of these was the notorious "Orch 5" which invented the concept of the sampled "orchestral hit" and was widely used, among others by Klaus Schulze.

Poll Question: White Noise - Are They A Prog Band
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	3	[60.00%]
No	1	[20.00%]
Never Heard of Them	1	[20.00%]
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PROGMAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 03 2004 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 2666	Topic: Electric Storm Posted: March 22 2005 at 05:43
	You Might Know This Album: It Was One Of The First LP's (1969) To Feature Synthesizers.
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Man Erg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 26 2004 Location: Isle of Lucy Status: Offline Points: 7456	Posted: March 22 2005 at 06:04
	Tricky one,but I'd say yes.Elements of 'Kraut-tronics' ie early Cluster and Tangerine Dream and Tonto's Expanding Headband. Although,in that case,The BBC Radiophonic Workshop should be classed as Prog'
	Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

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	Brilliant i have this.The below may be of interest: HISTORY White Noise - originally a band project, but for 20 years the solo concern of American-born David Vorhaus - has been one of the premier names in innovative electronic music since the late 1960's. Vorhaus studied both classical music (as a bassist) and electronics, and became interested in developing new styles of music while in London in the 1960's. Influenced by the classical avant-garde but also wishing to incorporate elements of pop music, he collaborated with several other musicians to create the first White Noise album (in fact credited to The White Noise) in 1968. On subsequent albums, as technology developed, Vorhaus was able to continue the project as a solo act, also developing a busy career in library music and TV themes. White Noise tracks with their quirky use of electronics, sound samples and sequences are heard constantly around the world on TV documentaries, links and advertising, but the long form album projects "White Noise 2 - Concerto for Synthesizer", "White Noise 3 - Re-Entry", "White Noise 4 - Inferno" and "White Noise 5 - Sound Mind" extend the techniques and textures used to the maximum. ALBUMS White Noise - An Electric Storm" Originally released by Island Records in 1969, the debut White Noise album featured Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson, who had worked for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and David Vorhaus, who had studied classical orchestral bass playing and electronics. Tne instrumentation consisted of early electronic instruments and a huge amount of tape manipulation, the standard techniques of the Workshop in those days. The album only emerged on CD - in a "matrix mixed" format - as late as 1996, again on Island, but was rapidly deleted. "White Noise 2 - Concerto For Synthesizer" Originally released by Virgin Records in 1974, the second White Noise album was recorded by David Vorhaus alone following his establishment of an all-electronic studio in Camden, North London. The instrumentation comprised EMS VCS3 synthesizers - including one of the prototype models, still owned by Dave Vorhaus - plus a custom-built sequencer. Apart from some drums, the album features all-analog electronic sounds, in styles ranging from highly abstract to rock and semi-classical. In one section the interfaced synthesizers randomly compose their own music, gradually speeding up into a frenzy of electronics. "White Noise III - Re-Entry" AMP Records AMP-CD031 (1996) Originally released by Pulse Records in 1988, "White Noise III" is a space fantasy running almost continuously and recorded independently from David Vorhaus' documentary and advertising work of the period. Featured instruments include the Sequential Prophet 5 synthesizer as well as the EMS VCS3's, an Oberheim SEM module, the MANIAC sequencer and matching drum machine built by Vorhaus, and the Kaleidophon synthesizer controller (see below). "White Noise 3" includes some wonderful multi-sequencer passages and will appeal to all fans of analog electronics. This CD version adds some contemporary library music tracks not on the original LP. "White Noise IV - Inferno" AMP Records AMP-CD010 (1990) An original release from AMP Records, including some material from several Vorhaus commercial music library albums (with tracks published by KPM) recorded around that time. Instrumentation concentrates more on sound sampling using the Fairlight CMI, plus Yamaha DX FM synthesizers and hybrid analog/digital sounds using the PPG Wave 2.2. "White Noise 4" dates from around the start of the UK's Channel 4 and includes several pieces heard as links on that TV station. The album includes some great atmospheric pieces, powerful orchestrally influenced tracks and innovative sampling techniques. David Vorhaus was the first Fairlight CMI computer musical instrument user outside Australia, and created many of the library sound samples for the machine. Most striking of these was the notorious "Orch 5" which invented the concept of the sampled "orchestral hit" and was widely used, among others by Klaus Schulze.