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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ The Greatest Hits of BIOME

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1973.02.22

Program Length

37 min

Dates

1973-02-22 | broadcast
| 1973-02-22 | created

Description

Members of BIOME, an electronic music ensemble, perform “Tactus Tempus” by Frank McCarty, live on KPFA on February 22, 1973. The performers are Allen Strange, Frank McCarty, Pat Strange, Boots McCarty, Steve Ruppenthal, and Steve Whealton. Following the piece, which is performed on four Synthi electronic music modules, the players talk with Charles Amirkhanian about the group and their music. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Tactus-Tempus (1969) (27:00) / Frank McCarty

Performers

BIOME:
Allen Strange, synthesizers
Frank McCarty, synthesizers
Pat Strange, synthesizers
Boots McCarty, synthesizers
Steve Ruppenthal, synthesizers
Steve Whealton, synthesizers

Subjects

Electronic music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

BIOME (Musical group)
Amirkhanian, Charles
McCarty, Frank
Strange, Allen
Strange, Patricia
McCarty, Boots
Ruppenthal, Stephen
Whealton, Steve