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Switched-On Bach is a Electronic act. Their sound grew out of Johann Sebastian Bach. Those roots explain a lot about how Switched-On Bach arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Gershon Kingsley, Giorgio Moroder and Brian Wilson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Switched-On Bach, reaching back through Johann Sebastian Bach and forward to Gershon Kingsley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Switched-On Bach is the debut album by the American composer Wendy Carlos, released in October 1968 by Columbia Records. Produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind, the album is a collection of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Carlos and Benjamin Folkman on a Moog synthesizer. It played a key role in bringing synthesizers to popular music, which had until then been mostly used in experimental music.
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Switched-On Bach connections
Switched-On Bach grew out of Johann Sebastian Bach, went on to shape Gershon Kingsley, Giorgio Moroder and Brian Wilson. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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