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Photo of Wendy Carlos surrounded by electronic keyboards and synthesizers, with a cat sitting behind her and another cat in her lap.

Episode 93: Switched-On

Episode #93

2024-07-10 05:00:48

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The synthesizer was invented in the 1890s. But for people to really start using it, it took half a century, a musician named Wendy Carlos, and an album called Switched-On Bach.

Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan of Switched On Pop tell Phoebe why Wendy Carlos is “the most significant figure in 20th century music that the least people know about.”