Magical Grrrl BettyHappy birthday to the amazing electronic music pioneer *and* transgender trailblazer Wendy Carlos!
Bodhipaksa@magicalgrrrl I listened to her music in high school in the 70's, when I discovered "Switched-On Bach" (which is ridiculously hard to find online but is still brilliant).
Protofox Riley
@protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl I knew it existed, but I've never heard it. It's weird how her music is so hard to find on streaming services and Youtube. I wonder if it's because of the deadnaming issue?
Jena Warrior Princess@bodhipaksa @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl She’s still alive and wants nothing to do with the streaming services thievery ^
@jena @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl Yes, I was aware she's still alive.
I don't blame her for not playing the streaming ("please make a fortune off my music and pay me almost nothing") game. Very admirable.
Eliot Lash@bodhipaksa @jena @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl Yeah this makes sense, I just checked and you can buy Tron and some tracks from The Shining on iTunes but no SOB. So if you want a legal copy of that one you might need to buy and rip a CD.
I also discovered she has a delightful website that looks like it hasn't changed its design since 1996: https://www.wendycarlos.com/
@Eliot_L @bodhipaksa @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl I ended up buying all her records second hand and I’m very happy I did 💖
@jena @bodhipaksa @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl Yeah my parents have a copy of SOB on CD, I'm sure they wouldn't mind me borrowing it to rip that one.
@jena @bodhipaksa @protofoxriley @magicalgrrrl Found it! My dad is letting me borrow it. And it has her correct name on it too!
