Alvin Curran is a founding member of the electro-acoustic ensemble MEV(Musica Elletronica Viva).He is a composer/ multi instrumentalist,but mostly plays piano and electronics.

This recording,Songs And Views From The Magnetic Garden, was Curran's first solo record,from 1975,recorded in Rome.This was one of the first "new music" lp's i bought and it was love at first(and subsequent) listens.It has been,and is,one of my very favorite records in its genre.

This track features tapes(water sounds,bees) synthesizer loops, kalimba,and chimes.It is mostly beautiful,unfolding layers of synth,forming accessible,lush soundscapes.The rest of the record is quite different.

Turn up the volume.