Daily Jam - Welcome to Death Row

Here's some weird music from French experimental composer and synth artist Bernard Szajner.  Listen to "Welcome to Death Row" below, our Daily Jam.

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French electronic composer Z, aka Bernard Szajner, channels his inner Frank Herbert for his latest album "Visions of Dune."  The whole record feels like mood music for a reading of the novels, or like pieces of drone and electronica that could have filled the inner creases of Jodorowsky's film that never came to fruition.  Listen to slowly uncurling "Spice" below and grab the record from Infine.

Found Vinyl: Bernard Szajner - Some Deaths Take Forever

Electronic music has had an interesting history of sound, all at once resembling the music of the future, the music of the future that was supposed to be, and the past.  Every now and then that at once retro and future sound actually would be way ahead of its time.  A prime example of this is the music for Parisian visual and audio artist Bernard Szajner.  The composer's 1980 album "Some Deaths Take Forever" combines old synthesizers, computers, and classic instruments like the baby grand piano to create a unique auditory experience that would go on to be aped by numerous artists over the next couple of decades.  You can hear the influence on musicians like Aphex Twin, Air, Boards of Canada, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nine Inch Nails, and on and on.  Listen to album opener "Welcome to Death Row."



Here's a live version of the track "Ritual," recorded in 1983.



Unfortunately, these are the only songs from the album i was able to find on youtube, but if you're even moderately interested in old school electronic music, cold wave, and such, then Szajner is worth your time.