Altered Zones

"I had to come up with song titles for the album. I never liked that process. For me, music as an abstract language is hard to consolidate into a few words. Still, the task was at hand and what immediately settled upon me while recollecting the recording process in West Germany was my intense interaction with the electronic music equipment. Over that time, I had 'synthesized' with the technology, hence the title track and album."

--Harald Grosskopf on the inspiration for the title track of his seminal 1980 album, Synthesist. Stream the whole album and read the track-by-track breakdown of Synthesist from the man himself at Self-Titled.

Grosskompf will be playing Synthesist at New York's Unsound Festival tomorrow (Friday) at Le Poisson Rouge with the help of Laurel Halo plus recent remixers Arp and Blondes on stage. Curated by FRKWYS, the night will also see performances by Emeralds and horror film composer Alan Howarth. --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones

MP3: Harald Grosskopf: "Synthesist" (Blondes Remix)