1. Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism
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Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism
Contents
Rock and Electronic Music
The Theremin Revival
Space Age Electronic Pop Music
Turntablism

2. Chapter 16 Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism
Rock music embraced the tape editing and synthesizing techniques of electronic music beginning around the mid-1960s.
The Beatles were influential in being among the first rock groups to use tape loops, tape reversal, variable-speed playback, the Moog synthesizer, and musical collage in their recordings, turning the recording studio into an important tool for creating their music.
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3. Chapter 16 Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism
Exotica was a popular genre of easy-listening music during the 1950s and 1960s that sometimes incorporated electronic musical instruments.
Space Age Pop music used a variety of electronic instruments and synthesizers to produce melodic electronic music “of the future.”
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4. Turntablism is the use of the turntable as a musical instrument.
Chapter 16 Rock, Space Age Pop, and Turntablism
Turntablism is the use of the turntable as a musical instrument.
Modern turntablism has origins in hip-hop and rap music and is also practiced in the work of many experimental music composers.
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