Artist description THE PERIOD ENCOMPASSING THE MID-1970S HAS SEEN AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL LOGIC, ESPECIALLY PROGRAMMED LOGIC AND MICRO-COMPUTERS. THE KEY TO THIS GROWTH IS THE FANTASTIC REDUCTION IN THE COST OF LOGIC AND MEMORY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MICROPROCESSOR. IN PARTICULAR, MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS BUILT AROUND THEM MAKE IT POSSIBLE, PRACTICAL AND EVEN ADVISABLE TO PERFORM MANY FUNCTIONS USING COMPUTER TECHNIQUES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH CONVENTIONAL LOGIC OR ANALOG CIRCUITS A VERY FEW YEARS AGO.

Music Style Eclectic

Musical Influences Eclectic

Similar Artists Not known at present time

Artist History ALTHOUGH MANY COMPUTER MUSIC TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED OVER A DECADE EARLIER, THEIR WIDESPREAD USE IN THE BROADER AREA OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC HAS NOT YET MATERIALIZED. NOW, HOWEVER, THE INCREASING POWER OF MICROPROCESSORS AND THEIR FANTASTIC LOW COST MAKE SUCH WIDESPREAD USE INEVITABLE.

Group Members HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES CANNOT OR SHOULD NOT BE USED.

Instruments Lexmark 5700 inkjet printer.

Location Oxford, Oxon - United Kingdom

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