JOHN CHOWNING - Stria LP Prog beyond the obvious and the

beyond the obvious and the easy

the band produces a spatially elastic

an enigma wrapped in rumors

'Bare' naked -- and as in not-too-much-production

Loud and contentious and commanding

JOHN CHOWNING - Stria LP Prog beyond the obvious and theDr. John Chowning (b. 1934) is a pioneering computer musician, composer and professor who, in 1967, discovered the FM synthesis algorithm. This breakthrough in electronic music allowed for simple, yet rich timbres described as sounding "real." With this discovery, Chowning composed singular, dramatic electronic music and changed the timbre of music forever. Chowning utilized the potential of computers to synthesize sounds according to programmed