This week on A Different Nature, we take a look at the pioneering electronic works of İlhan Mimaroğlu, who passed away on July 17th.

İlhan Mimaroğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈilhan mimaɾˈoːɫu], March 11, 1926 – July 17, 2012) was a musician and electronic music composer. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of the famous architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey depicted on the Turkish lira banknotes, denomination 20 lira, of the 2009 E-9 emission. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1945 and the Ankara Law School in 1949. He went to study in New York supported by a Rockefeller Scholarship. He studied musicology at Columbia University under Paul Henry Lang and composition under Douglas Moore. 

This recording, from 2008, shows that Dixon has lost none of his skills as a writer of impressionistic, deep, music. The use of several horns gives Dixon room to color and explore his compositions to the fullest. The compositions are are fairly lengthy-the shortest being 9 minutes, the longer tracks 12-17 minutes. The band consists of-Dixon-trumpet/electronics, Bynum-cornet/flugelhorn/bass trumpet/piccolo trumpet, Graham Haynes-cornet/flugelhorn/electronics, Stephen Haynes-trumpet/flugelhorn, Bob Mauzurek-cornet/electronics, Glynis Lomon-violoncello, Michael Cole-contrabass/clarinet/bass clarinet, Ken Filiano-double bass/electronics, and Warren Smith-vibraphone/marimba/drums/tympani/gongs.

Next time on "A Different Nature" : Luc Ferrari (1929-2005):  l'oeuvre électronique, part 1.  Early electronic, electro-acoustic and concrète pieces  (1958-74)

Rachel Evans, performing under the name of MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL, has released over a dozen albums, mostly on cassette, since 2008. Using synths and her voice, she creates hallucinatory ambient soundscapes that at times recall the kosmische musik of the early 1970s.  Tonight we'll listen to selections from many of her releases, included a recently released self-titled double album.