Mr. Bach Meets Batman
A Totally New Electronic Musical Instrument In Recording
Tom Hazleton and Gene Ciszek
1967
From the back cover: EXPLORER II was used in making this recording. EXPLORER II differs from EXPLORER I in that two separate tonal sources or generators are employed instead of one. While this enhances the stereo effect which can be produced, EXPLORER I actually is capable of producing most of the basic sounds of EXPLORER II. Neither EXPLORER I nor EXPLORER II includes an audio system. Their sounds are normally projected through the usual type of am- plifier-speaker unit, which is used with electric guitars. In this recording two Martin SS 140 guitar amplifiers were utilized.
Tom Hazleton
Tom Hazleton, well known West Coast recital and recording artist, was staff organist for the Paramount Theatre in San Francisco. Although Mr. Hazleton has a tremendous technique for pop- ular music, the skill in this field is backed by a solid musical foundation of classical and church music. He studied classical organ with Richard Purvis, the famous composer-organist. He was a recitalist at the 1963 convention of the American Guild of Organists. He has played many recitals on the coast, in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Gene Ciszek
Gene Ciszek studied with percussionist Roy Knapp. He is presently teaching in Edgebrook, Illinois, and playing in Chicago.
Parisian Medley
Granada
Yesterday
Never On Sunday
Moonlight On The Ganges
Midnight In Moscow
Explorer Theme
Spanish Flea
Take Five
Caravan
Mr. Bach Meets Batman
Banjo Medley
I remember reading that Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog Synthesizer in the 1960s, had to be on the defensive when people first said his analog synthesizers were not "real instruments", as these short-sighted people believed that for an instrument to be considered "real" it had to be made of wood and metal by a craftsman (like pianos, violins, etc.). His answer was that each of his synthesizers WAS painstakingly hand made and was every bit a "real instrument". Today, we realize that Bob Moog's instruments, though made from electronic circuits rather than wood and strings, started a revolution in new sounds that changed the music industry. Even with the amazing sounds that digital synthesizers produce today, analog synthesizers still hold a niche among many musicians, and are used in popular recordings.
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