Sonic Seasonings

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Sonic Seasonings is an influential 1972 ambient electronic album by Wendy Carlos that blends synthesizer soundscapes with natural environmental recordings to create immersive, season-themed compositions.

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Sonic Seasonings canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
composer Wendy Carlos ⓘ
concept four seasons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Wendy Carlos ⓘ
creator Wendy Carlos ⓘ
describedAs influential early ambient work ⓘ
proto-ambient album ⓘ
format double LP ⓘ
genre ambient ⓘ
electronic ⓘ
experimental ⓘ
new-age ⓘ
hasDurationCharacteristic extended track lengths ⓘ
hasPart Fall ⓘ
Spring ⓘ
Summer ⓘ
Winter ⓘ
hasReissue CD reissue with bonus material ⓘ
influenced development of immersive soundscape composition ⓘ
influencedGenre ambient music ⓘ
new-age music ⓘ
intendedUse environmental listening ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
mainTheme cyclical nature of the seasons ⓘ
notableFeature integration of synthesizer textures with natural environmental recordings ⓘ
long-form, side-length compositions ⓘ
season-themed soundscapes ⓘ
numberOfDiscs 2 ⓘ
numberOfTracks 4 ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1972 ⓘ
performer Wendy Carlos ⓘ
precededBy Switched-On Bach ⓘ
producer Rachel Elkind ⓘ
Wendy Carlos ⓘ
publicationDate 1972 ⓘ
recordingPeriod early 1970s ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
usesInstrument Moog synthesizer ⓘ
modular synthesizer ⓘ
usesSound environmental sounds ⓘ
field recordings ⓘ
nature sounds ⓘ
workExampleOf fusion of electronic music and environmental sound ⓘ

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Wendy Carlos → notableWork → Sonic Seasonings ⓘ
Walter Carlos → notableWork → Sonic Seasonings ⓘ