The Outer Limits of Synthesis

The development of the analog synthesizer in the '60s and '70s resonated from university labs all the way to concert stadiums. The Byrds incorporated Moogs into their twinkling folk rock, while Sun Ra and Annette Peacock used electronic instruments to expand jazz's horizons. And Morton Subotnick's Silver Apples of the Moon set the tone for decades of far-out sonic experiments.