Subotnick: Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer Reviewed

Source: Film Threat.

Morton Sobotnick, electronic music composer and pioneer, made his first mark on music in 1967 with the groundbreaking album Silver Apples of the Moon. The record pushed electronic music into the realm of possibility, experimenting with new technologies combined with mind-bending soundscapes. Almost 60 years since Sobotnick’s first venture into electronic music, the world has embraced his experiment, leading to the emergence of synths, techno, dubstep, and a myriad of subgenres. Subotnick: Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer, directed by Robert Fantinatto, seeks to catalog the musician’s illustrious career through his words and groundbreaking music.