E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)
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| Studio album by Giorgio Moroder | ||||||||||
| Released | 27 August 1979 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||||||||
| Genre | Electro disco - Italo disco - Dance | |||||||||
| Length | 48:59 | |||||||||
| Label | Casablanca Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Giorgio Moroder | |||||||||
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E=MC² is a 1979 album produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer. The album describes itself as the first electronic live-to-digital album.
In 1979, it was officially the year of Albert Einstein. To join in on the hype, Giorgio Moroder began plans to record the world's first digital album, after being inspired by a Soundstream display stand. He made heavy use of computers and electronics to make the album fit for the digital process. It involved using 25 computerized synthesizers, four computerized keyboards, three microcomputers as well as electronic drums, percussion and vocals.
It took only a week to synchronize all of the equipment and six weeks to create the album. It was recorded at Rusk Sound in Los Angeles, Moroder used this studio quite frequently, such as on Donna Summer's Bad Girls album, also recorded in 1979.
Work was also done at Soundstream in Salt Lake City, a company that at the time, was focusing on archiving old classical music. As digital audio recording was so expensive in 1979, Giorgio said he recalled it costing around '$15,000 per day' and that he felt nervous that he wouldn't be able to complete the project, as he didn't have the budget of 'Billy Idol' or 'Led Zeppelin'. It was all produced by Moroder as well as help from Harold Faltermeyer.
The writings were shared between Moroder, Chris Bennett, Keith Forsey and Pete Bellotte. It was the first ever album to be recorded digitally, which gives a cleaner sound eliminating any surface noise used with standard master-tapes. Moroder later used digital recording once again for the soundtrack to Scarface.
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