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Composers and synth players Paul Beaver and <a href="spotify:artist:28lKe43O97LzTtxR2qa5T7">Bernie Krause</a> were among the most high-profile electronic music acts of the late '60s, recording a series of LPs distinguished not only by their groundbreaking studio advances but also by the presence of notables including <a href="spotify:artist:6l40OFJhuTbHQ9V12evc9K">Gerry Mulligan</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0yT9vbP1EOnCpl2McnF9nH">Mike Bloomfield</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:28lKe43O97LzTtxR2qa5T7">Krause</a> -- a onetime member of the legendary folk group <a href="spotify:artist:4E5eAkpbJLO40r8fWNWm6X">the Weavers</a> -- was working as a staff producer at <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Elektra%22">Elektra</a> Records when he met Beaver, a former jazz musician; under the name Beaver & Krause, they began assembling electronic pieces employing spoken-word passages, acoustic instruments, tape loops, and improvisational techniques, debuting in 1968 with The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music. After 1969's Ragnarok Electric Funk, the duo issued In a Wild Sanctuary a year later; 1971's Gandharva -- recorded live in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and featuring cameos from <a href="spotify:artist:6l40OFJhuTbHQ9V12evc9K">Mulligan</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0yT9vbP1EOnCpl2McnF9nH">Bloomfield</a> as well as <a href="spotify:artist:2UuKUaomk3bZ0nHM3Y3FdW">Bud Shank</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7vhcXfb0WFF4k1Ek75jFFJ">Ronnie Montrose</a> -- was the most popular of their releases. After 1972's All Good Men, Beaver recorded the solo LP Perchance to Dream; sadly, it was his final work -- he suffered a fatal heart attack on January 16, 1975 at the age of 49. <a href="spotify:artist:28lKe43O97LzTtxR2qa5T7">Krause</a> later resurfaced as a noted expert in environmental sound recording. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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