Max Neuhaus, Electronic Music Pioneer

Above: Neuhaus at work on an aquatic sound installation

Download a three-page article by Joan LaBarbara on the 1970’s work of sound-installation artist Max Neuhaus, originally published in High Fidelity, 10.77:

DOWNLOAD: MaxNeuhaus_HighFidelity_Oct1977

Apologies for the less-than-stellar scan quality.  Neuhaus created some incredible pieces in his time, pieces that attempted to use sound to expand spatial experience in unexpected ways.  He is very much the forefather to such contemporary artists as Janet Cardiff.  As LaBarbara (herself an experimental composer) sagely writes, “Neuhaus’ works focus on that most important function of the composer in society, of retraining ears and minds…”