5 Things to Know About Making the Album Phaedra

  1. The album was completed in under six weeks, which is remarkably fast for a landmark electronic record.
  2. The Moog synthesizer had no presets or memory banks, so tuning it each day took hours.
  3. Early electronic music required constant wrestling with the machines just to get them to work.
  4. The time spent tuning was often longer than the time spent composing.
  5. This hands-on struggle shaped the sound and character of the album.