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Zero Time is the debut album by British-American electronic music duo Tonto's Expanding Head Band, released on 15 June 1971 by Embryo Records. The album is a showcase for TONTO (The Original New Timbral Orchestra), a multitimbral, polyphonic synthesiser build by the two members of the band, Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, as a developed version of the Moog III synth in 1969. The duo began producing their own music together on the synth with the intention to push the machine's abilities, and their own abilities as musicians, to the limit. Recording their compositions in New York, they approached TONTO with no pre-conceived notions and intended to make music intrinsic to the synthesiser.

The album is instrumental and experimental in style, possessing a full capacity for the Moog's timbre and range. A science fiction influence is also evident on the album. The original album cover depicts a psychedelic painting by Carol Hertzer depicting stars and swirling nebulae. The album was not a commercial success but received positive attention from music critics, who complimented the album's usage of the Moog's "outer limits". The album is today considered a groundbreaking and innovative album which expanded the boundaries of the synthesiser. It has also proven influential, particularly on Stevie Wonder, who hired the duo to work on four of his most popular albums. Zero Time has been remastered and re-released several times.

Contents

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Track listing

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Side one

  1. "Cybernaut" – 4:30
  2. "Jetsex" – 4:14
  3. "Timewhys" – 4:57
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Side two

  2. "Aurora" – 6:48
  3. "Riversong" (lyrics by Tama Starr) – 8:00
  4. "Tama" – 5:23
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Personnel

  • Haig Adishian – album design
  • Herbie Mann – executive producer
  • Sol Kessler – mastering consultant
  • Carol Hertzer – cover painting ("Apollo on Mars")
  • Isaac Abrams – inside painting ("Seed Dream")
  • Joel Brodsky – photography
  • Malcolm Cecil – writing, programming, performing, engineering, producing
  • Robert Margouleff – writing, programming, performing, engineering, producing


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