Rare early electronics from Henk Badings — one of the most adventurous composers of the postwar European scene — heard here in some killer recordings from the late 50s and early 60s! Badings’ music is often very edgey — electronics that have sharp tones, weird frequencies, and a quality that often emerges from beyond the range of hearing with lots of offbeat tones. The sounds are stark at times, but often have a playful quality too — although Badings’ sense of humor is much more submerged than some of the other electronic composers of his generation. The 2CD set is very beautifully done — a fitting companion to Basta’s Popular Electronics box set — and titles include “Genese”, “Capriccio”, “Dialogues For Man & Machine”, “The Woman Of Andros”, and “Toccata” — and the set also features beautiful notes and images