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K Leimer / Savant

K Leimer / Savant
Country
United States
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Kerry Leimer is an American electronic artist, mostly known for ambient soundscapes. in the early 80s he led a project called Savant, employing cut-and-paste analog sampling techniques to assemble music.
Website
http://www.palaceoflights.com
Related articles (7)
Releases on file (16)
Barreca / Leimer — Premap Barreca / Leimer — Premap
(Palace of Lights PoL 01 | 2014, 2014, CD)
K Leimer — Permissions K Leimer — Permissions
(Palace of Lights PoL 04 | 2010, 2012, CD)
K Leimer — Degraded Certainties K Leimer — Degraded Certainties
(Palace of Lights PoL 01 | 2010, 2010, CD)
K Leimer — Lesser Epitomes K Leimer — Lesser Epitomes
(Palace of Lights PoL o7o4, 2007, CD)
K Leimer — The Useless Lesson K Leimer — The Useless Lesson
(Palace of Lights PoL o7o1, 2007, CD)
K Leimer — Statistical Truth K Leimer — Statistical Truth
(Palace of Lights no#, 2004, CD)
K. Leimer / T. Boley — Brittle Soft K. Leimer / T. Boley — Brittle Soft
(Palace of Lights POL.21/2002, 2002, CD)
K. Leimer — The Listening Room K. Leimer — The Listening Room
(Palace of Lights POL. 19/2002, 2002, CD)
Savant — Artificial Dance Savant — Artificial Dance
(RVNG Intl. ReRVNG07, 1984/2015, 2LP)
K Leimer — Installation View K Leimer — Installation View
(Palace of Lights no#, 1983, MC)
K Leimer — Music for Land and Water K Leimer — Music for Land and Water
(Autumn Records ar018, 1983/2011, CD)
Savant — The Neo-Realist (At Risk) Savant — The Neo-Realist (At Risk)
(Palace of Lights PoL.15/2002, 1983/2002, CD)
K Leimer — A Period of Review (Original Recordings: 1975 - 1983) K Leimer — A Period of Review (Original Recordings: 1975 - 1983)
(RVNG Intl. ReRVNG03, 1983/2014, CD)
K. Leimer — Imposed Order K. Leimer — Imposed Order
(Palace of Lights POL.17/2002, 1982/2002, CD)
K. Leimer — Land of Look Behind K. Leimer — Land of Look Behind
(Palace of Lights PoL.06/2002, 1982/2002, CD)
K. Leimer — Closed System Potentials K. Leimer — Closed System Potentials
(Palace of Lights PoL.03/2002, 1980/2002, CD)

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