ÉLIANE RADIGUE and the ARP 2500 MODULAR SYNTHESISER

This article considers Éliane Radigue and her use of the modular synthesiser, the ARP 2500, as a conduit for musical expression. It examines her seminal work Trilogie de la Mort (1988-93) and considers current reconnections to her work, including tribute concerts at the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project, Philadelphia; Kali Malone's 2022 album, Living Touch, which uses Radigue's ARP 2500; and the author's own experience of recording on the machine. As the article points out, these reconnections complement both electronic music compositional methodologies and their future direction. Radigue's tactile and collaborative approach with the ARP 2500 is an interaction that embodies both the past and future.