MUSIK RESEARCH ----- "Doris Norton" ----- biography, discography, news

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Biography

Doris Norton (pioneer in the early electronic/computer music) began her musical carrer playing avant-garde and progressive music using synthesizers such as Roland System 700, Roland system 100M and Minimoog. In december 1980 she recorded, at the Fontana Studio 7 (Milan), her first solo album entitled "Under Ground" (Musik Research). Sponsored by Apple computer and the Roland Corporation music instruments, she was more involved in experimental electro computerized music and recorded the albums "Parapsycho" (1981), "Raptus" (1981, Durium), "Nortoncomputerforpeace" (1983), "Personal Computer" (1984), "Artificial Intellingence" (1985). In 1986 she became an official consultant for IBM Computer Music and recorded two compact discs for IBM entitled "Automatic Feeling" (Nuova Era) and "The Double Side of Science" (Musik Research) (both in new age /computer sound and psychoactive music area). In 1990 Doris Norton joined the independent label Sob-DigIt: contaminated by her young son Rexanthony, she was attracted to the '90 rising techno music rhythms and composed "Techno Shock Volume One" and "Techno Shock Volume two" both recorded in studio 'a quattro mani' with her 13 years old son .
Early 1993 she composed "Techno Shock Volume Three", considered by the critics as "a good revolutionary example of techno metal music". In September 1993 Doris Norton started a new techno/trance project called "Next Objective" (the first of three in the hypnotic series) and also composed most of the songs then appeared on the Rexanthony's "Techno Shock Volume Four" and songs for "Cocorico' Two" (1994), "Rexperimental" (1994), "Cocorico' Three" and "Chagrin et Plaisir U Fisty Fussy" (1995) . Her albums "Next Objective Two", "Next Objective Three" and "Document One" have been released between 1994 and 1995 along with various singles. Since ever involved in visual arts (under several pseudonyms), in the 2004 she officially re-started walking 'the video path' and has been the "Magic Ritual" ( video excerpt, from the dvd published by Warner, 2005) and "Perpetual Adoration" (published by Rai Trade, 2006) director. In 2006 she also arranged the album "Switch on Dark" by Antonius Rex (Warner, Rai Trade) distributed in the Usa by Century Media.
2007: re-edit of "Absolution" (original video directed by Doris Norton in 1973) .
In the 2009 Doris co-wrote, performed and provided additional arrangements on the album "Per Viam " for the Antonius Rex progressive band. Soon after its release "Per Viam" was met with an international critical success and labelled as a miliar stone for the contemporary progressive rock.
2011: the Doris Norton producers plan the "electronic" reiusses project, limited special edition for the soloist vintage albums. The first one is "Raptus" reissue (LP vininyl and digipak also featuring vintage videoclips). Following "Nortoncomputerforpeace" "Parapsycho", the experimental "Under Ground" and the typically electronic "Personal Computer"

== Doris Norton discography albums ==
*"Under Ground" (1980) Musik Research
*"Parapsycho" (1981) CGD - Disco Più
*"Raptus" (1981) Polydor Durium
*"Nortoncomputerforpeace" (1983) Durium
*"Personal Computer" (1984) Durium
*"Artificial Intelligence" (1985) Globo
*"Automatic Feeling" (1986) Nuova Era
*"The Double Side Of The Science" (1990) Musik Research
*"Technoshock One" (1992) S.O.B.
*"Technoshock Two"(1992) S.O.B.
*"Technoshock Three" (1993) S.O.B.
*"Next Objective One" (1993) S.O.B.
*"Next Objective Two" (1994) S.O.B.
*"Document One" (1994) S.O.B. (electronic collection 1980-1994)- 24 songs
*"Next Objective Three" (1995) S.O.B.
*"Selection 1980-1990" (collection 2006) Musik Research digital

== Doris Norton collaborations ==
writing and arrangement
(selected songs)
For You Marlene
Capturing Matrix
Polaris Dream
The Dust
Sexo
Gocoke
Monastery
Proxima Luna
Perpetual Adoration
Praeternatural
Halloween
Neque semper arcum
Pactus
Absolution
Drag Me to Hard
Per Viam

== Doris Norton appearance ==
keyboards in
Jacula
Antonius Rex
Rexanthony

== videos directed by Doris Norton ==
Absolution
Perpetual Adoration
Why These Wars
Capturing Matrix (live at Cocorico')
Polaris Dream
Digital Bach
For You Marlene
Drag Me to Hard

== Doris Norton italian fans ==
Doris Norton synthesis.
Da sempre attratta dalle sperimentazioni timbriche e dalla ricerca in assoluto, inizia la sua attivita' giovanissima, negli anni settanta, quale creatrice di special effects in bands "progressive rock ", dando un notevole contributo all'effettistica e a svariati disegni monofonici. Nel 1980 ha inizio la sua attivita' solista che dara' vita ad una serie di albums fondamentali nella musica elettronica, fra cui lo sperimentale "Under Ground" e gli electronic rock "Parapsycho" e "Raptus". In "Under Ground" sono gia' accennati i primi embrioni di quella che diventera' la Techno. Dieci anni piu' tardi (1990) decide di applicare le sue sperimentazioni nel mondo techno-trance incidendo, insieme al suo team, albums importanti come "Technoshock Three", "Cocorico' Three" e "Technoshock Six", vera anteprima mondiale di quello che poi sarebbe diventato il genere hardcore. Collateralmente porta avanti anche i tre albums del suo progetto "Next Objective".
Tra i suoi sponsores figurano Roland corporation, Apple computer e successivamente IBM.
Poi e' storia recente: una serie di video da lei diretti, la rielaborazione di "Capturing Universe" diventato "Capturing Matrix" e di "Polaris Dream", successi internazionali di suo figlio, il compositore-pianista Rexanthony. Fino al 2009, porta avanti anche la sua collaborazione in area "progressive rock" dando contributi fondamentali (sintetizzatori, pianoforti, organi) agli albums storici "Magic Ritual", "Switch on Dark", "Per Viam" della cult band Antonius Rex. Dal 2011 il suo produttore decide di ristampare le sue opere elettroniche in formato "lusso" sia in formato vinile che in digipack. La prima opera ristampata è "Raptus" (worldwide novembre 2011). Per il 2012 e' annunciato il suo nuovo attesissimo album di inediti.

== Doris Norton official reissues
soon available (LP vinyl, CD, Digipack video)==
Under Ground" (original 1980) Musik Research
Parapsycho" (original 1981) CGD - Disco Più
Raptus" (original 1981) Polydor Durium )
Nortoncomputerforpeace" (original 1983) Durium
Personal Computer" (original 1984) Durium
Artificial Intelligence" (original 1985) Globo


"Under Ground" (1980) reissue 2012	"Parapsycho" (1981) reissue 2012	"Raptus" (1981) reissue 2011	"Nortoncom puterforpeace" (1983) reissue 2012	"Personal Computer " (1984) reissue 2012	"Artificial Intelligence" (1985) reissue --

Visual works : Video (directed by Doris Norton)

Absolution
(1973/2006, 2007 CD-Rom)

(excerpt from CD-Rom "Tardo Pede , 35th Anniversary Edition")

Perpetual Adoration
(2006, CD-Rom)

Magic Ritual
(1975/2005, 2005 CD-DVD)

(excerpt from the DVD)