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Alvin Lucier is one of the most prolific American composers of new music of the 20th Century. As one of the first proponents of live electronic music, he explored in his work the nature and effect of natural and acoustic sounds, resonance, echoes and interference. This documentary film by Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder explores Lucier's entire career. Beginning with performances of early live electronic works from the sixties and seventies to the world premiere of the latest ensemble piece Panorama 2, it examines and comments on the composer his work and gives an insight into the beginnings of his pioneering work.