SV: [sdiy] Learning from Raymond Scott

[Paul Dickow]

I think the LP contains much of, but not all of, the Cd liner notes.
He didn't leave behind a more...schematic legacy of his creations?
Paul

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 4:43 PM, KA4HJH <ka4hjh at gte.net> wrote:
>>Raymond,
>>
>>> This talk about ancient drum machines has been syncing up
>>> for me with
>>> my girlfriend getting me the 3xLP set "Manhattan
>>> Research" by Raymond
>>> Scott. Talk about ancient rhythm machines...a "bongo
>>> machine" ???
>>>
>>> All the info on Scott that I've found online focuses on
>>> his
>>> authorship, industrial/advertising recordings, etc.
>>>
>>> Does anyone on this list know if technical info concerning
>>> his
>>> inventions exists on the web? Or is this lost technology?
>>
>>Dunno about the LP-version, but the CD-version of the Manhattan Research
>>record contains a booklet with all kinds of information. I don't remember
>>if it goes into detail about his gear, but it does talk about how Raymond
>>Scott was really paranoid about people stealing his inventions, that being
>>one of the reasons he didn't really sell any instruments IIRC.
>>
>
> You definitely want Manhattan Research, inc. It's a small hardback book
> with two CD's. It has more info than anything else I've seen.
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Research-Inc/dp/B00004SYD6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1231720542&sr=1-2>
>
> '...nothing captures his diverse sound creations as well as Manhattan
> Research Inc. This previously unreleased two-CD collection features Scott's
> handmade electronics, top-secret creations he'd use to create
> ambient-sounding commercial jingles, as well as the odd soundtrack with
> budding filmmaker/Muppeter Jim Henson. Scott was impossibly ahead of his
> time: a snippet for "Baltimore Gas & Electric Co." could have been written
> by Terry Riley; "Limbo: The Organized Mind" is a hint at musique concrete;
> and 1960's "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" could easily fit on an Aphex
> Twin disc. Gorgeous packaging, previously unreleased photos, and liner
> notes by Irwin Chusid, Robert Moog, and others make this a must for fans of
> electronic music.'
>
>
> For hardcore fans this is also a must-have:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/100TH-ANNIVERSARY-DOLL-CD-SET/dp/B001I9MV6S/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1231720542&sr=1-11>
>
> Only nine days to go.
>
> --
>
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> "The Mac Doctor"
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