SV: [sdiy] Learning from Raymond Scott

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I remember seeing the trailer for a documentery on his life, but it  
never seemed to come out? It had a real appropriate title.

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On Jan 11, 2009, at 9:45 PM, "Paul Dickow" <paul.dickow at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> 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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