The Oskar Sala is one of the few Fax releases that I still listen to a lot.
He and Raymond Scott are real heros -- they combined engineering skills with
a composer's soul to make music that was unique, yet accessible emotionally.
They also both experimented with styles that remind me a whole lot of
Autechre and Richard Devine in places.
Fax releases being what they are, the Oskar Sala is probably pretty thin
on the ground but if you see it, snap it up. And the 3 volumes of Scott's
"Soothing Sounds for Baby" are a must, and still in print.
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Muffin wrote:
quoted 8 lines Sounds interesting. You should check out Oskar Sala .. There was a> Sounds interesting. You should check out Oskar Sala .. There was a
> compilation of his works released on Fax called "My Fascinating Instrument"
> which the oldest track on is 1952... Though the sleeve notes talk of him
> experimenting with electronic music in 1930 ... Sala is probably most famous
> for the sound effects on Hitchcock's "The Birds".
>
> Someone's turn to out-trainspot me now ;)
>
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