allow me to support this thread by stating that everyone on
this list should _at least_ be familiar with Raymond Scott and
even better include some of his work in their collection.
Raymond Scott was a pioneer, in both composition and
production, inventing new approaches to both. he was also an
true 'expert knob twiddler,' building machines and instruments
analog-style to create the sounds and effects heard in his
head, a demanding process that most of us take for granted
today thanks to the digital era.
for those unfamiliar with Scott, the easiest connection would
be through the music of the Warner Brothers cartoons of the
Fifties. those scores were done by Carl Stalling, who in turn
appropriated Scott's 'dinner music for a pack of hungry
cannibals' and 'manhattan minuet,' among others, which Scott
had recorded in the Thirties.
while those pieces leaned more to the jazz side of the scale
and utilized a full orchestra and natural instruments, the
Baby is series is ambient in nature, was recorded in the
Sixties and features Scott manipulating the electronic
instruments he had created. the Baby series is light and
playful in nature, but for the uninitiated might be little
difficult at first. they can be a bit tedious at points, but
anyone with a broad musical perspective (like our friends
ernie and kent) will certainly derive pleasure from these
recordings. sh*t, they're over thirty years old and still
sound fresh. ambient before eno even got started.
check out the official site at
http://members.aol.com/DevilDrums and mail Irwin Chusid (Scott
archives director) at ghostowm@ix.netcom.com if you have
questions. he's quite helpful and approachable. and if
you're serious, get on the mailing as there are some key,
kick-ass reissues coming this fall. and you can buy the Baby
series straight through the archive at a reduced price.
quoted 6 lines From: ChairCrusher <kent@avalon.net>
> From: ChairCrusher <kent@avalon.net>
>
> Raymond Scott's "Soothing Sounds For Baby" is a truly amazing set of recordings
> which I HIGHLY recommend. He designed and constructed his own instruments,
> a-la Oscar Sala, and if his records came out today he'd be hailed as the
> savior of ambient music. No Lie.
agreed, definitely.
quoted 4 lines On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Ernesto Ikerd wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Ernesto Ikerd wrote:
>>
>> ARTIST: Raymond Scott
>> LABEL: BASTA
hope that helps. any other ?'s, lemme know.
daevid.
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