posted 24 November 2010 22:44            

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http://RaymondScott.com/em.html

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posted 25 November 2010 17:54            

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Thanks for that.
I feel guilty for not having heard of him before, yet somewhat enlightened for having so.

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posted 26 November 2010 02:35            

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It seems the whole electronic genre forgot to mention him - for example, kraftwerk are nearly always mentioned as inspiration for the house music genre but I can't recall the name Raymond Scott mentioned.

I listen to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZuzAA3tAz4

and wonder if Kraftwerk were influenced... (Actually perhaps even their styling too?!? Hair/Tie & Suits)

Any more gems like this? ;-)

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posted 26 November 2010 06:37            

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There is also a wonderful documentary, by his son, titled 'Deconstructing Dad -- The Music, Machines, and Mystery of Raymond Scott'. Available from http://scottdoc.com/dvd/

cheers,
Bill

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posted 12 December 2010 19:23            

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I thought the "Soothing Sounds for Babies" series has had a comeback with electronic musicians and hipsters generally. But maybe not everyone knows it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuJ82CnEGI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2JtSlSffeU

Would love to hear from somebody who actually listened to this as a baby...

[I just found it!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8TlvrIgF0&feature=related]

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posted 13 December 2010 08:50            

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At KISS2010, Peter Rantasa demonstrated that what really soothes a baby is a very different kind of sound, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KKkXWWSe7k

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posted 13 December 2010 09:46            

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It's not only babies which like them...

Quote: 'He sleeps best with the television and lights on and a vacuum cleaner going full blast. "Failing that, a fan or a hairdryer will do. I've ruined so many hairdryers by letting them burn out." '
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/ronald-atkin-rooney-ronny-and-the-hairdryer-effect-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-ferguson-411628.html

Well that goes someway to explain increasing global CO2 emissions; it's all these young parents and football players trying to sleep at night. I hope this issue was raised at the recent Cancun climate conference.

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posted 03 November 2011 09:53            

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yes... i bought all the reissues today on vinyl... amazingly amazing!!

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posted 14 November 2011 21:38            

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Originally posted by SSC:
http://RaymondScott.com/em.html

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I'd been teaching a History and Practice of EM for years before stumbling across this site early in this century. He's been a fixture in the class ever since.

A big part of the reason he remained virtually unknown in the EM field was his preoccupation with secrecy. Everyone that visited his amazing studio was required to sign a legally binding confidentiality agreement.

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