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Manhattan Research Inc.

Raymond Scott | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (12 Feb 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Basta
  • ASIN: B00004TC68
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 121,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen13. Limbo: The Organized Mind 4:33£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen32. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (#395) 1:07£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen13. Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night! (instrumental parts) 1:45£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Hostess: Twinkies (with announcer)0:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen16. Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax0:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen18. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1)0:29£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen20. Lightworks (slow version) 1:40£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen21. The Paperwork Explosion (instrumental parts) 3:39£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen22. Auto-Lite: Ford Family (vocal) 1:03£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen23. Auto-Lite: Ford Family (instrumental)0:54£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen24. Auto-Lite: Wheels 1:50£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen25. Bufferin: Memories (demo)0:44£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen26. Space Mystery (montage) 5:11£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen32. Bendix 2: The Tomorrow People 1:03£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen33. Electronic Audio Logos, Inc. 5:23£0.89  Buy MP3 

Product Description

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The frivolous chamber jazz of bandleader Raymond Scott lent itself perfectly to cartoon soundtracks ("Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals", anyone?), but, at heart, Scott was a serious composer. His electronic-music forays have been previously documented (the three volumes of Soothing Sounds for Baby), but 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/Muppeteer 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. --Jason Verlinde

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2CD From Advertising Jingles To Bold Experiments In Music

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4.0 out of 5 stars crazy electronic sounds with a twist of 50's kitch. 27 July 2000
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For a start this double CD comes in a really nice package, with a little book with lots of info, interviews and pics, there's a lot here for the money. The music consists of some advertisements from the 50's and 60's (both instrumental and with cheezy narration on top!), some proper compositions and other wierder experiments, all done with electronic instruments that Scott invented and constructed himself. He was clearly a man ahead of his time, and some of the noises and loops sound as fresh as any experimental techno today, and it's all ideal for sampling/putting in DJ sets if you are into that kind of thing. The one draw back is that on the whole it sounds like a collection of outtakes and sketches rather than a proper album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, but don't buy MP3s only, because you won't get the 144-page full-color, hardcover book . . . 7 Oct 2007
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Fantastic, but don't buy MP3s only, because you won't get the 144-page full-color, hardcover book . . . get it from Amazon.com, with the book... ! ! !
5.0 out of 5 stars ! Spoofs from the space age 1 Mar 2011
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O honey dew!
This unique cd box+booklet has a futuristic feel to it. In other words it presents a bold view into the future from the time these sounds were tecorded: the 50's and 60's.
This collection of spoofs consists of previously unreleased material from Raymond Scott. They were made with electronic musical instruments that were just being invented; only for companies with crystalclear visions of the future.
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