Comments on: ahhh, now that’s soothing http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/ yet another audio blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:53:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: the of mirror eye » Microphone Madness http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/comment-page-1/#comment-222993 the of mirror eye » Microphone Madness Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:18:24 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/#comment-222993 [...] In addition to writing cartoon music and minimalist masterpieces for children (look here), Raymond Scott composed and recorded some amazing jazz music. Despite being a six-piece jazz group (seven, if you count the microphone), the Raymond Scott Quintette powered their way through some furiously paced jazz. An argument could be made that the six-man “Quintette” was in fact the Raymond Scott Septet - if you count what Scott considered one of the most important “member” of the band: the microphone. In viewing photographs of Scott and his late-’30’s ensembles, it’s curious how many tableaus include the mic. Granted, most of these images were snapped in radio and recording studios, where mics are ubiquitous. But the prominences accorded to microphones in these pictures seems to indicate that Generalissimo Scott - who, just as he drilled his musical troops, doubtless barked orders during phot shoots - wanted to emphasize the mic as a “silent” partner in the band. [...] [...] In addition to writing cartoon music and minimalist masterpieces for children (look here), Raymond Scott composed and recorded some amazing jazz music. Despite being a six-piece jazz group (seven, if you count the microphone), the Raymond Scott Quintette powered their way through some furiously paced jazz. An argument could be made that the six-man “Quintette” was in fact the Raymond Scott Septet - if you count what Scott considered one of the most important “member” of the band: the microphone. In viewing photographs of Scott and his late-’30’s ensembles, it’s curious how many tableaus include the mic. Granted, most of these images were snapped in radio and recording studios, where mics are ubiquitous. But the prominences accorded to microphones in these pictures seems to indicate that Generalissimo Scott - who, just as he drilled his musical troops, doubtless barked orders during phot shoots - wanted to emphasize the mic as a “silent” partner in the band. [...]

]]> By: cb http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/comment-page-1/#comment-31 cb Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:35:32 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/#comment-31 yeah, the baby isn't soothed at the moment. but maybe after all those soundwave finish passing through his ears (doesn't it look like the sound is going into one ear and out the other? significantly changed?) the baby will be sufficiently soothed and will settle down?!?!? -cb yeah, the baby isn’t soothed at the moment. but maybe after all those soundwave finish passing through his ears (doesn’t it look like the sound is going into one ear and out the other? significantly changed?) the baby will be sufficiently soothed and will settle down?!?!?

-cb

]]> By: the cap'n http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/comment-page-1/#comment-30 the cap'n Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:46:01 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2004/11/ahhh-now-thats-soothing/#comment-30 Just over five years ago,a friend of mine was just about to have a baby and I tried to get hold of these albums as a present...unfortunately,try as I might,I couldn't track down a copy of Volume One!What's just struck me is that the baby on the cover doesn't look particularly soothed at all...more like he's going to crawl around causing chaos all over the place! Just over five years ago,a friend of mine was just about to have a baby and I tried to get hold of these albums as a present…unfortunately,try as I might,I couldn’t track down a copy of Volume One!What’s just struck me is that the baby on the cover doesn’t look particularly soothed at all…more like he’s going to crawl around causing chaos all over the place!

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