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Raymond Scott: “Cindy Electronium” (1960-63)

From the album Manhattan Research, Inc. (2000)

A sprightly little ditty by American inventor, bandleader, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.  The title of the piece refers to a device created in 1960 by Scott and called the “Electronium,” which was one of the first musical sequencers.

“”In the music of the future, the composer will sit alone on the concert stage and merely think his idealised conception of his music. His brain waves will be picked up by mechanical equipment and channelled directly into the minds of his hearers, thus allowing no room for distortion of the original idea. Instead of recordings of actual musical sound, recordings will carry the brain waves of the composer directly to the mind of the listener.” (Raymond Scott, 1949)

August 28, 2009, 3:28pm