Manhattan Research, Inc.

Manhattan Research, Inc.

ASIN: B00004SYD6

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The goofy 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/Muppeter 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

Tracks:

Manhattan Research, Inc. Copyright
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Instrumental, Take 4)
Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'
Lightworks
The Bass-Line Generator
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!'
'B.C. 1675' (The 'Gillette' Conga Drum Jingle)
Vim
Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful (Intrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce' (Instrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce'
'Wheels That Go'
'Limbo: The Organized Mind'
'Portofino' 1
County Fair
Lady Gaylord
Good Air (Take 7)
IBM MT/ST: 'The Paperwork Explosion'
Domino
Super Cheer
Cheer: Revision 3 (New Backgrounds)
'Twilight In Turkey'
Raymond Scott Quote/Vicks: Medicated Cough Drops
Vicks: Formula 44
Auto-Lite: Spark Plugs
Nescafe
Awake
'Backwards Overload'
Bufferin: 'Memories (Original)
Bandito The Bongo Artist
'Night And Day'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. ('395')
K2r
IBM Probe
GMGM 1A
The Rhythm Modulator

Tracks:

Ohio Plus
'In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen'
General Motors: Futurama
'Portofino' 2
'The Wild Piece' (a.k.a. 'String Piece')
'Take Me To Your Violin Teacher'
'Ripples' (Original Soundtrack)
Cyclic Bit
'Ripples' (Montage)
The Wing Thing
County Fair (Instrumental)
'Cindy Electronium'
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!' (Instrumental)
Hostess: Twinkies
Hostess: Twinkies (Instrumental)
Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax
'The Pygmy Taxi Corporation'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1)
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Lightworks (Slow)
'The Paperwork Explosion' (Instrumental)
Auto-Lite: Ford Family
Auto-Lite: Ford Family (Instrumental)
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: 'Wheels'
Bufferin: 'Memories' (Demo)
'Space Mystery' (Montage)
'The Toy Trumpet'
'Backward Beeps'
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful
Lightworks (Instrumental)
'When Will It End?'
Bendix 2: 'The Tomorrow People'
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Amazon.com

The goofy 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/Muppeter 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

Customer Reviews:

Great!.......2006-10-30

Loads of info in the booklet (with photos and ads,etc),and more importantly....LOADS OF FUN LISTENING!
This is furturistic music that influenced people from Moog ,to Henson,to Stevie Wonder(and Mowtown)!
A treat to hear,read ,and see! Just GREAT!

An Essential Volume of the History of the Future of Music.......2005-01-30

This is absolutely necessary for anyone who regards himself or herself as an authority on matters of electronic and avant-garde music. To call this music experimental discredits the genius of Scott. Experimental is "try this and see what happens". This music is purely extracted from Raymond Scott's mind. A vast majority of musicians (particularly in the field of electronica) are limited in their creativity by the technology of time. To remedy this, Scott invented his own incredibly advanced proto-synth instruments. This man was the mentor to Bob Moog himself.

But enough drooling hero-worship.

This album is not for everyone. I played it for a class of my peers (largely republicans) and they declared it "the worst music in the world". For the sake of historical compilation, it is the second longest album i own (defeated by Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness). And because this is not actually an album, it has no flow or direction. So, there's no real reason to listen from beginning to end (although it can be a mind-blowing experience). Also, the quality of several recordings can be very aggravating. During MT/ST the sound of feedback makes me think my cell phone is ringing. There isn't a ringing sound, I mean it makes the same sound as when my phone rings near my CD player. Feedback. And in several other tracks there is a background sound that can best be likened to the buzzing of a printer that begins to print and finds itself out of paper. These minor grievances hardly detract from the sonic genius of the music. But i digress...

This compilation is music in its purest form: art. Most of it was never heard by the public, it was made for Scott's whims and fancies. Unrestrained by musical trends, corporate evil, or the limits of technology, this album is anything but Pop.

The Future Yesterday.......2003-10-17

This is more than 2 cds worth of the most charming, fun, electronically generated music you are ever likely to hear and a lot more. It is also a lavish 142 page history of Scott and his amazing adventures in music and sound, illustrated with beautiful, sometimes unbelievable photos. It is a historical document of Scott's part in the evolution in electronic music and it is a beautiful object.
The music is playful, inventive and often beautiful, as is Portifino or Scott's short take on Cole Porter's Night and Day. Scott's ad jingles for Sprite, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company and Bufferin (with a young pre-Muppets Jim Henson) are both inspired and crazy.
There is the makings of a great film here but now be satisfied with and wonder at the amazing sounds contained within.

Raymond Scott History Lesson and Look to the Future.......2003-08-13

Could this man be from the future? He certainly pushed the envelope with ALL his music. From the musical madness generated by his small groups to the unusual music to sooth babies in the 1950s to this illimitable collection of futuristic music/advertisements, Raymond continues to prove that he was a sheer genius with a vision singularly lacking from 99% of the other composers of his day. Personally I cannot tell if this package is a history book with an accopmanying CD or the other way around. In either case it is a release worth owning simply for the fact that it is a precurser for what was to come musically in our society. I was stunned when I first listened to it...the recordings simply could not have been from the era that they were. Raymond Scott owned the musical crystal ball hands down.

How to knock a listener over..........2003-06-05

If the listener doesn't like electronics and machinery, he or she will be knocked over by the sheer volume of information and fotos in this package, and be able to come to rest listening to the contents of the CD's. If he or she DOES like this part of it, sitting down BEFORE starting to read the "booklet" is recommandable too. One would say that, probably due to the "paranoia" of Scott, being afraid of having his ideas and inventions stolen and therefore never having published anything, he has always been out of sight when the history of elctronic music was discussed: now we'll all be glad to give him his place amongst Moog, Buchla and others. Oh, and the sheer sound quality of those tapes, some of which are over 40 years old... Yeehaaaaaaa!

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Manhattan Research, Inc.

Manufacturer: Basta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004TC68
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

Manhattan Research, Inc. Copyright
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Instrumental, Take 4)
Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'
Lightworks
The Bass-Line Generator
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!'
'B.C. 1675' (The 'Gillette' Conga Drum Jingle)
Vim
Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful (Intrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce' (Instrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce'
'Wheels That Go'
'Limbo: The Organized Mind'
'Portofino' 1
County Fair
Lady Gaylord
Good Air (Take 7)
IBM MT/ST: 'The Paperwork Explosion'
Domino
Super Cheer
Cheer: Revision 3 (New Backgrounds)
'Twilight In Turkey'
Raymond Scott Quote/Vicks: Medicated Cough Drops
Vicks: Formula 44
Auto-Lite: Spark Plugs
Nescafe
Awake
'Backwards Overload'
Bufferin: 'Memories (Original)
Bandito The Bongo Artist
'Night And Day'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. ('395')
K2r
IBM Probe
GMGM 1A
The Rhythm Modulator

Tracks:

Ohio Plus
'In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen'
General Motors: Futurama
'Portofino' 2
'The Wild Piece' (a.k.a. 'String Piece')
'Take Me To Your Violin Teacher'
'Ripples' (Original Soundtrack)
Cyclic Bit
'Ripples' (Montage)
The Wing Thing
County Fair (Instrumental)
'Cindy Electronium'
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!' (Instrumental)
Hostess: Twinkies
Hostess: Twinkies (Instrumental)
Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax
'The Pygmy Taxi Corporation'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1)
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Lightworks (Slow)
'The Paperwork Explosion' (Instrumental)
Auto-Lite: Ford Family
Auto-Lite: Ford Family (Instrumental)
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: 'Wheels'
Bufferin: 'Memories' (Demo)
'Space Mystery' (Montage)
'The Toy Trumpet'
'Backward Beeps'
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful
Lightworks (Instrumental)
'When Will It End?'
Bendix 2: 'The Tomorrow People'
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