Raymond Scott - Soothing Sounds For Baby

Been listening to this loads recently. Anyone know of any similar sounding records? Raymond Scotts other stuff seems much jazzier

From Boomkat:

In retrospect, SSFB's simple, repetitive melodies and rhythms, intended to pacify infants, sound like, but pre-date some of the gradually shifting, hypnotic dreamscapes composed by Phillip Glass and Terry Riley a few years later. They also foreshadow the 1970's electro-dance drones of Kraftwerk and Neu! When it was recorded by composer/electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott in 1962 or '63 it was intended for babies--but history has endowed this deceptively simple work with a broader significance. Had Scott known that this elemental music's appeal would continue as its target audience grew up, he might have entitled the series Sophisticated Sounds for Baby. Released on three long-playing records in conjunction with the Gesell Institute of Child Development, Inc., Soothing Sounds... was intended to serve as an 'aural toy' during the 'feeding, teething, play, sleep and fretful periods' of infants in three distinct age groups. The original album notes stressed that a young child's sense of hearing is better developed than many people realize. Besides soothing infants, these recordings were intended to be 'pleasantly stimulating.' This reissue re-introduces Scott's seminal work to new generations of fans, whether their listening is active or passive--and regardless of the age of those particular generations. In a world fraught with tension and insecurity, we trust you'll find Raymond Scott's gentle melodies and childlike rhythms to be soothing companions. Amazing.

I'd heard of this record, never listened to it though. Perhaps today's the day!

If i could somehow magically hear it, I might be able to recommend something similar.

http://mp3horde.com/album-raymond-scott_-_...mp3-0xc766.aspx

It kind of reminds of the Mike and rich album

of course everybody knows this

manhattan research inc on basta

simply put, awesome

only other stuff i can recommend is maybe some 70s eno, eno/hassell "possible music", cluster "zuckerzeit", harmonia, delia derbyshire, tom dissevelt/kid baltan, walter carlos "sonic seasonings" and "clockwork orange", kraftwerk "ralf und florian", terry riley

http://www.jeanjacquesperrey.com/

  megapussi said:

of course everybody knows this

 

manhattan research inc on basta

Heard (and enjoyed) this. Im sure its been sampled to death. Like here

  xy_politics said:

 

simply put, awesome

 

only other stuff i can recommend is maybe some 70s eno, eno/hassell "possible music", cluster "zuckerzeit", harmonia, delia derbyshire, tom dissevelt/kid baltan, walter carlos "sonic seasonings" and "clockwork orange", kraftwerk "ralf und florian", terry riley

Thanks, good list

and the album reminds me of melodies from mars not mike and rich

Plone?

'manhattan research' is better, the Baltimore gas and electric company instrumental is amazing. I would only buy it on cd also because it has an entire book about the work he did. one of my favorite releases ever.

  David R James said:

'manhattan research' is better, the Baltimore gas and electric company instrumental is amazing. I would only buy it on cd also because it has an entire book about the work he did. one of my favorite releases ever.

i agree

  WWBJD said:

lol and it recommends to us an asbolute pile of shit of french synthpop thanks!

The "Soothing Sounds for Raymond" album is really, really good.

Really.

I concur.

Really.

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I concur.

  On 6/19/2009 at 1:45 AM, takeshi said:

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this

i always heard tangerine dream was inspired by soothing sounds for baby.... i have not actually heard any tangerine dream tracks, just saying it's said u noe.

  On 1/12/2010 at 3:16 AM, hahathhat said:

i always heard tangerine dream was inspired by soothing sounds for baby.... i have not actually heard any tangerine dream tracks, just saying it's said u noe.

wtifz

love raymond scott

i like the 1 to 6 months tunes the best. i don't know why

edit: 2000th post. at least it's about music