Raymond Scott (September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), who was an American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor, has a new compilation of unheard material on the way.
Scott’s electronic music was famously ahead of its time: his friend and colleague Bob Moog said, “Scott was definitely in the forefront of developing electronic music technology and using it commercially as a musician.”
Titled ‘Three Willow Park: Electronic Music From Inner Space, 1961-1971‘, the album contains 61 previously unissued gems, many showcasing Scott’s Motown Electronium, an invention that composed and performed using programmed intelligence.
The compilation is available on double-CD, triple-vinyl and digital formats (with a 20-page booklet together with 300-page downloadable pdf of archival artifacts) at the end of the month via Basta Music.
Tracklist
CD1
01. This Is A Sound / Alka-Seltzer Effects #7
02. Dorothea
03. Idea #35
04. Ohio Bell Mystery
05. Domino Sugar Demo
06. Auto-Lite Effects
07. Cyclic Bit #1
08. It’s A Little Complicated
09. A Rhythm Ballet
10. The Sound Of Money Being Wasted
11. Pygmy War Dance
12. Cindy Alternate (Pop Rock)
13. Nice Sound #3
14. Carribea
15. Rhythm Sample #9
16. Ballet-Like Bits
17. Cyclic Bit #2
18. Portofino (Theme)
19. Rhythm Sample #2
20. 1st Class Electronium (Part 1)
21. Limbo Effects Reel
22. Mood Piece
23. Thermofax Effects
24. Ripples Effects #1
25. Electronium Movie Score
26. In A 21st Century Drawing Room
27. Nice Set-Up #7
28. Idea #36
29. Cyclic Bit #3
30. Sparrows (Part 1)
31. Ripples Fugue
32. Clavivox Demo Intro
CD2
01. The Toy Trumpet (Demo #1)
02. IBM Probe #3
03. Portofino #3
04. Sparrows (Part 2)
05. Cindy Flair Look Rhythm
06. Super Cheer Instrumental
07. Auto-Lite Wheels Effects
08. Tone Stepper
09. Rhythm Sample #2 (Half-Speed Demo)
10. 1st Class Electronium (Part 2)
11. The Toy Trumpet (Demo #2)
12. Rhythm Sample #5
13. Ripples Effects #2
14. Effect #6 / Five-Five
15. Rhythm Sample #6
16. Cat Concerto (Alley Cats)
17. Toy Funk
18. Iceberg Bit
19. 2nd Class Electronium
20. 500
21. Bee Swing
22. Ibm Probe #4
23. Portofino #4
24. Night On A Calm Sea
25. Ohio Bell Rhythm Track
26. 1st Class Electronium (Part 3)
27. Baltimore Gas & Electric Test
28. Cindy Variations Pt. 1
29. Three Motown Electronium Adaptations (By Hoby Cook)
