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Shuffle

by thescientist

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1.
Ipod Symphony (Stuff my Dad Would Like) 12:41
2.
It's All Noise to Me #1 17:31
3.
It's Electric 09:56
4.
It's All Noise to Me #2 17:32
5.
A Chilled Out Ending 14:19

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"While I was listening to this, I was reminded of John Coltrane's uncanny 'Ascension' and how, while superficially an example of unplanned "free improvisation", a large degree of its success came down to the musicians specifically chosen for the session. That was far from random.

On hearing of thescientist's concept for 'shuffle', I can imagine some people bringing out the old chestnut: "well, anyone could do that". Not so. For several reasons:

1) The idea is inspired and genuinely fresh, and I don't think many people would have the guts to open such a spontaneous experiment out to wider listeners. I would not have thought to do this, and I'm so glad that thescientist did.

2) The piece is a collage of music from his own collection. Thus, his own preferences and - therefore - some of his personality and experience, informed this experiment from the get-go

3) thescientist controlled the transitions, mixing and (presumably) deciding the duration of the "samples" played with his own hands. Someone is working, hard, through this whole endeavour. It is his own volition that chose which contrasts to bring to the fore and which to pass on. It is amazing how someone's sense of humour and a musical ear can come through in such circumstances but, in my view, they do! Sometimes two pieces seem to sync up, and he lets them roll... and on more "discordant" combinations, he often seems to deliberately play up the contrast through his mixing! Once again, the - sometimes split-second - judgement, and control, is his.

4) He varies the musical fields, literally from "All noise", to the specifics of "Electronic" music on track three (which, I might add, works fantastically well), providing more than one perameter for the album.

So yeah, that's all very well and good, but why do I need to hear this?

Well...

1) It has an uncanny sense of coincidence about it. About 12 minutes into 'It's All Noise To Me #1', for example, an MC cuts in, loud and clear, to proclaim that "this is music made from pieces of the world". Blimey!. Similarly, when the opening mantra of 'Revolution 9' makes a surprise appearance, I couldn't help but laugh!

2) thescientist appears to have a massively varied music collection, ensuring a constant sense of surprise. This also gives the impression of containing a compressed history of recorded sound, as if a hundred radio stations were simultaneously vying for attention. I don't care what's on the Voyager Record, to be quite honest, shoot this out into the galaxy instead.

3) Its always fun seeing which pieces of music you can recognize!

4) Hearing familiar snatches of music in this constantly evolving new sound-world, it is amazing how individual the tracks sound. I suppose I never really realised how much I loved OK Computer until I heard the opening bars of 'Let Down' win an audio battle towards the close of 'It's All Noise to Me #1. Oooooh!

5) I very much doubt you have heard anything quite like this before!

6) It is a victory for ideas, and an open mind.

7) It made me view all of this... noise I have amassed in an excitingly different light.

8) Its free. You have no excuse."~Review from RhymeDragWithDrag

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released February 4, 2011

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I'm an older brony musician who started making music in 2011. I have made a large collection of varied MLP music from many different genres and influences. I keep my prices cheap so that you may enjoy the music. ;)

I've add my pre-pony music of thescientist to bandcamp now. A bit more amateur, experimental, and concept based. It's here warts and all. ... more

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