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| | | subliminal sounds (sweden) #sub 081 lp attilio mineo “man in space with sounds” long playing record - welcome to tomorrow (3:06)
- gayway to heaven (2:41)
- soaring science (3:33)
- mile-a-minute monorail (1:38)
- around the world (3:01)
- century 21 (2:06)
- man in art (3:45)
- the queen city (2:29)
- man seeks the future (3:23)
- boeing spacearium (3:29)
- science of tomorrow (2:54)
- space age world's fair (0:55)
| april 2011 release ; deluxe (deluxe !!!) vinyl issue of this curio from the tail-end of the “atomic age” :: attilio mineo’s exotica-laden soundtrack to “the bubbleator”, a ride at the 1962 seattle world’s fair, about which ::
| the bubbleator was washington state's official exhibit in the coliseum, which housed a 'world of tomorrow' exhibit. a 150-passenger spherical clear plastic elevator, the bubbleator moved 2.5 million people through displays promising an easier life ahead. the operator wore a silver shiny space suit right out of a buck rogers comic strip and the music of man in space with sounds was being played through the sound system. |
... nice mix of “modern” tonalities performed by a chamber ensemble with crude zap-bleep electronic fx & mountains of tape-echo on everything ; not far from paul boisselet’s contemporaneous musique concrète work (spec. “le robot” and/or “symphonie jaune”) |
| | subliminal sounds press release... |
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attilio mineo: man in space with sounds (sub-081-lp)
recorded in 1951 but only released in conjunction with the 1962 seattle world's fair as the musical accompaniment to the bubbelator, a transparent, spherical elevator that carried as many as 150 passengers, attilio mineo's man in space with sounds remains one of the most foreboding and complex records in the cosmic exotica canon.
a dark, dissonant exploration of interstellar travel rooted in the avant-garde ethos of cage and stockhausen, this is music that's alien not only in its presentation but also in its orientation, fusing traditional instrumentation and sound effects to the point that one becomes indistinguishable from the other. electronic elements pulse, hum, and sputter their way to complete domination of mineo's sonic palette, depicting a bleak, sterile future where mankind gives way to machinery.
man in space with sounds is one of those legendary lps. a rare souvenir of the 1962 seattle world’s fair, this music served as the soundtrack to a ride called the bubbleator, which transported fair visitors through an overview of the future, a technological utopia where science and space travel promised solutions to all of humanity’s plights. needless to say, that future never arrived and this music (actually recorded in the early 1950s) still sounds as futuristic today as it must have back then.
the all-original compositions fall somewhere between nervous philip glass and 1950s sci-fi movie music, arranged with string orchestra in a sometimes rhythmic, polyrhythmic, or merely ambient cloud of odd electronic space noises. despite its intended technological optimism, the music is quite heavy and menacing, and the future ultimately feels pretty scary. regardless, this recording proves attilio mineo to have been an unbelievably progressive and underappreciated composer and arranger.
the amazing aural and visual content of this endearing package transcend everything. a rare, sought-after gem made accessible as a facsimile, with added bonus photos, in a limited pressing of 500 copies. packaged for collectors by collectors. |
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