Man in Space With Sounds

Attilio Mineo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Subliminal Sounds
• ASIN: B000007RW6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,073 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A found gem of electronic art, June 9, 1999

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Michael Heumann (El Centro, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man in Space With Sounds (Audio CD)

Attilio Mineo is one of those obscure artists who created music so far ahead of its time that we are still trying to catch up to it today. What we have today, in 1999, is music that is reminiscent of science fiction soundtracks from "Forbidden Planet" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" to "Terminator 2" and "The Fifth Element." But the music also resembles some of the earliest tape-loop experiments by people like Stockhausen, where traditional musical elements were combined with samples and sound effects. Mineo manages to blends orchestral scores with sound effects so that there is almost no distinction between them. The strings and horns are as "alien" as the alarm sounds and the theromyne wails. What really makes this music contemporary with 1999, however, is the thing that probably killed its commercial appeal in the 1960s--the narrator. At the start of each track, a narrator offers a brief comment, designed to guide the visitor through the fair. From a modern perspective, however, the narrator merely adds another weird element to music that is already weirder than most anything I've ever heard. Again, this is a gem: a found piece of electronic art that deserves recognition.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Edgy, anxious sounds from the birth of the Space Age., October 28, 1998

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[e-mail] (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man in Space With Sounds (Audio CD)

Man in Space with Sounds by Atillo Mineo was composed for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. It was featured in the Bubbleator, part of the World of Tomorrow exhibit. It's an amazing collection of edgy, anxious orchestral music with loads of sound effects that conjure up images of space travel and other planets. Always interesting and spooky, the combination of sounds gives one a good idea of the fears and anxieties that people felt at the beginning of the Space Age. Mineo combines his musical elements with a master's touch and the results are always listenable and engaging, often sounding like the best science fiction scores from Hollywood. 5 stars minimum!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A jackpot for anyone searching for 1950's space music!, September 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Man in Space With Sounds (Audio CD)

Super cool! Chock-full of outer space noises, Man in Space with Sounds will appeal to fans of 1950's science fiction soundtracks (for example, Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still). The Amazon.com review is accurate: While the narrator promises an optimistic furture (with "mile-a-minute monorails" and "custom-made weather"), the music is, in contrast, downright eerie. Another great thing out this CD release is that the entire composition is included twice, once with the narration and once without.