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Ray,

I've read several accounts of the Joe Meek story, and only about a third 
of them present the story as apocryphal.

In the archival video I have of the Stanford conference, there is a 
gentleman, Leland Smith, who gives quite an extensive presentation on 
the rhythmicon, shows a score on an overhead projector, with commentary 
from Nicolas Slovinsky and a comment or two from Leon Theremin. 
Unfortunately, there are no performances in the video, just a scholarly 
panel discussion.

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DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans
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Ray Brohinsky wrote:
> from http://www.city-net.com/~moko/rbackgnd.html, a site put together by
> David R. Mooney
> 
> In the course of research for an article published in *Organized
> Sound<http://titles.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=oso>
> *, Margaret Schedel recorded the rhythmicon housed in the Smithsonian. The
> sound is surprisingly percussive, almost drum-like. The pitch is unclear in
> the recording she sent me and she, too, remarked on this fact. The samples
> have been used in John P. Young's work, "Ars Algorhythmica," a piece for
> didgeridoo and electronics performed at the SEAMUS 2005 conference in
> Muncie, Indiana.
> 
> At the bottom of this page, he also reports the apocryphal story that a
> rhythmicon was found in a NY pawn shop, exported to a british studio, and
> used in the scores of a bunch of movies, a tv series, and at least four rock
> albums, which is reported as fact elsewhere on the web.
> 
> There is a working rhythmicon reported to be held by the Smithsonian.
> Perhaps, if anyone lives in or near enough to WashingtonDC, a pilgrimmage
> can be arranged. I do know that the curator of the music division is very
> interested that instruments that might qualify as 'antiques' be restored to
> playing conditions and used, rather than made pretty and hung on walls. If
> she is still in charge, it's my feeling that she'll be very much in favor of
> someone wanting to research the beast, and schematics and mechanical
> diagrammes might just be possible (either the Smithsonian might have them
> already, or they might be willing to allow circuit tracing, etc. to be
> done.)
> 
> ray
> 
> On 10/26/07, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote:
>>   Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone know of any recordings featuring the rhythmicon? I've only
>> found one thus far, a rather odd collection of ambient and avantgarde
>> recordings of new compositions using a virtual rhythmicon. I understand
>> that they aren't generally available -- only 2 were ever built? -- but
>> there have been some simulations. I'm especially looking for any
>> recordings of classical works written for the instrument.
>>
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>> DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans
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>> Spellbound, a brief program of music for theremin
>> Sunday 10PM-12AM http://spellbound.purplenote.com
>>
>>  
>>
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