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Encyclopedia > Ron Geesin

Probably best known as the co-author of Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother" in 1970, composer, performer, sound architect, writer, lecturer, broadcaster and interactive designer Ron Geesin also collaborated with Roger Waters on the innovative "Music from the Body" in 1970, a recording that employed organic sounds as instruments. After his first solo album, "A Raise of Eyebrows", in 1967, Geesin went on to become one of the first one-man record companies with the self-released "As He Stands", "Patruns", and "Right Through". His music has always pushed the envelope with eclectic sensibilities and quirky compositions, relentlessly searching for novel applications of sound.


In the Nineties, Headscope released a pair of CDs, "Funny Frown" and "Blue Fuse", melding modern technology with his predilection for appropriating and mangling found sounds. In 1994, Cherry Red Records released the "Hystery" CD, an overview of his sonic career. In 1995, Cleopatra Records released his "Land of Mist" CD, wherein he explored a somber collection of instrumental ambience. In 1995, See for Miles Records re-issued his first two vinyl albums on CD. Headscope followed in 2003 with the CD "Right Through - and Beyond", a reissue of his last vinyl album, an unissued section and a 'Sour New Year' suite.


A pleasant sense of mirth permeates his work.


Geesin's website rongeesin.com (http://www.rongeesin.com/) provides more details of his work and personal perception, including glimpses at his installations and poetry; [http://www.headscope.co.uk/ headscope.co.uk] is his online store.


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Ron Geesin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (222 words)
Ron Geesin is a British musician and composer, noted for his quirky creations and novel applications of sound.
Geesin first collaborated with the band's Roger Waters (the two shared a love of golf) on 1969's unconventional film soundtrack Music from "The Body", sampling organic sounds, albeit with tape loops rather than a modern sampler.
After his first solo album, A Raise of Eyebrows, in 1967, Geesin went on to launch one of the first one-man record companies, Headscope, with the self-released As He Stands, Patruns, and Right Through.
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