Comments on: Either/Orchestra

By: Reid Whitton

Reid Whitton — Mon, 01 May 2006 20:54:40 +0000

It’s interesting that I should find this page while listening to The Calculus Of Pleasure. I’m also currently reading The Dancing Wu Li Masters, being a complete novice regarding Quantum Theory. After many years I am still hoping to hear the E/O perform live. I was in contact with Russ Gershon recently as we try to drum up some interest for a gig in upstate NY. I had a great time playing their music on my radio show at WAER-FM, Syracuse during 2000-2004.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:03:18 +0000

Sean, are you contemplating a connection between auxiliary scalar fields and dark energy? Or am I simply “over-mining for messages” in your post? Regardless, I hope to live to see the unveiling of dark energy. However, whoever unveils dark energy deserves more than a Dark Energy Suite in a cheap hotel but deserves a Dark Energy Day in the preposterous Universe.

By: Russ Gershon

Russ Gershon — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:29:33 +0000

thanks for the nice review, Sean, and nice meeting you too

you can download an entire track for free at:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/jazzdownloads_top.php

and about that dark energy……!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

Russ

By: Spatulated

Spatulated — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:24:06 +0000

great thanks

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:20:04 +0000

Sure. Just look them up on either allmusic.com or amazon.com; either place gives you (very) short clips of songs.

By: Spatulated

Spatulated — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:39:00 +0000

is there anyway i can sample even 30 seconds of this music. it seems like it would be pretty damn cool, but 13 bucks is a whole lot of money.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:40:52 +0000

A sidetrack: Chaz, do I detect a preference for Hendrik Lorentz over Ernest Lawrence in the spelling you used for that quotation? (I.e. “play Hydrogen up to Lorentzium”)

Spelling error… or “theoretical prejudice”? Either way, nice catch.

By: John Branch

John Branch — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:10:21 +0000

A sidetrack: Chaz, do I detect a preference for Hendrik Lorentz over Ernest Lawrence in the spelling you used for that quotation? (I.e. “play Hydrogen up to Lorentzium”)

Always glad to hear about a new band. And it’s surprising how many people Sean seems to meet who have a connection to math or physics. Maybe I need to get out more.

By: Uncle Al

Uncle Al — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:27:12 +0000

http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9349/
“The Sound of Mathematics”

(geocities is often riddled with pop-ups. Start with your advertisement filter on full.)

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:56:57 +0000

A couple of years ago, I talked to Roy Wooten (drummer for the Flecktones) about physics after a show. It was defintely one of the weirdest experiences of my life. When he heard I did physics, he took my hand and wouldn’t let go. He talked to me and my friend Dan for about 15 minutes about how he was “working with scientists” to invent a new kind of music based on science and math, but we didn’t understand most of what he said. He started reciting sequences of numbers to us. He told us about an instrument he invented that could “play Hydrogen up to Lorentzium.” At one point he expressed his concern that the government was using microwaves to assassinate people from space. Meanwhile, there were kids eagerly waiting to get his autograph.

I’m not sure whether he actually understood what he was talking about. I was happy for his interest in science, but I never wanted to get AWAY from a musician more in my entire life.