Results, Not Answers (Lp)
Label: Bureau B
Format: LP
Genre: Electronic
In stock
Bureau B present a reissue of Young Scientist's debut album Results, Not Answers,
originally released in 1979. When you think of the music to have
emerged from Seattle, grunge and Sub Pop are probably the first things
that come to mind. But Seattle was already home to a vibrant alternative
music scene back in the 1970s. One of the most prominent synthesizer
acts of the period was the trio Young Scientist. Influenced by the likes
of Cluster, Harmonia, and Tangerine Dream, they released their music exclusively on cassette. the hypnotic-meditative cyclical Results, Not Answers. Young Scientist (Marc Barreca, James Husted, and Roland Barker)
-- released four cassettes as 1979 blazed a trail into the 1980s,
capturing the electric excitement of their live shows, unwriting the
rules with no less fervor than their punk rock neighbors. All three
members of Young Scientist played synthesizers. The Results, Not Answers
album presents Young Scientist in full flow through four tracks, forty
minutes of hypnotic and/or rhythmic soundscapes. Although the band admit
that they did not pay much attention to the recording process itself,
the selections on Results, Not Answers are crystal clear and have
effortlessly stood the test of time. "Brainless" ripples with tension
through its fifteen and a half minutes, "Eastern Clouds" swirls with
sitars before you loop through "Music For Feet" to the meditative,
spiritualized patterns of "Omega". Results, Not Answers shines a
light on Seattle at an incredibly creative juncture in the city's
musical history. James Husted recalls: "The Seattle scene at the time
was very active. There were many bands playing music across the
spectrum. Many 'Art', 'Punk', 'Experimental', 'New Wave' etc. bands were
forming and reforming all the time then . . . Young Scientist opened
for the Dead Kennedys once, that shows how wide the spectrum
could be at times. I feel ALL the bands of that time were pioneers in
the genres they played. They all pushed boundaries. I think in the
electronic music scene, Young Scientist was definitely one of the
pioneers and leaders at the time. We played many more shows and
different venues than any other electronic music band at the time."
First CD release and first vinyl release.
Cat. number: BB 305LP
Year: 2019