For Amusement Only

 

Soft Verdict - For Amusement Only [TWI 049 BEL 1982 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Subtitled - The Sound Of Pinball Machines

Here is something very different which should appeal to all those who appreciate experimental electronica. I thought a brand new very high resolution rip would be totally nuts, but I did it anyway!

Soft Verdict were originally the experimental Flemish duo of Wim Mertens and Gust De Meyer. For Amusement Only was their debut for Les Disques Du Crépuscule recorded in May 1981 and released on cassette and vinyl. Subsequent reissues have been on compact disc, albeit listed as Mertens' solo work. De Meyer went onto release just one more recording on a Casio VL Tone and is now a Professor of Culture at a Leuven University, Mertens took the project beyond the realms of modern classical music and is now a highly revered concert pianist and composer.

The sleeve notes tell you exactly what to expect...

For Amusement Only is using electronical potential of pinball machines' micro-processors as a creative force of music, structuring the sound produced by the course of a pinball into an original electronical language. For Amusement Only is the extension of the consumer's attitude towards entertainment games.... An aesthetic experience taking pleasures out of their context and giving them a new dimension.

Total amusement, for all the family.

A1   Insert Coin 

A2   Deluxe 

A3   8 Ball 

A4   Mystik 

B1   Fireball 

B2   Invader 

B3   Dog-In 

B4   Gorf