Re: Re: Looping Therapy - Mind / Brain Machines

["Larry Tremblay" <ltct@concentric.net>]

You might want to check out the book called Mega Brain
by Michael Hutchison, about the various electro-acoustic
devices ("mind machines") available to the public.

I was WAY into this in the early 80's. A whole subculture
has grown up around it, like 'Mind Gyms' where folks get
together to bliss out on brain drugs and machines.

I think Aphex Twin, Autechre and others have already tapped the
psychoactive effects of beat frequencies, inducing alpha states,
etc. This area has already been explored widely by the New Age and
Rave crowd.

See http://www.mindmachines.com and  MIND Gear at
http://www.mind-gear.com/index.html

- Larry T



----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Chovit" <cho@newdream.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Looping Therapy


> Interesting topic!!
>
> To date, I have used looping the way I use a sauna:  The experience is
> relaxing, transforming... and I consistently feel better off, after i'm
> done.  So, which is this: Healing or Entertainment?  In my opinion, there
> is a thin line between the two, and in my life, I try to dissolve that
line
> whenever possible.
>
> Additional thought:  I suppose Entertainment implies that one is "having
> fun", whereas Healing implies one might be experiencing pain or dealing
> with a a painful experience....Perhaps healing/entertainment is just
> another duality like, pleasure/pain, good/bad, hot/cold, but ultimately
> describing the same process...
>
> Back to the real world....  Has anyone learned the sounds that are being
> used to induce the various (measurable) states, like alpha, theta, etc.?
> It would be great to experiment with them....and maybe even incorporate
> them into pop songs  --- I can see the warning label on the album cover:
>
> WARNING: This music contains adult language, graphic violence, and may
> induce states of relaxation, ecstacy, or hyper-awareness.
>
>
> - Chris
>
>