Roderick Julian Modell

Roderick Julian Modell aka Rod Modell Rod Modell writes in the liner notes for Waveform Transmissions, “F.Y.I. - Dr. Patrick Flanagan has perfected the Mark XI and Thinkman Model 50 neurophones. It is possible to download taped information directly into long term memory. The U.S. Government will not recognize his work even though he has made a deaf man hear for them, and the CIA utilizes this system daily.” This quote sums up nicely the the ‘attitude’ of Rod Modell’s ambient music. An amazing release, “v1.0-1.9” (released on Silent Records in 1996) is an important gem that has never received the recognition it deserves. Listening to this CD nearly eight years later, I am amazed that it stands the test of time as well as it does. Ironically, “v1.0-1.9” was Rod’s first release and Silent’s (along with Makyo’s “Rasa Bhava”) last release. Luckily, Kim Cascone found the music on this release to be important enough to slip it through just before the label was sold. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.