Desmond Leslie

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Desmond Arthur Peter Leslie (29 June 1921, County Monaghan, Ireland – 21 February 2001, Antibes, France) was a British pilot, film maker, writer, and musician, of English, Irish and Scottish descent. He was the younger son, and youngest child, of Shane Leslie, and his wife Marjorie (nee Ide) Leslie. His father was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. During his lifetime he served as a Spitfire pilot in the RAF during World War II, became one of the first pioneers of electric music, and co-authored one of the first books on UFOs, Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953), with writer George Adamski. Desmond Leslie was briefly a screenwriter/director for film and television. During financial difficulties during the production of Stranger At My Door, Desmond opted to compose the music for the film himself. Some stated the music was the best part of the film. In the early 1950s Leslie designed the world's first effective multi-track sound mixing desk which he had built by Rupert Neve. It can still be seen in his family home Castle Leslie, Monaghan, where it has been an object of reverence for visitors such as Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. During the late 1950s, he began nurturing his interest in contemporary music. In his small home studio, he experimented with the sounds of musique concrète. In January 1960, Leslie pressed a single acetate called Music of the Future. All Leslie recordings were later licensed to Joseph Weinburger, and Leslie's recordings were pressed onto a shor

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Music Of The Future

Music of the Future (Remastered)

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JW Vault, Vol. 100

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JW Vault, Vol. 103

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JW Vault, Vol. 99

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JW Vault, Vol. 98

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JW Vault, Vol. 101

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JW Vault, Vol. 102

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003 - The Edge of Destruction

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Vintage Sci-Fi

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Battle With The Invisible Monster ~ Visionary Electronic, Ambient, Avant-Garde & Space Age Sounds

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The Lost Noises Office

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