Robert Rutman's Steel Cello Ensemble

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Rutman (as he liked to be called in the 70's, when I knew him) was born in Berlin, Germany on May 15, 1931. He escaped with his mother to Poland, and later England, during the Nazi regime. He moved to the United States in 1951, and studied art. He spent four years in Mexico (1958-1962), where he met the musician Dorothy Carter (b.1934-d.2003). They became life-long friends, and Rutman was the godfather of Dorothy's two children, Justin and Celeste. In 1966, Rutman opened a gallery in Manhattan called "A Bird Can Fly, But A Fly Can't Bird." It was here that he built the prototype for the bow chime and the steel cello. He created huge sculptures out of sheet metal and rods, and then discovered that he could play music on them, either by using a bow or just by shaking the metal.... Later, he added Tibetan style chanting to the mix. The next year, tired of city life, he moved with a group of his New York friends to West Athens, Maine. Here, he had a multi-media gallery until 1972. He built his own house, a wonderful house that was very unconventional, a sculpture, almost. He "planted" a garden of six foot metal flower sculptures. In 1975, he formed the U.S. Steel Cello Ensemble. He moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1976 and published his first album, "Sounds of Nothing." He had a tail-wagging, faithful dog named Rutdog. He lived in his studio in monk-like fashion, a minimalist with only a sleeping roll on the floor and a few cooking utensils. He remained in Ca

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Zuuhh!! Muttie Mum!!

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Atlantic Waves 2006: The Wire Sampler (Disc 2)

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Live At The Waterworks • Berlin

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Atlantic Waves 2006: the Wire Sampler

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1939

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DIMITRI'S DUNGEON MIXTAPE V - HISTOIRE DE L'OEIL

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Bob Rutman´s Steel Cello Ensemble

Steel Cello Ensemble Feat. Ginsberg, Hentz, Irmler

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