# Adrian Rew: Slot Machine Music ![rw-book-cover](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EYsy!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb9c04de3-180d-4083-99e2-1dfa00134e43_1200x900.jpeg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Stephan Kunze]] - Full Title: Adrian Rew: Slot Machine Music - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: Capturing the engineered soundscapes of Midwestern American casinos - URL: https://www.zensounds.de/p/adrian-rew-slot-machine-music?__readwiseLocation= ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > Casino owners invest a lot of time, money and effort to create the “zone” for gamblers. Rew describes it as “a kind of inner experience during which the rhythmic flow of human-machine collusion borders on mysticism. Time is abolished in the act of contemporary video gambling – simulated slot reels roll, virtual poker decks deal, and all worldly concerns are lost – leaving only the aura of total zone immersion in its wake.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kw7v4ck9y70m4zjcsnnzkemr))