Numbers Station
July 15, 2008 6:36 PM
My entry for July's monthly music challenge, a spy-themed beat featuring samples taken from numbers stations.
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posted by Hoopo (13 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
Just a guess: is that Mitch Mitchell on the drums?
No, but that's quite an ear you've got: it's a live recording from the same era, same genre and everything.
posted by Hoopo at 7:59 PM on July 15, 2008
No, but that's quite an ear you've got: it's a live recording from the same era, same genre and everything.
posted by Hoopo at 7:59 PM on July 15, 2008
What a cool idea--those numbers stations are so robotically menacing. It's my favorite spy entry so far.
posted by baltimoretim at 4:39 AM on July 16, 2008
posted by baltimoretim at 4:39 AM on July 16, 2008
I was just listening to Amon Tobin's Supermodified, then played this... they integrated seemlessly. Good work, I like it a lot!
posted by spiderskull at 1:04 AM on July 17, 2008
posted by spiderskull at 1:04 AM on July 17, 2008
I dig it. I'd like to see it elaborated a bit, though. 1:25 doesn't really give the innate creepiness time to breathe.
posted by chimaera at 10:30 AM on July 17, 2008
posted by chimaera at 10:30 AM on July 17, 2008
I'd like to see it elaborated a bit, though
I know what you mean, and totally agree. I'd been off sick a couple of days when I was working on this, and I tried so many different directions for continuing the song beyond the 1:25 mark. Problem is, I'm finding it next to impossible to do an extended spy-themed beat without sounding like a second-rate Portishead knock-off. I think I'm going to have to consult with my partner-in-crime to see if he can come up with a "second movement" or something.
posted by Hoopo at 10:58 AM on July 17, 2008
I know what you mean, and totally agree. I'd been off sick a couple of days when I was working on this, and I tried so many different directions for continuing the song beyond the 1:25 mark. Problem is, I'm finding it next to impossible to do an extended spy-themed beat without sounding like a second-rate Portishead knock-off. I think I'm going to have to consult with my partner-in-crime to see if he can come up with a "second movement" or something.
posted by Hoopo at 10:58 AM on July 17, 2008
This is awesome.
posted by boo_radley at 3:17 PM on July 17, 2008
posted by boo_radley at 3:17 PM on July 17, 2008
Great groove, and thanks for linking to that blue post, I had missed it. I'm going to have to look into that myself for use in some future composition. Very cool.
posted by edlundart at 8:45 PM on July 17, 2008
posted by edlundart at 8:45 PM on July 17, 2008
Man, what a great idea. I hope this is just a proof of concept and there's more to come, because I think the numbers station samples have a lot of potential.
posted by danb at 7:19 AM on July 18, 2008
posted by danb at 7:19 AM on July 18, 2008
Oh. I love the numbers stations; hearing them on shortwave bands as a kid spooked me out. Nice and subtle use of them.
posted by not_on_display at 12:26 PM on August 6, 2008
posted by not_on_display at 12:26 PM on August 6, 2008
Great. My only complaint was that there wasn't more. I want more!
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 12:57 PM on February 20, 2010
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 12:57 PM on February 20, 2010
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Just a guess: is that Mitch Mitchell on the drums?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:30 PM on July 15, 2008