Turns out, a wall of text you can hardly pronounce and don't understand is easier to read in a single take when you sing it.
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on Mar 4, 2012 -
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Mvt. II of
Searching for Dual-Projecting Interneurons That May Contribute to Spinal Turtle Behavior. As with the first movement, this is a studio version/dry run we made before a live performance thereof this past Saturday. Once again, the vocals are from Virginia, via Google Voice.
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on Feb 9, 2012 -
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In a truly avant-garde move, the last real gyrophoniation on
Anthemic is an Anthem which isn't yet officially the anthem for the Crown Dependency it's supposed to represent. Also, does anyone know how such a beautiful island come to be the namesake of the
Garbage State?
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on Dec 18, 2011 -
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Skipping the next track on
the album, as it was the
first to be posted here, we move to the nonsense version of the Fijian national anthem--the one in English. Mr. Prescott must have thought Fiji to be a much bigger, stronger, less who-gives-a-shit-worthy nation than it really is.
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on Dec 17, 2011 -
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Changing gears a bit, we go to one of the more fascinating anthems to grace the
album.
Kassaman's lyrics were written by Algerian poet Mufdi Zakariah while imprisoned by French colonial forces. He wrote the verses on his cell walls using his own blood. They are, by nature, extremely violent, and (far as I know) may comprise the only national anthem which mentions machine guns directly.
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on Dec 7, 2011 -
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Next
in line comes Georgia (the country, not the awful state). Oh, Georgia...your
flag is classy as hell, your language looks like squiggly doom. You're pretty awesome. I'm so sorry.
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on Dec 6, 2011 -
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Next from
Anthemic comes a much more abstract interpretation of a much more obscure anthem, from a country many more people are prone to forget exists. It's also, probably, my personal favourite track of the whole album. I'd like to think it very deftly stomps through the full spectrum of brilliance and stupidity, at any and all times.
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on Dec 3, 2011 -
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Presenting
Anthemic: a collection of abstract interpretations of various obscure, entertaining, odd, or otherwise intriguing national anthems. We start with a fairly harmless country, and a fairly harmless interpretation of a fairly harmless anthem.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Dec 1, 2011 -
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So closes another chapter of the Gyrophonic discography. We end
Step Outside with two tracks, which elide into each other. The second track begins around the 4'20" mark.
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on Nov 27, 2011 -
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Hooved animals and plants high in starch or methyl cellulose may want to avert their attention now. Kindergarteners, or any other fans of library paste, do we have a track for you!
from
Step Outside, released 20 November 2011
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on Nov 25, 2011 -
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Moissanite, or silicon carbide, is often used to make
synthetic diamonds. Listening to this track, for me, conjures imagery of a manmade crystal cavern, with an ethereal glow, and the not-quite-drip of not-quite-water.
The
prelude ends and the track proper begins around 3:16.
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on Nov 23, 2011 -
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In the real world, nobody voluntarily plays contrabassoon. Those who are forced to do so only play one note, and it's in long tones. This, however, is abstract, effected, avant-garde contrabassoon. This track comes from our newly released album,
Everything You See Here. Don't ask about the alpaca.
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on Nov 5, 2011 -
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Topical? Certainly! Tasteless? Probably! Pantsless? Unfortunately not. Well fought, revolutionaries. I hope these days are the turning points you so need.
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on Oct 22, 2011 -
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Long-form synthetic ambience, with subtlety that will kick you in the face. Bitrate is
HORRIBLE because of the size limit, so
HBR and
FLAC are available. As always, headphones recommended.
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on Jul 6, 2011 -
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The first track of the night's session, which may very well become a new entry in our
An Evening With... series. This week featured special guest Luke Furman, and his wonderful array of toys/instruments, including several Ocarinas...Ocarinae? Ocar-enises?
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on Jun 22, 2011 -
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A bit of semi-long form semi-ambient semi-minimalist semi-something something something. Unfortunately, this is at a stupidly low bitrate because it's 22 minutes long, so higher bitrate
MP3 and
FLAC are available.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Jun 16, 2011 -
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A little field test of my newest
toy. Once again, good headphones or speakers are recommended, as it tends to go subsonic.
FLAC is also available.
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on Jun 14, 2011 -
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Warning: This recording includes heavy amounts of face-swallowing, house-rumbling, often subsonic bass. Also available in
HBR MP3 and
FLAC. For best results, use good headphones or speakers with a subwoofer. Apply directly to the forehead.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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Woodblock minimalism, combined with electronic soundscapes, alternate string tunings, and a nice healthy drone thrown in, for good measure.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on May 15, 2011 -
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My next-door neighbours have a Scottish terrier which, upon being let into the backyard from inside the house, immediately yips so loudly that each bark forces it off the ground in a fit of screechy rage.
Trey has a similarly annoying stupid-nosed Pekingese living above him, though its alleged "bark" is more of a failure, altogether. It's almost like someone timestretched the sound of basketball trainers on a gymnasium floor. There's no real attack; the sound just appears, then vanishes, only to return moments later. In retribution for these grievances, we have now made two separate attempts to make the latter dog explode via sonic assault. It's not supposed to be good; it's supposed to be incendiary. Please also enjoy this
video for part 2.
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on Apr 9, 2011 -
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The second and final chapter of our little improvised suite of minimalist strings. This bit features a rhythmic drone on electric mandolin. Enjoy.
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on Apr 6, 2011 -
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