Ethan Persoff
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WELCOME TO SWWE: A weekly exploration of unusual stories, news, politics, consciousness, and the unknown, paired with vintage modular electronic sounds from some of the nicest synthesizers of the last 50 years. Learn patching tricks and filtering methods for eurorack, explore the possibilities of hardware samplers and low-fi editing methods with manually splicing tape. Find the best food storage options for deep music isolation. Speak to your truest self with the best digital to analog conversion.
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Episode 46, Introduction: "So, What Went On Last Week with That Power Grid Failure in Texas?"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #46: The BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK!
(And the 2021 TX Power Failure)
Hi, everyone, welcome back to SWWE. We're just now getting through an entirely wild week of weather and bureaucratic power grid failure here in Texas. Texas has been on its own power grid since 1935, or approximately since power grids existed in the United States.
This isolationism on Texas' part meant that if we, say, refused to weather-proof our electrical grid (not needed if you aren't regulated!) then, perhaps, close to 4 million people would be without power during the coldest week of weather in decades. And, it's not like TX politicians care about dead bodies, but it would also add to Greg Abbott's death count for 2021, with some very tragic stories. So the first two tracks (introduction and discussion) this week discuss how my wife and I got through a week of blackout, with single digit temperatures outside, no heat – and then, no water. Pretty wild experience! Once water became scarce, people started gathering snow and other fluids (of unusual color) to fill their toilets. Fortunately, we had a filled bathtub, thanks to my wife's good thoughtful preparation. But the week was purgatorial in a way I haven't experienced in a long time. Somehow a power failure is time stopping, even though it's mostly just camping inside your house. But we couldn't do anything and just had to sleep through the cold of it. Wild event.
But if you're jumping to this post based on the BRUCE HAACK headline, chances are you're much more interested in the main item: I have a copy of The Bruce Haack Songbook. This was self-published by Bruce Haack in 1975 and if you enjoy electronic music and the pioneers of its artform, Bruce Haack ranks pretty high up there on the list. There's Wendy Carlos, Raymond Scott, Clara Rockmore, Morton Subotnick, and a few others – but for me, Bruce Haack is high genius on a level above them. He started by making children's records in the 1960s and built his own synthesizers to perform the music, including a vocoder. All of his work is amazing. I can recommend this film as a perfect primer if you've never been properly introduced to his work, and I'd just start with the first album, Dance Sing and Listen (1963) and follow the discography in order from there. You'll find so many interesting musical ideas throughout, and weird harmonic experiments, including duets Haack often sings with himself, one voice singing and the other vocoding. I consider him similar to the Velvet Underground in breaking apart Electronic Music into less academically rigid and more wildly awesome performance.
And there are fewer examples of this wonderful mind of Haack's more displayed than in the SONGBOOK, itself. This is a 60 page book, saddle stitched and large format, that Haack decorated himself with art and illustration, and even contains lyrics! Most of the tracks are uploaded to Youtube, presently, which you can find links to in the Boing Boing post for this week's show, along with a full song contents list.
SO, in terms of scans of this book, I feel like images should be made available. The current scalping on a copy of THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK goes for, roughly $350-$1,000 dollars. So I will be uploading as many images of the book as possible onto http://www.ep.tc/bruce-haack-songbook (check back later if it has no content presently) – I've had my own copy for 20 years and the spirit of sharing that this show hopes to be, I'll be uploading scans later tonight.
We end this with the sad mention that Esther Nelson passed away in October of last year. I just heard about this and as a young listener TREASURED her voice, her dance, her laughter, and her kindness – which is on all of the albums she shared with Haack, himself: https://twitter.com/BruceHaack/status/1320865864875347968
We all loved you, Miss Nelson. Enjoy this week's show, all - Thanks Ethan
1 day ago
Episode 46, Side A: Hear a Computer Play "The Bruce Haack Songbook" (RARE ELECTRONIC HISTORY ITEM)
Episode 46, Side A: Hear a Computer Play "The Bruce Haack Songbook" (RARE ELECTRONIC HISTORY ITEM) by Spoken Word with Electronics
1 day ago
Episode 46, Side B: "Hostage Negotiations" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 28)
Episode 46, Side B: "Hostage Negotiations" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 28) by Spoken Word with Electronics
2 days ago
Episode 46, Discussion: "Mud Water From the Pond!" (TX Utilities Outage Story Continued)
Episode 46, Discussion: "Mud Water From the Pond!" (TX Utilities Outage Story Continued) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 45, Introduction: "I've Been Reorganizing the Home Studio This Week"
WEATHER DELAY THIS WEEK! Posting the show a day late due to odd weather and predictable Texas Politics. Will discuss next week. Enjoy this week's show, part one of a tribute to Bruce Haack.
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 45, Discussion: "The Stolen Runaway Fire Truck Story" (A Live Reading of Police Transcript)
Episode 45, Discussion: "The Stolen Runaway Fire Truck Story" (A Live Reading of Police Transcript) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 45, Side A: "Ethan Explains - WHY THERE IS NO SIDE A - This Week."
Episode 45, Side A: "Ethan Explains - WHY THERE IS NO SIDE A - This Week." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 45, Side B: "GOOD EVENING GOOD GOOD EVENING" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 27)
Episode 45, Side B: "GOOD EVENING GOOD GOOD EVENING" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 27) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 8, 2021
Episode 44, Introduction: "A Workdesk Stacked With Over 130,000 Unread Emails"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #44: "A Group of Over 100,000 Emails Walk Into a Bar…"
It took some effort, but I have finally achieved over 35,000 Unread Work Emails. (and 100,000 Personal Ones)
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. Bit of a fun one this week. Depending on your personality type, the phrase "I have over 130,000 unread emails" will either place you in one of three or four personality categories: Discomfort over the idea of this (That makes me anxious), Competition (I have more than that!), Disconcern (So What?) or Self-Reflective/Assessing (I only have 20, I'm fine). But it's unlikely any of you will envy a person with such a stockpile.
I can't sell this batch of unread emails as a currency, just the number itself, for example. (Though if this were Google, they would be selling the information gathered, but that's another topic) – Really, the acquisition of such a bounty of unread messages is a descriptor of a kind of personality, nothing more or less. But I decided about twelve years ago, when my daily management of emails had run over to 500 Unread Messages, to just let the faucet continue unabated. If I missed a message, someone would surely message again, and not going through a daily drill of negotiating trashed messages or folder arrangement provided literal hours of rescued time to my work week. So, at 500 unread emails and 3,000 unread work emails (ha), I thought: "Let's see how far we can take this".
After a year of not organizing messages into separate folders, I found I'd developed a very comprehensive habit. I hadn't missed a single important message from or to anyone. There was only one folder: My INBOX, and it was easy to look at 200-300 messages a day visually to determine if I needed to open a message, or if the subject itself was suitable to indicate its contents. I started to receive compliments from co-workers for my dependable communication style, as well. Oddly, the less I cared about structuring and organizing, the more I was perceived as provably structured and organized.
So this week, I celebrate the achievement of 100,000 unread personal emails and 35,000 unread work emails. To make this applicable to the show, I discuss digital resolution, compared to analog signals. In some ways, digital resolution in its lowest bitrate is a collection of poles of data. Each pole could be perceived as a single message, or an email (why not) – and this week's demonstration shows you how to make your own waveform for free, making a very low bitrate waveform using a tool like Audacity: Make a 1/10th second tone (generate tone) and add a 1/5th of a second space of silence (insert silence) – Then follow along in the discussion on how to make a suitable VCO (or DCO, more accurately) for adding to modular synthesis.
Some of these episodes of SWWE discuss expensive gear, but everything made this week is using free software, like Audacity. The mentioned apps are incredibly cheap, as well:
PixelWave (one dollar) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixelwave/id447318771
and Bebot (two dollars) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bebot-robot-synth/id300309944
Connect with SWWE via Flagged or Unread Email on Bandcamp, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google .
Thanks and Have a Very Communicative week, Ethan
Feb 8, 2021
Episode 44, Discussion: "Making Your Own Unique Sounding Oscillator for FREE" (Instructions)
Episode 44, Discussion: "Making Your Own Unique Sounding Oscillator for FREE" (Instructions) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 8, 2021
Episode 44, Side A: "This Is Music with a Strictly Electronic Beat" (Vocal: THE FUTURE IS NOW, 1950)
Episode 44, Side A: "This Is Music with a Strictly Electronic Beat" (Vocal: THE FUTURE IS NOW, 1950) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 8, 2021
Episode 44, Side B: "Prepping For Party Night" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 26)
Episode 44, Side B: "Prepping For Party Night" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 26) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 1, 2021
Episode 43, Introduction: "Do You Ever Hear Bubble Wrap In Your Pockets?"
Unusual Audio Hallucinations: Do you ever hear bubble wrap in your pockets?
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #43: Do You Ever Hear Bubble Wrap In Your Pockets?
Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week we get down to the serious question of the day: Do you ever hear bubble wrap in your pockets? Happened to us this week, and it very likely might have been a complete audio hallucination. Fortunately, using specific patented Psychomental Technology, we were able to record the hallucination itself in the audio track. Nice technology that doesn't exist, but great for recording imaginary bubble wrap. This week we also discuss the wonderful GAMESTOP moment. I'm reminded of the cultural Gamestop precursor, Radio Shack, which is a prized part of my youth, which had its own troubles with Hedge Fund assault, see its 2015 battle with hedge fund Standard General: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-31/radioshack-creditors-sue-hedge-fund-over-chain-s-collapse
Example: "By delaying…
Feb 1, 2021
Episode 43, RAW AUDIO: "Relax and Reduce to New Beauty and Better Health" (1960)
Episode 43, RAW AUDIO: "Relax and Reduce to New Beauty and Better Health" (1960) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Feb 1, 2021
Episode 43, Side A: "Natural Relaxation" (A Basic Primer) — You Will Relax. You Can Relax!
You Are Relaxed. You Feel So Well.
Feb 1, 2021
Episode 43, Side B: "The True Self and The False Self" (Charlie Pickle Pt 25)
Episode 43, Side B: "The True Self and The False Self" (Charlie Pickle Pt 25) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 42, Introduction: "What a Relief. Everything Feels Calm."
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #42: Listen to Hundreds of Butterfly Wings, Run Through Hardware Samplers
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. Really, a calm and simple one this week. Biden's in office, hooray, and the peace of mind and decompression from that is TANGIBLE, isn't it. So this week, I thought to look at a collection of audio files I've compiled from field recording in Austin and Chicago over a couple of years. There's butterfly wings flapping, a nearly perfect cicada, peacocks, and a parakeet record. All of this is run through hardware samplers, primarily a Korg MicroSampler, and turned into mechanized insect wing machinery. Have a nice week and enjoy the audio.
Thanks and good insect regards, Ethan
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 42, Discussion: "Hardware Samplers... with Butterflies, Moths, Cicadas, and Peacock Chirps"
Episode 42, Discussion: "Hardware Samplers... with Butterflies, Moths, Cicadas, and Peacock Chirps" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 42, Side A: "Teaching a Parakeet to Talk is Fun" (Learn the New VOICE Method, 1951)
Episode 42, Side A: "Teaching a Parakeet to Talk is Fun" (Learn the New VOICE Method, 1951) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 42, Side B: "The Business Plan" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 24)
Episode 42, Side B: "The Business Plan" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 24) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 41, Introduction: "WHAT Power" (White Nationalism Has None)
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTIONICS #41, Remembering the KKK Riot on MLK Day in Denver, 1992
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week, it's impossible to not discuss White Nationalism (or my joke for it: "What" Nationalism) – And during this week celebrating MLK Day, I feel inclined to talk about the formative role of the KKK on my mind, growing up as a goth/punk in Denver in the 1990s. The short version of this is "hate has happened before", it will get bad, AND it will go away again. I say this because my parents had their experiences with hate in the 40s and 60s, it went away, then I had my experiences in the 90s and it went away. It's always here, just less represented through position. So it's a less urgent worry about this current strain of the problem. The Feds are clearly on it, too. "What Nationalism" and "What Power" is Fucked.
Contrarians will disagree and say NOPE, this is the worst the White Nationalist threat has ever been. But I'll say that's a narrow view of a lon…
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 41, Discussion/Memory: "KKK and the 1992 Denver Riot on MLK Day"
Episode 41, Discussion/Memory: "KKK and the 1992 Denver Riot on MLK Day" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 41, Side A: "Back When EVERYONE Knew At Least One KKK Person" (1990s Denver)
Episode 41, Side A: "Back When EVERYONE Knew At Least One KKK Person" (1990s Denver) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 41, Side B: "Oatmeal Strain" (The Arrival of Harland Atwater) — Charlie Pickle, Pt 23
Episode 41, Side B: "Oatmeal Strain" (The Arrival of Harland Atwater) — Charlie Pickle, Pt 23 by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 40, Intro: "Well, The Insurrection -WAS- Televised, Wasn't It."
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #40: "A YIPPIE SEANCE!"
A YIPPIE SEANCE! — Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin Take Credit for Last Week's Insurrection.
Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds
Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week we're pleased to welcome Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin into the studio. It's their first interview in more than 25 years! Abbie has been in hiding since 1989 and Jerry has gone low profile since 1994, but we meet with them via seance this week. The reason: They want to take credit for the insurrection at DC. Specifically the wikipedia article that didn't exist until January 6, titled: The 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
It can now be told, and explained, that the charismatic smiling quality of the rabid crazed neo-nazis storming into the Capitol building were, in fact, under the spell of YIPPIE MAGIC — double-crossed into an…
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 40, Discussion: "But fear not, Friends. This was ALSO the Best Day Ever for Democrats."
Episode 40, Discussion: "But fear not, Friends. This was ALSO the Best Day Ever for Democrats." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 40, Side A: "YIPPIE SEANCE!" Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin Take Credit for Last Week's Riot
Episode 40, Side A: "YIPPIE SEANCE!" Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin Take Credit for Last Week's Riot by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 40, Side B: "Employee Check-In" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 22)
Episode 40, Side B: "Employee Check-In" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 22) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 4, 2021
Episode 39, Introduction: "Learn to Anticipate the Triple D's from the 1972 U.S. Bureau of Customs"
HEAR: "Drugs, Dolls, and Delays" the 1972 U.S. Govt Album on Not Stuffing Narcotics into Your Kid's Toys
Hi, everyone – Welcome back to the show. Bit of a fun one to begin the New Year. This week is about smuggling drugs, or rather the U.S. Govt's history with increasing scrutiny at our borders, with drugs as a justification. Customs used to be more casual, a question about what you might have purchased and what you'll be declaring. But as airports became more militarized in defense of drugs and terrorists, customs itself became more of an inspection process. The record this week is a series of rarely heard Radio Spots that were prepared to let you know about these increased measures, featuring Jack Webb from Dragnet and a beautiful sounding Ricardo Montalbán, speaking in Spanish. You are also introduced to the head of U.S. Customs Vernon D Acree, whose wonderfully uptight voice completes the long-awaited threesome for J. Edgar Hoover and Richard Daley. A lot of wonderful samples h…
Jan 4, 2021
Episode 39: "DRUGS, DOLLS & DELAYS" — Radio Spots / U.S. Bureau of Customs, 1972
Informational Messages for the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Treasury Department. 1972.
(Locked Groove recording, you will hear a click inbetween each radio spot)
In order:
SIDE ONE
Commissioner of Customs (60 secs), Commissioner of Customs (30 secs)
Greg Morris (20 secs), William Conrad (60 secs), Robert Fuller (30 secs)
Christopher George (30 secs), Linda Daye George (10 secs)
John Gavin (60 secs), Martin Milner (60 secs), Elaina Verdugo (60 secs)
SIDE TWO
Commissioner of Customs (60 secs), Commissioner of Customs (30 secs)
Commissioner of Customs (30 secs), Christopher George (30 secs)
Elaina Verdugo (30 secs), William Conrad (30 Secs)
Jack Webb and David Janssen (30 secs), John Gavin (10 secs)
Martin Milner (30 secs),
SPANISH: Ricardo Montalban (60 secs), Ricardo Montalban (30 secs)
Jan 4, 2021
Episode 39, Side A: "Your Paranoia at the Airport"
Episode 39, Side A: "Your Paranoia at the Airport" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 4, 2021
Episode 39, Side B: "The #12 Route Arrives" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 21)
Episode 39, Side B: "The #12 Route Arrives" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 21) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 38, Introduction: "Happy New Year, Let's Drop Some Acid!"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #38: Acid Is Best on New Year's Eve
Hear how to make Stroboscopic Audio Panning to improve hallucinations on LSD for New Year's.
Greetings, fellow residents of 2020! Welcome back to the show. We're days away from kicking this year to the curb, and in a year as mind-breaking as this one, psychedelics might be one of the few things to make clear-eyed sense of it. I don't have any acid this year, but taking LSD on New Year's is often a great way to end a year and begin a new one. You should always take acid in a controlled space (let the acid itself go out of control for you) and a great electronics trick to learn for acid consumption is filling a room with stroboscopic sound, which is automated panning that can make the room feel like it's moving in a circular twirl. You can make this swirl slowly and also change directions. This week I'll demonstrate this method. I use a Moog Unit Q148, but the effect is also very easy to achieve with some simple electroni…
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 38, Discussion: "VCA Control Voltage Panning for Hallucinations and NYE"
Episode 38, Discussion: "VCA Control Voltage Panning for Hallucinations and NYE" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 38, Side A: "Awake in the Freezer Aisle of the All-Night Grocery, Peaking Happily & Alone."
Episode 38, Side A: "Awake in the Freezer Aisle of the All-Night Grocery, Peaking Happily & Alone." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 38, Side B: "Hurricanes and Displacement" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 20)
Episode 38, Side B: "Hurricanes and Displacement" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 20) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 37, Introduction: "We Have Endured THE YEAR of Festivus"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #37: Happy GRIEVANCES! We Have Endured THE YEAR of Festivus.
Hello, all – Happy Grievances! Welcome back to the show. This week is our holiday episode for December, and we're decorating the pole — with nothing! This year has already had its ornaments of bullshit and insanity, no need for glitter or decorations. I'm having a Zoom party for one over here. It's Festivus! The good holiday that Seinfeld made famous. And in so many ways it is the perfect holiday for this year. In a year like 2020, Festivus is a good natured outlet to just let the grievances out. All holidays have their moments where they become more substantial. Columbus Day wasn't anything until he came back with all those slaves, Thanksgiving was nothing until the genocide of American Natives, and Christmas was nothing but a birthday before Thomas Nast invented our modern Santa Claus.
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All these holidays made use of their moment to become a permanent part…
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 37, Discussion: "WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH Envelope Followers!"
Episode 37, Discussion: "WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH Envelope Followers!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 37, Side A: "Festivus Greetings from Spoken Word with Electronics"
Episode 37, Side A: "Festivus Greetings from Spoken Word with Electronics" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 37, Side B: "A Bus Will Be Here Soon" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 19)
Episode 37, Side B: "A Bus Will Be Here Soon" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 19) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 36, Introduction: "Looking Back, Basement Living Was Really Good."
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #36: FUN MADNESS with Control Voltage Radio Tuning
Unintended uses of Radio Signals to make Insane Noises
Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the show. The lead image here demonstrates that a radio can be a hat, but I'd like to dive even deeper on radio. Radio is more powerful than we give it credit. Its transformative possibilities as ubiquitous electromagnetic waves make it truly wonderful and ghostly. Did you know a common anxiety in the early century was picking up radio reception in your teeth, btw? But the most insane thing to consider about radio is you are constantly surrounded by hundreds of concurrent station broadcasts, in varying frequencies from around the world, blasting on your head simultaneously.
In many ways, this signal bombardment is similar to reality. One concept of what happens with LSD is the filters that control which signals we see are turned off. That's one trick of hallucination: You see (or think) all the signals at once, making a…
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 36, Demonstration: "Voltage Controlled FM Radio Tuning" (Arradio Eurorack Module Demo)
Episode 36, Demonstration: "Voltage Controlled FM Radio Tuning" (Arradio Eurorack Module Demo) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 36, Side A: "Lean In to Hear the Talking Clock" (CV Radio)
Episode 36, Side A: "Lean In to Hear the Talking Clock" (CV Radio) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 36, Side B: "White Man's Blues" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 18)
Episode 36, Side B: "White Man's Blues" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 18) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 7, 2020
Episode 35, Introduction: "Mr Rogers and 1980s Mail-Order Psychotherapy Cassettes"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #35: Mr Rogers' Rare Words From 1983 on Death and Childhood Illness
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is a tribute to Mr Rogers. I have one rare tape on Mr Rogers in my library of unusual records, and when I share this with people I present it as "a side of Mr Rogers you may have never heard." Most listeners agree: This is a very incredible album. Specifically, this is Fred Rogers translating the complexity of death and pain into helping parents deal with a huge fear: The death of their kids. He also relates similar comfort to kids themselves. And then you meet the children, who are all wonderful, happy, and seemingly more aware of the moment than many adults three times their age. I'm posting it this week because we need more compassion in the world, presently.
This is what the 1983 cassette "Healing with Love" is all about, and its obscure placement in the Mr Rogers discography only makes it more interesting. This wasn't work for PBS. It…
Dec 7, 2020
Episode 35, RAW AUDIO: "Healing with Love" Mr. Rogers & Gerald Jampolsky on Children's Illness, 1983
HEALING WITH LOVE
Gerald Jampolsky and Fred Rogers
"A moving account of the healing roles love and support can play in children's critical illnesses" — made available to children and parents in 1983 for purposes of therapy, via cassette.
Dec 7, 2020
Episode 35, Side A: "Mister Rogers' Metaphysical Phone Hotline" (Do You Consider Death An Enemy?)
Episode 35, Side A: "Mister Rogers' Metaphysical Phone Hotline" (Do You Consider Death An Enemy?) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 7, 2020
Episode 35, BONUS: "Fred Rogers Soundboard"
Episode 35, BONUS: "Fred Rogers Soundboard" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 7, 2020
Episode 35, Side B: "DRINK ALL THE COFFEE" (Charlie Pickle, Part 17)
Episode 35, Side B: "DRINK ALL THE COFFEE" (Charlie Pickle, Part 17) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 34, Introduction: "Making Music from Modem Noises, Fax Machines, and Firmware Bootloaders"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #34: Making Music with 2600 Hz Tones and Firmware Audio Update Files
Number-based trivia: 2600, the hacker quarterly, is named after this 2600 hertz tone, which is a single tone that can override a payphone's pricing controls with one single command.
Hi everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is about loud noises made by computers. Awful sounds like modems, faxes, and my favorite unbearable noise: The firmware update file. Firmware can be updated via an audio file and to demonstrate this, we discuss audio files from Korg's Monotribe, the W-slash sampler from Whimsical Raps, and Nanoloop.
I thought it would be fun to make comforting music from these noises, and you can jump to "The Roomba is Dreaming" to hear the end result. The discussion for this week is a demonstration of using envelope generators to smooth out the harsh tones of a firmware file. In particular, a trapezoid generator based on an EMS Synthi is used to pull out tonal rhythms.
Last…
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 34, Demonstration: "Envelope Filtering Audio-Based Firmware Update Files"
Episode 34, Demonstration: "Envelope Filtering Audio-Based Firmware Update Files" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 34, Side A: "The Roomba is Dreaming" (Music made from Firmware Update Files)
Episode 34, Side A: "The Roomba is Dreaming" (Music made from Firmware Update Files) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 34, Side B: "Happy Birthday, Susan" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 16)
Episode 34, Side B: "Happy Birthday, Susan" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 16) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 33, Introduction: "This Week is Our Thanksgiving Episode"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #33: A BAKED HAM DINNER (Thanksgiving Special)
Hear Betty Crocker's "Cooking for the Blind" series from the 1950's, and prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner with canned food.
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is our first Thanksgiving Episode, and with most of us opting to stay home and not travel this year, I thought I'd share one of my favorite records in my collection. This is a 40 album set from The Minnesota Department of Public Welfare. Specifically this is a part of the "Talking Books for the Blind" – an endeavor that is still very much alive in public education. I have a friend who has read trigonometry into a recorder for use in math courses at the university level for decades, as an example.
Betty Crocker's 1954 "Good and Easy Cookbook" was recorded, in full, for this series of vinyl. The fidelity is choppy, as these are flexidiscs with a loud noise floor. There's another issue, too: My copy, which might be the only complete survivin…
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 33, Discussion: "Betty Crocker's Good & Easy Cookbook, Cooking for the Blind Edition, 1956"
Episode 33, Discussion: "Betty Crocker's Good & Easy Cookbook, Cooking for the Blind Edition, 1956" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 33, Side A: "A Baked Ham Dinner with Dessert"
Episode 33, Side A: "A Baked Ham Dinner with Dessert" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 33, Side B: "The Abrupt Decline of Clarence TX, 1965-1968" (Charlie Pickle, Part 15)
Episode 33, Side B: "The Abrupt Decline of Clarence TX, 1965-1968" (Charlie Pickle, Part 15) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 32, Introduction: "Hi -- How's Everyone Doing?"
Episode 32, Introduction: "Hi -- How's Everyone Doing?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 32, Discussion: "Battery Eliminators!" (And Parallel Battery Adapter Holders)
Episode 32, Discussion: "Battery Eliminators!" (And Parallel Battery Adapter Holders) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 32, Side A: "The Treemont Family Trust"
Episode 32, Side A: "The Treemont Family Trust" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 32, Side B: "9PM DOOR CALL"
Episode 32, Side B: "9PM DOOR CALL" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 9, 2020
Episode 31, Introduction: "So Damn Relieved Biden Won."
Hi , everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week, a Nanoloop arrived from Germany. I was elated. It showed up with great timing, too, on the afternoon of the day of the Election. Not sure it's possible to describe how stressful that day felt, though I imagine it's relatable. A drum machine synthesizer that is built off of the sounds of classic Nintendo Gameboy circuitry was just what the doctor ordered, so I turned off the news (to the best of my ability, anyway) and recorded Nanoloop beats for a week. You'll find that mood journal here for Side A.
The Nanoloop itself is a legendary component of chiptune music, and other electronic formats, providing instant acid house-esque rhythms. It's really wonderful for sound design, too. It's four concurrent 16-step grids, four voices, and is played like a video game. You'll hear Nanoloop on some recordings you love, from Aphex Twin to Boards of Canada, and elsewhere. A discussion on that is included.
The Nanoloop began as a cartridge for th…
Nov 9, 2020
Episode 31, Discussion: "A Nanoloop Arrived on Election Day."
Episode 31, Discussion: "A Nanoloop Arrived on Election Day." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 9, 2020
Episode 31, Side A: "Nanoloop Hardware Demo" (All Factory Sounds, No External Effects)
Episode 31, Side A: "Nanoloop Hardware Demo" (All Factory Sounds, No External Effects) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 9, 2020
Episode 31, Side B: "The Sunset Investors" (Charlie Pickle, Part 12)
Episode 31, Side B: "The Sunset Investors" (Charlie Pickle, Part 12) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 2, 2020
Episode 30, Introduction: "Hello, Have You Seen My Joke Calendar?"
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is a precarious one, as we post the episodes on Monday. The Election happens on Tuesday, however, and that means the world might become a very different creature in the next seven days. So to anticipate GOOD or BAD, this week is all about jokes. For total distraction, I have 45 minutes of jokes that I will read to you this week. You can press play and just forget the world as you meditate on such classics as "Did you Hear About the Invisible Man's Family? His Kids Were Nothing to Look At, Either!" – 45 minutes of that, thank me or pie me later.
The jokes for this episode actually come from my Joke Calendar, which I had at my office at work. I tormented 30-50 people at work so much (true story) that they stole the calendar from me, and placed it in the ice box! I responded to the prank with "The Joke Calendar", which is a track I'm also including in this week's humor pack for Side A. This track is from my album This is the TRUTH, whic…
Nov 2, 2020
Episode 30, Good Distraction: "Kid Jokes and Bad Puns to Get You Through the Week"
Episode 30, Good Distraction: "Kid Jokes and Bad Puns to Get You Through the Week" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Nov 2, 2020
Episode 30, Side A: "QAnon Girl" (Excerpt) by The Mike Pence Experience and "The Joke Calendar"
Hear the entire QAnon Girl track on Youtube, with lyrics, at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TCjiTtgugM
Nov 2, 2020
Episode 30, Side B: 1984 VHS Porn Titles, L-Z: "Let Me Count the Lays" through "Zolita"
Hear the first half, A-L: "Adventures in Bondage" through "Lesbians Galore": https://soundcloud.com/eptc/episode-29-side-a
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 29, Discussion: "The Lary King Encyclopedic Guide to Adult Video Cassette Movies"
Episode 29, Discussion: "The Lary King Encyclopedic Guide to Adult Video Cassette Movies" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 29, Introduction: "Those Good Old Blue Tapes"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #29: "Lary King's 1984 Guide to Adult Video Cassette Movies"
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week focuses on an independently produced book from 1984. Title is "Lary King's Encyclopedic Guide to Adult Video Cassette Movies" and it is a wonderful surviving snapshot of adult movies from that era. Incidentally, 1984 is the stated end of The Golden Age of Porn and the titles included, which contain films from 1960-1984, don't disappoint. Porn at its best is very clever. This is from the time adult movies were scripted, filmed (not videotaped), and these movies contained some of the funniest titles imaginable.
So, in 1983, an archivist by the name of Lary King (not Larry King! we hope) endeavored to list every single one of these film titles available on VHS and LaserDisc. There are no pictures in the book, highlighting the value and insane delights of the titles themselves, naked and alone. The surviving rare book shows the variety of content fro…
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 29, Side A: 1984 VHS Porn Titles, A-L: "Adventures in Bondage" through "Lesbians Galore"
Hear the second half, L-Z: "Let Me Count the Lays" through "Zolita":
https://soundcloud.com/eptc/episode-30-side-b
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 29, Side B: "Morrie Treemont" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 11)
Episode 29, Side B: "Morrie Treemont" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 11) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 28, Introduction: "Classroom Filmstrip Lessons of the 1960s-1980s"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #28: A Tribute to Patch the Pony
Greetings, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week is our Halloween episode. It's a tribute episode to a familiar childhood pony, named Patch, of the 1960s-1980s. Patch the Pony taught children an easy to remember rule: "Nay, Nay! From Strangers Stay Away!" — I love the story of Patch the Pony.
To keep with the Halloween season, audio from Patch is turned into a Halloween Movie. This is done with a variety of synthesizer beds, spray-can webbing, fake plastic hands, witches broomsticks, rattling skeletons, and vampire teeth. It's also achieved through the soundtrack of Patch the Pony itself, an unusual story of a wandering Pony who watches over children, and the peculiar voice acting for The Stranger who has a ball of candy, and an offer to "climb in" and ride in his new automobile. Nay, Nay, Stay Away!
Patch the Pony is a nice success story of an independent creator, too. While most cartoon mascots were corporate…
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 28, Raw Audio: "Patch the Pony" (1968)
Episode 28, Raw Audio: "Patch the Pony" (1968) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 28, Side A: "Patch the One-Eyed Horror Movie" (A Tribute)
Episode 28, Side A: "Patch the One-Eyed Horror Movie" (A Tribute) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 28, Side B: "Psychiatric Notes #1" (Charlie Pickle, Part Ten)
Episode 28, Side B: "Psychiatric Notes #1" (Charlie Pickle, Part Ten) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 27, Introduction: "My Five Minute Phone Call with Donald Trump"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #27: A Phone Interview with Donald Trump, 26 Days Before the Election.
Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week, our close friend Donald Trump phones in for a five minute interview, where we discuss his second term ambitions. This phone call was made earlier last week, and just a day or so after being released from Walter Reed for the Guinness World Record in Hospitalized Covid Recovery. Incredible!
The White House switchboard was muting any moment Trump coughed, but one got past their censor button, so we've isolated the hacking wheeze and cough and have made it available as a free ringtone.
We then take a train down to Hell to hear The Devil's opinion on 'Stupid Covid Masks', and conclude the episode with Part Nine of Charlie Pickle.
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 27, Ringtone: "Donald Trump's Covid Cough" — 100% Authentic! Free Download
Episode 27, Ringtone: "Donald Trump's Covid Cough" — 100% Authentic! Free Download by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 27, Side A: "Visiting Dante's Hell to Check-In on the Republican Party"
Episode 27, Side A: "Visiting Dante's Hell to Check-In on the Republican Party" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 27, Side B: "The Seasoner Purchase" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 9)
Episode 27, Side B: "The Seasoner Purchase" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 9) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 5, 2020
Episode 26, Introduction: "Welcome to Mind Surgery" (Learn the 1985 'UNIQUE-TECHNIQUE' Program)
Learn how to do 'Thought-Based MIND SURGERY' with this 1985 self-help cassette
"A Self-Help Course on MIND SURGERY and JUNK-PROOF FILTERING"
Hi, everyone – Welcome back to the show. This week we present a course on Mind Surgery, which is a cassette I found in a thrift store bin in Denver in 1993. The tape itself is a product of Denver, a part of the 'UNIQUE-TECHNIQUE' Program, based in suburban Littleton in 1985. I've enjoyed the lessons on Junk-Proof Filtering, avoiding the NIOPS, and celebrating the MMMS for years. So this episode is a tribute to the Mind Surgeon. You'll find full audio, along with a tribute track.
Mind Surgery is an unusual audio product, especially if you listen to a lot of self-help audio. It's overwhelmingly positive, for one, it doesn't blame you for your problems. It lives in its own self-made psychology, which is delightful, and it doesn't have a manipulative agenda. I'd label it "outsider psyche". There's a benevolent Scientology vibe found within, too,…
Oct 5, 2020
Episode 26, Raw Audio: "Mind Surgery and The Junk-Proof Filter" (1985, Self-Help Cassette)
Episode 26, Raw Audio: "Mind Surgery and The Junk-Proof Filter" (1985, Self-Help Cassette) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 5, 2020
Episode 26, Side A: "Undergoing Mind Surgery" (A Tribute to The Mind Surgeon) #NIOPS #MMMS
Episode 26, Side A: "Undergoing Mind Surgery" (A Tribute to The Mind Surgeon) #NIOPS #MMMS by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 5, 2020
Episode 26, Side B: "Roadside Politics" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 8)
Episode 26, Side B: "Roadside Politics" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 8) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 25, Introduction: "Do You Practice Thumb Hypnosis?"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #25: Do You Believe in THUMB HYPNOSIS?
Hi, everyone – Welcome back to the show. This week is all about Thumb Hypnosis. That might provide more questions than answers. Specifically, "Thumb Hypnosis" is a 1960s recording (I'm presuming, it's undated) that arrived to me with other hypnotism records some years ago. I love self-pressed hypnotism recordings, and "Thumb Hypnosis" is one of the best out there. It answers no questions. It solves all problems. Thumb!
Enjoying THUMB HYPNOSIS, raw audio is provided in track two, with a full reworking of sampling opportunities in track three. Audio is processed through a Radio Music module, 907 Fixed Filter Bank, and an SSL Samplecorder. Also, a quick demo of a Korg MicroSampler is provided, which is one of the nicest and most playable pieces of Korg hardware ever made, sadly pulled from production after less than a year on the market. It's a GREAT sampler, very similar to a vintage E-MU, but much easier to program…
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 25, Raw Audio: "Thumb Hypnosis"
Episode 25, Raw Audio: "Thumb Hypnosis" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 25, Side A: "Pitch Shifters and Samplers" (Under the Influence of Thumb Hypnosis)"
Episode 25, Side A: "Pitch Shifters and Samplers" (Under the Influence of Thumb Hypnosis)" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 25, Side B: "Doorway Accounting" (Charlie Pickle, Part Seven)
Episode 25, Side B: "Doorway Accounting" (Charlie Pickle, Part Seven) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 24, Introduction: "Tales of Shock, A Childhood Memory"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #24: How Much Electricity Can Kill You?
https://soundcloud.com/eptc/sets/spoken-word-with-electronics-episode-24
Greetings, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week, survival and home safety is on our mind, and the discussion is on THE FATAL CURRENT! (Including this article from 1966, linked below, which advises you to not wear wet shoes, or a soaking wet robe, when working near electricity)
There's a lot of misconceptions about how electricity becomes deadly. Appliances around the house are JUST as dangerous, or SAFE, as large electrical sources. For example, a static shock can be thousands of VOLTS but lacks the CURRENT to kill you. So we discuss the difference between voltage and current, the fun rule about how your hands can complete a circuit across your heart (don't try it) and include a basic primer on Ohm's Law. A fun discussion, including my own electrical injury at age ten, which nearly became a cautionary tale, titled: "Death By Alarm Cloc…
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 24, Discussion: "How Much Electricity Can Kill You?"
Episode 24, Discussion: "How Much Electricity Can Kill You?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 24, Side A: "The Brochure" (Charlie Pickle, Part Six)
Episode 24, Side A: "The Brochure" (Charlie Pickle, Part Six) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 24, Side B: "Electronic Electricity Session" (Outro)
Episode 24, Side B: "Electronic Electricity Session" (Outro) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 23, Introduction: "1-900 Bird Party for President"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #23: 1980s Telephone Voting Hardware
Greetings everyone, welcome back to the show. This week we look back at telephone polling hardware from the 1980s and ask the question: "What if they'd evolved into how we vote in elections?" The technology for phone voting became pretty robust, including synthesized voices and other nice ideas. But nice ideas are quickly exploited, so it got quickly monetized into the foul world of 1-900 numbers.
The monetization of spending 50¢ to call a 1-900 number and leave an opinion destroyed public perception of the phone as a democratic tool, but before that happened there were a few wonderful innovations. Bell Labs had been working on voice recognition since the 1950s, for example, and this week's episode of SWWE focuses on one company's effort to develop two devices: The simply named TELEPHONE POLL from 1982 and the exotic named follow-up, the ESCAPE-600, from 1986. Here is a collection of brochures and other material on bo…
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 23, Discussion: "1980s Telephone Polling Hardware"
Episode 23, Discussion: "1980s Telephone Polling Hardware" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 23, Side B: "Weekly Electronic Drum Solo #1" (Outro)
Episode 23, Side B: "Weekly Electronic Drum Solo #1" (Outro) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 23, Side A: "The Lobby" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 5)
Episode 23, Side A: "The Lobby" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 5) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 7, 2020
Episode 22, Introduction/Live Set: "Hi, Everybody. This Episode Will Be About Meditation."
Greetings, all. Welcome back to the show. This week, the discussion is on meditation and making our body into a conductive circuit. A meditation device called the SOMA Quantum Ocean arrived from Russia last month. It's an experimental device from Moscow that has four coin-shaped sensor pads.
The device arrives with a book (also downloadable here as the "QO Book") of exercises to perform while you are meditating. This list of exercises suggest thinking different things or focusing on different goals when in session with the device, and seeing if the sounds change. They might!
This episode of SWWE includes a demo of twenty minutes of Quantum Ocean sound, along with instructions from the first session, which asks you to identify one path of noise in the chaos of the audio and follow it as it moves within the sea of other noises.
Two of the pads send a small amount of voltage through your body, and two of the pads are radio receivers. Essentially this is similar to a feedback loop, usin…
Sep 7, 2020
Episode 22, Demo: What Does the Soma Quantum Ocean Sound Like? (Meditation Tool)
Episode 22, Demo: What Does the Soma Quantum Ocean Sound Like? (Meditation Tool) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 7, 2020
Episode 22, Side A: "SUNSET DRIVE"
Episode 22, Side A: "SUNSET DRIVE" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 7, 2020
Episode 22, Side B: "The Last Home On This Street is a Duplex"
Episode 22, Side B: "The Last Home On This Street is a Duplex" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Aug 31, 2020
Episode 21: Are TEMP N TOSS Adhesive Thermometers the Future of Foreheads? (Introduction) "
Episode 21: Are TEMP N TOSS Adhesive Thermometers the Future of Foreheads? (Introduction) " by Spoken Word with Electronics
Aug 31, 2020
Episode 21, Recap/Time Capsule: "The Five Week News in Review"
Episode 21, Recap/Time Capsule: "The Five Week News in Review" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Aug 25, 2020
Episode 21, Side B: "Do We Exist?" (AUDIO POSTCARD #2)
Hi, all: After watching the first night of the RNC last night, my existence was sure questioned! What a freak carnival.
Here's the second piece from The Recovery of Charlie Pickle, which will be serialized with parts three and four in episode 21 of SWWE. I'll see about another postcard this week.
Aug 23, 2020
Episode 21, Side A: "Welcome to Clarence, TX" (AUDIO POSTCARD #1)
Hello, all: I hope you've been well - Sorry I haven't kept up with posting, as I mentioned I'd intended to do while taking a break from the show.
Gearing up to start new episodes in a week. I have a new piece I'll be serializing with these new sets of episodes. The story is called "The Recovery of Charlie Pickle", and here is the first installment, titled "Welcome to Clarence TX".
Thanks for following the show and see you soon, Ethan
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 20, Introduction, "We Will Arrive at Goodland, Soon"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #20: A Tribute to Anne Sexton
Greetings, all. This is the final set of SWWE for a few weeks. This has been a crazy experience to put together an hour-long show every week for around twenty episodes, and I need a little time off to regroup, record some new music, and write out a few other pieces. This final episode catches me up, personally, with posting a bunch of work, too.
Much of this show originated as a proposed album series on writers I love. It became a weekly show, partly out of Covid changing my focus and time. But there have been a number of writers I love included here from those earliest recordings: from David Berman, Henry Miller, Kathy Acker, e.e. cummings, Paul Krassner, and even performers like Mel Blanc or Belle Barth.
The final piece from those original set of music are two tracks I'm posting today. It's a tribute to Anne Sexton, and I suppose a subheading could be "Romancing our worst intentions". — I think about Anne Sexton a lot. I…
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 20, Memory: "My Suicide Note at Age Six or Seven"
Episode 20, Memory: "My Suicide Note at Age Six or Seven" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 20, Discussion, "When Someone Dies, When Anne Sexton Dies, When David Berman Dies"
Episode 20, Discussion, "When Someone Dies, When Anne Sexton Dies, When David Berman Dies" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 20, Side A: Anne Sexton, "Wanting to Die" (Vocal, 1962) - Music by SWWE, 2019/20
Episode 20, Side A: Anne Sexton, "Wanting to Die" (Vocal, 1962) - Music by SWWE, 2019/20 by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 20, Side B: Anne Sexton, "The Truth the Dead Know" (Vocal, 1971) — Music added by SWWE, 2020
Episode 20, Side B: Anne Sexton, "The Truth the Dead Know" (Vocal, 1971) — Music added by SWWE, 2020 by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 19, Introduction, "Odd Times, Making the Room Into a Loud Scream"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #19: Odd Times, Loud Noises
Hi everyone, welcome back to the show. Pictured in the Boing Boing post week is my studio, or the main corner of it. A lot of wonderful noise makers in the room, and the stress of this year has finally started to hit me. A room of equipment like this is very good for moments like this. So this week is about making as loud a noise as possible.
Jump in for a fun ride as we turn the studio into the tornado of sound, with leading contributions from Metasonix, Soma Labs Lyra-8 and Pulsar 23, Moog, and Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim's collaboration, the OB-6. Lead vocals by the Landscape HC-TT, a manually controlled tape player.
I purposely decided to make these beautiful instruments into as noisy and obnoxious a set of sounds as possible. I think you'll enjoy the stress relieving sound of a thousand oscillators out of tune with one another, going off like 700 springs clanging out of a mattress. Or at least that was the working idea. R…
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 19, Side A: "Synthesizer Freak-Out" (A Room of Noise)
Episode 19, Side A: "Synthesizer Freak-Out" (A Room of Noise) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 19, Side B: "Bug and Machine Tapes" (Music #2)
Episode 19, Side B: "Bug and Machine Tapes" (Music #2) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 19, Discussion, "The Poor Help the Rich" (not the other way around)
Episode 19, Discussion, "The Poor Help the Rich" (not the other way around) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 18, Introduction, "Riots That Never Happen, Never Die"
Often Feel Like You're Missing Eleven Days From Your Life? Blame the British Empire for The Calendar Act of 1750.
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #18: The Calendar Act of 1750 & The Fake or Real Calendar RIOTS of 1752
Hi, everyone - Welcome back to the show. This week, the topic is on Time Keeping, and asks: What's your favorite Riot? My favorite riot is mythically referred to as "The Calendar Riots". It was a reaction across the British Empire for a government theft of eleven days from September 1752. Specifically September 2nd would immediately be followed by September 14th, with September 3rd-13th deleted.
People stormed through villages demanding these stolen eleven days, and the possible loss of experiences, be returned. Some say the riots didn't happen, and I think that makes the riots even better. You can't control an invisible riot, and a riot that never happened is one that never stops.
As to why, The British were one of few standouts on shifting from the flawed Julian Calend…
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 18, Track Two, "The Calendar Act"
Episode 18, Track Two, "The Calendar Act" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 18, Side A: "The Calendar Act in America, TODAY!"
Episode 18, Side A: "The Calendar Act in America, TODAY!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 18, Discussion: "Calendar Math for Astronomers and Profit"
Episode 18, Discussion: "Calendar Math for Astronomers and Profit" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 18, Side B: "Bug and Machine Tapes" (Music #1)
Episode 18, Side B: "Bug and Machine Tapes" (Music #1) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 6, 2020
Episode 17, Introduction, "Finding Sanity in Eraserhead and 2001 Sound Design"
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #17: Sound Design Tutorial for ERASERHEAD and 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hi, everyone - Welcome to back to the show. This week is all about noise. Noise in a home can be a disruption, like when an air conditioner cranks on suddenly; that's a common disruptive noise source. But noise in a sculpted sense can add a second layer to your home and help transport a space. Two of my favorite examples of this are the inventions of sound design found in Eraserhead and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Both of these films use noise as an core part to the world they present. So for this week's episode, I thought it'd be nice to use only the technology available to Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch at the time of their films to recreate those sonic atmospheres.
So this week you'll learn how to use noise to modify your home, including a tutorial on how to make your kitchen sound like a room from Eraserhead or turn your attic into a control center from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It turns out…
Jul 6, 2020
Episode 17, Discussion: "The Colors of Noise" (ROOM MOOD)
Episode 17, Discussion: "The Colors of Noise" (ROOM MOOD) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 6, 2020
Episode 17, Demonstration: "How to Make Eraserhead and 2001 with a Fixed Filter Bank and Noise"
Episode 17, Demonstration: "How to Make Eraserhead and 2001 with a Fixed Filter Bank and Noise" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 6, 2020
Episode 17, Side A: "A Small Upright Antique Piano" (The Apartment, Part Five)
Episode 17, Side A: "A Small Upright Antique Piano" (The Apartment, Part Five) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 6, 2020
Episode 17, Side B: "The Apartment, Conclusion" (Part #0297, 2N3904, NPN, T)
Episode 17, Side B: "The Apartment, Conclusion" (Part #0297, 2N3904, NPN, T) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 16: Introduction, "Trump Trigger Effect" and "The People of Texas vs. Greg Abbott"
Episode 16: Introduction, "Trump Trigger Effect" and "The People of Texas vs. Greg Abbott" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 16, "Analog Drum Machines and the Republican Mind"
Episode 16, "Analog Drum Machines and the Republican Mind" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 16, Demo: "Analog Clocks Explained" (Syncing Drum Machines with an LFO)
Episode 16, Demo: "Analog Clocks Explained" (Syncing Drum Machines with an LFO) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 16, Side A: "Her Break-In Period" (The Apartment, Part Three)
Episode 16, Side A: "Her Break-In Period" (The Apartment, Part Three) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 16, Side B: "For Use As Evidence, If Needed" (The Apartment, Part Four)
Episode 16, Side B: "For Use As Evidence, If Needed" (The Apartment, Part Four) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 15, Introduction: "SPAMP!, Rockman, and Tom Scholz' Proper World View"
Episode 15, Introduction: "SPAMP!, Rockman, and Tom Scholz' Proper World View" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 15, "SPIT-COIN" — The Points and Saliva Proposal to Solve Money
SPIT COIN!
Hi. I'm talking to you from the future, specifically the year 4079. Here we have solved the problem of money in your society by liquidating all of it. We converted everything to SPIT-COIN.
SPIT COIN can be broken up into two main currencies: SPIT, which is simply a watery liquid made by most mammals, and POINTS, which is a valueless numeric quantity or amount.
Let's discuss POINTS first and then jump into Saliva....
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 15, Side A: "The Apartment", Part One (A Recovered Memory of Chicago, 1996)
Episode 15, Side A: "The Apartment", Part One (A Recovered Memory of Chicago, 1996) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 15, Side B: "The Landlord's Name was Nina" (The Apartment, Part Two)
Episode 15, Side B: "The Landlord's Name was Nina" (The Apartment, Part Two) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, Introduction: "Alien Appearances, Human Hubris, and Grasshoppers"
Episode 14, Introduction: "Alien Appearances, Human Hubris, and Grasshoppers" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, "Lightning Bugs and Hyenas"
Episode 14, "Lightning Bugs and Hyenas" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, "Ladybugs and Hummingbirds"
Episode 14, "Ladybugs and Hummingbirds" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, Side A: "Cicada Slow-Down" (Austin TX Cicadas at Various Speeds)
Episode 14, Side A: "Cicada Slow-Down" (Austin TX Cicadas at Various Speeds) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, Side B: "Cicada Textures" (Insects and Synthesizers)
Episode 14, Side B: "Cicada Textures" (Insects and Synthesizers) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, Discussion: "Alien Life and Electromagnetic Radiation"
Episode 14, Discussion: "Alien Life and Electromagnetic Radiation" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 14, BONUS TRACK: "Bug Hour" (One Hour of Insects and Soma Ether)
Episode 14, BONUS TRACK: "Bug Hour" (One Hour of Insects and Soma Ether) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 8, 2020
Episode 13: "Introduction, Headlines, Red Wasps are Dicks, The Color of Dreams, Cicadas, and Music"
Episode 13: "Introduction, Headlines, Red Wasps are Dicks, The Color of Dreams, Cicadas, and Music" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 8, 2020
Episode 13, "CICADA PANDEMIC: Behold, MASSOSPORA! The Psychoactive Cicada Horny Sex Disease!"
Episode 13, "CICADA PANDEMIC: Behold, MASSOSPORA! The Psychoactive Cicada Horny Sex Disease!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 8, 2020
Episode 13, Side A: "Fill Your Room With Electronic Moths!" (Moths In The Air, 1 Minute Version)
Episode 13, Side A: "Fill Your Room With Electronic Moths!" (Moths In The Air, 1 Minute Version) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 8, 2020
Episode 13, Side B: "Bug Night" (Electronic Insects During An Evening Storm)
Episode 13, Side B: "Bug Night" (Electronic Insects During An Evening Storm) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 8, 2020
Episode 13, Closing Editorial: "America, What the F-ck is Happening."
Episode 13, Closing Editorial: "America, What the F-ck is Happening." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 1, 2020
Episode 12, "THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY STANDARDS ROAST!" (Introduction)
Episode 12, "THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY STANDARDS ROAST!" (Introduction) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 1, 2020
Episode 12, Banning Tutorial: How to do the "LINT" Test
Episode 12, Banning Tutorial: How to do the "LINT" Test by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 1, 2020
Episode 12, Side A: "A Visit to Community Standards City!"
Episode 12, Side A: "A Visit to Community Standards City!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jun 1, 2020
Episode 12, Side B: "Here's How They Ban Your Art" and A CLOSING JOKE
Episode 12, Side B: "Here's How They Ban Your Art" and A CLOSING JOKE by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 25, 2020
Episode 11, Introduction: "David WHO, Exactly? And How Do You Pronounce That Name?"
Episode 11, Introduction: "David WHO, Exactly? And How Do You Pronounce That Name?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 25, 2020
Episode 11, Side A: David Wojnarowicz, "Death, Anger, and Illusions Of Law" (Vocal 1991, Music 2020)
Episode 11, Side A: David Wojnarowicz, "Death, Anger, and Illusions Of Law" (Vocal 1991, Music 2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 25, 2020
Episode 11, Side B: "The Summer Song" by The Cicadas (Austin TX)
Episode 11, Side B: "The Summer Song" by The Cicadas (Austin TX) by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 25, 2020
Episode 11, Notes on Equipment, Alternate Take, and "Daybreak" Conclusion
Episode 11, Notes on Equipment, Alternate Take, and "Daybreak" Conclusion by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 18, 2020
Episode 10, Introduction "TX Thunderstorm and a Sony MX-650 Six Channel Stereo Microphone Mixer"
Episode 10, Introduction "TX Thunderstorm and a Sony MX-650 Six Channel Stereo Microphone Mixer" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 18, 2020
Episode 10, Headlines: Cancelling Jules Verne, Pranking Birds, & Ice Cream on TV is Mashed Potatoes
Episode 10, Headlines: Cancelling Jules Verne, Pranking Birds, & Ice Cream on TV is Mashed Potatoes by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 18, 2020
Episode 10, Anniversary Segment: "Sober Doesn't Wear Off" My Life at 3Yrs Without Alcohol (No Music)
Episode 10, Anniversary Segment: "Sober Doesn't Wear Off" My Life at 3Yrs Without Alcohol (No Music) by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 18, 2020
Episode 10, Side A: Extinction TV with Representative Doofus Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma
Episode 10, Side A: Extinction TV with Representative Doofus Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 18, 2020
Episode 10, Side B: Melania Trump Wishes You a Happy Reptile Mother's Day
Episode 10, Side B: Melania Trump Wishes You a Happy Reptile Mother's Day by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 11, 2020
Episode 9, Introduction: "Bad Neighbors"
Episode 9, Introduction: "Bad Neighbors" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 11, 2020
Episode 9, Side A: "Who Was Belle Barth?"
Episode 9, Side A: "Who Was Belle Barth?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 11, 2020
Episode 9, Side B: "THE 1980 GARGAMEL SMURF TOY HEIST"
Episode 9, Side B: "THE 1980 GARGAMEL SMURF TOY HEIST" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 11, 2020
Episode 9, Belle Barth Comedy Examples
Episode 9, Belle Barth Comedy Examples by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 4, 2020
Episode 8, Closing Comment, "Pence Has Eyes for Teeth"
Episode 8, Closing Comment, "Pence Has Eyes for Teeth" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 4, 2020
Episode 8, Side B: "Optimism" (Everybody You Meet is Relevant) — A Good Bye to Paul
Episode 8, Side B: "Optimism" (Everybody You Meet is Relevant) — A Good Bye to Paul by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 4, 2020
Episode 8, Side A: Paul Krassner on "The Parts Left Out Of The 1967 LBJ Story"
Episode 8, Side A: Paul Krassner on "The Parts Left Out Of The 1967 LBJ Story" by Spoken Word with Electronics
May 4, 2020
Episode 8, Introduction: "FAKE NEWS NOW"
Episode 8, Introduction: "FAKE NEWS NOW" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 7, Second Segment: "I Have a Lot of Cereal to Share"
Episode 7, Second Segment: "I Have a Lot of Cereal to Share" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 7, Side B: "MARIJUANA" (The Devil's Remix)
Episode 7, Side B: "MARIJUANA" (The Devil's Remix) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 7, Side A: "MARIJUANA" (The Shortwave Flower)
Episode 7, Side A: "MARIJUANA" (The Shortwave Flower) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 7, Introduction: "Setting Up Your Own Home Bomb Bunker"
Episode 7, Introduction: "Setting Up Your Own Home Bomb Bunker" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 20, 2020
Public Domain Sample: "Food Horder! She's a Food Hoarder! Food Hoarder!"
Public Domain Sample: "Food Horder! She's a Food Hoarder! Food Hoarder!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 20, 2020
Public Domain Sample: "Food Horder! Food Hoarder!"
Public Domain Sample: "Food Horder! Food Hoarder!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 6, Side A: "She's a FOOD HOARDER!" (2020)
Episode 6, Side A: "She's a FOOD HOARDER!" (2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 6, Side B: "Mel Blanc Run Through Every Filter In My System" (2020)
Episode 6, Side B: "Mel Blanc Run Through Every Filter In My System" (2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 6, Introduction: "Hi, Everybody" (New Format)
Episode 6, Introduction: "Hi, Everybody" (New Format) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 19, 2020
Episode 6, Second Segment: "What Would Something Sound Like..?"
Episode 6, Second Segment: "What Would Something Sound Like..?" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 13, 2020
PREVIOUS TRACKS:
PREVIOUS TRACKS: by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 13, 2020
NEW THIS WEEK:
NEW THIS WEEK: by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 12, 2020
Episode 5, Side A: "No Longer a Poor Woman" (Kathy Acker, Vocal, 1985)- Music added in tribute, 2020
Episode 5, Side A: "No Longer a Poor Woman" (Kathy Acker, Vocal, 1985)- Music added in tribute, 2020 by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 12, 2020
Episode 5, Extra Track: "Nightwalks During the Pandemic" (SOMA Ether, D2000 Drum Machine, Eurorack)
Episode 5, Extra Track: "Nightwalks During the Pandemic" (SOMA Ether, D2000 Drum Machine, Eurorack) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 12, 2020
Episode 3, Side B: "The Decade Paul Krassner Was An Underground Abortion Referral Service"
Episode 3, Side B: "The Decade Paul Krassner Was An Underground Abortion Referral Service" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 6, 2020
"Captain, I Suppose You'll Be Very Glad To Get Home Again." "...Yes."
"Captain, I Suppose You'll Be Very Glad To Get Home Again." "...Yes." by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 6, 2020
Episode 5, Side B: "A Yamaha Loop and a Metasonix Thyratron VCO" (2020)
Metasonix R55 with a Yamaha CP Reface
Apr 6, 2020
Episode 4, Side A: Paul Krassner Recalls "The First Time I Met Lenny Bruce!"
Episode 4, Side A: Paul Krassner Recalls "The First Time I Met Lenny Bruce!" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Apr 6, 2020
Episode 4, Side B: E.E. Cummings Reads 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' (Music added, 2020)
Episode 4, Side B: E.E. Cummings Reads 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' (Music added, 2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Mar 30, 2020
Episode 2, Side A: Henry Miller Reads From The Colossus Of Maroussi (Vocal, 1949, Music added, 2019)
Episode 2, Side A: Henry Miller Reads From The Colossus Of Maroussi (Vocal, 1949, Music added, 2019) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Mar 30, 2020
Episode 3, Side A: Paul Krassner on "Publishing the 1959 Expose on the Birth Control Pill"
Episode 3, Side A: Paul Krassner on "Publishing the 1959 Expose on the Birth Control Pill" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 2, Side B: Paul Krassner Recalls "The Day JFK Was Shot" (Interview, 2017, Music added, 2020)
Episode 2, Side B: Paul Krassner Recalls "The Day JFK Was Shot" (Interview, 2017, Music added, 2020) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Mar 18, 2020
"EARTH, TAKE FOUR" — Spoken Word with Electronics, Issue #2
"EARTH, TAKE FOUR" — Spoken Word with Electronics, Issue #2 by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jan 21, 2020
Pat Cipollone's Opening Words in Defense of Donald Trump (Jan 21, 2019)
Pat Cipollone's Opening Words in Defense of Donald Trump (Jan 21, 2019) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Dec 11, 2019
Four Minutes with the SOMA Pulsar-23 Drum Machine (Serial #11, Direct Line Out, No Patch Cables)
Just arrived this morning. Over the moon. This thing is serious.
No psychedelic required! It's like having a small David Cronenberg creature, living and talking, on tap in the living room.
Here's four minutes with no patch cables. Ending moment just shows a few drum hits to isolate sounds for those curious. This is a very flexible and amazing device.
I seriously have no idea how the planet is going to spend the next 20 years getting to fully understand all you can do with one of these.
Very fun time to be alive.
Oct 29, 2019
Selection from Soundcloud for Ending Credits:
Selection from Soundcloud for Ending Credits: by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 28, 2019
"Listeners of KUZU" (Version 2, 30 Seconds) — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #4)
"Listeners of KUZU" (Version 2, 30 Seconds) — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #4) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 28, 2019
"Listeners of KUZU" (Version 1, 50 seconds) — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #3)
"Listeners of KUZU" (Version 1, 50 seconds) — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #3) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 28, 2019
"Radio Listeners" — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #2)
"Radio Listeners" — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #2) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Oct 28, 2019
"Citizens of Denton" — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #1)
"Citizens of Denton" — THE BUREAU on KUZU (Radio Announcement #1) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 6, 2019
A Calming Fog Covers the Ground (Disquiet0401)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0401-noise-pacing/25247/21?u=eptc
Sep 2, 2019
David Berman Tribute 1/3, "Governors on Sominex" — Spoken Word with Electronics
David Berman Tribute 1/3, "Governors on Sominex" — Spoken Word with Electronics by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 2, 2019
David Berman Tribute 2/3, "The Moon" (Live in Romania, 2016) — Spoken Word with Electronics
David Berman Tribute 2/3, "The Moon" (Live in Romania, 2016) — Spoken Word with Electronics by Spoken Word with Electronics
Sep 2, 2019
David Berman Tribute 3/3, "My Life at Home During Banking Hours" — Spoken Word with Electronics
From Spoken Word with Electronics Issue #1
Jul 27, 2019
The Rubber Strip on the Interstate Quietly Counts Out Passing Cars.
Lyra 8, Ditto Looper, Organ
Jul 26, 2019
Outside, The Carnegie Boys Kill a Trapped Baby Rat.
Outside, The Carnegie Boys Kill a Trapped Baby Rat. by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 18, 2019
He Shows Her a Knife He Found in Her Kitchen. Now He Has a Hostage.
He Shows Her a Knife He Found in Her Kitchen. Now He Has a Hostage. by Spoken Word with Electronics
Jul 5, 2019
ACTION 7AM NEWS (Introductory Theme) — Disquiet0392
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0392-another-country/23752/11?u=eptc
Jun 28, 2019
Unexpectedly, She Comes Home to Get a Book. He's There in the Hallway. (Disquiet0391)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0391-front-page/23563/11?u=eptc
Jun 14, 2019
The Venetian Blinds Have a New Message. (Disquiet0389)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0389-long-then/23225/24?u=eptc
Jun 6, 2019
Desperately, He Searches Through Every Drawer, Dresser, and Cabinet. (Disquiet0388)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0388-random-less/23076/7?u=eptc
May 24, 2019
Voices in His Head as He Looks Through the Living Room (Disquiet0386)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0386-new-colors/22726/17?u=eptc
May 16, 2019
WOBBLING LOCK PICK: The Convict Shoves Into the Empty Home (Disquiet0385)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0385-audubonus-instrumentum/22502/4?u=eptc
May 10, 2019
The Breathing Man in Accounting Looks at the Lingerie Ads (Disquiet0384)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0384-breath-beat/22308/12?u=eptc
May 3, 2019
The Orbiting Space Station's Daily Routine (Disquiet0383)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0383-interstellar-ambience/22125/9?u=eptc
Apr 25, 2019
"Oh Oh Oh, Thank You Very Much, Charlie" (Good Morning) — Disquiet0382
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0382-understanding-mcluhan/21929/11?u=eptc
Alternate title, "The Antennas, the Trees, and the Wind"
Dedicated, with appreciation, to Mike McGrath of MF-WGLR.
Apr 18, 2019
Seven Cars Leave Seven Driveways (disquiet0381)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0381-shared-system/21524/17?u=eptc
Apr 16, 2019
Tucker Carlson's STEW and YUM (Half Speed)
Reference: https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/1118312786776469506
Apr 12, 2019
Hidden on a Hill, Birds Stare at the Escaped Convict, Wondering If He'll Wake Up (disquiet0380)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0380-ears-only/21313/15?u=eptc
Apr 6, 2019
Breakfast in Three Separate Kitchens (disquiet0379)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0379-open-studios/21087/44?u=eptc
Mar 29, 2019
Sunrise, As Her Eyes Awaken (disquiet0378)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0378-blue-tooth-haze/20912/24?u=eptc
Mar 28, 2019
A Faded Memory of 4am (the TV and the Lamp)
A Faded Memory of 4am (the TV and the Lamp) by Spoken Word with Electronics
Mar 23, 2019
TV ANNOUNCEMENT: A House That is Neglected is a House That May Be Doomed! (disquiet0377)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0377-algorithms-assemble/20779/25?u=eptc
Mar 14, 2019
The Shortwave Number Station Broadcasts PI to Its Sixth Known Number (disquiet0376)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0376-pi-filling/20609/11?u=eptc
Mar 12, 2019
AN EVENING WALK: ONE HOUR WITH THE SOMA ETHER (Raw Audio, Downtown Austin TX, March 11, 10pm-11pm)
Took the Soma Ether out for a night! There seems to be no end to what sounds can be caught with this wonderful EMF receiving 'anti-radio' from Soma Labs / Vlad Kreimer. Just received the Ether from Russia via USPS this morning. Here's raw audio of an hour in downtown Austin.
Only had it for a day but finding it's very variable. In quieter environments, Ether can find produce/receive very calming ambient tones and purr along with some very polite static and reception. You can play it like a theremin, too, attenuating and gesturing on a signal frequency, and loop on something (or a device) til it fades out of reach. But this is a demo of how loud and nicely argumentative it can be as a noise source outside among a lot of activity. It feels like a nice audio photograph of the evening and street.
Download available here: https://eptc.bandcamp.com/album/an-evening-walk-one-hour-with-the-soma-ether-raw-audio-downtown-austin-tx-march-11-10pm-11pm
Mar 9, 2019
Brian Carnegie Begins His Nightshift on TRUCK 72 as Brenda is Awoken by Their Twin Boys—disquiet0375
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0375-despite-yourself/20381/32?u=eptc
Mar 2, 2019
Across the Street, on Ambien and Hennessy, Charles Prints out His Internet Research (disquiet0374)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0374-glitch-glitch/20228/25?u=eptc
Feb 22, 2019
Meanwhile, Her Neighbor Privately Speaks with His Beige Venetian Blinds (disquiet0373)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0373-copernican-music/19974/30?u=eptc
Ending drum component (last ten seconds) and some other static via Soma's THE ETHER SONG, https://somasynths.com/ether/
Feb 17, 2019
Alone in Bed, Drifting to Sleep, Her Thoughts Endlessly Loop, Viciously on Repeat. (disquiet0372)
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0372-honeymoon-phase/19842/36?u=eptc