― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 25 June 2005 02:54 (eighteen years ago) link
It reminds me of the really beautiful air raid sirens that they sound here once a month.
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Saturday, 25 June 2005 04:32 (eighteen years ago) link
When I was at U of North Texas, they'd sound an air raid siren as a test every once in a while and the sheer force of it was incredible. People would wince in pain. I had always intended to record it as something of a keepsake.
― Bruce Bwned (Matt Chesnut), Saturday, 25 June 2005 06:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Saturday, 25 June 2005 07:03 (eighteen years ago) link
It's great how it starts off as an eerie textural soundmass and suddenly explodes into that string-plucking percussive interlude (so sick, I just love it).
The string work is Tony Conrad/Penderecki in scope and the playing is marvelous. That kind of dissonant thing---like they're playing totally out of tune, but they're really right there with it. It's perfect.
Jonny can't help his Romantic streak. Dissonance rarely sounds this beautiful.
― Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Saturday, 25 June 2005 07:42 (eighteen years ago) link