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Don't Use the Phone

By Jim Wood on March 31, 2016 4:32 pm

A regressive Duck-and-Cover dance. Voice: Art Linkletter, Civil Defense Radio Spot "Don't Use the Phone" (c.1951). C Major.

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I particularly like the parts where the synthlines get a little "crazy" sounding.  Some nice use of dissonance again.  Kind of subtle, but it really adds something I think. 

CosmicCairns wrote:

I particularly like the parts where the synthlines get a little "crazy" sounding.  Some nice use of dissonance again.  Kind of subtle, but it really adds something I think.

That's the simple trick I discovered (in Live) of stretching/compressing the melody line on another track and re-quantizing it; this creates a heterophonic effect.

I'm kind of allergic to autotune but I too enjoyed the subtle but weird dissonance smile

Strange, cool and catchy in it's own peculiar way. Nice!

license wrote:

I'm kind of allergic to autotune but I too enjoyed the subtle but weird dissonance smile

Good catch: I used autotune in a couple of instances, didn't much like what it did, but (since I'd flattened that track) was too lazy to go back and fix it.

Made me go and listen to some John Shuttleworth after hearing this...good job smile

The frequent sudden dips in volume is a bold thing to do, and it sounds really good here! Liking the motif with high B, and as always enjoying your work with voice samples

very much like the deep bassy kicks and the contrast to the playful keys!!!

Well done.  Art Linkletter would be proud.  Now I'm going to play some Fallout 4.

Excellent Work!

Admirably disturbing and hypnotic!

When listening to your song the first time last week I had to make a decision: Should I call a certain person or not. As a reaction to your song title and as kinda warning notice I did not use the phone. It was a very good decision. Thanks for help and for the great song.

There will always be a special place in my heart for rhytmic, chopped vox! Great job man!!

I like this too

Plantrain wrote:

Strange, cool and catchy in it's own peculiar way. Nice!

Ipaghost wrote:

GrainBastard wrote:

Made me go and listen to some John Shuttleworth after hearing this...good job smile

Brackleforth wrote:

The frequent sudden dips in volume is a bold thing to do, and it sounds really good here! Liking the motif with high B, and as always enjoying your work with voice samples

dj someguy wrote:

very much like the deep bassy kicks and the contrast to the playful keys!!!

dj someguy wrote:

very much like the deep bassy kicks and the contrast to the playful keys!!!

Edmund Snyder wrote:

Well done.  Art Linkletter would be proud.  Now I'm going to play some Fallout 4.

m2K7 wrote:

Excellent Work!

onezero wrote:

Admirably disturbing and hypnotic!

Fred und Luna wrote:

When listening to your song the first time last week I had to make a decision: Should I call a certain person or not. As a reaction to your song title and as kinda warning notice I did not use the phone. It was a very good decision. Thanks for help and for the great song.

donnyjankowski wrote:

There will always be a special place in my heart for rhytmic, chopped vox! Great job man!!

r2me2 wrote:

I like this too

Thank you all / Danke sehr!!

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