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* The audio distortions on the vocals of this track may have been modeled after the reported auditory distortions present in Microwave auditory effect <ref>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_auditory_effect</ref>, which was a facet of telepathy research during the Cold War. This auditory phenomenon was used to transmit sounds directly from a microwave emitter into the human brain. Researchers described that the auditory distortions inherent to this process caused "the sounds [to resemble] those emitted by persons with an artificial voice box." <ref> D.R. Justesen. "Microwaves and Behavior", Am Psychologist, 392(Mar): 391–401, 1975.</ref> | * The audio distortions on the vocals of this track may have been modeled after the reported auditory distortions present in Microwave auditory effect <ref>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_auditory_effect</ref>, which was a facet of telepathy research during the Cold War. This auditory phenomenon was used to transmit sounds directly from a microwave emitter into the human brain. Researchers described that the auditory distortions inherent to this process caused "the sounds [to resemble] those emitted by persons with an artificial voice box." <ref> D.R. Justesen. "Microwaves and Behavior", Am Psychologist, 392(Mar): 391–401, 1975.</ref> | ||
*When played backwards, the voice counting in the track can be heard to say "This is (is) the end of the Earth.. for now." | *When played backwards, the voice counting in the track can be heard to say "This is (is) the end of the Earth.. for now." | ||
| − | * Narratively, in sticking with the theme of cycles on the album, | + | * Narratively, in sticking with the theme of cycles on the album, this tracks follows the evolution or mutation of a new civilisation on Earth following the thawing of the planet from an artificial nuclear ice age ([[White Cyclosa]], who also fail (or [[Collapse]]) due to an ice-age, as presented in [[Cold Earth]], the next track on the album. This implies cycles operating at multiple scales, that of the death-rebirth cycle of civilisations, of cyclical weather patterns, and of the civilisation itself, who were born out of, and died from an ice age. |
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 5 April 2023
| Telepath | |
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| Running time | 1:32 |
| Appears on | Tomorrow's Harvest |
Comments
- Telepathy is the supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses. It was a major field of research for scientists during the early 20th century and into the Cold War. [1] Upton Sinclair also conducted telepathy experiments in the 30's.[2]
- The audio distortions on the vocals of this track may have been modeled after the reported auditory distortions present in Microwave auditory effect [3], which was a facet of telepathy research during the Cold War. This auditory phenomenon was used to transmit sounds directly from a microwave emitter into the human brain. Researchers described that the auditory distortions inherent to this process caused "the sounds [to resemble] those emitted by persons with an artificial voice box." [4]
- When played backwards, the voice counting in the track can be heard to say "This is (is) the end of the Earth.. for now."
- Narratively, in sticking with the theme of cycles on the album, this tracks follows the evolution or mutation of a new civilisation on Earth following the thawing of the planet from an artificial nuclear ice age (White Cyclosa, who also fail (or Collapse) due to an ice-age, as presented in Cold Earth, the next track on the album. This implies cycles operating at multiple scales, that of the death-rebirth cycle of civilisations, of cyclical weather patterns, and of the civilisation itself, who were born out of, and died from an ice age.
Samples / Lyrics
0:04 "Testing. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. (oops) Up and down, quite a thing [while I'm counting?]." (background) six, six, nine.
0:20: (Second voice) "On repeat. Give me a count." (also sounds like "you can't")
0:23 "The stuff that they know, the one on the right and then turn it up, while I'm counting. One... three, four, fi-ive, six, seven, eight, through ni- (garbled)"
0:43: (Second voice) "It's too loud." (Pitched down) "Plaid."
0:45 "Well, this is quite pleasant. Let's play it back and see what it sounds like."
(Second and third voice) "Could I get the one voice?", "Nervous!", "Don't be nervous."
"One, two, three, four, fi-ive, six, six, seven."
- After the last number you can hear a quiet "listen" (same as in "Reach for the Dead").
Trivia
- In one sequence, the number six is repeated in the background, the result sounding more like "666".
- Madonna’s “Live to Tell” intro at .75x sounds like "Telepath".[5]
Videos
External links
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telepathy
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=ZQEmLUlDXz0C
- ↑ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_auditory_effect
- ↑ D.R. Justesen. "Microwaves and Behavior", Am Psychologist, 392(Mar): 391–401, 1975.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmE-fC9ZEBg