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| + | | name=Slow This Bird Down | ||
| + | | runtime=6:09 | ||
| + | | appearson=[[The Campfire Headphase]]}} | ||
| − | "Slow | + | == Comments == |
| + | * Near the end of this song is an aural collage of shortwave radio noise. Morse, teletype, and various data signals can be heard including a radio modem (called the Harris RF-5710) used by hobbyists and naval military services. The Morse code heard at 05:20 decodes to "CQ de GM3DP" (a Scottish callsign). A further noted Morse call-sign was interpreted as 'GM3DSK', discovered by [http://Twoism.org Twoism] user '[http://www.twoism.org/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2777&sid=452167b9dc34dbd71cfd63a0128012fa akrotiri]'. He also noted that despite a search for the owner of the call-sign initially yielding no results, when removing the 'M' (allegedly a callsign extension used in Scotland), the call-sign can be traced back to the name 'Ra Lord'. It has been speculated that as 'Ra' (Egyptian sun god) takes on the form of a bird in mythology, it relates neatly back to the title of the track - 'Slow This Bird Down'. A second check of UK records showed the GM3DSK callsign to belong to an individual with the initials R. A. Lord, suggesting the connection is pure coincidence. | ||
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| + | ==Samples / Lyrics== | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | * "[[Slow This Bird Down]]" is pilot jargon for reducing speed during a landing. | ||
| + | * The vocalist [[wikipedia:Solange|Solange]] sampled this track in its entirety on her 2008 album: ''Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams''. Using the track as a basis for multi-layered vocals, she even referred to the original title in the title of her adaptation: "[[This Bird]]". | ||
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| + | ==Videos== | ||
| + | === Original === | ||
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=UsOZ1NKInsE}} | ||
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=JnlkSqcEJb8}} | ||
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| + | === Cover === | ||
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=BMaE6WUkKsc}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category: Released tracks]] | ||
| + | [[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:22, 16 July 2022
| Slow This Bird Down | |
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| Running time | 6:09 |
| Appears on | The Campfire Headphase |
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Comments[edit]
- Near the end of this song is an aural collage of shortwave radio noise. Morse, teletype, and various data signals can be heard including a radio modem (called the Harris RF-5710) used by hobbyists and naval military services. The Morse code heard at 05:20 decodes to "CQ de GM3DP" (a Scottish callsign). A further noted Morse call-sign was interpreted as 'GM3DSK', discovered by Twoism user 'akrotiri'. He also noted that despite a search for the owner of the call-sign initially yielding no results, when removing the 'M' (allegedly a callsign extension used in Scotland), the call-sign can be traced back to the name 'Ra Lord'. It has been speculated that as 'Ra' (Egyptian sun god) takes on the form of a bird in mythology, it relates neatly back to the title of the track - 'Slow This Bird Down'. A second check of UK records showed the GM3DSK callsign to belong to an individual with the initials R. A. Lord, suggesting the connection is pure coincidence.
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- "Slow This Bird Down" is pilot jargon for reducing speed during a landing.
- The vocalist Solange sampled this track in its entirety on her 2008 album: Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams. Using the track as a basis for multi-layered vocals, she even referred to the original title in the title of her adaptation: "This Bird".
Videos[edit]
Original[edit]
Cover[edit]