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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2015 at 14:24
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Why did people, for years, mistake magnetic tape hiss for ghost voices? Very strange. Confused
Poorly aligned erase heads probably.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2015 at 14:57
This is the PA link to the album referred to....see reviews.
Several PA members have reviewed this Wilson work and said that some of the sounds are reputed to be actual recordings of supernatural sounds, ie, ghosts. It's not said where Wilson accessed these sounds.
Another reviewer said they are merely odd processed sounds from old  vinyl that are eerie.
from TCat review:
"There is nothing electronic here, it is all organic sounds, some of them processed however. Other reviewers here have stated that these are sounds from recordings of the dead conversing with the living. This is not really true. It is, however, inspired by the work of Konstantin Raudive who tried to communicate with the dead and capture the sound on magnetic tape. Notice the key word here is "inspired". The sounds here are actually processed sounds from old 78 records, processed piano sounds, crackling sounds from old vinyl (which is pretty common on BC albums), and other atmospheric sounds from drones created from various sources. As romantic or intriguing as the idea of recordings of ghosts is, it is not really true. However, the sound is still eerie and definitely does sound as if it is recordings from beyond..."
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2015 at 16:45
On a side note, Steven Wilson did make a Bass Communion album with someone who is dead, though not at the time, called Bass Communion vs Muslimgauze (aka Bryn Jones).  Very hard to get.  I was able to get a copy of the EP and combined it with a pay to download to complete the album.  I think I have the whole Bass Communion discography and this is one of my favorites.


Edited by Slartibartfast - September 13 2015 at 16:45
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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