[kj] Implosion (again)

Tue Mar 7 12:22:14 EST 2006

>From Wikipedia

Recording

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973, 
the album contains some of the most intricate uses of instruments and sound 
effects in the studio up to that time, including the sound of someone 
running around a microphone, and the recording of multiple clocks going off. 
A quadraphonic version was also released, with some re-mixing and different 
takes. In making DSotM, Pink Floyd perfected other effects such as 
doubletracking of vocals and guitars (allowing David Gilmour to harmonise 
flawlessly with himself), flanged vocals and odd trickery with reverb and 
panning of sound between the channels. To this day, The Dark Side of the 
Moon is a reference standard that audiophiles use to test the fidelity of 
audio equipment. Another feature of the album is the snippets of dialogue 
between and over the tracks. Pink Floyd interviewed various people, asking 
questions related to the central themes of the album, such as violence and 
death. Roadie "Roger the Hat" features more than once ("give 'em a quick, 
short, sharp, shock ...", "live for today, gone tomorrow, that's me..."). 
The words "there is no dark side of the Moon really ... matter of fact it's 
all dark" over the closing heartbeats come from the studio doorman at the 
time, Gerry Driscoll. Paul and Linda McCartney were also interviewed, but 
their answers were considered too cautious for inclusion. McCartney's 
bandmate Henry McCullough contributed the famous line "I don't know, I was 
really drunk at the time". The monologue about the "geezers" who were 
"cruisin' for a brusin" comes from a conversation Roger Waters taped with 
his girlfriend about whether he was right to beat up several men in a recent 
bar fight.

Alan Parsons engineered the album while on staff at Abbey Road. He once said 
in an interview that he swapped shifts with colleagues in order to work on 
the whole project.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon

Chris

>From: Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" 
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>Subject: RE: [kj] Implosion (again)
>Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:01:07 -0000
>
> >Didn't Pink Floyd record DSotM in a university lecture theatre?
>
>Abbey Road I think?
>
>They did record Live At Pompeii at . . Pompeii
>
>Bjork recorded on of the tracks on her debut album in the loo at either
>Factory or Cream didn't she?
>
>
>Marc (now moved and cold in Hertfordshire . . picture of the new place 
>here:
>http://www.marcphillipps.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/dchfe6.jpg)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	nicholas fitzpatrick [SMTP:gasw30 at hotmail.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, March 07, 2006 2:46 PM
> > To:	gathering at misera.net
> > Subject:	Re: [kj] Implosion (again)
> >
> > >>>I do wish they'd drop this whole "war zones"/"poverty zones" shtick. 
>I
> > >>>couldn't care less if it was recorded in Donald Trump's woodshed.
> >
> > yes, what exactly is the deal with this? So we record songs while people
> > are
> > getting blown up/starving outside. What's this saying?
> >
> > While we're on the subject, though, let's have a list:
> > Top 10 weirdest recording places:
> >
> > Great Pyramid - KJ
> > Didn't Pink Floyd record DSotM in a university lecture theatre?
> > Erm...
> > No, can't think of any more. Another flawed idea of mine.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> > >Reply-To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"A list about all things
> > >Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
> > >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> > ><gathering at misera.net>,"A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
>band!)"
> >
> > ><gathering at misera.net>
> > >Subject: Re: [kj] Implosion (again)
> > >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 08:55:02 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> > >
> > >
> > >I do wish they'd drop this whole "war zones"/"poverty zones" shtick. I
> > >couldn't care less if it was recorded in Donald Trump's woodshed.
> > >
> > >Alex in NYC
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Robert Mallett <Robert at jrcardwell.fsnet.co.uk>
> > > >Sent: Mar 6, 2006 9:40 PM
> > > >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> > ><gathering at misera.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: [kj] Implosion (again)
> > > >
> > > >not if you're recording in war zones. surely rawness is of the 
>essence?
> > > >
> > > >Bob
> > > >
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