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Edge2.172 Retro: back to back from past to present – part 2

Continuing with retro-sounding bands of the oughties who got Abraham’s mustard from bygone decades gathered by local Boukor.
Technical difficulties with “copper”-wired remote Jeroen meant a partly lofi retro broadcast (Arthur mentioned this was how Negativland used to do it back in the 80s, in the pre-internet era) using the ancient telephone to listen to cinematic nostalgia from Morricone and its jazzy Naked City cover – sounds often heard when waiting on service hot lines, where nowadays robotic voices say “please hold” to start a piece of soothing muzak as long as the wait takeszzz.
Oh, where are the times when telepresence was all the rave..

Playlist:

  • Fredrik Segerfalk – Blood Money
  • mind.in.a.box – 8 Bits
  • Interpol – Evil
  • Joy Division – New Dawn Fades
  • Mike Mareen – Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix)
  • La Roux – Bulletproof (Instrumental version)
  • Ennio Morricone – The Sicilian Clan The Sicilian Clan
  • Naked City – The Sicilian Clan
  • Brian Eno & David Byrne – America Is Waiting
  • !!! (chk chk chk) – Heart of Hearts
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