Songs Woob 1194

1 songs

1.1 on earth
1.2 odonna
1.3 amoeba
1.4 wuub
1.5 strange air
1.6 emperor

songs
on earth

at 31:59, longest track on album, , woob s longest track date. on earth mixes rhythms , voices around world clips of dialogue tv shows , numerous natural sounds, such birdsong. track contains live instrumentation - frankland improvised synth solo (heard 27:23 – 28:46) during recording; has said favourite part of album.

the sample beginning @ 5:25 comes episode of tv show quantum leap, (“killin’ time”, 1992) , features voices of deborah pratt ziggy , dean stockwell al.

the second, larger vocal sample @ 15:48 comes 1974 bbc album “english accent” peter hunt.

the repeated plucked-string melody recurs throughout track version of camille saint-saëns introduction , rondo capriccioso featured in soundtrack sergei paradjanov s film ašik kerib,. film source many of vocal samples, including female chanting @ start of track, , male chanting @ end.

odonna

one of frankland’s 2 personal favourites of tracks on 1194, odonna built around 2 samples - 1 interview classical cellist yo yo ma, , second sample of dialogue mark of gideon, episode of original series of star trek, features voices of sharon acker , william shatner. track named acker’s character in episode, though spelt differently. frankland spent 5 hours making vocal loop on akai s1000 “so didn’t click!”

amoeba

amoeba shortest track on album, , notable harmonica solo, reminiscent of soundtrack betty blue, , sample of frogs croaking en masse track fades. not woob recording end in fashion, other being track fourteen thirty 3 em:t 2295 compilation.

wuub

a simple drumbeat , vocal refrain build crescendo. opens sample of dialogue 1971 film night of dark shadows. second woob album continue pattern of featuring track referencing band’s name, featuring track called woobed. frankland removed track album entirely, “seemed nice” .

in november 2011, wuub used on television show james may s man lab, during segment detailing helium-balloon funerals of 2 household pets. track used during footage showing earth upper reaches of atmosphere.

strange air

built around long dialogue sample (once again, night of dark shadows ), track darkest , ominous on album, culminating in blood-curdling scream @ 3:32. frankland has said that, during recording, 9 passes made @ track, of them different. 1 of alternate takes of strange air - titled pluto - ended on compilation album plug in & turn on x.2 , released in 1994.

emperor

the deepest of bass notes underpins samples of unearthly sounds made emperor penguins in wild. these creatures can seen on album’s cover. frankland claims coincidence, em:t records providing image after track recorded , named.