Spoken Word with Electronics

Episode 26, Side B: "Roadside Politics" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 8) by Spoken Word with Electronics

SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #25: Do You Believe in THUMB HYPNOSIS?

Hi, everyone – Welcome back to the show. This week is all about Thumb Hypnosis. That might provide more questions than answers. Specifically, "Thumb Hypnosis" is a 1960s recording (I'm presuming, it's undated) that arrived to me with other hypnotism records some years ago. I love self-pressed hypnotism recordings, and "Thumb Hypnosis" is one of the best out there. It answers no questions. It solves all problems. Thumb!

Enjoying THUMB HYPNOSIS, raw audio is provided in track two, with a full reworking of sampling opportunities in track three. Audio is processed through a Radio Music module, 907 Fixed Filter Bank, and an SSL Samplecorder. Also, a quick demo of a Korg MicroSampler is provided, which is one of the nicest and most playable pieces of Korg hardware ever made, sadly pulled from production after less than a year on the market. It's a GREAT sampler, very similar to a vintage E-MU, but much easier to program and play. So this episode covers a lot of sampling hardware, processes, and tips.

Episode 25, Raw Audio: "Thumb Hypnosis" by Spoken Word with Electronics

Episode 25, Side A: "Pitch Shifters and Samplers" (Under the Influence of Thumb Hypnosis)" by Spoken Word with Electronics

Episode 25, Side B: "Doorway Accounting" (Charlie Pickle, Part Seven) by Spoken Word with Electronics

SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #24: How Much Electricity Can Kill You?

https://soundcloud.com/eptc/sets/spoken-word-with-electronics-episode-24

Greetings, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week, survival and home safety is on our mind, and the discussion is on THE FATAL CURRENT! (Including this article from 1966, linked below, which advises you to not wear wet shoes, or a soaking wet robe, when working near electricity)

There's a lot of misconceptions about how electricity becomes deadly. Appliances around the house are JUST as dangerous, or SAFE, as large electrical sources. For example, a static shock can be thousands of VOLTS but lacks the CURRENT to kill you. So we discuss the difference between voltage and current, the fun rule about how your hands can complete a circuit across your heart (don't try it) and include a basic primer on Ohm's Law. A fun discussion, including my own electrical injury at age ten, which nearly became a cautionary tale, titled: "Death By Alarm Clock".

Read "The Fatal Current" (1965/1966)

http://www.ep.tc/pdf/the-fatal-current.pdf

SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #24: How Much Electricity Can Kill You?

https://soundcloud.com/eptc/sets/spoken-word-with-electronics-episode-24

Greetings, everyone. Welcome back to the show. This week, survival and home safety is on our mind, and the discussion is on THE FATAL CURRENT! (Including this article from 1966, linked below, which advises you to not wear wet shoes, or a soaking wet robe, when working near electricity)

There's a lot of misconceptions about how electricity becomes deadly. Appliances around the house are JUST as dangerous, or SAFE, as large electrical sources. For example, a static shock can be thousands of VOLTS but lacks the CURRENT to kill you. So we discuss the difference between voltage and current, the fun rule about how your hands can complete a circuit across your heart (don't try it) and include a basic primer on Ohm's Law. A fun discussion, including my own electrical injury at age ten, which nearly became a cautionary tale, titled: Death By Alarm Clock.

Read The Fatal Current (1965/1966)

http://www.ep.tc/pdf/the-fatal-current.pdf

Episode 24, Discussion: "How Much Electricity Can Kill You?" by Spoken Word with Electronics

Episode 24, Discussion: How Much Electricity Can Kill You? by Spoken Word with Electronics

Episode 24, Side A: "The Brochure" (Charlie Pickle, Part Six) by Spoken Word with Electronics