The Failure of Shortwave Radio
The Moscow Coup Attempt
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 1 | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Underground Sound | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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What Is There Is There | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 1:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ready Ready | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Phone Tap | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 3 | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Listening to Static | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Seduction of the West | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 6:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 2 | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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End of Transmission | The Moscow Coup Attempt | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Review by ChainDLK.com - Maurizio Pustianaz
Is strange how The Moscow Coup Attempt music recalled me a sort of electronic / orchestral version of the last Slint record but Derek's capacity of writing tracks that are always in balance between the song structure and the soundtrack composition made me thought about Slint's way of building guitar layers. Derek doesn't use guitars but his orchestrations build a subtle musical structure full of tension and pathos. The pizzicato violin parts seems joyful but if you mix them with the viola and the syncopate tempos of the acoustic drums the effect changes radically. The ten tracks are beautifully recorded and even if they are full of melodies, the effect is also similar to the one created by the guitar suites of the Glenn Branca orchestra where the dissonant melodies form a complex web of sounds. THE FAILURE OF SHORTWAVE RADIO is an album that convinced me immediately and for sure it will satisfy a wide audience because of its different influences of ambient, acoustic and electronic sounds.
Pathos
His music creates so much of a elemental background. The buildup of the orchestral sounds partnered with the acoustic drums brings a real tension to his music. He indeed is an exellent songwriter and a brilliant mind.
Review by DJ Frederick - Seldom Heard Radio
Derek Whitacre is the architect of The Moscow Coup Attempt and the delightfully cryptic new cd The Failure of Shortwave Radio which incorporates and weaves samples of shortwave numbers stations throughout blissful washes of melody. The title is somewhat poignant for me as a shortwave radio listener who has witnessed the landslide of shortwave stations discontinuing their broadcasts to North America over the past five years including the BBC, and RVI from Flanders... One listen to The Moscow Coup Attempt folds the listener into a world of “eyelid movies” and beyond.
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Do You Fear Sleep? | Insomnia | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Phone Tap | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Underground Sound | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 1 | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Listening to Static | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ready Ready | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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End of Transmission | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Seduction of the West | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 6:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 3 | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Failure of Shortwave Radio Pt. 2 | The Failure of Shortwave Radio | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
