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> Goddess wrote: > > > -And, in a somewhat different and much more immediately accessible form > > of octophonic playback, there's apparently an album from a band whose name > > I unfortunatley can't remember at the moment, which consists of four CDs > > which are all played back ALMOST simultaneously on four separate stereo > > systems. It's apparently quite the collector's item lately. People have > > parties based around it. > > > Then jas: > This would be Zariika (spelling?) by the wonderful Flaming Lips. > > Pining for the days when everyone would gather around > the phonograph listening to the newest Beatles release, they created & > released this set. All together now... ;) > > My friend has a copy, but we have yet to give it a go... > > later, > -jas > Albuquerque Close on the spelling. It's "Zaireeka" (a mix of Zaire and Eureka, I forget the significance of this combination). I had to double check the spelling myself. Like the Flaming Lips or not, this is most definitely worth checking out. Since it's out of print, you can usually find a copy on ebay for about $30-$50. There's a very real warning on the front of the CD:"...This recording also contains frequencies not normally heard on commercial recordings and on rare occasions has caused the listener to become disoriented." (Read the liner notes for a bit more detail.) I thought this warning was a joke until I queued up the "nauseating" track #6 on just two stereos (synching manually is trial and error, and getting all four discs to play at the same time is tricky), and stopped the "song" (more like a chorus of sine waves) immediately for fear of, well, hurling. Don't worry, the other seven tracks are "real songs". Throwing a party seems to be the way to go. Might as well blow a few more minds after having to set up four stereos. If anyone is interested in reading further, check out: http://www.flaminglips.com/cmp/zwaffle.htm http://www.janecek.com/zaireeka.html Octophonic regards, Jim p.s. Here's some more encouragement from me urging readers of this list ('specially old-timers, lurkers like me included) to contribute a bit o' cash to Kim. Dust off the cobwebs on your wallets, fer pete's sake. :-) p.p.s. Outlook Express is a steaming pile. >:-0 I use it now because Netscape's mail app was getting crusty. (Just wanted to bitch)