The TV was banned in our house when I was a kid, growing up in the 1970s and 80s. It did exist but locked away in my fathers study. It only came out on special occasions; birthdays, Christmas, the grand national, the world cup finals.
My mother was a potter and felt we should be doing something, writing or making things not glued to the box. But when it did come out it was a family moment. We would know well in advance, mum would cook her famous fruit loaf and jam, dad would put on one of his jazz vinyls and we’d listen to the radio tuner in the run up to the event. We sat together as a family and enjoyed whatever spectacle was showing. Await with unbridled anticipation and amaze in awe at the moving image.
These days TV and video are on demand. You can stream it on your phone and watch it on the move. Plug in your earphones, read the user generated reviews and choose from a thousand channel options whilst perusing digital radio with a music album downloading a digital file in the background; whenever, wherever.
It is an individual pursuit. One could argue digital its the death knell of family togetherness.
This track is in response to that notion. The first half is analogue-inspired, with human vocals, sounds of forgotten machines and the signal waves of yesteryear. The second half is digital-inspired, dark and brooding, the unknown, unseen entity where everything changes, wrapped in emulators and digitally powered effects.
Last Days of Analogue.
Composition and Production by Kinkslap
Vocals by Marion Jordan.
Kinkslap is a music artist, producer and published poet, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
https://soundcloud.com/kinkslapandfriends
Marion Jordan is a professional jazz singer and artist, based in Belfast, N. Ireland.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marion-Jordan-Artist/460247973994458
Last days of Analogue 