the world of bizarre sound recordings

As I imagine is the case for many deputydog readers, I’m fascinated by anything that goes above and beyond the norm. Having hosted experimental radio for nearly a decade, I’ve had opportunities to hear many truly strange sounds. These are a few standouts of the unlikely and just plain odd recordings I’ve come across. All are beautiful in their own ways– I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

the most bizarre musical instrument on earth

warning: musical road ahead.
a few years ago in japan, members of the hokkaido industrial research institute started carving thousands of very precise grooves into nearby roads. the slightly loopy brainwave belonged to a mr. shinoda, a guy who accidentally cut a road in several places with a digger and then later drove over the […]

mass thriller

i’m sure you’ve all seen the clip of the wedding congregation re-enacting the thriller music video.
well the inmates of a prison in the phillipines have just risen the bar…

brilliant.

documentaries rule #2

great new docs / programmes online this week…
love me long time

a documentary about sex tourism in thailand
superstars of speed

jeremy clarkson documentary looking at people’s addiction to speed (as in ‘velocity’, not the drug)
les paul

documentary about the american jazz guitarist / guitar maker les paul.

it’s all about the timing

for some reason i’m always impressed by synchronization/mass-choreography on film.
so i thought i’d share some of my favourite videos that display some kind of awe-inspiring timing or planning.
tracy thorn video:

starlings swarming:

synchronized swimming:

synchronized fireworks display:

the mass games:

samsung dance:

red arrows flying display:

incredible timed driving:

xmas lights:

group popping locking:

trained goldfish:

synchronized trampoline: