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Crazy Surprises in Your Album Collection

Alan Cross 0 Comments

If you’re a fan of the Aphex Twin, you’ll recognize this as the title of the B-side of his 1999 single, “Windowlicker.”

I have no idea what this equation expresses, but that’s not the point.  If you fast-forward 5 minutes and 30 seconds into the song, you’ll hear a metallic, sort of buzzing sound.  Run that noise through a spectrograph and the screen will show this:

Freaky, huh?  If you like these sorts of Easter egg surprises, check out this list of hidden alien messages from Jimi Hendrix, a do-it-yourself song from Tool, a Monty Python record that causes insanity andmore.

 

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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