purplhouse

purplhouse t1_j1ldf7z wrote

Reply to comment by Actedpie in TIL one of the first use of avant-garde technique of tape manipulation in music was the 1955 hit "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs. Using a razor, Carl Weismann cut, then spliced sounds of dog barks together, correcting speed, pitch and melody of the resulting tape. It reached #22 on Billboard. by Bubbly-Incident

Okay, that one just made me want to grab a butter knife and rampage. That's an improvement.

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purplhouse t1_j1l3k7q wrote

Reply to TIL one of the first use of avant-garde technique of tape manipulation in music was the 1955 hit "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs. Using a razor, Carl Weismann cut, then spliced sounds of dog barks together, correcting speed, pitch and melody of the resulting tape. It reached #22 on Billboard. by Bubbly-Incident

One of the first jobs I had was working the holiday season at a Toys R Us where this song featured on the lineup of a 60-minute perpetually looping tape (other memorable musical interludes on that tape included All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, Alvin and the Chipmunks singing Christmas Don't Be Late, and Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer).

To this day, Christmas music--ANY Christmas music--makes me want to grab a chainsaw and rampage.

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