station II station
- April 14th, 2016
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Station II Station
(photo Christian C.)
A few weeks ago, I got to go to visit Microsoft’s anechoic chambers. This was super cool, particularly since I got to visit the world record holder, which was neat. A lot of people find them eerie and/or creepy; I just thought it was awesome. I have a big post queued up next week, with lots of pictures.
But I also wanted – since I had a unique opportunity here – to snap a thematic variant of David Bowie’s icon Station to Station album cover, from his Thin White Duke era, wherein he is also walking into an anechoic chamber. Mission accomplished!
(I wanted originally to do a straight-up re-creation, but the setting was too different. Science of sound damping has progressed since 1978! 😀 And inversion and variation is better art anyway!)
I’m really pleased with it. Thanks for the help, Christian – and, for that matter, the tour, Sean! And I’ll post about the whole experience next week.
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Anna Choic?
Ann E. Choic.
(her younger sister XD )
omg, I’m so jealous! That is awesome.
It is! I got really lucky, meeting Sean and Christian at Conflikt and getting the invitation. Full writeup and more pictures next week – I didn’t want to post today just because I’ve already had one giant post this week? So, Monday. ^_^
Very cool. I see what you did there… the Concert Black is very striking.
You should totally make an album to go with that cover. 🙂
This is _totally_ going to be an album cover. If nothing else, maybe the back of Din of Thieves. Dunno yet.
When I was working in Discovery Park I’d go into the anechoic chamber they had for research every time I was feeling overwhelmed.
Actually, I first thought you were entering a TARDIS set. 🙂
…yeah, I can really, really see that. XD
Um, actually, Bowie’s ‘Berlin trilogy’ consisted of Low, Heroes and Lodger. Station to Station was prior to the trilogy.
Oh shit, have I had that wrong? I thought he was already in Berlin for Station to Station.
No. Just coked out of his skull and living on a diet of milk and, uh, milk.
oooooooh, I see what I was doing, I was conflating Thin White Duke era and Berlin.
I’ll fix the post. Thanks.
My pleasure!
You’re not fooling me, this is your orbital station, where you plan to beam Elf-Metal into the minds of GOP Candidates until they explode.