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"AMERICA IS WAITING" 1986

DAVID BRYNE/BRIAN ENO: MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS ALBUM

America is Waiting screams 80s as a catchy, robotic sounds of compiled television/radio announcers interject to broken beats that seem to originate from broadcasted theme songs. The source sounds seem to be most likely electronically made with a few overtones of guitar thrown about. The large amount of sampling used throughout the piece is very impressive for it was not a familiar technique at the time of its production. This anciently innovative track immediately dragged me into a past time zone and also into a cultural feeling of oppression as the narrator reinstates 'America is waiting for a message of some sort or another.' The artists represented those who seek change or an answer.

"GET DOWN, GET DOWN" 1995

EMERGENCY BROADCAST NETWORK, TELECOMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

The short repetitive video clips seem to originate from broadcasted television. The violent overtones seek to instill fear in the viewer and simulate our slavery to the media. Emergency Broadcast Network made this track on the album to illustrate the control we allow television to have on our culture. The ridiculous and senseless people and programs that people waste their lives away attending to is moronic. We stay in our homes believing the scary reports on the t.v. screen instead of facing and embracing reality.