Post by tannis on Jul 30, 2008 19:44:23 GMT
experimenT-4: The Secret Message
It could feel like falling in love.
It could feel so bad.
But it could feel so good.
It could sing you to sleep--
("I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument!")*
But that dream is your enemy.
[*--"I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument": This line is only a guess. There is still no certainty that real words are spoken here at all. Many people hear some, however, and during the Wogan Show performance of this song a face (possibly Paddy's) appears on a computer monitor during this line, mouthing something.]
"Experiment IV"
gaffa.org/sensual/l_exiv.html
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 87 11:17 PST
Subject: mystery track
Well, first of all, the "X4" message is apparently only forwards (not that you said otherwise). Kate seems to have treated the spoken section in just about the same way she treated the "scatter-voice" (IED's term, for want of a better one) from "Waking the Witch": i.e., she shifted it very rapidly from left to right channels. However, it doesn't sound as though that's all that she did with it. First, there's a lot of echo on the voice in both sections; second, the voice doesn't really "travel" from left to right and back, but "jumps" there, using a cut-out of some kind. And third, there seem to be other noises, especially in the "X4" passage: IED suggested that they sounded like 's' sounds, but that doesn't make sense.
Nevertheless, even when listened to in mono, there is still some noise to be heard in addition to the spoken line and the instrumental music. As for the slight difference you noticed in the twelve-inch's mix of the message, IED noticed exactly the same distortion of the last word, and assumed it had to do with the mix only, or the way it was taken out of one mix and spliced, so to speak, into the other; but since he really isn't certain that the message is what he said it was anyway, he remains open to suggestions. The whole tone of the twelve-inch mix of the message seems different, doesn't it?
Date: 1 Jul 90 08:01:25 GMT
Subject: Another shot at X4 mystery message
In a couple of recent submissions, Ryan McGuire and IED discuss their interpretations of a line of mystery text buried within Experiment IV.
Ryan hears: I think I must thank you for listening to my tune,
While IED hears: I bet my mum's gonna buy me a little toy instrument.
And I hear some variation on:
I've got my/mine muzzle(d) and they came in tune(d) to destruct/destroy.
The Whole Story: "Experiment IV"
gaffa.org/dreaming/tws_exiv.html
The 7" single and the 12" single of Experiment IV both feature secret messages between the lines "It could sing you to sleep" and "But that dream is your enemy". The messages seem to be different. They also seem to have two 'voices' or 'parts'.
GAFFA guesses that the message on the 7" single (the version on The Whole Story) is: "I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument".
But I hear:
"Unbelt [or UNVEIL or I'M BUILT] my bust... And they've given them [or IN or HIM] for [or FOUR] to [or TWO or TOY or TALL; or FOURTEEN] instrument..." (at 2:36-38) ...
The "Unbelt my bust" part is unclear, and could be something else. But I am sure that a second voice says "And they've given them [or HIM or IN] for t[w]o [or TOY or TALL; or FOURTEEN] instrument" ...
"Unbelt my bust" ... ;D
gaffa.org/wow/k84.jpg
gaffa.org/wow/k229.jpg
gaffa.org/wow/k49.jpg
On the 12" single, I hear:
4:26-30 - "Unbelt my bust [?]... And they've given them four toy instruments... [?]"
4:38-56 - "5... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4..."
experienT-4 ... T-4 is of course the name of the Nazi WWII 'euthanasia' programme. T-4 centers were places of brutal medical experiments and mass killings.
Kate Bush - Experiment Iv (12'' Mix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jco1bXBkPdk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 90 11:20 PDT
Subject: seKreT messages, KonTinued...
What we need is more people to have a go at deciphering the message. Any of you interested? It can be heard in X4, between the line "It could sing you to sleep" and "But that dream is your enemy". Have a go, please!
It could feel like falling in love.
It could feel so bad.
But it could feel so good.
It could sing you to sleep--
("I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument!")*
But that dream is your enemy.
[*--"I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument": This line is only a guess. There is still no certainty that real words are spoken here at all. Many people hear some, however, and during the Wogan Show performance of this song a face (possibly Paddy's) appears on a computer monitor during this line, mouthing something.]
"Experiment IV"
gaffa.org/sensual/l_exiv.html
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 87 11:17 PST
Subject: mystery track
Well, first of all, the "X4" message is apparently only forwards (not that you said otherwise). Kate seems to have treated the spoken section in just about the same way she treated the "scatter-voice" (IED's term, for want of a better one) from "Waking the Witch": i.e., she shifted it very rapidly from left to right channels. However, it doesn't sound as though that's all that she did with it. First, there's a lot of echo on the voice in both sections; second, the voice doesn't really "travel" from left to right and back, but "jumps" there, using a cut-out of some kind. And third, there seem to be other noises, especially in the "X4" passage: IED suggested that they sounded like 's' sounds, but that doesn't make sense.
Nevertheless, even when listened to in mono, there is still some noise to be heard in addition to the spoken line and the instrumental music. As for the slight difference you noticed in the twelve-inch's mix of the message, IED noticed exactly the same distortion of the last word, and assumed it had to do with the mix only, or the way it was taken out of one mix and spliced, so to speak, into the other; but since he really isn't certain that the message is what he said it was anyway, he remains open to suggestions. The whole tone of the twelve-inch mix of the message seems different, doesn't it?
Date: 1 Jul 90 08:01:25 GMT
Subject: Another shot at X4 mystery message
In a couple of recent submissions, Ryan McGuire and IED discuss their interpretations of a line of mystery text buried within Experiment IV.
Ryan hears: I think I must thank you for listening to my tune,
While IED hears: I bet my mum's gonna buy me a little toy instrument.
And I hear some variation on:
I've got my/mine muzzle(d) and they came in tune(d) to destruct/destroy.
The Whole Story: "Experiment IV"
gaffa.org/dreaming/tws_exiv.html
The 7" single and the 12" single of Experiment IV both feature secret messages between the lines "It could sing you to sleep" and "But that dream is your enemy". The messages seem to be different. They also seem to have two 'voices' or 'parts'.
GAFFA guesses that the message on the 7" single (the version on The Whole Story) is: "I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument".
But I hear:
"Unbelt [or UNVEIL or I'M BUILT] my bust... And they've given them [or IN or HIM] for [or FOUR] to [or TWO or TOY or TALL; or FOURTEEN] instrument
The "Unbelt my bust" part is unclear, and could be something else. But I am sure that a second voice says "And they've given them [or HIM or IN] for t[w]o [or TOY or TALL; or FOURTEEN] instrument
"Unbelt my bust" ... ;D
gaffa.org/wow/k84.jpg
gaffa.org/wow/k229.jpg
gaffa.org/wow/k49.jpg
On the 12" single, I hear:
4:26-30 - "Unbelt my bust [?]... And they've given them four toy instruments... [?]"
4:38-56 - "5... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4... Experiment 4..."
experienT-4 ... T-4 is of course the name of the Nazi WWII 'euthanasia' programme. T-4 centers were places of brutal medical experiments and mass killings.
Kate Bush - Experiment Iv (12'' Mix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jco1bXBkPdk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 90 11:20 PDT
Subject: seKreT messages, KonTinued...
What we need is more people to have a go at deciphering the message. Any of you interested? It can be heard in X4, between the line "It could sing you to sleep" and "But that dream is your enemy". Have a go, please!