The Phonewave EP 何もアホウ is an international music project consisting of 20 tracks (38min) made entirely from telephone-recorded voicemails collected via 1-818-649-WAVE. The project was born on my instagram feed [ Ссылка ] and most of its contributors were part of the Instagram community connected through common hashtags.

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Track List Comments

00:00 1. Leave A Message
This is the original voicemail greeting that was used when collecting voicemails . The only difference between this and the actual greeting is that the original had a tweaked “floral shoppe” sample as background music. The gentleman’s voice is my father’s.

00:34 2. Keep It Going
Message from unknown supporter, hence the “keep it going”. The singing comes from a New York female @cloud.based at the time on Instagram (cecilyfeitel.tumblr.com). Her singing was recorded without any prior knowledge of the beat it was used on. The voice sample was cut, re-pitched, and re-sequenced to allow it to ride the track smoothly.

03:18 3. Cyborgian Rhapsody
Beat is orginal from an MC-307. Singing by @elisastiltskin on Instagram / @Quimera K. on SoundCloud from Brazil. The lyrics are from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

05:24 4. 1000 Stairs
Unknown sources for voices and beautiful poem about loneliness. Several moans, heavy breathing and someone whispering “don’t die” seemed to be a good fit to mix together along with a robot “kill me” at the end. Again, all submitted through voicemails. Only thing I provided here was the beat from an MC-307, also processed through voicemail.

06:45 5. Virtual Reality
Original MC-307 beat processed through voicemail along with two complimenting messages about virtual reality, one from @304angstroms on Instagram, and the other unknown.

08:32 6. Moon (Poland)
Original MC-307 beats processed through voicemail. “Moon” Haiku I wrote in 1999 recited by @yo00shi on Instagram from Poland.

10:19 7. Suave Beijo Azul (Brazil)
Singing by @elisastiltskin on Instagram / @Quimera K. on SoundCloud from Brazil. The voice sample was cut, re-pitched, and re-sequenced to allow it to ride the track smoothly.

12:12 8. Vaporwave (Russia)
This track features @ellmatador's track "Show Me Love" (instagram @ellmatador_ks). The track was emailed, then I called it in to the voicemail and finally processed in Ableton. The processing consists of various time stretch algorithms and settings for each as well as some effects and tons of EQ’ing. It also contains a sample from the documentary “vaporwave”, which was recorded onto the voicemail by an Instagram supporter. The Russian message is from a very amazing chiptune and vaporwave graphic artist @alexogree on Instagram and @alexogre on SoundCloud—he is a master at making music on GAMEBOYS.

14:20 9. Cough Syrup
Original MC-307 beats processed through voicemail. Ableton time stretch algorithms and reverbs. Voicemail by @0a_bamm_bamm on instagram.

16:14 10. Twitter Abstraction
Original MC-307 beats processed through voicemail along with tweets from @YvungFeast from instagram (can’t verify user name)

18:20 11.Pimp Mob
Original MC-307 beats processed through voicemail along with shout outs from some talented artists including Golden Tunic Skyscraper, followed by messages from unknown sources including two complimenting loan shark-themed messages.

19:57 12.Cyber Punk Talk (Canada)
Cyber Punk’s track from instagram @cyburpunk, and when she says she likes cats I bring in a message someone left meowing… unknown source. Perfect.

21:28 13. 011 Team (Turin Italy)
011 Team party crew message along with some other bits and chunks ripped right out of voicemails with some reverb, delay, etc. The bass drum is made of one single wave oscillation click.

23:18 14. A Big F U (Mexico)
Some guy doesn’t like his ex, but he’s cool AF cause he’s from Mexico.

23:48 15. Marijuana VHS Kid (Space)
This guy is the coolest VHS hippie ever. He’s over on Instagram as @dementedtimes. He lives on a spaceship and eats bacon-flavored cotton candy sandwiches. Don’t believe me? Listen to the track and go check out his Instagram. For real.

26:52 16. Love Life, Love U
Happy-feeling track with some unknown sources, including @cisko3000,@filerobrown323,@old_uie, etc.

29:14 17. Shout And Instawords (Chiraq)
@itsdonperrion shoutout from Chiraq (Chicago) followed by graphic artist @achievmntmedia flow

31:29 18. Disregard This Message
I didn’t call you, so don’t give me no call menu. Somehow something or someone decided to leave a voicemail of some sort of menu for credit cards… I’m not even mad. Just perfect.

32:18 19. Drive Safely (San Diego, California)
Talented @alcoholistics dramatization of someone talking to her dead boyfriend.

33:54 20. Phonewave Ghost
Laughter by @elisastiltskin on Instagram / timestretch algorithms n custom coded Pure Data midi sequencer patch.

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