Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] No Time for Games

Maurice R. Kelly mkelly@deadheart.org.uk
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:05:22 +0000 (GMT)


On Jan 4, MICHAEL PAGE wrote:

> Yes, was in Redeye Records today and they have the Aussie release date as
> Feb 11 - so only 38 more sleeps!!

Great news there - cheers!

> Anyway, someone rang in and swore that if you listen very closely (I think)
> to the Midnight Oil Bird Noises EP, you can hear the band at the very
> frontiers of early 80s musical experimentation, using a vibrator on one of
> their tracks! Unfortunately, it was left to the listener to guess which one.
> Now I have heard everything.

The song is I'm The Cure. Listen from about 30 seconds in - the buzzing in
the background. I guess it could be a vibrator. Could also be my electric
toothbrush, though I don't think they had them back then :-)

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Maurice R. Kelly
mkelly@deadheart.org.uk