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ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: April 25 2013, 07:17 Now then, I was listening to the fascinating tracks from the Conet project's SW radio recordings which at times are sinister and haunting. One track, Gong Station Chimes bear a striking resemblance to the weird chimes near the end of Woodhenge. I wonder if Mike got the idea from this ? It sounds the same from 0:27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v....13056DA Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 25 2013, 11:02 I'm not sure if numbers stations were very widely known in the UK in the 70's; the growing interest on them started in the 90's, when people shared their findings on the Internet and started building a database of findings. In fact, listening to numbers stations was illegal in the UK, so I'm not sure if Mike would get involved with that stuff. But who knows? -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: May 27 2013, 14:22 Well the notes are def the same. Not heard it being illegal to listen to numbers stations. How would that have been enforced ? Back to top

smillsoid Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Dec. 2008 Posted: June 18 2013, 21:28 Number stations are fascinating.  Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) famously included a recording of one on PT's track "Even Less".  I've used them in my own music, too.   -------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/simonjmills Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: June 28 2013, 12:15 Well, honestly, considering the poor quality of the reception on the video, I find it impossible to tell if they are, indeed, the same notes. It doesn't really sound like that to me. Numbers stations only really became a "thing" in the 90's or so, and since then many, many artists have used those sounds; Wilco, Boards of Canada and Stereolab to mention a few. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: July 14 2013, 12:36 To my ears they are exactly the same notes. Back to top

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