Jim Fassett - Symphony of the Birds

In the 50's, this guy named Jim Fassett had an idea to take field recordings of bird songs and transform them on a tape machine, altering their pitch and reducing their speed in order to create actual songs from the singing of real birds. The result is what he called "The symphony of the birds".

The sound clips used in this video are the explanatory comments in the beginning (Track 1) and the first "movement" in the symphony. (track 2)

This cd is really hard to find, but worth it if you find it. definitely an interesting listen.

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[AreYouInMySpoon]

...i think its telling me to kill myself... o_O

[SargeantSquid]

I am so terrified right now

[charlieheinz57]

Jim Fassett was the announcer for the New York Philharmonic broadcasts in the 1950s. This is terrible.

[Yotta8887]

AMAZING!!

[love187punk]

mom..

[GhostofaSound]

This is fascinating. It's entrancing in a creepy/disturbing way.

[JBshotJL]

I like to hear experiments like this. That break the chain of modern music, but is still in itself music.

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

Thanks for posting this rarity. I had never heard it before, but I have a copy of Jim Fassett's "Strange to Your Ears" on vinyl, and have loved it since I was a kid.

[DarkBallYE]

This is what I call Electronic Music 8D

[Lboogie501]

aweful.....