1.17.2010

Trouble at Madame Dong's - Aphex Aural Exciter



Trouble at Madame Dong's (1985) - Francis X and the Bushmen

In the 1980s, Aphex Systems began producing a device for music production known as the Aural Exciter.  In short, aural excitement involves a process of enhancing the even-numbered harmonics in musical material which results in a 'warmer' type of sound.  Keyboard Magazine ran an issue with an insert flexi-disc record that ran this advertisement for the latest Aphex product in their line.

There isn't a whole lot to say about this clip.  I mean, its lowest-common-denominator overly-obvious double-entendre doesn't leave much to ole' gray matter.  I love the totally dated quasi-post-apocalyptic sound of the musical material of 'Francis X and the Bushmen' seems..

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