"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."
Congratulations, give yourself a pat on the back if you know where that quote is from because you are officially cool. If however you do not, you were probably living under a rock in the 80's or too busy watching Care Bears. Anyway that quote was used in a song called "Your Mood Is a Frenchman" by the "electronica/grindcore" band Ghostbuster. That should be a dead giveaway. I've listened to their other songs they have on their myspace and it was mostly over computerized grind with high bitch screaming and peppered in heavy parts, not enough to hold your attention the way Bill Murray's quick charismatic humor might. But that one song I mentioned before is hypnotizing and if only this band had decided to take it in that direction completely they'd be the next Kraftwerk or Crystal Method
So I'm sure there are tons of you video game nerds out there with a new found obsession for music of the World War II era. After playing Fallout 3 you'll definitely be deep into the swing of things if you get my drift. Fallout 3 takes place in a post-apocalyptic, retro-futurist United States in the year 2277 which is one of the best ideas for a video game this century I think, well aside from Moonwalker and Donkey Kong of course. Your character grew up in "Vault 101" with their father who mysteriously up and leaves to venture out into the wasteland. Pretty much your mission is to find him, kill radiated savages and help the people who still live in the vault and haven't been subjected to contamination or radiation. But here's the part I love... you're character has a radio station on his wrist watch run by a radio dj named Three Dog and all he plays is music from the World War II era. The Andrew Sisters, Billie Holiday, Bob Crosby & the Bobcats, Cole Porter and so on. I was turned on to this music when I was very little by what my grandma used to sing and obviously I don't have to stress how OG I am because this is known. I advise you noobs to check out the Fallout 3 soundtrack because there is something so joyfully eerie about it.
Congratulations, give yourself a pat on the back if you know where that quote is from because you are officially cool. If however you do not, you were probably living under a rock in the 80's or too busy watching Care Bears. Anyway that quote was used in a song called "Your Mood Is a Frenchman" by the "electronica/grindcore" band Ghostbuster. That should be a dead giveaway. I've listened to their other songs they have on their myspace and it was mostly over computerized grind with high bitch screaming and peppered in heavy parts, not enough to hold your attention the way Bill Murray's quick charismatic humor might. But that one song I mentioned before is hypnotizing and if only this band had decided to take it in that direction completely they'd be the next Kraftwerk or Crystal Method
So I'm sure there are tons of you video game nerds out there with a new found obsession for music of the World War II era. After playing Fallout 3 you'll definitely be deep into the swing of things if you get my drift. Fallout 3 takes place in a post-apocalyptic, retro-futurist United States in the year 2277 which is one of the best ideas for a video game this century I think, well aside from Moonwalker and Donkey Kong of course. Your character grew up in "Vault 101" with their father who mysteriously up and leaves to venture out into the wasteland. Pretty much your mission is to find him, kill radiated savages and help the people who still live in the vault and haven't been subjected to contamination or radiation. But here's the part I love... you're character has a radio station on his wrist watch run by a radio dj named Three Dog and all he plays is music from the World War II era. The Andrew Sisters, Billie Holiday, Bob Crosby & the Bobcats, Cole Porter and so on. I was turned on to this music when I was very little by what my grandma used to sing and obviously I don't have to stress how OG I am because this is known. I advise you noobs to check out the Fallout 3 soundtrack because there is something so joyfully eerie about it.
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