THE BERLIN TAPES

At the apex of the Cold War, radio lovers across the globe started to notice bizarre broadcasts on the airwaves. Starting with a weird melody or the sound of several beeps, these transmissions might be followed by the unnerving sound of a strange woman's voice counting in German or the creepy voice of a child reciting letters in English.

This mix is a compendium of such strange signals with Soviet Era cold war inspired electronica.

Experts are confident that numbers stations do still exist, even if there are fewer of them.

Computers almost always leave traces, whereas a paper and pen are easy to destroy.

I do like making these collage pieces with an underlying context. I also enjoy what electronic music was before it thought it knew what it was. When it was still searching. This is the kind I try to make.