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3.14 : ned raggett vs pi

 

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ok, as they used to say before a certain tv program way back before folks knew there were other tv chanels :

‘and now for something completely different’.

basically, look at your gadget of choice.

today is the 14th of march.

in the uk we would denote this as 14/03.

in the us where things are always a bit different, today is denoted as 03.14.

that in itself is a close approximation of the number known to nerds as pi.

so, here in all its glory, is star of allmusic.com (currently on an enforced hiatus, but tis only a matter of time that they request his services again), pitchfork, the quietus, and ilx of course, is a 45 minute reading of the number pi by the man himself.

for doubters, please think of this as an extension of john cages piece of perfection, 4’33” , or, scanners early intrusive phone call releases.

while i have to admit i would never listen to this on a regular basis, neds voice has a strangely hypnotic appeal.

and surely there are folks out there who do the sampling thing and could make a monster remix out if this ?

 

 

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