THIS IS A TEST - V02 - 08

experimental electro-industrial, ambient techno, toybox techno

STUDIO

[SECTION 0, INTRO — harpsichord, vocal - spoken, dry, close microphone]
This is a test.
Not a song.
Do not sing this sentence.

[SECTION 1]

[WHISPERED CHOIR]
Sing this sentence.

[Verse 1]
This is a test
This is only a te-te-test
Checking the left
Checking the right
Checking the machine
In the middle of the night
One voice
Two voice
Three voices collide
Hello from the front
Hel-lo from the side

[STUTTER ENGINE]
T-t-t-test
Te-te-te-test
Tessssssssssst
One-zero-one
Zero-one-zero
One-one-none
Nowhere to go

[Pre-Chorus — rising tension]
Do not build
Do not rise
Do not open
Do not—

[SILENCE — 2 BARS]
DROP!

[SECTION 2]

[Chorus — huge, layered, melodic]
THIS IS A TEST
OF HOW THE SYSTEM 
WA-WA-WORKS !
THIS IS A TEST
AND THE TEST WILL START
LEFT-RIGHT
BLACK-WHITE
STOP-GO
FAST-SLOW
THIS IS A TEST
BUT NOBODY KNOWS

[SECTION 3]

[POST-CHORUS — chopped vocoder]
No-no-no-no
Signal
No-no-no-no
Name
Ma-ma-ma-machine
Forget the game

[Verse 2 — half-time, low voice]
The rhythm says forward
The words say reverse
The singer gets better
The meaning gets worse
Say it in English
Sag es auf Deutsch
Скажи это тихо
Then destroy the voice

[CALL AND RESPONSE]
Lead: Is this working?
Choir: NO
Lead: Is this music?
Choir: MAYBE
Lead: Should we stop?
Choir: GO-GO-GO-GO-GO

[FAKE DROP]
Three
Two
One—

[small acoustic piano]
This is a test.

[spoken]
Wrong drop.

[BUILD — increasingly chaotic]
Ra-ta-ta-ta
Da-da-dit
Click-click-clack
The syllables split
High voice rising
Low voice below
One singer whispers
Another screams—
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT-RIGHT-NULL
HUMAN
MACHINE
HUMAN-MACHINE
A-A-A-A-A
E-E-E-E-E
I-I-I-I-I
O-O-O-O-O
YOU!

[Bridge — floating, emotional, unexpectedly beautiful]
If this is only a test
Why does it feel alive?
If this is only a machine
Why does the melody survive?
No command can hold it
No label makes it stay
The test became the answer
Then sang itself away

[FINAL CHORUS — key change, maximum layers]
THIS IS A TEST
OF HOW THE SYSTEM
WA-WA-WORKS !
THIS IS A TEST
AND WE BROKE IT APART
LEFT-RIGHT
BLACK-WHITE
STOP-GO
FAST-SLOW
THIS WAS A TEST
NOW LET IT GO

[OUTRO — degrading tape, slowing down]
This is a test
This is a tesssssst
This is a—

[SECTION 0, INTRO — harpsichord, vocal - spoken, dry, close microphone]
This is a test.
Not a song.
Do not sing

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[SECTION 0, INTRO — harpsichord, vocal - spoken, dry, close microphone] This is a test. Not a song. Do not sing this sentence. [SECTION 1] [WHISPERED CHOIR] Sing this sentence. [Verse 1] This is a test This is only a te-te-test Checking the left Checking the right Checking the machine In the middle of the night One voice Two voice Three voices collide Hello from the front Hel-lo from the side [STUTTER ENGINE] T-t-t-test Te-te-te-test Tessssssssssst One-zero-one Zero-one-zero One-one-none Nowhere to go [Pre-Chorus — rising tension] Do not build Do not rise Do not open Do not— [SILENCE — 2 BARS] DROP! [SECTION 2] [Chorus — huge, layered, melodic] THIS IS A TEST OF HOW THE SYSTEM WA-WA-WORKS ! THIS IS A TEST AND THE TEST WILL START LEFT-RIGHT BLACK-WHITE STOP-GO FAST-SLOW THIS IS A TEST BUT NOBODY KNOWS [SECTION 3] [POST-CHORUS — chopped vocoder] No-no-no-no Signal No-no-no-no Name Ma-ma-ma-machine Forget the game [Verse 2 — half-time, low voice] The rhythm says forward The words say reverse The singer gets better The meaning gets worse Say it in English Sag es auf Deutsch Скажи это тихо Then destroy the voice [CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Is this working? Choir: NO Lead: Is this music? Choir: MAYBE Lead: Should we stop? Choir: GO-GO-GO-GO-GO [FAKE DROP] Three Two One— [small acoustic piano] This is a test. [spoken] Wrong drop. [BUILD — increasingly chaotic] Ra-ta-ta-ta Da-da-dit Click-click-clack The syllables split High voice rising Low voice below One singer whispers Another screams— LEFT RIGHT LEFT-RIGHT-NULL HUMAN MACHINE HUMAN-MACHINE A-A-A-A-A E-E-E-E-E I-I-I-I-I O-O-O-O-O YOU! [Bridge — floating, emotional, unexpectedly beautiful] If this is only a test Why does it feel alive? If this is only a machine Why does the melody survive? No command can hold it No label makes it stay The test became the answer Then sang itself away [FINAL CHORUS — key change, maximum layers] THIS IS A TEST OF HOW THE SYSTEM WA-WA-WORKS ! THIS IS A TEST AND WE BROKE IT APART LEFT-RIGHT BLACK-WHITE STOP-GO FAST-SLOW THIS WAS A TEST NOW LET IT GO [OUTRO — degrading tape, slowing down] This is a test This is a tesssssst This is a— [SECTION 0, INTRO — harpsichord, vocal - spoken, dry, close microphone] This is a test. Not a song. Do not sing

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