Tuesday, January 31, 2023

PHS 013 | Drone in Drôme

Report No.: PHS-013

Report Name: "Drone in Drôme"

Report By: DX5


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Transmission Start: 01.30.2023, 22:00 PST

Transmission End: 01.31.2023, 00:00 PST

Current Ship Coords: 44°59'29.9"N 4°56'28.2"E


Report

1-  Materials & Methods

Homo Sonicus Specimens (1):

Jérémie Sauvage - a human of Valence, Drôme, France


2-  Protocol
The abductee was subjected to extensive auditory probing using The Proboscis. To procure this specimen, the Sombrero followed a route from Avignon to Valence along the river Rhône.

3-  Results

[ Intro Song: Omertà - "La Voix De L'Araignée"]

[ Abductee 1: Jérémie Sauvage ]

  1. France "Bizarro"
  2. La Tène "La Maléja"
  3. Tanz Mein Herz "Spiegel haus"
  4. Tanz Mein Herz "Magical Stones And Shiny Mud"
  5. Omertà "Au Commencement"
  6. Omertà "Moments In Love"

4-  Conclusions

Our excursion from Avignon to Valence was evidently not in vain. Our test subject Jérémie Sauvage enlightened us on how sustained repeated motifs in sound can generate hypnotic effects on the listener.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

PHS 012 | Nightmare in Nîmes

Report No.: PHS-012

Report Name: "Nightmare in Nîmes"

Report By: DX5


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Transmission Start: 01.23.2023, 22:00 PST

Transmission End: 01.24.2023, 00:00 PST

Current Ship Coords: 43°56'20.6"N 4°52'26.0"E


Report

1-  Materials & Methods

Homo Sonicus Specimens (3):

Vincent Capes - a human of Nîmes, Occitania, France

Thomas Barrière - a human of Nîmes, Occitania, France

Guigou Chenevier - a human of Avignon, Provence, France


2-  Protocol
The abductees were subjected to extensive auditory probing using The Proboscis. To procure these specimens, the Sombrero followed a route from Millau to Nimes to Avignon. 

3-  Results

[ Intro Song: Algecow! - "Nu descendant un escalliet (pour Daniel Scalliet)" ]

[ Abductee 1: Vincent Capes ]

  1. John Menoud - "THE HERMETIC HOME SONGS 7. Hot Cat & Horny Mouse, in desperate love (for Henri Mancini)"
  2. Giallo Oscuro - "Tutti i colori della morte…al più profondo giallo"
  3. John MENOUD - "Petite anatomie de la rupture"
  4. Algecow! - "Réunion de famille (pour Monique et Sylvie Barrière)"
Abductee 2: 
Thomas Barrière ]
  1. Thomas BARRIERE - "1 - Shemêhaza"
  2. Yann LECOLLAIRE - "La Fuite"
[ Jarvis visits Arbouse Store in Nîmes ]
  1. Nef - "Les portes"
  2. Sulphura - "Only Decomposed"
  3. Shub - "Valet Tournament"
  4. Nef - "Fanfare de la mer"

[ Abductee 3: Guigou Chenevier ]
  1. Etron Fou Leloublan - "L'amulette et le petit rabbin"
  2. Guigouchenevier - "Pour en Finir"
  3. Les Batteries - "Maksymenko"
  4. Volapük - "Dunaj"
  5. Buga Up - "Gym"
  6. Guigouchenevier - "De l'Autre Côté du Miroir"

4-  Conclusions

Our excursion from Nimes to Avignon was rich with historic sights and diverse sounds. Our test subjects were cooperative and offered a wide array of human noises, ranging from intense percussive passages to shrill operatic vocalizations.

Monday, January 16, 2023

PHS 011 | Capture in Carmaux

Report No.: PHS-011

Report Name: "Capture in Carmaux"

Report By: DX5


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Transmission Start: 01.16.2023, 22:00 PST

Transmission End: 01.17.2023, 00:00 PST

Current Ship Coords: 44°06'58.4"N 3°08'57.1"E


Report

1-  Materials & Methods

Homo Sonicus Specimens (3):

Michel Besset - a human of Carmaux, Occitania, France

François Dumeaux - a human of Rodez, Occitania, France

Vincent Dubus - a human of Millau, Occitania, France


2-  Protocol
The abductee was subjected to extensive auditory probing using The Proboscis. To procure these specimens, the Sombrero followed a route from Carmaux to Millau via Millau. 

3-  Results

[ Abductee 1: Michel Besset ]

  1. Aquaserge - "Live at RIO 2010"
  2. Caspar Brötzmann Massaker - "Live at RIO 2010"
  3. Secret Chiefs 3 - "Live at RIO 2015"
  4. Guapo - "Live at RIO 2017"
Abductee 2: 
François Dumeaux ]
  1. François Dumeaux - "Recontorns"
[ Abductee 3: Vincent Dubus ]
  1. Vincent Dubus UNIVERSONORE - "Arbre 6"
  2. Vincent Dubus UNIVERSONORE - "Oeudipe 8"
  3. Vincent Dubus UNIVERSONORE - "Satie 2"
  4. Vincent Dubus Universonore avec les voix de Marie-Angèle Malaval et de Jean-Pierre Escalle - "Djemila"

4-  Conclusions

Our excursion from Carmaux to Millau was scenic and full of delicious sounds and specimens. The Homo sonicus residents of this region have fascinations with various styles of avant-garde rock music and abstract sound collage.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

PHS 010 | Agony in Agen

Report No.: PHS-010

Report Name: "Agony in Agen"

Report By: DX5


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Transmission Start: 01.09.2023, 22:00 PST

Transmission End: 01.10.2023, 00:00 PST

Current Ship Coords: 43°56'53.0"N 1°25'39.2"E


Report

1-  Materials & Methods

Homo Sonicus Specimens (4):

Sabine Aggoun - a human of Libourne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Jean-Michel Goury - a human of Tonneins, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Roland Devocelle - a human of Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Michel Paloine - a human of Montauban, Occitania, France


2-  Protocol
The abductee was subjected to extensive auditory probing using The Proboscis. To procure these specimens, the Sombrero followed a route from Libourne to Montauban via Agen. 

3-  Results

[ Intro Song: Jacques Berrocal - "No Connexion" ]

[ Abductee 1: Sabine Aggoun ]

  1. Basement "Nothing to Give"
  2. Basement "Sinking"
  3. Basement "Scream machine"
Abductee 2: 
Jean-Michel Goury ]
  1. XASAX "Xas"
  2. Duo Goury-Josset "Aux Quatres Vents"
  3. Quatuor Apollinaire "Quatuor (Ier Mouvement)"
[ Abductee 3: Roland Devocelle ]
  1. Roland Devocelle Trio "Segment"
  2. Roland Devocelle "La spirale de sa coquille"
  3. Roland Devocelle Trio "la chambre du haut"
[ Jarvis Visits OriginVinylStore in Montauban ] 
  1. Besombes - Rizet "Rock à Montauban"
  2. Psy Factory "La chute"
  3. sleep/walk "12 versus 13"
  4. Brûlons Une Sorcière "L'H​é​ro​ï​ne De L'Etoile Filante"
  5. sleep/walk "A favorite doll"
Abductee 4: Michel Paloine ]
  1. Enculé 1er "My Brain"
  2. Enculé 1er "impro-3"
  3. Enculé 1er "Strange Audace"
[ Closing Song: Rémi Parson - "Montauban" ]
 

4-  Conclusions

Our excursion from Libourne to Montauban was fruitful, as the Homo sonicus specimens collected from this region were highly diverse spanning scrappy prog rock to jazz free improvisation to dissonant post-hardcore.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

PHS 009 | Boring Berrocal's Brain

Report No.: PHS-009

Report Name: "Boring Berrocal's Brain"

Report By: DX5


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Transmission Start: 01.02.2023, 22:00 PST

Transmission End: 01.03.2023, 00:00 PST

Current Ship Coords: 45°55'49.0"N 0°22'13.0"W


Report

1-  Materials & Methods

Homo Sonicus Specimens (1):

Jacques 'Jac' Berrocal - a human of Saint-Jean D'Angély, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


2-  Protocol
The abductee was subjected to extensive auditory probing using The Proboscis. To find the specimen, the Sombrero was navigated to the small French town of Saint-Jean D'Angély.


3-  Results

[ Intro Song: Jacques Berrocal - "Shorten" ]

[ Part I: Early Efforts ]

  1. Jacques Berrocal / Dominique Coster / Roger Ferlet - "Pièce À Lanam"
  2. Jacques Berrocal / Dominique Coster / Roger Ferlet - "Leïla Concerto"
  3. Jacques Berrocal - "Rock'n Roll Station"
  4. Jacques Berrocal - "Cryptéa IV"
Part II: 
Catalogue ]
  1. Catalogue - "Untitled (1+2)"
  2. Catalogue - "Absolution"
  3. Catalogue - "Pas Touch"
[ Part III: 80s Experiments ]
  1. Jac Berrocal - "No More Dirty Bla Blaps"
  2. Jac Berrocal - "R.A.S."
  3. Jac Berrocal - "Nuit de la troisieme lune"
  4. Jac Berrocal - "Atlantic"
[ Part IV: Later Collaborations ] 
  1. Comelade / Bastien / Berrocal / Liebezeit - "Shikaku maru ten"
  2. Comelade / Bastien / Berrocal / Liebezeit - "Souviens-Toi De Ces Douces Soirées"
  3. La Vierge de Nuremberg - "Sound Check"
  4. La Vierge de Nuremberg - "Kurzschluss"
[ Closing Song: Telectu Cutler Berrocal - "Telectu Berrocal" ]
 

4-  Conclusions

Our test subject Jac Berrocal was full of chaotic and frenetic sounds that our crew found highly appetizing.