We made a video for The Oldest Song—a music video, as it were. The Oldest Song (Hurrian Hymn no.6.) was discovered on clay tablets in the Ancient Syrian city of Ugartit and is estimated to be about 3,400 years old. This version is performed half on toy classroom instruments, and half on traditional rock ‘n’ […]
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The Oldest Song
This cover of the Oldest Song was sequenced using triangle waves, casio drum kits, synth voxes, a toy Chinese piano, and some wind samples. It was originally a hymn written for two voices, maybe a lyre too. This cover is more akin to the original alien’s version, that lost some of its fi, when imparted […]
