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comment by insomniasexx
insomniasexx  ·  4284 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 23 generations of a Roxette song on VHS, with attendant signal degredation

This is the youtube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icruGcSsPp0

What happens when you download and reupload a youtube video 1000 times.





buildingonfire  ·  4284 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Just like the VHS, the YouTube upload turns into something beautiful! It's like a watercolor image, and the audio sounds like a burbling brook.

Very nice, thanks for that link!

user-inactivated  ·  4284 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hm, looks like you beat me to it- this guy got the idea from Alvin Lucier, who I linked to in my comment before checking yours out. Give a listen if you want another take on it. Or if you want even more vivid nightmares than the ones promised by your Youtube and Buildingonfire's VHS recording.