You must surely know of the US Psychotonic Association’s claims about Soviet psychic experiments being the cause of Legionnaire’s disease, cattle mutilations, UFO abductions, and the sinking of the US submarine Thresher, and perhaps have overheard frantic discussions regarding that pesky scalar howitzer situation that has messed up the weather (‘North America has not had ‘normal’ weather since 1976′ sez Mr. Tom Bearden, notorious Psychotonist and head honcho of the Vacuum Energy Crew).

Claims that these experiments have aroused mankind’s collective unconciousness, sometimes refered to as ‘ZARG’, are less well-known, and that is the reason we have decided to focus on them tonight. The timeframe for ZARG’s emergence appears to coincide with the development of the Roland TB-303, followed by a series of obscure experiments carried out in big cities of North America’s Eastern Coast where large numbers of unsuspecting humans were subjected to high doses of squelchy sounds and repetitive cadences at extremely loud levels. Since the nature of the impact of these researches is still a matter of contention in the literature, today’s post at cod-theory outlet 20jazzfunkgreats shall attempt to generate some empirical evidence, ‘hard data’ if you will, by featuring some ‘songs’ which could be expected to arouse ‘ZARG’ reactions in the populace.

So, without further ado, let us begin, the measuring equipment is ready, please do listen to the sounds below at suitably high levels, even better, track down the sources in their original format, this is, vinyl, and purchase them, we will be watching the dials with much patience and attention, ready to test the ZARG theory. With some luck we’ll get the outcome of our work published in the Fortean times, for the pseudo-win, as ever.

Bristolian spazz bass heavy dance shuffle wizkid Luke’s Anger bleeps up the jam in ‘Give ‘em some Freq’, his Tigerbass 12 debut. Old Skool Cristian Vogel windowlicks Steve Pointdexter’s Pussy wagon, which is hardcore & yummy yay, and makes our belly-pipes twitch like a swarm of frenzied eels.

Luke’s Anger- Method to Madness

In case you hadn’t realised, WHOP has as many letters as ZARG, coincidence? Feel free to be a fool, fool.

Fast Eddie Smith & Tyree Cooper- Whop

Fast Eddie Smith & Tyree Cooper drop it like its jacking in another masterpiece of Chicago future bop concussion, you can make a party cake with that beat, and eat it too. This 12 goes for 18 quid at our local vinyl dealer, but I think I’m gonna have to get it to get high on the drum.

Certified genius extraordinaire Andy Jenkinson takes over the Chelmsford philarmonic orchestra for a very inspired, indeed breathtaking, rendition of one of Albinoni’s adages, aka Mickey Mouse on a very hardcore acid trip painting disneyland dayglo while chased by an army of feral mops, as documented at the end of Thomas Pynchon’s last book, who could possibly want new rave when you can get lost in the melodic equivalent of the spirals of Gaudi’s sacred family as beheld on a sunny Sunday morning after two night of partying, minus the throwing up? Epiphanic, as it were.

Ceephax Acid Crew- Prelude in 303 major

Get this in the 030303 #2 12 released by Marguerita Recordings.

Anyhow, enough for now, our equipment has pulled an Akira on us, we are sprouting bloated tentacles all over the scene, this is totally what we hoped for, off we go to join our half squid half octopus brethren, watch out fishermen, Lovecraftian thrills galore lurk in the depths of the abyss to blow your consciences away into the voids of madness, napper!

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