Derek Whitacre
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG "SPROUT AND THE BEAN", orginally by Joanna Newsom
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE FALL 2006 RELEASE: "INSOMNIA"
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG "VULTURES" FROM THE 2006 ALBUM "INSOMNIA"
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG "PHONE TAP" FROM THE 2005 ALBUM "THE FAILURE OF SHORTWAVE RADIO"
Influences
Numbers Stations, Ennio Morricone, DJ Shadow, Sergio Leone, Phillip Glass, Pigface, Igor Stravinsky, Stanley Kubrick, Bjork, Kurt Vonnegut, Jon Brion, Joanna Newsom, Don Caballero, Battles, Ian Williams, Aphex Twin, Pepe Deluxe, Charles Ives, Franz Kline, Antoni Tapies
The
Moscow Coup Attempt is the music and film endeavor of Los Angeles based
producer, composer, and covert operative of disenchantment, Derek Whitacre.
The 2005 album "The Failure of Shortwave Radio" was the first release from
TMCA. The album is a stream of unconscious interpretation of failures in
communication of not just nations, but persons. A grand scale assessment
of individuals.
The artistic base of influence for the album lies in "Numbers Stations"
and their influence on world politics, the cold war, espionage, and musical
themes. Many of the motives of "The Failure..." are derived from the musical
interludes of these Numbers Stations. "The Failure of Shortwave Radio" attempts
to capture the creepy and mysterious essence of Numbers Stations as a broader
outlook on humanity and breakdowns in communication wrapped up in the music.
What appears on the surface to be an ambient electronic adventure turns
into the soundtrack of a film. The purpose is to wrap the listener in an
environment that is comfortable, yet unnerving... like a good suspense-thriller.
The second release by TMCA for 2006, "Insomnia," is a continuation, and
at the same time, an expansion of the ideas and themes expressed on "The
Failure of Shortwave Radio." Starting where the first album leaves off,
"Insomnia" is an uninterrupted 6-movement piece covering 40 minutes of sound
and film. The album features the beautiful vocal work of Vera Ostrova, the
voice of Russia's "TheBlueStorm," on the track "Do You Fear Sleep?" The
last portion of the album takes the form of a hypnosis inducing recording
of a truly amazing Numbers Station combined anomaly... 2 overlapping occurrences
with added sound experiments by TMCA.
"Insomnia" comes not only in music form, but also as a film on the special
CD/DVD combo release.
Hey, I'm just dropping by to let you know the new Ambient Falls podcast is online and it includes your fantastic song, Do You Fear Sleep? You can check out the podcast on my profile page or by visiting ambientfalls.com
Did you check out our music? It's us - Kristin and Nathan - you know, those people whose wedding you were in and whose first cd you engineered and produced? We are quite different now - hope to hear what you think. But if not - hope you're well and the music is great as always. ~ Kristin
Keep up the awesomely inspiring nostalgic illuminating work.. I have and always will love your music.. been a fan for years now and still get the same multidimensional tap dance in my soul when absorbing the original yet infinite vibes you guys radiate :) Thank You!
hi derek, i am copying the way you made your cd store ;P the album and your remix is on itunes and amazon now, hope we sell a lot and we get you some royalties ciao! hope you are well!!
Whenever you do a show in the Phoenix AZ Area you can put it up for free at www.ThePhxUG.com so everyone can see when it is! No sign up just post it! Hope to see you out doing your thing!
