Ever wonder what your favourite band’s music would sound like if it was recorded at the turn of the nineteenth century? Chances are you probably haven’t, however behold: tunes from the early 2000s that sound like they’re from the early 1900s.
Aussie indie rock outfit, The Basics, partnered up with the National Film & Sound Archive a part of a creative collaboration project a couple of years ago which saw the band record a version of their song ‘I Don’t Know Another’ on an antique 1903 Edison phonograph, and as The Music highlight, it has now surfaced online for us all to enjoy.
The Gotye lead trio used the Edison Standard D model phonograph to capture their 2003 track on the wax cylinder, the final result a rather spooky rendition that makes Jack White look outdated.
Thanks to the internet, there’s three different versions y’all can feast your ears on to compare the difference the phonograph has had on the song.
First up, we’ve got the standard recording of the band performing the track:
After that, there’s the wax cylinder version which you definitely need to check out:
Finally, here’s a mix of the the 1900s and 2000s version spliced together:
If you’re digging the very traditional sounds above, jump over to the National Film & Sound Archive’s website and take a listen to the additional old-school recordings they’ve worked on.
