The Failure of Shortwave Radio, by The Moscow Coup Attempt

The Failure of Shortwave Radio

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1.	The Failure Of Shortwave Radio Pt. 1 05:09	buy track
2.	Underground Sound 03:06	buy track
3.	What Is There Is There 01:55	buy track
4.	Ready Ready 04:19	buy track
5.	Phone Tap 04:57	buy track
6.	The Failure Of Shortwave Radio Pt. 3 04:39	buy track
7.	Listening To Static 02:53	buy track
8.	Seduction Of The West 06:10	buy track
9.	The Failure Of Shortwave Radio Pt. 2 03:47	buy track
10.	End Of Transmission 03:05	buy track

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The Moscow Coup Attempt is the music and film project of Los Angeles based composer 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.

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released January 1, 2005

Written and recorded by Derek Whitacre in Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered by Alan Yoshida at Ocean Way Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Special thanks to Simon Mason.
Photographs by Derek Whitacre.
Cover design and production by Derek Whitacre and Mark Comstock.
All content © 2005 Derek Whitacre, BMI

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