Digital Signatures by Ragnhild Brøvig-Hanssen

Author:Ragnhild Brøvig-Hanssen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 2016-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Figure 5.6

Waveform of the second sentence of Squarepusher’s “My Red Hot Car” as it appears in (a) the warped version of the song, and (b) the original version of the song (Logic Pro X).

While there are gliding transitions among the words “let me tell you girl” in the original version, the warped version chops up the transitions into a staccato rhythm, separated by short dropouts, during which each sound starts and ends abruptly. In addition, “girl” ends with a stutter: “girl-irl-irl.” A distinct dropout is inserted between “that’s” and “fo-o-o-or” as well, making “that’s” end halfway along while “for” skips its first consonant. The “o” in “for” is repeated three times, while nothing is done to “sure” except that it is prolonged, drenched in reverb, and dropped in volume, as is “more” in the previous sentence.

As with “let me tell you girl” in the second sentence, “I’m gonna” in the third sentence is chopped up into a staccato rhythm with short dropouts between the bits, giving each sound a sharp beginning and a sudden ending (the two different versions of the third sentence are illustrated in figure 5.7). The “i” in “give” is then repeated numerous times at such short intervals that it produces a percussive “drumroll” effect rather than a straightforward stutter. The “-ve” of “give” is replaced by a dropout and followed by a stuttering “you a-a-a-all I’ve-I’ve-I’ve-I’ve”; the sentence then ends like the last two, with “got” hanging in a reverberant atmosphere before the air absorbs it.

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