China BoyListen (4.12 Mb)This is SHotQ's only political allegory, so far. To the sounds of the old jazz standard China Boy, we here try to illustrate the situation with the Chinese child labourers, making toys for McDonalds "Happy Meals". However, in his greedyness, the evil work supervisor (also heard delivering an impromptu vocal during a quick visit to the loo) pushes the workers and the machine to their limits and past them, resulting in a total machine breakdown and malfunction. In the following explosion, the walls of the sweatshop are blown to pieces, allowing a finger of God's sunshine to find its way into the dark machine chambers (Deus Ex McMachina). The Chinese children are free and can march out on the open rice fields, whistling a joyous tune! Sometimes, life has its happy moments! Cast (in order of appearance):Main and Lead Machinery: SH-101, Trident mkII, Korg DDD-1, Nord Lead, DX-100 Engine: Nord Lead Dark Machinery: Reason 1.0 Factory Whistles: Trident, Opus, SH-101 Nasal Lead: Moog Opus 3 KrazyKoto: DX-100 Soft lead, Chugga, Walking Bass: SH-101 Counterpoint lead: Korg VC-10 Jazz drums: Hammond Auto-Vari 64 McHappy Riff: Clavinet Door: SH-101 Steps: Nord Lead Zipper, Urinal: SH-09 Vocals: Glove Wild organ: Kawai K1 II Rhythm Organ: Moog Opus 3 LFO Lead: Roland SH-09 Brass: Korg Trident Error, Sproing, Boom, Engine Slowdown, Alarms: SH-09 Clonks: Korg Trident Boom, Gas : SH-101 Ground : SH-09 Electric : SH-101 Bang : SH-09, SH-101, Trident, Opus 3 Metals: Nord Lead Godchords: Opus 3, Trident, VC-10, SH-101 Steps: SH-09, Nord Lead, SH-101, Trident, Opus 3 March: Hammond Auto-Vari 64 Whistles: SH-101, Nord Lead, Opus 3, Trident, SH-09, GEM S2
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