He did not like the early mix of the song and would not agree to sing it. Dolby was not very cooperative from the start. To my knowledge it had never been done in a music video before and since I already had this idea for the track I wanted Dolby to sing I thought I would approach him about it. When Deep Fake AI generated face manipulation came to my attention, it seemed like a natural visualization to pursue. The only time you will hear any natural voice is with a featured vocalist such as Kurt Larson from Information Society or Jean-Luc DeMayer from Front 242 to name a few. The lyrics for most of what you hear are 50/50 electronic manipulated voice and purely computer generated vocals.
JG: If we are going on a journey into sonic electronics, the voices we hear need to come along with us. I was very surprised how fast it all happened after slugging it out in local clubs for all those years. We put out a very popular tape called “Hot on Top.” We then released a couple of EPs with Oaklawn Records and then were signed by Columbia Records just a few short months latter. He had a great collection of songs from his previous band that we re-worked together. That’s when I convinced Will Loconto to join me. Shortly after that Jim Goff took off to live in Nepal. It is our first album but ended up sounding nothing like we did live. With the help of our local fans we were able to record our first album “Shockra” at Dallas Sound Lab. We were tremendously popular locally but not advancing with label interest. This allowed it to keep track of the song and talk in its computer voice with me as I sang. But what made us unique was an Apple II computer that Jim had written a program for that could count voltage pulses off our 808 and Lynn Drum Machines. We had songs like 'Synthetic Food' and 'Electric Sally'. At first we were very quirky and different. When it came to mind and I went to write it down, I was like hey, this also works as an acronym. JG: So powerfully Influenced by what Our Daughter’s Wedding was doing, I wanted a name that sounded like that - an event - something people were doing together. Requiem is simply an astounding piece of work. Nothing is left for secular man in the end. In a secular way, it weirdly takes the listener through the Rapture, the Great Tribulation and eventually nuclear annihilation.
The album is not based on songs but on the theme of the coming apocalypse. This is an absolute electronic masterpiece! It is an astounding sonic journey in synthesizer layers and visualizations. My third choice is the rather obscure album by Arthur Brown titled "Requiem". But moving forward in time, "Planets" by Gustav Holst is my favored symphony and Tomita’s "Planets" is by far the most amazing adaptation of a symphony by an electronic music composer. Classical music is my first love, especially from the Baroque era. I loved the topics of the songs and the amazing way they gave sparse light sounds such tremendous rhythmic power. For me, this album exemplified the pinnacle of electronic music. Without Kraftwerk, electronic music would not be what it is today.
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