Haus of Glitch

Death of the Telephone (a reimagining of @ladygaga by @hausofglitch) Video Remix

From the forthcoming mixtape, L’Opéra où la Musique Devient Gaga, a reimagining of Lady Gaga by Haus of Glitch. Download this and other Haus of Glitch/Lady Gaga remixes for free at soundcloud.com/hausofglitch

Artist’s Notes:  I’m fascinated by dead technology. We are lucky enough to live in a time where modern technology moves at light-speed and we are witnesses to its growth. From Betamax to pagers to laserdisc.

It was only a half century ago that there was a huge switch-over from telephone operators placing calls for customers at a switchboard to people self-dialing from their homes. It was a massive upgrade, including townhall meetings to instruct people on how to dial their telephones. (There’s videos on YouTube…I highly recommend watching them.)

I wanted to focus on this progress of technology, as well as use the chaotic nature of telephone rings to juxtapose the beauty and annoyance of modern communication. I sampled different vintage telephone sounds, cell phone ringtones and operator instructional videos, as well as a personal favorite: Lily Tomlin’s “This Is A Recording.”