the secret behind Sigur Ros

[Mr. Brian]

So it turns out that if you slow down a Justin Bieber song 800% it sounds like a blissed out Sigur Ros* meets Vangelis Blade Runner end of the world epic soundtrack.

<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fshamantis%2Fj-biebz-u-smile-800-slower&secret_url=false"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fshamantis%2Fj-biebz-u-smile-800-slower&secret_url=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>

More info here

*Please note that if you speed up a Sigur Ros song by 800% it still sounds like Sigur Ros but faster.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Golly, it does work doesn't it, although it is a tad long. I actually can say now. I like music by Justin Bieber.

Strange thing about this is I guess you could take the whole of Justin Bieber's debut album, slow the whole thing down, change the cover artwork and title and you'd have the most epic, widely aclaimed instrumental album ever lasting several or more hours. Do it with a British artist and they have next year's Mercury award in the bag. There could be so many bands and musicians that could be radically changed by this process. The Pussycat Dolls, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, Echo & The Bunnymen.

Actually, somebody should remix Flowers or The Fountain using this Paulstretch programme and see what they come up with!

[withahip]

I like it.

I think this explains Stars of The Lid, too.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-LpA66mY78[/youtube]

[DivaDiana77]

Now, now, the Bieb's just singing what other people have written for him. He's actually a decent singer with a solid voice. I hope as he grows up he goes a bit more Michael Buble or Josh Groban as opposed to Vanilla Ice/Eminem.

But yeah, IT GIVES ME CHILLS TO HEAR IT SLOWED DOWN. I love it.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Now, now, the Bieb's just singing what other people have written for him. He's actually a decent singer with a solid voice. I hope as he grows up he goes a bit more Michael Buble or Josh Groban as opposed to Vanilla Ice/Eminem

Puuurlese. It comes to something when someone posts on a forum like this saying that some teenyweeny bop moppy mummy brush my hair kid is "actually a decent singer with a solid voice". He's shit and you know it.... unless you are a 7-year old girl or something. Get your hair cut son.

[DivaDiana77]

I'm talking about the voice itself, not the songs. The songs are shit.