Mumbo Jumbo
By Ishmael Reed
2.5 Hours
ZBS
160K
Jazz, voodoo, the Cotton Club, flappers, gangsters and bootleggers intermingle in this lively adaptation of Ishmael Reed's novel, "Mumbo Jumbo." Dave Adams (Mojo) plays the voodoo detective, Papa LaBas. We captured the sounds of the era, riding in the back seat of old cars with Fritz, recording in the streets of Philadelphia late at night, using a cast of over thirty actors.
For any of you that don't know who, actually what, Fritz is, I will tell you: Dr. Fritz's Cabinet A binaural 3-dimensional sound series originally produced for National Public Radio, The Cabinet of Doctor Fritz is a collection of thrilling audio dramas that feel as though they're being played out right inside your head.(Diagram Below)
How can the sanctity of your cranium be so invaded? Well, you can put it down to Ku81, or "Fritz". All the "Cabinet of Doctor Fritz " stories were recorded in Kunstkopf binaural sound. Kunstkopf literally translated means "art head", and refers to a German-manufactured recording device: a Ku81 solid rubber head with microphones set inside the inner ear chambers. Nicknamed "Fritz", the Ku81 picks up sound so perfectly that when you listen to the recording you'll be convinced that those heavy shuffling footsteps, demented little chuckles and wheezing gasps are six inches from the nape of your neck. Kunstkopf binaural sound reproduces wonderfully on stereo speakers, but for the full spine-chilling 3-D effect, try using headphones.
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This is something different and interesting. Thanks, Rick.
Gypsy
I read "The Freelance Pallbearers" in the seventies.
Can't wait to hear Mumbo Jumbo and see how it holds up.
Reed's "North to Canada" was his wild take on the
Underground Railroad.
Mumbo thankumbo for the Jumbo, Rikbo!!! :)