Ian Fleming's James Bond is not the most
complex of characters. But the franchise of films has given
us some of our most memorable cinematic moments and cultural
clichés. Time marches on for everyone but James Bond, who
never seems to get older (except for that unfortunate return of
Sean Connery at 53 in
Never Say Never Again). The
Bond fighting megalomaniac billionaires and malevolent governments
in 2009 hasn't changed much since
Dr. No (
1962) and
From Russia with Love (
1963), though the world has changed drastically
from those Cold War Ian Fleming days. The whole Bond milieu
is a
parallax, where the character of James Bond is an almost
fixed point with the world moving rapidly around him.
This week, DJDeedle takes some of the iconic Bond themes and sounds
as his fixed point and moves the musical world rapidly around
them. And because going to the movies just isn't the same
without it, if you listen carefully, DJDeedle's even thrown in the
popcorn.
A word of warning: This Deedlecast contains some rude words,
for your ears only.
NOTE: This Deedlecast was featured on the synth and
electronic music site, Synthopia - the place for synth and
electronic music news. Check it out:
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/27/007-james-bond-electronica-megamix/