We were alerted.

November 10, 2024 4:01 PM

They will rock us Our current situation has been brewing for years and years, and the EBN has been there to alert us.

Comply
Don't back down
Electronic Behavior Control System

Who was the EBN?

posted by vrakatar (16 comments total)

Previously.
posted by vrakatar at 4:03 PM on November 10

"Kicking your can all over the place
singin"
posted by clavdivs at 4:32 PM on November 10 [1 favorite]

Saw them live in 1996 at umass outside stage. Was already aware from MTV. Was cool to see live.
posted by creiszhanson at 4:57 PM on November 10

I saw them at the first Lolapaloza tour when it came to Great Woods in Mass. My family owned a liquor store-long story- and the Miller sales rep could get all the free lawn seats I wanted, and dibs on pavilion seats with no mark up. I saw a lot of shows there.

EBN had an spot with a car, or van, or something, lots of screens, and I was unable to look away.

Reminds me of this.
posted by vrakatar at 5:25 PM on November 10

EBN in the 1995 documentary Sonic Outlaws
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 6:56 PM on November 10

The golden age, pre rights arguments killed these collages
posted by eustatic at 7:21 PM on November 10

Also, EBN was parodying television, and its ability to march us to war

Who is making internet satire about the modern massive online disinformation campaigns?
posted by eustatic at 7:24 PM on November 10 [1 favorite]

378
posted by eustatic at 7:29 PM on November 10 [2 favorites]

I remember seeing the first piece when it was the opening for U2's Zoo TV tour. It was life-changing.
posted by Artifice_Eternity at 7:58 PM on November 10

If I recall, EBN even had a Macromedia Director app on the CD that let you remix video clips live, based off of what they used to create the songs…

Brings back the memories of Adbusters, Jello Biafra and all of the anti-consumerism movements of that time period.
posted by rambling wanderlust at 3:50 AM on November 11 [2 favorites]

Imagining making that We Will Rock Video on an old linear editor is giving me a headache. Awesome.
posted by HeroZero at 9:07 AM on November 11

If any of this hits for you, listen to Telecommunication Breakdown front to back. Amazing album, ahead of its time, still holds up.
posted by dfazman at 9:36 AM on November 11 [2 favorites]

All things considered, the posts have been splendid of late. Or is that the gummies? But no really. Which is interesting, all things considered.
posted by y2karl at 12:59 PM on November 11

And the next one was Surplus
posted by eustatic at 3:43 PM on November 11

Just checked, I still have the three .MOV files (378.MOV, EBCS.MOV, and SCHIZO.MOV) that came on a 3.5" diskette that was smooshed into the packaging of the Telecommunication Breakdown CD when I bought it. Now I wonder if I still have that diskette somewhere?
posted by urgemore at 11:31 AM on November 12

JOHN BONHAM, MOBY DICK
dick-dick-dick
posted by clavdivs at 6:56 PM on November 13