{"product_id":"david-a-jaycock-children-of-the-cold-war-phase-7","title":"David A Jaycock - Children of the Cold War: Phase 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a concept record that reflects on events that had a profound effect on a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"By '83 and '84, it felt that nuclear war was going to happen. Not could happen, but was going to.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Brotherstone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What would you do in the event of a nuclear war?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI remember having discussions about what we would do when we heard the four-minute warning siren. We would raid the sweet shop. I was eight or nine years old. The absurdity of this vivid memory encapsulates the concept of the record. It would take at least four minutes to get to the shop!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record begins with an early memory of circling a church on a Raleigh Budgie (the smaller, lesser-known iconic Chopper bicycle) in 1981 and ends with staring up at a clear sky on Oldham Lows in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt explores the effects of an underlying fear of oblivion on a generation of children, and on society as a whole. The pieces draw on media and government propaganda, machinery (nuclear submarines), and buildings (nuclear bunkers), but also everyday civilian activities such as shopping, clubbing, and staring at the sky. Thematically, the record is made up of personal memories interwoven with historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe instruments are predominantly from the 1980s, with the DX7 and TR-808 featuring throughout. The compositions contain numerous melodic motifs that develop and intertwine, reflecting ideas of espionage and layers of hidden messaging. They also mirror the ways in which governments and civilians interact—decisions being made in the name of defence while people go about their daily lives. The record explores the contrast between the everyday experiences of ordinary people and the major political decisions unfolding around them—for example, shopping on a Saturday afternoon during the heightened Cold War tensions of 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough set conceptually between 1979 and 1991, this record also reflects current events. History repeating itself. It mirrors the helplessness—or perhaps the strange sense of normality—we adopt as a society while major political decisions are being made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt asks whether life simply carries on, oblivious to larger political forces, or whether we are all aware, yet living in a state of hypernormality. \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e explores these ideas in his film \u003cem\u003eHyperNormalisation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUBEXOTIC","offers":[{"title":"Clear \u0026 Orange Marbled Vinyl LP","offer_id":58705570726233,"sku":"SDZ-49369","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0043787651_10.jpg?v=1785156182","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/david-a-jaycock-children-of-the-cold-war-phase-7","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}