back to article Fire up the FruityLoops! Sir David Attenborough wants someone to remix Balinese field recording

Clearly not sated by his weird collab with Icelandic muso goblin Björk a few years back, renowned telly zoologist and Britain's dad Sir David Attenborough is showing the world that, at the age of 93, it's never too late to drop some sick clubland beats. According to the BBC, the venerable broadcaster and natural historian is …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Cue Attenborough becoming the next figure of hate for leftist students who call this sort of thing cultural appropriation.

    If you aren't allowed to wear a sombrero anymore, God help Attenborough.

    1. STOP_FORTH
      Pirate

      Could be tricky. I assume the original musicians won't be paid for the remix. They may not have been paid for the original recording. So, he's sticking it to all the Fascists who want to uphold copyright laws.

      Yarrr!

    2. Captain Boing

      Tell me about it... I have stopped buying chinese takeaways for fear of being doxxed by generation snowflake

  2. Captain Hogwash

    underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

    Nothing new....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4QOG3G4QLw

    1. Paul Kinsler

      Re: underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

      Well, as I recall, even the late Terry Wogan managed to produce some dance music at one point ...

      1. Alister

        Re: underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

        AAaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

        I thought I'd managed to block that out, but no, you have to remind me!

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElnCI1fkfFM

        1. paulf
          Thumb Up

          Re: underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

          The Floral Dance? How appropriate with today being 8th May!

        2. Anonymous Coward
          Anonymous Coward

          Re: underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

          I am not clicking that link!

          1. Frumious Bandersnatch

            Re: underground dance music niche built around Sir Dave's dulcet tones.

            I am not clicking that link!

            Curses! How did he know that it's Never Gonna Give You Up played backwards? Yvan Eht Nioj!

  3. Empire of the Pussycat

    my first thought was

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1VcuffZocA

    1. Funkymunky

      Re: my first thought was

      Mine was Miss The Girls by the Creatures

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4015WKDXg

  4. Mandoscottie

    Lol you spying on me reg?

    Just finished saying to fellow synth mate, we should fire up fruity again for shits n giggles for this.......spooky!

    Pity the samples noisey pish......

    Sounds like my cat has lept onto my korg pads tbh.

  5. Frumious Bandersnatch

    tele-zoology?

    Is that like telling me that cows are far away?

  6. Frumious Bandersnatch
    Coat

    Needs moar ...

    Amen Breaks.

    (haha! trope subverted! Eat that, Christopher Walken)

    1. Frumious Bandersnatch

      Re: Needs moar ...

      (Pavlov)

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