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'''''Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms''''' is an EP by [[Jonathan Coulton]]. The EP was written as a musical accompaniment to a 2005 issue of ''[[wikipedia:Popular Science|Popular Science]]''.
  
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This set of songs was commissioned by the magazine ''Popular Science'' as a soundtrack for the September 2005 issue on the future of the body.  Each song was intended to go with an article in the magazine.
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The five songs were written over a five-week period in July, 2005,{{ref|url=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/15/popular-science-soundtrack-thingie/}} a sort of precursor for the [[Thing a Week]] format. They were recorded by July 31, 2005,{{ref|url=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/31/our-bodies-ourselves-our-cybernetic-arms/}} and posted on the Popular Science website the next day.{{ref|url=http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-08/future-body-soundtrack}}
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The EP is still available for download from the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/ Download Store], though it was never released as a CD or in any other physical format. ''Popular Science'' offered a piece of printable cover artwork, which could be inserted into a plastic jewel case; however, the cover is only available at 72DPI.
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===Background===
 
This 'album' was commissioned by Popular Science as a soundtrack for the September 2005 issue on the future of the body.  Each song was intended to go with an article in the magazine.
 
 
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The cover is an actual sign in Jonathan's home town of Colchester, CT (though it doesn’t really have his name on it) and the back is a satellite photo of “downtown” with important sites labeled.
 
  
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Revision as of 15:50, 18 November 2012

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms
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Artist: Jonathan Coulton
Tracks: 5
Release date: September 2005
More info

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms is an EP by Jonathan Coulton. The EP was written as a musical accompaniment to a 2005 issue of Popular Science.

History

This set of songs was commissioned by the magazine Popular Science as a soundtrack for the September 2005 issue on the future of the body. Each song was intended to go with an article in the magazine.

The five songs were written over a five-week period in July, 2005,[1] a sort of precursor for the Thing a Week format. They were recorded by July 31, 2005,[2] and posted on the Popular Science website the next day.[3]

Availability

The EP is still available for download from the Download Store, though it was never released as a CD or in any other physical format. Popular Science offered a piece of printable cover artwork, which could be inserted into a plastic jewel case; however, the cover is only available at 72DPI.

Track Listing

  1. That Spells DNA
  2. I Feel Fantastic
  3. Womb with a View
  4. Todd the T1000
  5. Better


Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms
1. That Spells DNA · 2. I Feel Fantastic · 3. Womb with a View · 4. Todd the T1000 · 5. Better

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