1_07: Gong Station Chimes
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2011
- Track Name: Gong Station Chimes
Disk: 1
Track: 07
Language: German
Another good one. One of my favourites, in fact. Very ominous, could almost be an actual song, if not for the numbers. - Наука та технологія
imagine having to listen to this as a spy in the cold war in a dark basement alone.. terrifying
Christopher Scott not for them, they probably found it quite comforting to hear the sound of “home” as these signals were being transmitted to help them in the field
damn, I never thought about that
Imagine hearing a neighbour listening to it and knowing that number stations existed.
It's terrifying but not in a way it is for us.
For them their whole mission depended on those small transmissions
Вова Барс i can only imagine... like, they HAD to listen carefully to each transmission to decode info that could potentially save their life, all while the underlying sound was distorting and warping in and out on fully analog medium.... Surreal.
Imagine being a kid messing with his dad's ham radio and finding this. "DAD, I FOUND HELL."
That was me in 1986. I found this and played it to my dad. He said, Hmmm, I don't think you should be listening to that...
dayum son where'd you find this
Guy 1: "Okay, we need an incoming message signal for our numbers station."
Guy 2: * hits gongs *
Guy 1: ........PERFECT!
Apparently the tape recording used for the gongs was very old, so it had stretched out. Hence why it sounds so weird.
@@caveman5187 it sounds like a creepy doorbell of a haunted house
@@caveman5187 sounds like a creepy haunted house doorbell
Good One
For some reason, I am addicted listening to these. So mysterious, and creepy. Yet kinda neat sounding. The conet project needs to look into these more. We still have yet figured out where the hell they came from.
From what most can gather, they're spy stations for agents in the field. Whether or not somebody will ever leak the messages is yet to be discovered.
Bobby Hill
Its said that the messages were decoded using a one - time use decoding method, so the chances that these messages will ever be leaked is a big fat 0.
***** Voices unheeded by those who don't know and echo into the lonely night, but to those who speak it, very important, if not illicit, information.
I remember picking this up at the VERY end of the broadcast, back when I was 4, in 1991, and we were camping. My mom let my sibling and I use the Shortwave radio she brought along, and we got this loud, resounding BONGS.
I think my sibling and I were fascinated, very haunting, but I was never scared by them. I was a weird kid.
What's worse is, WWV scared me. XD Geeze, did I have my priorities screwed up, but whenever dad tuned our radios after a change in Daylight Savings Time, he'd do it with WWV, and I'd hide in my bedroom. I've grown out of that, and now use WWV as a quick reference for condx.
My favorite Clandestine Station has got to be the Tyrolean Music Station, lots of polka, though we pick up V2a and HM01 pretty regularly. Sadly, no more fancy intros for us; V2a and HM01 are rather plain...
jbuddyman yea me too
It's an alien signal 😂
I remember hearing this often in the UK around 6MHz - it was an extremely strong signal as were all of the other number stations. But I have not heard any since 1989.
@@CNGP9 yep
@@doramilitiakatiemelody1875 who ya talking to?
I think it was in the 5.4 MHz range
This was an East German spy station. The Berlin wall fell in 1989 so it makes sense that it stopped on that year.
It came from the DDR (East Germany)
I didn't know pink Floyd performed on numbers stations.
You didn't? They took their name from pink noise. True story.
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@@azynkron Barrett created the name on the spur of the moment when he discovered that another band, also called the Tea Set, were to perform at one of their gigs. The name is derived from the given names of two blues musicians whose Piedmont blues records Barrett had in his collection, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
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@@azynkron nope
0:16 i love that Bass Drop
That's more of a tape stop effect
@@tonipepperoni3424 lol didnt know that thx
@@tonipepperoni3424 It sounds awesome though, like a synthesizer.
This thing is legitimately terrifying. Not just the eeriness of the sound itself, but what it represents. Two superpowers with the ability to annihilate the world several times over.
G03 - Gongs or Chimes
G03 was a numbers station operated by the East German army (NVA). This station was well known for it’s eerie gongs and chimes intro signal, which was played from a tape. Over time, the tape containing the gongs sound had stretched out and distorted over time, making it sound even creepier as it aged. This was significantly noticeable by the time it went inactive.
The voice of G03 was created by using the Stasi Sprach Morse Machine, and was manipulated in a way to make the voice sound higher than usual. The station was transmitted from Zeesen, but was remotely controlled from Wernsdorf outside of Berlin.
G03 was last observed on May 9th,1990 after the thawing of the Cold War was initiated by Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, which lead to the Brussels conference of world powers in November 1990. After the final transmission was sent, the West German DPA news agency reported on the station:
“They were always preceded by a gong being struck several times. Then on shortwave, a frequency of 3220 kHz, (really 3258kHz) one heard a synthetic voice speaking in a metallic tone: eg. one, seven, five, three, eight, combinations of numbers in groups of five conveying coded news from East Berlin to agents in the FGR and neighboring foreign countries. Once again the routine broadcast was expected on Thursday evening by the FGR counter intelligence service, but it never came. The voice of espionage has fallen silent.”
Final Message From G03
The final Gongs and Chimes broadcast was certainly not routine. The last message started with the Gongs intro, and then drunken NVA soldiers singing a well known children’s song “Alle meine Entchen” (“All My Ducklings”). Before that, one of them says: “Und nun die Sendung fuer das aufgeweckte Kind” (“And now the transmission for the bright child”).
i have some letters that may help you ü ö ä
The only thing creepier for me is G04 “three note oddity”
I like the gongs they sound cool even when the tape was stretched glad it's available to hear gonna see if I can get it as my ringtone❤
The final Gongs were also very distorted
This was prior to the final message and broadcast before it was gone, a few months before it actually when the gongs started to get weird and the chimes being lower than the 70s-early 80s versions
Theory on this station is that the music wasn't originally so creepy (and IIRC, anecdotal evidence states that that was the case). It's likely that the bells were recorded at an early point in the station's history, but after decades of use, the tape stretched to the point that the sound, when played at a normal speed, took on a lower pitch and also became distorted.
However, I think it sounds better after the tape was damaged. ;) It lends the entire proceeding a touch of foreboding and an ominous overtone.
very interesting insight
that explanation makes it less creepy lol
It was also transmitted on shortwave. It also sounds like it has been recorded from a speaker but that could be effects or, like you say, wear and tear over the years. Various compression methods usually don't do any good either if it has been shared over badly encoded MP3s e.g.
in numbers stations, it's not a matter of sounding good, it's about standing out so yours spies recognize you so they get the right assignments done
A few older recordings and information, but in German.. wiki.utdx.de/index.php/G03
I found myself listening to these numbers station recordings at the beginning of the pandemic in the UK - I felt that they matched the atmosphere of paranoia rather well.
Imagine that one of these broadcasts activated some sort of program on the 19 and it started getting more serious lmao
No other audio recording strikes such a primordial fear into my heart, it's just so haunting and ominous...
Above all, these hellishly distorted chimes, then the cold, aggressive voice, digital noise in the background and other disturbances overall make for an extremely unsettling experience, at least to me.
This feeling is so unique of such radio that i want to try to make music that bring the same feelings.
I laugh at all "dark" artists that want to do something creep, none made, but this... F-... It was not even made by an artist and it have beaten them all!
@@sophiacristina I would like to hear the results one day, wish you good luck 😁
@@Vizal Tyy!
In fact i made two music, not sure if i'm having an impostor syndrome, i like it, but it doesn't sounds or brings the same feelings as such radios.
My next album will have only music that sound like that. I'm making a third music, but i make music for hobby, so i'm busy with things that gives money and i paused my project for a good while already, getting home pretty tired.
This is the creepiest numbers station by far in my opinion! Sounds like a broken clock chiming in a haunted house!
KernowManiac1984 that is the coolest thing I've heard damn these number stations are cool
verify your clock
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When I found out about number stations about a year ago I was afraid of listening to them (but still liked them) and even had some panic attacks sometimes, but now I listened to them again and I'm not afraid at all. I guess that's what growing up means.
Floppy Telex same. At first i was in tears only thinking about it. But now i can hear them like any other sound
Same the first time this got into my recommended I was shitting my pants
SHE WAS NOT REAL - SILIUS
Ok so I'm not the only one
Ayo where my SIGNALIS people at?
wsg
Real
Signalis fans
This makes me want to buy myself a radio station troll a bunch of people.
I have (and love!) The Conet Project boxed set. I find some of the numbers stations to be very relaxing. In fact I meditate to some of them.
Me too
Me and the boys waiting our fate in the void dancing to this banger
A E S T H E T I C
*_s p o o k y s t e t i c s_*
Y E S
This is number one in charts of my country FOR TWENTY YEARS !!
I can remember listening to this numbers station from when I was an SWL in the late 70's, it still sounds just as creepy as it did then.
Format:
Clock gongs repeated for 5 minutes
"Achtung"
5 figure recipient ID
"Trennung"
5 figure group count
5 figure paired groups
"Ende"
"Caution"
"Separation"
"The end"
According to google translate
The "five" word seems to have different pronunciation...
@@brianfordhamm2740 IIRC, it is a radio variant of German (think ICAO phonetic alphabet) and the lady who recorded her voice for the machine had an accent, most notable when pronouncing "drei." (hard r)
@@Aristocratic_Arietta I know German a bit, studied it at school & university, but we were more focused on studying the grammar than pronunciation.
@@brianfordhamm2740 The small intricacies of language are such a fascinating thing! They also make learning other languages much harder! 🤣
even though this is the creepiest number station ever to have existed, it's kinda addicting to listen to it. Wonder if anyone could make a song out of it (just take the Numbers out and put it on a loop). I dunno Just a though
Yeah, I can't stop listening to it :(
well at least I'm not the only one..
they could actually
it would make a perfect darkstep mix!
Mrtrainfreak12 It would make a very good dark ambient feature.
This creeps me out, If I heard it back when it was active Id be running for the closest bunker!
I think when the gong gets high pitched and goes back down, it is not a stretched tape. I think the listener was listening to it in SSB mode, bumped the knob (SSB changes in pitch when frequency is changed) and thus had to turn it back down/up to the original frequency to get the right pitch back.
Exactly!
Thats exactly what happened. But the stretched tape refers to the gongs themselves appearing out of tune and off pitch than what they’ve originally sounded. Another thing good to note is that this recording is in Single Side Band, but the station was broadcasted in AM. This makes this recording sound even more distorted . But there was definitely a defect in the original tapes overtime. Ringway Manchester and “buzzarchives” made good videos related to this
This is probably the creepiest of the numbers stations.
Had the 4 disc Conet Project cd. I uploaded this gong station one to use as my ringtone... beats the boring Nokia tune any day.
WE REMEMBERING OUR PROMISE WITH THIS ONE
oh man this hard spoke german numbers. Trennung means Seperation.
Alter was sind das für Englisch Kentnisse?
'Trennung' was what they used for the slash character (/). Other stations used different codes; station Oblique used 'Oblique'.
A simple tone would've sufficed; yet, they've gone above and beyond to add some flavor.
The spy game is so fascinating how they passed info around in code.
0:01 I won't sleep for a month now, .... why do i know this??
I know that feel bro
I love the crunchy tone.
You can hear datamodes in the background
what kind of datamodes ?
it is RTTY
RF-halation You have won all the internets. Where would you like them sent?
Haha XD
Beat dropped so hard I remembered the promise.
this sounds pretty good... ACHTUNG! Gong stations!
It's ok, I didn't want to sleep tonight.
Strange... Most stations play the numbers and sounds in
rows of 5. But this one plays 8 ,:(
It's ok. i wasn't planning to sleep tonight anyway
Out Of All The Number Stations This Ones the most eerie for me
this is my ringtone.
These remind me of the good ol days of listening to nurse with wound. Good stuff, good stuff.
this creeps me the hell out. it's all good though. i didn't need sleep tonight.
Also known as the 'Sinister Bells'. Kept me awake the first time I heard this. Their tape is well stretched - or is it? Could it be deliberate, to upset and discombobulate the casual listner? None more creepy.
recording is just bad quality
@@daniialsyed7175 - It's ancient, and the tape is stretched. The wow and flutter is off the scale. I tested a recording of it a few years ago.
Nobody:
Girls when the power goes out in School: 0:16
this takes me back 20+ years
hey are you a furry? :3
@@Aragubas yeah :)
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@@Aragubas 41
I wish gong station chimes/Sinister gongs were still around
Does anyone notice that the chime is playing a distorted version of the Westminister Chime?
The station uses an 4 Klang gong as an interval signal
Imagine turning on the radio in your car to listen to some music and you hear this
It depends on the frequency and If your close enough and its strong enough it can interfere with a AM radio
@@doramilitiakatiemelody1875 Okay, I'll keep that in mind
This sound was played on a Musicassette. But maybe it is a Munich Clock Tower Chimes sound?
these are some straight beats right here. yall mind if I give dis some lyrics dawg?. I can make a sick ass rap over dis
This is my favourite.
This reminds me of the clock in Evil Dead
the chimes are kinda relaxing
this could make a really cool sample for a song
@ThatConetarchive I like the number stations good job on finding all of them
Thank you for no sleep tonight!
This sounds cool 😎❤
Imagine hiking at night in a Texas forest.... True story actually. I was out in a Houston forest camping with friends, and I decided to take my lantern and a knife on a little hike to a swimming hole maybe a half a mile from the campsite. About halfway there, I heard shit like this playing from the dark ass woods. The lantern only lit about 6 feet into the trees and you couldn't tell where it was coming from. I heard the gong beginning and then something crashing through the brush. Needless to say my pants were a shit ton heavier and I had never run that fast in my life.
A former secret East German hideout, perhaps? Or was it playing from something that was on you?
Siren Head maybe?
Hell yeah finally I found this channel and subbed
Damn Eminem has been real quiet since it's dropped
This is so damn creepy! I can't immagine how weird it would be to be some random person with a short-wave radio just turning to different stations back in the day and finding this one, and having no clue where it was coming from (except that it was somewhere where they speak German) or what all those creepy-ass gongs and numbers mean.
I can’t stop watching these
Nice music, now i can study
No way I have heard this before i think I can find out what the source of the sound is
chilling to say the least.
I've suspected the same thing: that these stations deliberately play the most disconcerting interstitial music and sounds imaginable to keep people away
Apparently, this was a recording of bells and they sound so strange as they would have been recorded onto a reel to reel tape and it as stretched as it would have been played and looped 1000's of times over and over - resulting in the slow gong sounds
Or terrible or distorted gongs
The station is still active on the channel it’s just so distorted it sounds like nothing or Morse code sometimes
WE MAKIN IT OUT THE HOOD WIT THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥
Yeah we are 👨🎤 🫡💂☣️☢️
We making it off planet earth with this one
real 🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣
we making it out of east berlin with this one
At first I thought this station is from China
I’ve heard a story about this girl who played a beautiful tune on this station but died during the performance. The station became sentient and cursed with her soul and now it plays a distorted and chopped up version of her performance.
Is it true tho or just a legend?
@@doramilitiakatiemelody1875 it's just a legend.
G03, the "Gong Station" this creepy tune is from, was a numbers station meant for nothing other than transmitting encoded messages to East German spies. the gongs sound so terrifying because the song was recorded on a tape, which, throughout the station's life, stretched and disintegrated until we got the horrifying mess heard on this video.
the weird signals heard below the chimes and the Stasi Morsegenerator's voice is radio teletype.
this one is so damn creepy, i love it
Wtf, I was listening to this and my wall clock broke 😳
The Stasi is your Nirvana.
🔥🔥🔥
"We have not yet fallen"
Good source here for good sounding rtty sampling.
I also have seen a video about the gong station that recorded voices and bells and voices sounded like it was singing
You mean the one of gong station chimes's last log from 05/9/90
Imagine you turn up the car's radio to listen to some music and listen to this
i know it's just an old and damaged recording,
but it's the scariest thing i've ever listened to
What, Elster signal from signalis?
DOIIIIING! DOIIIING!!! DING DANG DONGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember our promise... Elster
People! Do not know, where the sound of the bells comes from? I just want to know, thanks in advance.
Reminds me of a sci fi-horror flick from the 50's.
scariest thing is to hear that Chime end up and woman shouting something on the scariest language with bad quality ;-;
Creepiest number stations:
1: Persephone
2: Yosemite Sam
3: Lincolnshire poacher
4: this
5: uvb 76
6: backwards music
7: Swedish rahpsody
oh my god yes. swedish raphsody is so creepy, and lincolnshire poacher too. this one is aswell as the ones i just listed are some of my favorites
bugle too!!
Swedish rhapsody is so much more creepy than this in my opinion
@@theironcross2933 I find the Swedish rhapsody to be terrifying too, even when the little girl says "Sedem" (which is the number 7 in German/Polish). Have you heard it in reverse?
@@godorgoddess3543 Lincolnshire Poacher isn't really scary at all IMO, it has a somewhat upbeat/normal tune instead of the creepy music box used by the Swedish Rhapsody station.
I could imagine the gong chimes actually coming from a haunted grandfather clock or something. God I really shouldn't watch these while sleep deprived.
If this chimes from this number station on a grandfather clock would probably be a pain in the ass to make
It was played on an old Grandfather clock chime rods
OH MY GOOOOOD
Its soooo creeeepy T^T
What a scary sound. The wow and flutter make it even more unnerving.
Imagine you are alone in the road and you hear this
Ah, my favorite Krautrock song.
Kraftwerk at their finest.
Those chimes at the start are pretty creepy, I'm not completely sure what number stations are used for but this is interesting to listen to!
numbers stations were mainly used to transfer messages to foreign spies using one-time pads
Dude.. but can you imagine moving to a new place and you see this weird ass tower in the distance that creeps you out, so one day you go to it and it’s the shit on screen, and then your station picks something up and its THIS?
And then guys from Stasi takes you away
around 15-17 is the sound Meatsleep uses in a video as a jump scare. you know, when the camera zooms into the black eye?
I am very hungry they used to send codes in the newspapers to new agents
0:16?
An ideal stuff for wake-up alarm. / Ein ideales Zeug fuer Weckeralarm.
@OliverWood the reason is that after the cold war the use of number stations was less needed.
Quite interesting because if you listen carefully, you can hear morse code during the chimes
nope. thats radioteletype. Trust me, i was operating/doing both in the navy.
@@zoolkhan yes. RTTY data
@@ThePaddlefoot1 I agree its a RTTY station that is probably at a slightly lower frequency. So we are only getting the higher tone of it. Its a common mistake, I dont know if there is anyone in the world that can by ear that can copy mores code that is that fast.
You can hear it while she's speaking too.
It is data that did not get distorted like this. This used to sound MUCH differently
nice