Belio - War
TO: Ministry of Cultural Information
FROM: Division of Cultural Observation, Sub-Agency 12: Music and Art
RE: Summary of Belio:CD:War
THE PACKAGE: The Belio:CD:War sonic assault system is a multi-part system which delivers its payload through two modes of sensory input: (1) a permanently etched aural delivery vehicle (the CD) which contains 15 distinct audio warheads; (2) visual -- a collection of bound and printed leaves (the BOOK) which contains numerous images intended to arrest and distract the occular engine.
THE PURPOSE: The varigacies of the human nervous and cognitive systems notwithstanding, Belio:CD:War "is designed to instantaneously immobilize personnel within an established radius by causing rapid excitation of the cerebrum through both sonic and visual input." [q.v. Hymen data for release ¥732]
DEPLOYMENT & OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Utilitizing five distinct agents whom, in turn, employ high-calibre ambient, industrial, and experimental electronic equipment, the aural delivery device (the CD) simulates modern combat through musical and rhythmic motifs and collages. Proper deployment of the CD is achieved through high volume playback on a public announcement system or through a personal interface to a stereophonic sound reproduction system. The visual delivery system (the BOOK) assaults the individual occular imaging system through its use of urban warfare collages. The textual message of the BOOK is secondary to the design aesthetic and presentation of the collected material. The combination of text and graphic images are intended to cause a biochemical reaction within the central processing unit of the individual, eliciting a response which can be measured against standardized emotional performance meters.
EFFICACY: The 15 audio warheads of the CD are evenly divided between the five agents with the following schema: two (2) distinct formulas originating from their respective laboratories and one (1) warhead which is a re-sythnesis of material from one agency through the filters of another laboratory. The delivery methods of the warheads are spread across a variety of sonic spectrums in an attempt to successfully impact the largest denominator of the target population, and successful delivery of the individual warhead is measured by the total registered value of intellectual and emotional entertainment which can be recorded in this target population. To fully measure the efficacy of the Belio:CD:War sonic assault system, we have charted the effect of each agent and their audio warheads.
[1] Matka -- an organization with historical ties to the Czech Republic and which is currently based in Valencia, Spain -- employs an "early warning ambient siren system" to create its audio tactical strike units. Captive within the nose cone of Matka's "Locusta 64" model warhead is a miniaturized tape recorder. This recorder will engage as the device hits, spilling its recording of a historical warzone transmission to further enfeeble the listener, heightening the spectral atmosphere of its impact. The "Hidden Xacra" model is a stealth model, intended for early morning dispersal. Its conical shape is perfect for cleaving through fog and mist, and its audio footprint is commonly mistaken for a dub echo device.
[2] Asphalt! -- a Spanish organizaion based in Barcelona -- employs techniques similar to Matka in its armed audio warfare: an arsenal of haunted echoes and atmospheres. Their first warhead, code-named "Dark Dreams," is a gently guided missile that sneaks under radar and delivers its payload through a low BPM transmission. Their "Rhythm Produkt" utilizes the same waveform distortion method of recorded radio transmissions that the "Locusta 64" warhead does, though the engine and electronic delivery vehicle is more complex, filled with a greater number of pistons and valves. The Matka organization recycles the "Ffwd" warhead and turns it into a floating harbor mine that lurks just below the surface of the water. It sends out low frequency waveforms and contains a rhythm buster which, with its clattering pattern, is sure to play havoc with submarine sonar.
[3] Assembled by self-styled "mad luddites" in New York City, End is a mysterious organization which has done forward-looking electronic signal configurations and their warheads are sleek and futuristic. The innards of these rockets are all next-generation fluid mechanic processors, optimized for complex quantum calculations. Their payloads are viral in nature, biochemical infections which inject static saturated polyrhythms directly into the bloodstream of the target through proximity contagion. These are "culture bombs."
[4] The Black Lung organization -- an Australian group created by rogue elements of the International Mind Control Organization (which is also the tentacled mastermind behind Snog) -- delivers particulated payloads which create miasmas of fevered atmospheres -- soundtracks for ruined cities. Their "In The Trenches" warhead contains a densely packed payload of caustic Roland analog sounds, mutated recordings of wind patterns, the rumble of machinery against cobblestone streets, and the sirens of early warning systems. "The First Bomb Falls" is meant to fragment upon dispersal, shards of its hot casing screaming through the atmosphere like a thousand distinct sirens as the spherical nodules of the payload pound the landscape.
[5] Proyecto Mirage -- based in Madrid, Spain -- has previously been under contract with the mysterious Hands organization and their distinct methodology is put in play for the Belio:CD:War sonic assault system. The "B-side" and "Gas The Humans!!" projectiles are carpet bombs of noise which scatter their payload across a broad terrain in a persistent catalclysmic rumble. The final warhead of the system is a Black Lung reconfiguration of a Proyecto Mirage warhead entitled "Belio."
SUB-AGENCY RECOMMENDATION: The Belio:CD:War sonic assault system is an effective multi-sensory delivery system. Its payload system ensures a complete delivery of content through the two primary sensory inputs of the target individual. An initial stage of rapid excitation was recorded as was an urge for continued self-application of the package. While the target individual's resistance increased against the invasive methodology employed by the audio and visual stimulii of the package, continued persistence returned a continued level of elevation of the cerebrum's exitation. It is this Sub-Agency's recommendation that the Belio:CD:War sonic assault system be widely employed in all regions where its potential effectiveness has been measured at a substantive level.
Asphalt!
Black Lung
End
Matka
Proyecto Mirage
Hymen [2003]
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