Instead of Burning Down the House, how about playing it? In this recent NPR Music review, David Byrne of Talking Heads fame, speaks about a recent installation he created in the Battery Maritime Building. The work is a construction of different ways to channel musical notes within the building, by using a customized stringed piano-like instrument that attaches to various parts within the space.
"While no traditional tones are used, the sounds roughly go from low to high on the keyboard: The motors are the bass notes, the pipes in the middle, and the flutes, the pipes, and the things that strike the pillars and radiators serve as the higher tones."
ARTICLE::NPR
LISTEN::INTERVIEW WITH BYRNE
2 comments:
Is this being shown in LA? Im not sure where that place is...LOVE Talking Heads...they are listed in my current playlist on my bloggy blog. check it yo.
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Unfortunately, no. This exhibit is taking place in NYC. And yes, Talking Heads IS amazing.
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