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David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument
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Byrne Turns Factory Into Intrsument

When musician David Byrne says he is going to "play a factory" in Stockholm, he is not planning a gig at a trendy new venue, but talking literally.

The Talking Heads founder has turned a disused paint factory by the Stockholm waterside into a giant musical instrument, constructed around an old wooden pump organ with its entrails ripped out and replaced with wires and pipes.

"The public can just come in and sit down and play what they like," he said this weekend while the installation at "Fargfabriken" ("The Paint Factory") was being set up.

"Playing the Building" is not a Byrne concert but a hands-on art installation that runs until mid-November. The organ's keys and stops are linked to dozens of clear plastic tubes that pump air through the factory vents to make a range of whistle noises, bang hammers that clank against hollow iron pillars and start four engines ranged on the roof.

The resulting cacophony is deafening and the factory, which dates from 1889 and once produced guns, combine harvesters and more recently paint, briefly sounds like it has been granted a new lease of industrial life.

"It's a very democratic instrument -- everyone is reduced to the same amateur level," said Byrne.

He said he wanted this to be a more "hands-on" experience than most installation art. "A lot of the time people think the art world is pulling their leg, that there's an elite crowd that understands what is going on but that the general public is not in on the joke," he said. "In this case I think they don't feel intimidated."

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Fly me to fucking Stockholm!!!!!!!


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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:tripping:


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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: mmarc]
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:yesnod:


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Will there be an album released?

That's some wacky shit.


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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: Phluck]
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Well he's not writing music for it, it's just a hands-on art exhibit that anyone can walk in and play.

But for those looking for the UBER 2-CD SET EVER:

The Name of this Band is Talking Heads - Review

Buy it here.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I know, I was kind of joking. Weirder CDs have been pressed.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: Phluck]
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Heh.  Did you download any of those awesome suggestions I made for you? :smirk:  I just got my hands on two excellent CD's.  1) the new Franz Ferdinand. It's fantastic.

2) Chad Vangaalen -  Neil Young plus the Shins plus Khonnor.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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:thumbup: Wow that is fucking cool.  I want to play!

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Yeah, actually, I got a bunch of random stuff from some of those bands, there were some songs that sounded decent, and others not so much... but I haven't listened to it all yet.


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"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
http://phluck.is-after.us

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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If you're into Byrne, check out his CD called Rei Momo.

For his solo debut, he decided to delve into Latin music (particularly Cuban  :thumbup: music) to see what it's all about. He hired a professional Latin orchestra and started ad libbing. A few month later the CD emerged. It's the oddest combination of gringo singing with Latin music (merengue, salsa, samba, and others) and one of his best works, IMO.  :sun:


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1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: David Byrne Turns a Factory into a Musical Instrument [Re: Diploid]
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I don't think there's a bit of recorded music David's had a hand in that I haven't heard! :biggrin:  But everyone should hear Rei Momo, YES!


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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