Comments on: No, I'm not sure how they get it to not devolve into a wall of feedback... though that'd be pretty rad too.

No, I'm not sure how they get it to not devolve into a wall of feedback... though that'd be pretty rad too.

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:05:19 -0800

David Cunningham (the guy behind The Flying Lizards! Wikipedia because the main at-least-quasi-official site's down, but while you wait 16 days for that, why not read this interview with Deborah Lizard for your FL Fix) and his new project... A Piano In A Gallery. No, he's not actually PLAYING the piano -- the visitors are. It's a sort of similar thing to both Brian Eno's gallery work with ambient tape loops on different time cycles, creating an ever-shifting collage of sound and David Byrne's recent Playing The Building. The room is mic'd, and the sound is run through a piano, and amplified, both bringing background noises to the foreground AND creating feedback-style loops, as those sounds are also run into the mics and so forth. So... if you happen to be in London.... [via WFMU]

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:48:06 -0800

Just thought I'd make an appearance.

By: everichon

everichon — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:00:58 -0800

I had "Top 10" on CD, I would looove to have that again. *sigh* Nice post.

By: painquale

painquale — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:15:05 -0800

That Playing the Building installation is wonderful. I have such a crush on David Byrne.

By: Joseph Gurl

Joseph Gurl — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:39:49 -0800

Good band, and it included STEVE BERESFORD, who's one of my favorite British improvisers of that generation.

By: Rev. Syung Myung Me

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:13:59 -0800

Yep! Toop & Beresford are great -- I've been meaning to pick up the General Strike stuff, too. They also worked together on the first Frank Chickens record, which was also excellent (and very Flying Lizards/Residents-y).