Making Music Out of Everyday Life? Go to hell, please.
I am only really uploading this because I was shocked at how few hits it had received on youtube.
I have a bit of a problem with all of this “music out of objects” stuff. I mean, it’s a bit old hat. Charles Ives was doing it over a hundred years ago and composers like John Cage were basically already bored of it by the 60’s, but now pop singers are doing it, they’re “oh so talented.”
I’m also pretty sure that this wasn’t all recorded live, any of you who’ve ever tried to sample the sorts of noises he’s using will know that to get it sounding as crisp as that you need more than a dynamic microphone.
Anyway, here is the video. I hope you enjoy it more than I did.