David Byrne Plays a Building

Morning All!

Just saw this fascinating piece in the NYtimes.

Musician and former Talking Heads front man David Byrne has wired up a building in Battery Park, turning it into a gigantic musical instrument.

Check out this viddy.



As you can see, the wires spread throughout the building, each connected to varied noise-provoking devices, and all feed into the retrofitted organ. Press a key and the pillars rumble, move up an octave and the roof beams moan. A 99 year old building is given a voice and encouraged to use it to sing. Sounds lovely.

Has this been done before?
Can you imagine attending a church service (of any denomination) in a building that responded to whatever was being said? A political rally? It could be thrilling.

We can't wait to find out what Mr. Byrne plans to do with his new toy.

Here's the NYtimes article: David Byrne's New Band

It's fun to explore, y'see!