How to play a building
By tyler on Aug 7, 2008 in Contemporary, Noisemakers, Percussion Instruments
If you haven’t heard about this already, it’s a pretty cool idea. Basically, David Byrne attached a bunch of lopsided motors and solenoids to the structural steel in an old ferry station/slaughter house in New York City. The motors/solenoids, controlled by a recycled organ, vibrate/strike different elements of the building such as pipes, radiators, girders, columns, and beams! No amplification was used in the project; just the natural resonance of the building itself.
(sorry about the ads, blame boing boing)
More information about this project: David Byrne
From: Angus | Aug 9, 2008 | Reply
are there any audio samples?
i’d love to hear it play!