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This Warehouse Has Transformed Into A Musical Instrument!

environmentalgraffiti.com — In the cavernous, 9,000 square foot Great Hall of the former lower Manhattan ferry terminal, sits the man who once sang about 'Burning down the House'. David Byrne, sits behind an antique organ that acts as the control station for the musical instrument.

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  • domfosnz, on 06/12/2008, -0/+12Looks like the perfect location for a dance party.
  • LewP, on 06/12/2008, -5/+5Dugg and submitted to today's DDD.
    • UtopiaInTheSky, on 06/12/2008, -0/+5How many times must I ask "What is DDD?" before I finally get a definitive answer?
      • Narpas, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Oh, mygod. If I had the gay, that would be SO HOT.
  • maxyRO, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4nice setup
  • rtknox00, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4Tone deaf Bach FTW!
  • liamvictor, on 06/12/2008, -2/+11"Huge Warehouse Can Be Played Like an Organ" as opposed to the NSFW "Huge Organ Being Played With in a Whorehouse."
  • jupaneanu, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Wow, now that's a big musical instrument
  • davidlatache, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2wonderful!!!
  • rationalbeats, on 06/12/2008, -1/+16David Byrne, what happen to people with your creative talent in our generation?

    • stonebear, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4They are busy watching American Idol.
    • DeFex, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4Actually there are still a lot of creative young people, Its just that the record companies dont care about them. They want airheads who will do as they are told.
      • rationalbeats, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Actually I will have to agree with you 100%

        I read an article about Tom Petty and in today's record deal climate he would have been dropped after his first album.

        It took him 3 full length records to build a solid fan base and to start making the label money.

        Nowadays it's one record and if you don't at least break even, your done.

        That is no way to develop and nurture an artist.
    • twinklyJesus, on 06/12/2008, -2/+1They are busy whining about impeachment.
  • Sluglas, on 06/12/2008, -1/+6Cool as *****.
  • MrHairy2005, on 06/12/2008, -1/+0That is freaking awesome! That's a great idea!
  • spycat, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2It's like the thing that that Who kid built in Horton Hears a Who.

    Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about :P
  • Upon66, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1Shouldn't there be a Guinness World Record for largest instrument?
  • gimplonius, on 06/12/2008, -1/+5Um, did they actually play the building? I kept jumping forward and only found them TALKING about playing the building.
  • cpwhitten, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Phantom of the Manhattan ferry terminal, very cool!
  • Computer_Kid, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4How long until someone figures out how to play the Mario theme song on this?
  • MalachiConstant, on 06/12/2008, -1/+2And you may tell yourself,
    This is not my beautiful (ware)house!
    • burjzyntski, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4Wow, I was definitely not expecting to come across a Talking Heads reference today...
      dugg.
      • Witchdoktor, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2You were not expecting to come across a Talking Heads reference in an article about David Byrne?
  • ohnoerino, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Wow, that's so cool!
  • ligyron, on 06/12/2008, -6/+1That guy is kind of creepy
    • LiberalsSuckAss, on 06/12/2008, -0/+7"That guy" is David Byrne. He's not creepy. He's a legend.

      Now go back to your 50 cent and Akon CD's.
    • groverblue, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2David Byrne is a genius.
  • robotderek42, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Reminds me of the Luray Caverns in Virginia. They took the cavern and made it into a musical instrument.
    Awesome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Stalacpipe_ ...
  • LogicBomB, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1It's like the whole world is warring for the prestigious "Most Time On Their Hands" award.
  • Kavalier, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2This man is my hero. Hands down.
  • SuperTonic, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1John Cage would be proud.
  • Lewiji, on 06/12/2008, -0/+5This is REAL industrial music. Just you wait for Mr. Reznor's next album to have "old slaughterhouse" listed in the credits.
  • reecon, on 06/12/2008, -1/+0I'm sure you guys realize that the basic musical concept he's exploring is about 50 years old, right?
  • Mr.Gone, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1Is it a Decepticon? God I hope it's a Decepticon!
  • thebrinkman, on 06/12/2008, -1/+0i vote hollowing the earth into a giant mariachi bass. hmm?
  • Tyrghast, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2He and she have the same haircut.
  • jameshighmore, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2This Cake Is Delicious
  • lazersailer, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1Can the public visit?
  • mostlysane, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2yes, Byrne is absolutely one of the true artists, one that is always doing something fresh and new. If you don't know about it, check out http://www.davidbyrne.com and especially the radio section on the left. He puts up a new playlist every month around some theme that usually involves music from other parts of the world that you would never hear otherwise. If you like world music even when it's not in English, this is always a place to check before youre ready to find something new to listen to. Unfortuntely you can't listen to the archived playlists but you can still get ideas for new musicians to listen to - and if Byrne has recommended them, the're worth the trouble.
  • ebob9, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1It's not a big truck, It's a multitude of tubes.
  • JohnnyXmas, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Its stuff like this tat makes me really think that we're all going to be OK.
  • outlaw686, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1cool idea, sounds like ***** though
  • jloutey, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1The Original Footage of the Music Building.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=rcDdsW3OaLU&feature=rel ...
  • mrSimon, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Daddy, would you like some sausage?
  • kactuscrow, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Very ingenious .. It's not too often that you can have that much space and utilize all that creativity. (Already dugg this from another source)
  • letmeathim, on 06/13/2008, -0/+0totally should be on america's got talent! hope i see something like that next week.
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