18 Jul
The First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
The First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra play music with instruments that “consist exclusively of vegetables although additional kitchen utensils such as knives or mixers are employed where necessary”…”a mixture of microphone types [are used], condenser, voice and contact microphones - constantly reworked and improved together with the ensemble’s sound technicians. this makes the amplification of the often very delicate and soft tones of the vegetabile-resonating bodies possible”. Once their show is over the ‘instruments’ are taken away and made into soup that the band and audiece can enjoy…madness!
The recordings from their latest CD, Automate, are actually quite interesting. It’s a shame that the audio clips are so short. [via]
