John Cage’s Influence

July 29, 2008 in Funny, Video

Noted anti-composer John Cage would be proud: Twelve circuit-bent, MIDI-actuated Pikachu toys scream together to form the “Y.M.O” — the Yellow Mouse Orchestra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT-CgYPE2y0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDKsmGw-7Rc

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Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com July 30th, 2008 at 4:46 am

Interesting but I would not call this music, maybe “an experiment”. I am however not very familiar with this anti-composer thing.

drjblog July 30th, 2008 at 7:08 am

You are echoing what 95% of the listening public feels, but Cage has had a “TREMENDOUS” influence over what we will accept as music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtSdBtJC42k

Pribek July 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am

Some time during the 80s I was living in West Oakland, for a short time, playing in a band that did sort of avant garde, loud, atonal, jazz, rock-for lack of a better term. Anyway, Cage was giving a lecture in San Francisco and on some left of the dial radio station, I heard that there were tickets available. I went over there and stood in line but, the tickets sold out a few people before my turn.
John Cage sold out. No kidding.
While I was standing in line, I started talking to a guy about guitars and stuff. Turned out it was Henry Kaiser. Pretty cool but, I really wish I would have had the chance to hear Cage speak.

drjblog July 30th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

He’s a good role model for thinking outside the musical box. Guys like him always sell out in California.

heh.

Pribek July 30th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

Ain’t no party like a west coast party
‘Cause a west coast party don’t stop

Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com July 31st, 2008 at 4:50 am

The most interesting part is that I guess he really believes in his artistic acts, I mean, for me it is difficult to call it music, but hey, so is heavy metal for some. After all we need to be a bit open minded, even if it is not that easy.

Paul August 19th, 2008 at 7:25 am