mta pizz
1 February | 2011
On a break from finishing a piece before an approaching deadline. This video/site is making the rounds today. Is it hypnotic, or am I just tired?
Note from Alexander Chen » Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.
Hilarious that he ripped the cello pizz from freesound.org!