Bike Orchestra goes Vrooom

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Matt Horn, Jan 1, 2005.

  1. Matt Horn

    Matt Horn Guest

    Just been reading one of my chirstmas presents one of those beleive it or
    not books. One of the things in there got me googling but with no joy :-

    An orchestra of 100 motorbikers revved their bikes in stockholm at an
    exhibition. The piece they performed was called "Vrooom" by swedish composer
    Staffan Mossenmark and directed by Petter Sundkist who used racetrack flags
    instead of the normal baton. The piece was 5 minutes long.

    Has anyone heard or seen this, or even better has an mp3 or video of it?
    I'd love to hear and or see it in action.
     
    Matt Horn, Jan 1, 2005
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    Preston Kemp Guest

    http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/11759
     
    Preston Kemp, Jan 1, 2005
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    Stonge Guest

    Stonge, Jan 1, 2005
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    Pip Guest

    "Matt Horn" <> struggled to ejaculate:

    I was rather taken by the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, who
    appeared on the Jools Holland show this morning. Seven ukes and a guy
    on a bass guitar playing Teen Spirit with spirit ... the whole surreal
    experience compounded by the appearance of the leftmost player, who
    was some unholy cross between Auvache and Ace.

    I will have to buy their album, I think:
    http://www.longman-records.com/shop...id=45&osCsid=48191f6a9c80a4062824e58f4a144133
     
    Pip, Jan 2, 2005
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    sweller Guest

    I saw that too - a truly glorious performance.
     
    sweller, Jan 2, 2005
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    prawn Guest

    I saw them live last September. I commend then to the house.
     
    prawn, Jan 2, 2005
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  7. Matt Horn

    Matt Horn Guest

    thanks for that, it was a load of old crap! I was expecting so much more.
    The guy who played his black and decker drill on the TV was much better.
     
    Matt Horn, Jan 2, 2005
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    Pip Guest

    I thought of you when reading their gig list on their website - they
    play Rye now and again. I shall make it my business to attend one of
    their gigs this year, I think - that's my first Resolution ;-)
     
    Pip, Jan 2, 2005
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    Bob Guest

    Just listened to it and now I'm thinking what an absolute pile of
    crap. It was just lots of bikes revving, no coordination or theme or
    tune or anything.

    Maybe I'm tone deaf or something but I expected something good.
     
    Bob, Jan 2, 2005
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  10. Matt Horn

    prawn Guest

    Heh. The Rye festival is a very busy time for me. I'm out to see about
    1.5 events per day. Anyway, The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain was
    the highlight for me last year.
     
    prawn, Jan 2, 2005
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  11. Matt Horn

    Verdigris Guest

    On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:11:51 +0000, Pip wrote:

    That was a bass ukelele, I think.

    They were rather fun, whatever it was.
     
    Verdigris, Jan 2, 2005
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  12. Matt Horn

    Mr. Fantastic Guest

    Heh, I remember seeing that a while ago and picked it up purely for novelty
    value, but it's actually rather good, if a little patchy.
     
    Mr. Fantastic, Jan 3, 2005
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