Saw this guy doing his thing last night at the Lab (16th and Capp). WTF dude, why don’t you play an instrument that actually exists?
But seriously, Jozef Van Wissem is the best one-of-those-players I have ever seen. According to Jozef’s wikipedia, the instrument is a Renaissance lute and his current approach is to write out traditional Baroque pieces backwards and add his own themes and variations. If I had to describe the sound, it’s like God barfing a golden slip-n-slide into James Hetfield’s brain while he’s vacationing at his summer home south of Tajikistan. Check out this vid of him that I recorded on my fashion/social accessory informationPhone:
. WTF dude, why don’t you play an instrument that actually exists? But seriously, Jozef Van Wissem is the best one-of-those-players I have ever seen. According to Jozef’s wikipedia, the instrument is a Renaissance lute and his current approach is to write out […]</p>
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Tiny Tim Lives! In the Backwards Middle Ages!
Just waiting for thus to turn into an iPhone thread…
I hope so. The fewer people who buy iPhones, the better my signal will be. At least until AT&T’s lack of investment causes America to collapse in on itself.
vic.
you should check out my buddy Jon Mendle. He plays an 11 string arch-guitar. really excellent player. made his carnegie hall debut at 19. jeez!
http://www.myspace.com/jonmendle
…and she’s buuyyahhing a stairway to heaven.
(that thing would be bad ass for some zeppelin acoustic tunes!)
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