Noise du Jour: “Buttmachine” By That 1 Guy
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
That 1 Guy is the stage name of one Mike Silverman, a former jazz bassist who plays an instrument of his own invention, which he calls the Magic Flute Pipe. In actuality it is a collection of pipes, attached together in the rough shape of a harp with one two strings, running its length. He augments this electronically while also playing kick drums. The result is something that could be described as a rock industrial one man band, and it is brilliant.
This is the video for the single “Buttmachine” from his new album The Moon is Disgusting and it is about as absurd and infectious as one could hope for. There is clip of Silverman performing it live which gives a much better indication of how the Magic Flute Pipe operates. It’s well worth a look.
That 1 Guy – Buttmachine [YouTube]
Categories: Noise du Jour
Posted at 2:36 pm on April 7, 2008
8 Comments -
I heard it was called “The Moon is Disgusting and Made of Cheese”. A girl friend of mine told me about That 1 Guy a few years ago and I never did follow up. Now, NOW where are my excuses?!
Comment by Giania — April 7, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
This is fan-f.cking-tastic. I gotta see this guy live…
Comment by Lord Kook — April 7, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Live on the internet? ‘Cause I can provide that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcmrYhDq9ms&e
I like the music but I really can’t take a guy seriously that plays on a unique instrument he built and sings about butts. Other than that it was very enjoyable.
Comment by Sean Grimm — April 7, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
Great to see That 1 Guy gettin’ some love! I saw him live in 2003. The crowd was dancing unlike anything I’ve seen before or since. I seriously thought the dance floor was gonna split and we’d all fall into the restaurant below!
And he plays ‘Over the Rainbow’ on the saw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ci6TmR29OI
Comment by ColorTaster — April 7, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
I go see him everytime he’s in Australia, the concerts are the best and he’s adorably hilarious.
This has reminded me to post my live footage of his performances on youtube, cheers!
Comment by HB — April 7, 2008 @ 9:31 pm
It’s the Magic Pipe, actually, (says the girl who uploaded those videos), and speaking as someone who just hauled it up and stairs this weekend, it’s got two strings, one of each neck of the instrument. One’s more of a Cello tuning, the other’s a Bass.
For more info, I reccomend this interview: http://www.jambands.com/NewGroove/content_2008_03_22.00.phtml
Comment by Jhayne — April 7, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
Oh yes, also: he has a song about Mustaches on his second album, The Moon Is Disgusting (It’s Made Out Of Cheese).
Comment by Jhayne — April 7, 2008 @ 11:08 pm
I can’t stand his hideous sideburns. They frighten me.
Comment by Evil Jim — April 9, 2008 @ 5:05 am