The Mysterium. Mickey Hart is best known for his nearly three decades as an integral part of an extraordinary expedition into the soul and spirit of music, disguised as the rock and roll band the Grateful Dead. As half of the percussion tandem known as the Rhythm Devils, Mickey and Bill Kreutzmann transcended the conventions of rock drumming. Their extended polyrhythmic excursions were highlights of Grateful Dead shows, introducing the band's audience to an ever-growing arsenal of percussion instruments from around the world. Exposure to these exotic sounds fueled Mickey's desire to learn about the various cultures that produced them. In the past two years, Hart has sonified the Universe, the Golden Gate Bridge, the America's Cup, and now, he is going even deeper. Each night of his upcoming SUPERORGANISM tour, Hart will perform a piece featuring the sounds of his own brain while wearing an EEG cap so the audience can visualize his brain activity in real time.
‘Bickerswim’ « What Another Man Spills. That was the name given at the time to the Bickershaw Festival by those Southern jessies at the NME. Last week, the Granada and BBC North West news outfits reported the 40th anniversary of the event near Wigan through rosier eyes. With an oversized dollop of hindsight, a parochial UK focus and their usual Pig-ignorance on the subject, the Guardian last year described – ‘for sheer oddity’ – Jeremy Beadle’s booking of the Grateful Dead to headline at Bickershaw, 40 years ago today, as one of the ‘50 key events in the history of rock music’. At the time, no-one had a clue who Beadle was*. On the other hand, it’s worth noting that the Dead were paid seven times more for this gig than any of the other concerts on the tour.
I’ve wittered on about this concert’s significance to me before so I’ll just post some of the music from the Dead’s performance. The voices you can hear (in sequence) are those of tour manager Sam Cutler, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. Like this: Like Loading... Grateful Dead Listening Guide. Tattered Reason. The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography. TRI Studios. Grateful Dead | Official Site of the Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead.