The (song)Device
SunPopBlue salutes the visionary behind the (song)Device, embodying, as it does, our bizarro world Zeitgeist: the hyper-capitalist fundamental, planned-obsolescence, the Microsoft approach to digital rights management, and the eBay path to easy money via selling cheapo gizmos from China. "Bid with utter confidence" rather sums it up, doesn't it?
In the Artist's own words:
Disposable Pop Songs
"After carefully studying the works of Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Stephin Merrit and
others (in case the business of writing pop songs is outsourced). The Artist has carefully and
finely handcrafted this song.
The wooden frame encloses a chip, on
turning a knob it dispenses an original pop song. Enclosed along with the song are (in no particular order): bills (paid and
unpaid), flowers from sidewalks, post-its, sketches, blue prints for
big plans, etc. These may or may not have
anything to do with the song being played.
After about four plays
the song degenerates into noise, thus rendering the (song)Device useless.
You can then use the (song)Device, as either:
- (song)Device for churning out Stockhausen like symphonies or
- Dispose the
(song)device, thus symbolically rejecting materialism and
therefore turning into some kind of Neo-Buddhist.
The (song)Device,thus functions as
some kind of swiss army knife of cool, the one
stone that kills many birds...etc. wholesome and educational
entertainment for the whole family-the perfect gift for
Christmas.
Bid with utter confidence.
[similar] items [from all eBay sellers] on the flip-flop
We really love the [similar] items [from all eBay sellers] that eBay attached to the listing:
Towelettes, disposable wash cloth, 70 per pop up can US $2.32 Jan-26-07 18:33:21 PST;
POP-A-BOWL DISPOSABLE BOWL DISPENSER!! GREAT GIFT IDEA! US $4.99 Jan-23-07 10:51:32 PST;
POP-A-PLATE JR. HOLDS DISPOSABLE PLATES AND BOWLS!!!!
Unfortunately, the bidding was closed for the (song)Device by the time we discovered it.
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