A chain of hotels is playing 24 hours of John Cage
mainNo, it’s not the Hilton or the Marriott.
Ace, which is slightly counter-cultural, wants us to know that all of its hotels in eight US cities and a ninth in London will be playing nothing but John Cage on September 5, the composer’s 105th birthday.
‘We will be broadcasting a wide selection of works from across Cage’s career, curated by the label Mode Records. Selections will be playing in a random order at each property for 24 hours, starting at midnight local time,’ say Ace. ‘We invite guests to immerse themselves in a day-long sonic experience.’
On special request customers can reserve a more quiet room where 4’33” will be played nonstop (for an additional sum of $ 4.33 p/night).
This sounds a real load of bollocks Mr Borstlap! I will keep my old Walkman on with Jimmi Hendrix on instead, his version of Star Spangled banner is fantastic!
Bugger John Cage’s shite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgyGJl_xm6o
John’s just upset that the hotel isn’t playing twenty four hours of HIS music.
BRavo Ace Hotel Group. Well done. They must have a very enlightened CEO
I agree. I didn’t hear about this until today.
haha…that’s worth the extra charge!
LOL!
Thanks for the earning. I now know where to keep away from this ‘Tinitus Music’
The Grand Hotel Splendid in Davos plays Xenakis over the speakers in every room for family members visiting their relatives in the nearby psychiatric hospital. The effect seems to be a reassuring one that their ilk are not so bad off as they had initially thought.