{"id":1929,"date":"2006-02-25T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-25T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2006\/02\/25\/gb-20-junk-music\/"},"modified":"2006-02-25T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2006-02-25T14:55:00","slug":"gb-20-junk-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/gb-20-junk-music\/","title":{"rendered":"GB #20: Junk Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatgreengoods.com\/images\/junkman.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatgreengoods.com\/images\/junkman.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Now that <a href=\"http:\/\/greatgreengoods.com\/\">greatgreengoods<\/a> is up and with us, I can steal posts from her!  Really, though, <a href=\"http:\/\/greatgreengoods.com\/2006\/02\/25\/the-junkman-and-his-junk-music\/\">this<\/a> is pretty cool:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> Several years ago, Donald Knaack made a commitment to exclusively compose-for and perform-on junk, objects that have been discarded and everyday household objects &#8211; all recycled for the purpose of music. The result is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.junkmusic.org\/\">Junk Music<\/a> \u2122. \u201cJunk Music \u2122 is made from junk, but it doesn\u2019t sound like junk. When they hear it, most people think its some type of regular percussion that\u2019s been electronically altered. But it\u2019s 100% pure Vermont recycled materials. I believe it\u2019s the most basic form of world music as it contains two elements that are common in most modern societies: an abundance of junk and music.\u201d said Knaack.  <\/p>\n<p>The Junkman is the ultimate recycler and takes the concepts of recycling to new creative levels by choosing discarded objects that once had a specific function (such as an automobile brake drum) and giving those objects a new life as instruments of music. \u201cTaking a discarded object, that once had a specific function, and transforming that object into a sound-producing object has both a great recycling message as well as fresh innovative sound from which I can create a new music. That to me is true creativity. It gives me the opportunity to continue to test my muse: tools that are no good require more skill\u201d said Knaack.<\/p>\n<p>Junk Music \u2122 has performed for a wide variety of audiences and with a wide variety of performers from PHISH to Twyla Tharp to Conan O\u2019Brien to Firs Night Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Official music of our blogathon\u2026.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.junkmusic.org\/junkmusic\/SUV_suck.mp3\">SUVs SUCK gasoline<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.junkmusic.org\/junkmusic\/SUV_suck.mp3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m listening to the MP3 right now &#8212; pretty cool!<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/greenblogathon2006\" rel=\"tag\">greenblogathon2006<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/music\" rel=\"tag\">music<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/recycled\" rel=\"tag\">recycled<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/junk\" rel=\"tag\">junk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that greatgreengoods is up and with us, I can steal posts from her! 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