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The Octopus Project debut ‘Hexadecagon’ during SXSW
Erich Schlegel/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Attention to those who would endeavor to throw the craziest, most elaborate and most intriguing free event during South by Southwest: the Octopus Project have thrown down the gauntlet.
This morning the ever-whimsical indietronica band announced the details of its “Hexadecagon” project, a free multimedia extravaganza on the upstairs plaza of the downtown Whole Foods to be performed at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday, March 19. The project will include eight channels of audio and eight channels of video — hence the name, which refers to a sixteen-sided figure.
If you’re wondering how they’ll pull that off, it’s probably best to let the band describe it in their own words. From the announcement:
“The eight speakers will be set up in a circle surrounding the audience, who will in turn be surrounding us (the band), set up in the middle of the whole shebang with eight images projected overhead.”
The visual component will be handled by blogger, actor, general man about town and occasional Richard Linklater muse Wiley Wiggins. Admission will be free and open to the public, but with the patio’s limited capacity of about 600, prospective attendees should probably get there early.
It’s the rare band that looks at the Flaming Lips’ “Zaireeka” and says “We don’t think that’s quite crazy enough,” but then, that’s why Austin loves the Octopus Project. Ball’s in your court, Fader Fort.
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By mojotampa
April 19, 2010 2:36 PM | Link to this
Whole foods wristband procedure sucked at this event.Totally sucked.