How?

Anyone who went to the Big Day Out this year and got to catch Bjork will appreciate this post.

The Melbourne BDO was held in the car park of the Flemington Racecourse; basically a baron concrete dust bowl. Rage Against the Machine were headlining and funnily enough, the searing heat, the sweat, the sun burnt neck and omnipotent presence of the dust cloud that choked the crowd suited the revolutionary atmosphere of the night.

Bjork, who was on the stage directly adjacent to where Rage were due to play, took most punters by surprise (including me I admit), impressing nearly everyone by the quality and originality of her performance.

The main reason behind this, for me at least, was particular instrument she used that looked something like a cross between a table, a chess board and some kind of synthesiser.

As soon as i got home, I scoured the internet trying to find out what it was, and how it did the things it did.

This is what i found...



It's called the ReacTable and supposedly there are only 5 of these bad boys in the world!
Bjork is lucky enough to have one and boy does she know how to use it!
Her song, "Declare Independence", incited some moshing comparable to that of any Rage Against the Machine track, and it clearly displays the amazing abilities of this unbelievable instrument.

I think it sounds like a Goose remix...

Bjork - Declare Independence

And while I'm here...

Rage Against the Machine - Freedom

xoxox