New Beauty Pill Album Release at Artisphere
Posted by Matt Basheda / Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Local legends Beauty Pill have been hard at work.
The Dischord Records band decided last year to make every second of their recording process available to the public. They recorded their new album in Artisphere’s black box theatre. The process was completely open to the public, both audibly and visually.
So naturally, their new album will be unveiled exclusively at Artisphere this Saturday, Jan. 7. Music is just part of the installation. Listeners will be able to interact with photographs from the recording sessions while listening to the finished record.
The exhibit, called “The Immersive Ideal,” is exhilarating in its potential. This is truly something new. In a world filled with pseudo-artists just trying to sell a product, Beauty Pill stands the notion of musical piracy on its head. Free music isn’t morally wrong–it is simply another tool for real artists to use. By inviting literally everyone into the recording studio, and showcasing the results as part of a multimedia exhibit, Beauty Pill is bringing their music to the public in a more directly tangible way than any free download ever could.
Here’s a previous song of theirs. If you like ambient music, give it a listen. And more of their songs can be found on their MySpace page.
The exhibit opens this Saturday, Jan. 7 in Artisphere’s black box theatre at 7 p.m. It runs until Jan. 22, but opening nights are always especially exciting. And of course the event is free.
–Matt Basheda
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