John Cage: "Imaginary Landscape No. 4" for 12 radios (1951)

[dolphingirl132]

my favorite part is the "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE!!!" part!!!



[mrp1kles]

cute he's conducting....

[groovekiller]

BRAPPPP PULL DAT UP! REEEEELOAD

nah seriously tho, this is gay

[FZmustacheFZ]

Did anyone else hear Foxy Lady by Hendrix around 3:10?

[atypicallordinaryjoe]

this is terrible

[petezilla]

"Value judgements are not in the nature of this work as regards either composition, performance, or listening - the idea of relation being absent, anything may happen." haha, pwned.

[mattmcoop]

airpower



[backyardbeachbum]

daft punk was the best part 4:55

[Tengent]

I live for this.

[TheReasonableLogic]

Now I see why Harry Partch loathed John Cage. His work is ridiculous, just "random nonsense".

[petezilla]

@TheReasonableLogic Harry Partch was an extreme eclectic just like John Cage.. Partch went for complexity and and Cage went for simplicity. Where Partch made 43-note octaves and invented new instruments, Cage just embraced natural sound as part of music.

[0MeryLove0]

John Cage, un emerito coglione che fortunatamente ha scelto il silenzio per esprimersi.

[PorroFirst]

This is silly. Why does there have to be a conductor?

[cavemano727]

@PorroFirst In chance music, the conductor indicates when parts are to be played or in this case, radios to be turned on and off or station changes.

[katzeonline]

great video, but this is wack)

[Elmore3141]

I'm glad that performing music no longer requires years of practice nor any talent -- just a few radios and some fingers to turn the knobs.

[gorgolyt]

3:42 wooooooooooooo beatles ;)

who incidentally achieved infinitely more than the layabout who composed this

[bigloadmusic]

somewhere John Cage is laughing

[laurapposite]

whoooo woulda thought.

this guy was genius, managed to write music that has music that wasn't even written yet, IN it..always renewing music.

LOL..not

@ 5:00 i hear Daft Punk

:)

"interpenetration."

HAHAHA

"...for once anything happens, it authentically is."

DEEP

[laurapposite]

whoooo woulda thought.

this guy was genius, managed to write music that has music that wasn't even written yet, IN it..always renewing music.

LOL..not

@ 5:00 i hear Daft Punk

:)

[phenethylaminedreams]

@JPaxton1616 You are a cunt. A dumb cunt. Grow the fuck up or get the fuck out. If you want to attack the music of an artist I happen to be very fond of, please have the decency to use proper fucking grammar. And spelling.

AND FUCKING PUNCTUATION. Please, my good sir, you only have to type ! once.

What the fuck, your comment doesn't even make sense.

[19blonde91]

I have to do a presentation on Cage in class, people are going to think i am nuts!

[UnoAcoustic]

What if one of the radio stations started playing Imaginary Landscape #4 during this performance?

[SharpShooter92]

@UnoAcoustic very nice question xD

[guitarslim56]

@UnoAcoustic , Then the radio would implode.

[violadude0987]

@UnoAcoustic Cageception O.O

[OtherRealmer]

@UnoAcousticw You'd get Imaginary Landscape No. 4 in Imaginary Landscape No. 4, or as I like to call it, Number-four-ception.

[misscutesy69]

it played 'single ladies' by beyonce :)

[SuperPigeonMaster]

I love the concept but did not like the final product. I don't want to get into an argument with you guys, but, what am I missing that I probably should be looking for

[Catachrise]

@SuperPigeonMaster

I think this kind of tracks are not made to be listened but understood (in order to use it in less "extreme" ways). I agree what you say !

[bbjmm]

alcuni se la ridono :)

[PelhamMusic]

A truly timeless piece of music. Well, as long as there are radios.

[maitilupas]

genius lol

[ChaosDynamics]

How much money did cage make from this?

[Ematched]

@ChaosDynamics Cage rarely made any money from his work. Most of his life was spent in poverty: He made lists in his appointment books that detailed what he was able to buy: he said later, "I wanted to make poverty elegant."

[TheSensibleInsanity]

Did anyone else hear "Better sex in just a day?"

[Maumusica]

wow i didnt know Charles MAnson was in that class!!

[Songremixer123]

Now you see on one hand that was awful but then you loo kat what Cage wants to do and you realsie WHY and but you dont like it. I like his philosophy but i dont particularly like the outcome.

[xxXDamnationXxx]

Is this piece based on rhythm to put the radio's? As I see the sheet-music pages are turned very fast...

[blueboyRULS]

that's what's so special about the piece of music

[denxos]

that hip hop bit at 3:58 was brilliant.

[Sercan1995]

only if they used more radios and if they were louder, i would like it more

[cocoplushugzz]

@Sercan1995 cage specifically wanted 12 radios for 24 people, but i'm sure you can make an arrangement :)

[dominonermandi]

Huh. Interesting how no matter matter how much time passes, the questions Cage brought up about the musical experience never seem to get less relevant.

[Tethros]

Yeah, but they don't get more relevant either. They're kind of just...there.

[sorohanro]

@dominonermandi

What's totally irrelevant just can't get more irrelevant.

Cage made music that is interesting to read about rather than listen to.

[Blarg1905]

Was this original Piece performed by Mr. Cage 1951?

[Abyssalon]

reminds me of "revolution number 9" by the beatles ;oP

[djlightbolt]

I can't live without my radio