The Null Device blog: High Precision Bucket Man

Everybody's getting CDs out these days; even the guy who plays drums on plastic buckets in the Melbourne CBD. Known to friends as Victor Lancaster, the high-precision bucket man now has a CD, titled Mr. Mention, of him playing buckets on the streets and in venues. It's not bad either; it has a number of remixes or tracks built up over his beats, ranging from hip-hop instrumentals to experimental glitch electronica to funky grooves using elements such as car horns and meowing cats in creative ways. It's available now from Victor himself, whom you'll find on the streets of Melbourne, and he only has a few left so you'd better hurry.

There are 10 comments on "High Precision Bucket Man":

Posted by: Graham
http://grudnuk.com/
Wed Jul 10 02:50:30 2002

That rocks! I must try and get hold of one...

Posted by: alex
http://
Fri Jul 12 20:08:52 2002

i hate the talentless clod. every time i see him i think of the opening scene of ... green card? with the busking afro-american kid beating a brisk tattoo out on a plastic barrel - a thousand times more worthy of my shiny penny. so what if he's been remixed, yello started out thumping the side of a fridge - the fridge has more artistic merit at this point. i will pay good money to see the blind busking female piano accordion player bernadette throw him under a tram at the corner of collins and swanston. huzzah.

Posted by: Ben
http://
Sat Jul 13 03:44:49 2002

I haven't seen that bagpiper on the FLinders St steps for ages. Did the council have him knocked off I wonder?

Posted by: acb
http://dev.null.org
Sat Jul 13 15:27:46 2002

Alex: are you kidding? Tnat guy's got his finger on the pulse of Melbourne!

Posted by: alana
http://andromedagirl.com
Sun Jul 14 02:45:34 2002

i love the random drummer dude. also, i spotted bagpipe guy getting cheap pizza on elizabeth street last week.

Posted by: Alex

Sun Jul 14 05:05:16 2002

acb: the bagpipe player did, that's why the streetkiddies ran off with his box that time ... i say again, bernadette > tubthumper. how much was the CD? when's the dj shadow (/aphex twin/annoying london rapper/feargal sharkey) remix coming out?

Posted by: acb
http://dev.null.org
Sun Jul 14 10:05:25 2002

I heard the bogan bagpiper at Flinders St. this late afternoon, so he seems to be still around,

Posted by: Ben
http://
Sun Jul 14 12:11:23 2002

Cool. Is he using the wheelchair these days, or standing on his own 2 good legs?

Posted by: Luke
http://www.captainfez.com/blog/
Mon Jul 15 08:19:02 2002

If this really is the guy who used to be in Sydney, grab one and I'll send you some cash - when I get some - because I've not heard him for <i>years</i>...

Posted by: Luke
http://www.captainfez.com/blog/
Mon Jul 15 08:19:28 2002

Duh. Read the notices about tags, Luke.

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