Bingo And the Integratron

Bingo And the Integratron,

It's no doubt that aliens have been here. Integratron was built by Van Tassle, a Hughes test pilot after receiving instruction from aliens on it's design. Largely funded by Howard Hughes, the dome-shaped wooded structure is split in two layers, the upstairs having great acoustic properties and an almost Sistine Chapel feel. The couple that own the land are vibrant and speak of the building in a very general way, neither admitting nor dismissing the alien aspect of it all, but offer the notion that whether or not it was true, they concentrate solely on the healing quality of the building and use it for sound therapy sessions people attend.

When Van Tassle died in the late seventies, the Intregratron was stripped of its mechanisms so mostly what remains on that front are aluminum and copper wires and the row of spinning antennae that encircle the structure. His aim apparently was to basically use the building like a giant Tesla coil, harvesting hundreds of thousands of volts into the space. People were then meant to enter through the doors and leave with cellular improvements and perhaps longer life spans.

Our collaborator, Bingo knows these folks well. He is a really gifted and truly free spirited guy who's kind nature was undeniable. We jammed for a bit this kind of Zeppelin number and then later turned our attention to the acoustics of the upstairs, utilizing it for a variety of fun and silly vocal experiments which reminded me a fair bit of Ligetti. We settled on a kind of hypnotic pop song that Bingo played banjo on. He was very good and things flowed very well for us.

Our morning was spent packing and doing a stop animated film with Bingo as our evil nemesis ala Power Rangers.

Things were alien indeed.