Musical duo Bluebrain has taken the guesswork out of listening to music — their latest album dictates where you can listen to it, what songs it plays, and when it plays them. Take that, playlists! The album, titled The National Mall, will be available only as an iPhone app and the band is calling it the first location-aware album. The app… er, album, uses your phone’s GPS to track one’s proximity to hundreds of tagged zones spread throughout the landmarks of the Washington DC National Mall, dynamically tweaking the rhythm, melody, instrumentation, and pace of the music as you go. This is a REALLY COOL IDEA, you guys.  As technology gets more and more advanced/interesting, I love to see how musicians/artists are taking advantage to help create new exciting ways to experience their music. Anyone want to hang out in DC for an afternoon?

Musical duo Bluebrain has taken the guesswork out of listening to music — their latest album dictates where you can listen to it, what songs it plays, and when it plays them. Take that, playlists! The album, titled The National Mall, will be available only as an iPhone app and the band is calling it the first location-aware album. The app… er, album, uses your phone’s GPS to track one’s proximity to hundreds of tagged zones spread throughout the landmarks of the Washington DC National Mall, dynamically tweaking the rhythm, melody, instrumentation, and pace of the music as you go.

This is a REALLY COOL IDEA, you guys.  As technology gets more and more advanced/interesting, I love to see how musicians/artists are taking advantage to help create new exciting ways to experience their music.

Anyone want to hang out in DC for an afternoon?