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CMU Approved
Approved: ChatRoulette piano improv
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 22 March 2010
ChatRoulette is generally a terrifying place that we don’t recommend you visit. However, a few people in the last week have tempted us back to the world of watching random men masturbate.
As mentioned in the CMU Approved slot last week, Holy Fuck announced details of their new album via the chat service, which sounded like fun, but the thing that we really enjoyed was unknown piano-playing musician Merton improvising songs about the people he met on the online chat platform.
With his face partially disguised by a hood and some glasses, many speculated that the guy behind the piano improvs was actually CMU favourite Ben Folds. It clearly wasn’t, but on Saturday Folds fulfilled the dream by having a crack at it live on stage at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina. The results, like those of Merton, are quite marvellous. I assume this means that ChatRoulette will now become a haven for copycat musicians singing to penises.
Merton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vpgNiAH60
Ben Folds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw
