Macintosh Garden - The Residents

Gingerbread Man

mrdav — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 23:58:24 +0000

The Gingerbread Man is your host in the interactive version of this album as you explore the different psyches depicted in the songs. You visit each psyche through the Enter Eye and listen to the song that depicts the psyche as you click on various buttons with pseudo-random results. This is the greatest strength of this interactive CD release---nowhere is the randomness as effective as in the song The Aging Musician, where pressing any key results in an onslaught of guns. Combined with the lyrics, they clearly get their depressing message across effectively.

Freak Show

mrdav — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 11:10:52 +0000

Freak Show is the first foray into interactive software from the underground San Francisco band The Residents. It's a bit adventure, yet without a linear plot and puzzles. It's best described as a multimedia experience, a digital art showcase, or a virtual visit to, well, a freak show. Characters to meet include Tex the Barker, Herman the Human Mole, Harry the Head, Wanda the Worm Woman, Jelly Jack, Benny the Bump. The game featured some of the best 3D renderings for a computer program, at the time, and everything was rendered and animated by world-famous computer animator Jim Ludtke.