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Kronos Quartet and the secret life of lemurs

David Pescovitz at 8:56 am Mon, Jan 14, 2013

Michael Hearst of the delightful Unusual Creatures project has just released his first episode of "Songs for Unusual Creatures." The premier features the Kronos Quartet and the Aye-Aye, an unusual kind of primate! For more curious animals, check out Hearst's book "Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals."

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David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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Paul Renault

The Kronos Quartet should be considered a National Treasure. I’d follow them almost anywhere they’d go.

Speaking of visualizing music – from another BB article – Steve Mackey’s Physical Property, as played by the KQ. Me, I see this piece as ballet-jazz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjinrDhiLiQ

/Wow! Pink Fairy Armadillos are a real thing!
swlabr

“Monkeys are primates, too.”

The Kronos Quartet are primates, too. Very talented primates.
http://twitter.com/halfmydadsage halfmydadsage

This is fantastic for children. It’s smart and I love the addition of the Kronos Quartet.