With Fear Factory’s Obsolete approaching its 30th anniversary, Burton C. Bell is returning to the record — but not in the way fans might expect. Rather than performing the 1998 album in its entirety, Bell is bringing Obsolete: Word of Mouth to intimate venues, stripping the experience back to its most fundamental form: one man, a story, and an audience. The spoken-word event explores the creation of 'Obsolete', the ideas behind its songs and the narrative running through the album, with audiences asked to put their phones away and experience it as it might have been shared before the age of social media. Having already tested the concept in Australia, Bell is now bringing it to California, with plans to take it further afield. We caught up with the Dry Lung Vocal Martyr to talk the album, the show, and more. Edgecrusher; Eamon O'Neill.
Photo: Hannah Verbeuren
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