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 “Edifice Complex and other urban plans” is a seven-song collection of music that distills land-use concepts into human-size basics. Melanie Hammet’s experience with musical theatre is evident in the inventive approach to her subject. “CarTune,” for example, is orchestrated with a band of live automobile sounds; the vocals and instruments on every track are layered, surprising, and imaginative.                                                                                                

 “Edifice Complex” was written during Hammet’s artist residency at The Seaside Institute’s Escape To Create program. The month-long stay in the “most imitated town in America, (NYTimes 2005)” was the perfect backdrop for creating the music of urban examination.

 

Who ever thought NIMBY was a sing-a-long subject?

 

“What makes Melanie Hammet break into song? Love. Democracy. Planning and zoning.”

                      -Ralph Ellis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution