MAGNET knows a thing or two about good music, art and interesting people, so when Dengue Fever was asked to be guest editors, we all replied within minutes: ”Yes, please!” We have had our noses to the grindstone as of late because that’s what you need to do when you release your latest full-length studio album, The Deepest Lake, on your own label, Tuk Tuk Records. It’s a hell of a lot of work, and us sitting down and writing about subjects other than ourselves sounded like a great respite. So thank you, MAGNET. Enjoy the info, rants and inspirations. Who knows where they’ll take you …
Ethan Holtzman: One night George Van Tassel was sleeping outside beneath the Mojave Desert stars when he awoke to his dog barking incessantly. George was a former aircraft mechanic and flight inspector who operated a small airport runway and inn in Landers, Calif. He saw lights off in the distance on his airport runway. That night George met Solganda, a man nearly 700 years old from Venus. Solganda showed George his space ship that he’d landed on his air strip and gave him the secret blueprints to build the Integratron. It took George 18 years to almost complete the structure. Unfortunately, George Van Tassel died unexpectedly before full completion was achieved.
The purpose of the building was to rejuvenate human cell tissues, extend life and act as a high-speed time travel machine. The Integratron would generate electrostatic energy to suspend the laws of gravity. It was built without nails.
Dengue Fever shot their very first music video “Sni Bong” at the Integratron. I also tied the knot with my wife inside the acoustically awesome wood structure. For me, the Integratron will always be one of the most important structures on our planet.
Video after the jump.
