Category Archives: Circuit Bent & Glitch Instruments
Floppy Drive Organ
From BoingBoing.net: YouTube user FunToTheHead has created a working organ that uses finely tuned wheezing floppy drives to play rather impressive renditions of music. It’s not easy to sequence for four-note floppy-drive organs, but FunToTheHead has done a rather good … Continue reading
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Electric Whisk
Another experimental instrument from Manchester, England musician, Rodrigo Constanzo. Here’s the description from his website: I’ve had a set of conventional whisks that have been part of my stick bag for years. I always wished that they were made in … Continue reading
Feedback Harmonizer by Folktek
The guys at Folktek make some of the most diabolical, exciting and adventurous instruments. Some are based on circuit bent designs while others are completely origiinal. The Feedback Harmonizer is one of the simpler instruments in their arsenal. (We’ll showcase … Continue reading
Christmas Toys as Instruments pt. 4 Modified Toy Drums
Ah, the fun you can have with a couple drum triggers and a handful of drum toys from the thrift store…
Christmas Toys as Instruments pt. 2 Toychestra!
Toychestra is an all-women musical ensemble that plays toys. Some are actual instruments like toddler-sized pianos and xylophones and drums. Others just make great sounds, like the pink zoo train or Boo Megaphone or the acoustic, multi-sonic Activity Center. Still … Continue reading
Christmas Toys as Instruments pt. 1 “Circuit Bent Speak and Math”
The Speak & Math was a popular and revolutionary electronic toy created by Texas Instruments in 1980. Speak & Math was one of a three-part talking educational toy series that also included Speak & Spell and Speak & Read. It … Continue reading
FM3 Releases Buddha Machine 3rd Gen
In an age where bands and musicians look for new ways of releasing music, China-based band FM3 has been creating Buddha Machines, simple loopers based on cheap transistor devices with recorded prayers found at Chinese Buddhist temples. The band sampled … Continue reading
“The piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer”
Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can microphone by Waterhed. $45 EBAY LINK
