For three hot and sweaty nights in July, punk music and robots collide at the ICA in a series of exciting and evolving gigs called Neurotic. Neurotic highlights the neurology associated with the essential human experience of pleasure, learning, taste and ageing within the context of the instinct to dance. Artist Fiddian Warman fronts ‘Neurotic […]
Jake von Slatt sends word of this elegant example of analog synthesis in brass. Brought real by a maker named Peter, who describes his strategy for the build – I don’t have any plans to add a keyboard to the setup anytime soon. Being an electronic instrument the control interface is somewhat arbitrary. I feel […]
Robot rock! the Trons practicing “Sister Robot” in the lounge before their up and coming Ignition Fringe Festival shows! I think Ham (vox and rhythm guitar) is sooo dreamy! Who’s your fave? – The Trons [via MatrixSynth]
Most commercial MIDI controllers are unnecessarily large and awkward – certainly not designed to be on ones lap while soldering/bending/wiring/coding. Hopefully Korg’s upcoming line of “nano” devices can fill that void. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music runs through the slated features – nanoKEY: 25 keys, transmitting either as MIDI notes or (via a separate […]
The Voice of Saturn synthesizer modules are available as basic (and bendable) complementary kits with control voltage connections. Description of the VoS synth – Loosely based on the Atari Punk Console with some custom tweaks and an LFO front end, this box makes a ridiculous amount of different sounds (mp3 coming soon), all from three […]
…with circuit schematics and PCB layout. Near Future Laboratory
David Byrne turned a New York City building into a musical instrument and gave BBtv a tour. Byrne explains the set-up: Devices [have been] attached to the building’s structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are […]
