I’ve been skeptical about the Monome & Tenori-On as musical instruments, since they are basically a collection of on-off switches. 
This video, though, by Edison, challenges my preconceptions and offers a tempting preview of his upcoming album.
Should be very cool!
via Matthew Davidson 

Boxes of on-off switches don’t offer the most expressive musical interface - but check out what Edison does with his Monome. 
Here’s what he has to say about the track:
simple track utilizing mlr’s preset function for change ups…. electric guitar, breaks, percussion and synth bass. kaoss mini set to loop. video version, the great richie simantic [...]

The New York Times has an interesting article today about the oldest recorded music in the world:
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording [...]

 

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