Metasonix‘ Eric Barbour, the tube freak behind the Fucking Fucker guitar amp, the TM-7 Scrotum Smasher & the Butt Probe, is now blogging. His site, the Fucking Fucker blog, aka Eric ass-rapes you with a ’59 Les Paul Custom, is at ericsaysfuckyou.blogspot.com. Guess what – it’s NSFW…..unless you work someplace really bizarre. The topics he… Read More NSFA: Eric Barbour Announces Fucking Fucker Blog
Nick’s World Of Synthesizers is a trip to bizarre DIY synthville. The video gives you a taste of what Nick’s been up to, but you have to visit his site to check out his really interesting, complex creations. Here’s his DIY philosophy: I have been making electronic musical instruments for about 10 years. With all… Read More Nick’s World Of Synthesizers
Flud’s TableTurns watch tips its fitted cap to the art of the DJ by putting a miniature turntable on your wrist. According to Flud: The TableTurns is more than just a simple effigy, it redefines “keeping it real,” by being true to form, down to the most minute details, available with both a leather and… Read More The Turntable Watch
Image: ranjit Cute little mini-synth in a matchbox, designed for thing-a-day project. Here’s this mini bad boy in action: “Play Lucky Man, dude!”
Firebox is selling a Stylophone reissue with a couple of minor updates – they added a volume control and a jack to plug in your MP3 player. Here are the details: So what exactly is a Stylophone? Well, basically, this bizarre little battery-operated instrument is a box packed with transistors, resistors, diodes and other old-school… Read More Stylophone Gets MP3 Jack
Image: danmcp Wire to the Ear has an interesting interview with Dan McPharlin – the guy behind the awesomely detailed analog synth miniatures you probably seen here or at other synth-related sites. In the interview, McPharlin discusses the impetus behind making the synth miniatures: Well I’ve always been interested in human/machine interfaces and I think… Read More Dan McPharlin On His Analog Miniatures.
Ever wonder what the New York Times would sound like translated into electronic music? Hell no! But lucky for us, Bill Orcut did and created a Lily App that he controls with his Monome to “play” web pages: When the patch starts, the browser enters a DOM inspection mode and mousing over a DOM element… Read More Monome + Websites = Glitchronica
Winter NAMM Show Update: Korg introduced special edition versions of its X50 and microKORG synths. The body of the Limited Edition X50 (X50-CF) is covered in a camouflage finish, and the Limited Edition microKORG (microKORG-BK) features vintage-style, reverse-color keys (the black and white colors are reversed). Both keyboards provide the same functions and features as… Read More Two Bizarro Keyboards From Korg
Tired of Lady of Spain? Next time you see an accordian player, they’re likely to be plaing Lucky Man, or even some hip-hop. Roland has announced the FR-2 series V-Accordions. These instruments offer Roland’s Physical Behavior Modeling technology, providing true tone and characteristics of the world’s best accordions, but they are significantly lighter. They also… Read More NAMM: Roland FR-2 Series V-Accordions
Remember the steampunk music sequencer? Here’s something even more lo-fi. The Bubblegum Sequencer is a physical step sequencer that lets you create drumloops by arranging colored balls on a tangible surface. It generates MIDI events and can be used as an input device to control audio hardware and software. The Bubblegum Sequencer senses the position… Read More The Bubblegum Sequencer
