Remix Contest: Sounds from the Large Hadron Collider
December 30, 2010 – 10:05 pm | 416 Comments

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest particle accelerator that resides in a tunnel 27km in circumference beneath the earth near Geneva, Switzerland.
The purpose of the LHC is to help us understand some …

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The Omega Orion: HAL 9000 would be proud
July 15, 2010 – 3:18 pm | 2 Comments
The Omega Orion:  HAL 9000 would be proud

Studio Electronics created a synthesizer a while ago, very much inspired by the movie 2001: A space Odyssey, and Hal 9000′s ominous glow. This huge (38 pounds) synth is an anlogue monster, with a beautiful …

Bassoforte: a piano-bass hybrid
June 29, 2010 – 10:23 pm | 3 Comments
Bassoforte: a piano-bass hybrid

Diego Stocco in an accomplished musician, sound designer and crazy instrument experimenter. He’s managed to combine parts of a piano and parts of an electric bass into a fantastic DIY instrument that he calls the …

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June 26, 2010 – 7:22 pm | One Comment
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This is “u_08-1″ from the album Unitxt, by Alva Noto.
The vocals are done by poet Anne-James Chaton.
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Combination CD and vinyl record – on one disc
June 16, 2010 – 1:09 am | 2 Comments
Combination CD and vinyl record – on one disc

Jeff Mills has taken a pretty interesting approach to his latest limited release, The Occurrence. The record is released on a “hybrid CD”, meaning that the CD and the vinyl record are one of …

Inside DEVO’s studio
April 21, 2010 – 3:03 pm | No Comment
Inside DEVO’s studio

DEVO need absolutely no introduction. Here, the guys at Electric Independence document a rare look inside Devo’s studio, called “UFO”. Mark Mothersbaugh himself gives a tour through the space and shows us some of …

John Tesh Rocking an SH101 with the Zappa boys
April 21, 2010 – 9:22 am | 3 Comments
John Tesh Rocking an SH101 with the Zappa boys

In this video, we’ve got Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa performing with with John Tesh (composer and pianist, and of Entertainment Tonight fame) on the Conan O’Brian show. As cool as it is to see …

Looping around the house
April 14, 2010 – 12:48 pm | One Comment
Looping around the house

This is great – Musician Simon Panrucker straps a digital camera to his head & takes a microphone around his house, looping sounds. The result is a great demonstration of his ninja looping skillz, …

Moog: When you’re having more than one
March 15, 2010 – 5:00 pm | One Comment
Moog: When you’re having more than one

Edd Kalehoff is a noted keyboard player, having been featured in the Moog documentary, and he was also the keyboardist for several albums by a band called The Roches. He was also the …

Analogue tape glove
March 11, 2010 – 10:17 am | One Comment
Analogue tape glove

There are a lot of ways to use analogue tape as an instrument, however a group who call themselves “Signal to noise” have created an actual art installation based on human-magentic tape interation.
Participants wear a …

Music from earthquakes
March 5, 2010 – 12:13 am | 2 Comments
Music from earthquakes

Micah Frank is a New York City based composer, sound designer and live performer. He studied Jazz and Contemporary Music, and in the years following college, Micah got into electronic composition and sound design.
Micah’s latest …