Bentō is an alive, unstable Japanese noise box by Giorgio Sancristoforo

Feedback networks, unstable oscillators, shaky fat quivering filters, distorted mayhem, a bunch of labels in Japanese, a bunch of switches and knobs and a tape recorder – Bentō is a delight of software madness. It’s a delicious meal of noise.

Eyeballs, errors, and animal keys: Reed Ghazala’s wild circuit-bent electronics keep evolving

Reed Ghazala’s latest generation of instruments is here, gazing back at us with glass eyeballs and dubbed with names like “photon clarinet.” The father of circuit bending also espouses a new conceptual frame and philosophy – errism. And to err is human, but also is cat.

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2022

Sequence sounds out of emoticons-icons with this surprisingly addictive free website

We have access to endlessly powerful music creation and sound synthesis software. So… why on this particular Friday is it more fun to make stupid sequences out of emoticons? Enjoy “thirtydollarhaircut.”

Peter Kirn - January 28, 2022

Watch this Kazakh pop video for the maximum weirdness of Casio’s singing robot keyboard

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022

Type in lyrics, and this keyboard sings them, as Casio returns to its Casiotone roots

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022

An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2022

SOMA has a new compact 8-bit noise synth and sequencer for 130€

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2021

Synthesizer cakes keep getting more deliciously realistic

Peter Kirn - November 24, 2021

Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021

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