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Afrorack with a DIY MIDI-CV converter on the Nile, robotic shakers and kick drum
Our friend Brian aka Afrorack has kept up his must-see series of DIY video tutorials in his home Uganda. And as ever, he’s producing brilliant instruments and fantastic music on a budget, thanks to some serious ingenuity.
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A DIY machine imagines 808 kicks if they were made of actual fire
Anyone can clone an 808. Not anyone can make a machine inspired by the 808 out of repurposed lighter springs, motors, and … oh yeah, flaming butane gas. Koka Nikoladze’s beat machines are going viral, and their demented, quirky sound tells you why.
Peter Kirn - January 24, 2019
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Watch futuristic techno made by robots – then learn how it was made
Roboticist, composer, and futurist Moritz Simon Geist has made an entire album using robotic machines. It’s stunning to behold – and he tells you all about how it developed. Let’s watch:
Peter Kirn - September 12, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music Music tech Stories Tech
R is a reactive, emotional robot speaker from Teenage Engineering
Peter Kirn - November 17, 2017
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Here’s how Mouse on Mars are using robots to expand their band
Peter Kirn - May 15, 2017
Music Music tech
KOMA’s Field Kit, connecting contacts pickups, and motors, is now reality
Peter Kirn - April 7, 2017
Music Music tech
Discover peculiar retro futuristic machines from gamut inc
Peter Kirn - February 1, 2016
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