Looking for something a little different? HG Fortune has released Atonoise – an atonal spooky noise Synthesizer: Atonoise Pro is available for 9 Euro. Here’s the description, which seems a bit like Googlish – so you’re warned!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Uj44uP4ko There’s all sorts of bent goodness in this Current TV documentary on circuit bending: Pete Edwards is a circuit bender. He uses Speak & Spells, talking baby dolls, wristwatches, keyboards to build his sound, creating a symphony of noises. 2playerproductions takes us to Pete’s workshop and shows us how he’s bending the definition of… Read More Current TV Looks At Circuit Bending
This steampunk noisemaker, the Beam Ready, is an homage to Reed Ghazala, the pioneer of circuit-bending: Thanks to Reed Ghazala, who sent me some really killer cold war era military surplus lamps. The big one says BEAM READY, and the smaller one has the atomic symbol, hence the name. via SonofCastille
This video captures Mr. Dithers in his studio, during the recording of Sympathy for the Stripper. According to Mr. Dithers: The brief shot of the girls is Angie and Shani in my studio during the recording of “Sympathy for the Stripper.” Not much was accomplished that day because they got wasted on brandy and amaretto and… Read More Glitch Raga, With Strippers
This is a trailer for People Who do Noise, a film about experimental music in Portland, Oregon. Description: Extensive interviews and intimate performance footage provide an intense portrait of the motivations, emotions, and ideas that go into this uncompromising, sometimes brutal musical form. Unwavering in its focus, the film brings to light an art form… Read More People Who Do Noise
Dmitriy Morozov, aka VTOL, created Digital Noise Guitar – a custom project based on HT-8950 voice changer chip. The small circuit was mounted right in the body. It can process sound like lo-fi ring modulator, 8-bit pitch shifter or simple guitar synth. Mad self-oscillation is possible, too.
From its name, you might think Älymystö was a shelving unit from Ikea – but it’s Aktually a Finnish band that combines “elements of ambient, noise, industrial, triphop and god knows what in the mix.” They’ve put up their latest album as a free Creative Commons download: Our first album Atomgrad is now a free download (direct &… Read More Free Music From Älymystö
If you breathe and can play an electric guitar, they need you in St. Louis. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has put out a call for 80 guitarists and 20 bass guitarists for a performance of experimental composer Glenn Branca’ Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City). The performance will be at The Pageant in St. Louis on Nov. 13… Read More St. Louis Needs Guitarists For Hallucinogenic Noise Symphony
Remember German samplemeister Johannes Kreidler and his piece Product Placements – the song that supposedly smashes 70,200 samples into a 34 second work? He’s released it and you can preview it above. Special prize to the first person to name all 70,200 samples….. It’s a lot more interesting as an idea than a piece of… Read More 70,200 Samples In 34 Seconds
Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is an unrelenting assault on your senses. The original two record set, released in 1975, was mostly noise: feedback squalls, amplifier hums and the tortured screech of electronic gadgets. Now it’s been adapted for live performance by Reinhold Friedl, Ulrich Kreiger and the 11-member Zeitkratzer ensemble from Berlin, transcribing the… Read More Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music
