Weird and wonderful . . .

[happyrat1]

That was a spectacularly awesome cover of New Order's Blue Monday!!!

From now on I'm definitely a fan of these guys.

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

Howabout a concrete guitar??

Your move Inspector Gadget....

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

This selection should inspire!

 

[happyrat1]

I've seen most of these or similar before. The artiphone is a really nice device, but the stuff where you wave your hand over to make a sound? That's pretty much a logical development of Roland D Beam technology or even the ancient theremin.

I'm not saying programming doesn't have a place in modern music, but nowadays it's 90% pre programming and about 10% performance gestures and waving making the musician look like a spastic donkey

Honestly if you can't pull a 12 note scale out of a device I'm not even certain I'd call it an instrument.

I mean it's great for little kids to get them hooked on music but this gear is all priced for a professional's wallet.

I really haven't seen all that many new innovations in synth technology since the introduction of wavetables and to me most of this stuff qualifies as toys rather than useful musical gear.

Anyway, I dunno who p*ssed on my cornflakes this morning but color me unimpressed.

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

Without further ado, I present to you.... The Furby Organ!!!!

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

I think that guy is seriously silly.
But I love those little furby's.
He has one for every key. Even the sharps and flats have a dedicated furby. Awesome!
LOL!

 

[Becky]

I already posted this in a separate topic, but it fits in well here:

Plus behind the scenes...

And as an added bonus, as this is the weird and wonderful topic, here's the same guy doing a cover of Titanium on a toy piano

 

[Becky]

Ok this guy seems to have a thing for making music with unlikely sources!

 

[Rayblewit]

 

[happyrat1]

Interesting music but it seems to me more programmed than performed.

Like many of the commenters on youtube i don't see this thing doing anything more than a multizone keyboard controller with aftertouch and a ribbon could do.

Weird yes. Wonderful? Not so sure.

Seems sorta gimmicky to me for people who can't wrap their heads around a 12 note scale of black and white keys.

I think I'd prefer a Zoom ARQ AR-96 or AR-48 instead. Better flashy thingees

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

Actually this thing looks like a pretty impressive piece of kit...

Gary

 

[Becky]

Music made using the Nintendo Labo... https://twitter.com/geniway/status/988359154203967489

 

[Rayblewit]

using the Nintendo Labo..

Such a loud sound for such a small item. Unbelievable! That would certainly drive parents nuts!
Ray

 

[happyrat1]

If the parents want peace and quiet all they have to do is unplug it from the home theater system.

I doubt the built in 1 inch squeaker speakers are that loud

Gary

 

[Becky]

Not as weird as some of the other vids here, but worth a look

Plus, I seem to be lurking in the background

 

[Becky]

I'm honestly impressed!!

 

[Rayblewit]

Why do we bother spending 100's and 1000's of dollars on our keyboards?

Should just go out and buy 5 calculators. cheap!

Who wants to buy a pre-loved outdated keyboard? Ebay perhaps!

lol ray

 

[Rayblewit]

This just popped up on youtube.
Only need to watch the first 2 mins.

Ray

 

[happyrat1]

The instrument is called a hang drum and I recall investigating them when they first came out about a decade or so ago. They are actually pretty limited in that they are tuned to a particular harmonic scale. They are also crazy expensive considering what they really are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument)

https://handpanguru.com/

They do, however, make heavenly sounds

Sort of like a steel drum in jello

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

Speak of the devil. We're just discussing the Hang Drum and now Walk Off the Earth just released this cover song using one. The multistringed instrument is also weird and wonderful and known as a Harpejji.

Gary