[Editor’s note – the next excerpt is obtained from the approaching book, Junkyard Jam Band, compiled by David Erik Nelson and graciously presented to Artist by No Starch Press. To purchase it, or for more information, mind to www.nostarch.com/jamband]
The Slinkiphone (Project 1) and Scratchbox (Project 5) hint in a fundamental truth from the modern day: there are numerous really neat sounds hiding within your toys and electronic devices. Opening cheap electronics and feasting around the sonic goo within is known as circuit bending. This type of exploration was pioneered by artist Reed Ghazala, the “;Father of Circuit Bending,” who happened across his first bends like a teen within the mid-1960s. Ghazala has tirelessly promoted the creative potential of musically upcycling electronic devices since. Within this project, you’ll get the ft wet with three entry-level bends.
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