April 25, 2007
Stay Bent Like Scoliosis
Few producers think outside the box-or rather, the MPC. But for those daring enough to try, here’s a lead: The Bent Festival. After stopping in LA and Minnesota, the Festival will arrive tomorrow, April 26th, at NYC’s Eyebeam Atelier, located on 540 W. 21st Street. Here, musicians, producers, engineers and sound experimenters are invited “to smash and trash, then rebuild and rejoice in the beauty of circuitry sounds.”
For those unfamiliar with circuit-bending, it’s a practice that dates back to the late ’60s, when rock musicians became tired of traditional instrumentation (and were coincidentally experimenting with lots of hallucinatory drugs). As a result, they reconfigured low-voltage electronic toys to make brand new sounds. If you find yourself bored by rap’s snaps, claps, and Motown samples, it might be time to get bent.
Still confused about circuit-bending? Read Scratch’s report on the phenomenon in our March/April issue (the will.i.am cover) or checkout Wikipedia’s concise entry on circuit-bending.
More DJ/Producer/Industry News
Bring the Noise!: A free Summer program for aspiring music industry execs.
DubSpot: A New Spin on DJing.
In Cahootz: Two partnerships that will affect hip-Hop’s technology game
1)RMD and YouTube
2) Digiwaxx and MicrosoftDJ Drama Speaks…kinda.
2 Responses to "Stay Bent Like Scoliosis"
Apr.26 at 6:45 pm
Eman says:
Circuit bending is fuckin retarted the sounds are so fuckin annoying whats the point nobody wants to hear that shit
Jun.15 at 4:03 am
"Kasta Trizzy" says:
Im a big fan of this mag. Been reading it since the 2nd issue because I missed the 1st one. Im begging you guys to put out a back issue of the 1st mag with Dr Dre on the cover. You guys have put out back issues of some of the others but wouldn’t be better to put out a copy of the one that some of us may of missed cos we slept. Im about to steal my friends copy to complete my collection. PLEASE HOOK A FAN UP! UK Fan (”Kasta Trizzy”)
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