Barcode scratching
Scratching with Barcode Scanners at the Maker Faire Tokyo 2020
Cybertronic Spree
The Cybertronic Spree is a cover band that performs as stylized Transformers. Beyond their impressive cosplay, they’re also talented musicians. I can’t wait until the end of COVID to see them live.
Deck the Halls?
A pretty unique rendition of Deck the Halls – as sung to the tune War Pigs from Black Sabbath.
GWar has new competition
Cybertronic Spree is a Transformers-themed tribute band who plays a variety of cartoon, videogame, and anime theme songs dressed in awesome costumes. During a 2019 concert, they also performed a truly entertaining cover of Led Zeppelin’s emphatically chanted Immigrant Song.
Funky Melon
French musician MEZERG kicks out some groovy sounds using one of the silliest musical instruments – a watermelon.
2022 Update: Want to try this yourself? Makey Makey has a directional/gamepad like circuit board with inputs that allow you to hook up anything you’d like to your pc – including fruit.
Klingon Rap
Now for some ambient music
Tetris Effect
This amazing soundtrack can be streamed for free on BandCamp, and can also be found on Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon.
CRT instruments
Japanese electro-punk group Electronicos Fantasticos (they have a Youtube channel) is known for making music with unusual instruments. In this clip, musician Ei Wada shows off an electronic guitar known as the “CRTelecaster” that uses feedback created from the screen of an old CRT television set to produce sounds.
Here’s a concert they made with an electric fan harp, CRT-TV Drums, air conditioner harp, and other strange creations.
Find out more on their website:
Fun with projection mapping
A wild mix
One more example of how there is nothing new under the sun – and that there are some universal rhythms and patterns across time and cultures.