I consider Reed Ghazala a mentor or sorts. I'm very honored to have even corresponded with him on several occasions. He's been a major inspiration on me and my art and my music for years. I was already an experimental synth musician and it was because of him, many years ago, that I ended up learning about short circuiting things to get amazing strange sounds to push my music to the next level of strangeness.
Actually, it's my wife who runs away screaming with her hands covering her ears most of the time, but other than that, you hit the nail on the head. Haha!
Found out about Circuit Bending from Look Mum No Computer and now I've finally decided to give it a shot after seeing this. Time to dig through my shed for old electronics.
"a lot of people build an incantor to enter the field". Yep, with Reed's book as my guide and a speak and spell here. And that was that. Been hooked on a kind of cross over of synth diy and circuit bending ever since. He is i'd say something of a visionary. Where 99.999% would have just tossed that circuit malfunction in the bin, he took a walk down fascinaton street and opened a door for those so inclined to step through and explore.
"Skrillex....I AM YOUR FATHER!!" In all seriousness, the kind of glitch sounds he demonstrates here are more similar to grime, dubstep and other recent electronic music genres than pretty much anything prior 1995. With a 30 year head start, it seems likely that circuit benders and their experiments were influential to these recent developments. This guy really is a revolutionary!
and just think...if it werent for circuits and people who experimented with them...We ALL wouldn't be typing a damn thing on no interwebs...There wouldnt be any.
i am studying embedded systems and i came across this on a wikipedia article! i am so excited as a music nerd to know such a thing exists. what a gift to humanity!
I’m just getting into bending and I live in Cincinnati…!! I might see if he is still in the area and see if he would be okay with me visiting haha awesome stuff!
I can relate to him being a kid in New Orleans taking transistor radios and circuit bending to make musical note. I would speed hours and hours experimenting.
What a legendary dude! Great video. Some of the people doing this should learn from the Inventor to share what they're doing and not keep it secret! 😎❤️👍
One time I pressed an aux cable against ny cheek when it was plugged into my stereo. It made a weird sound. My friend then placed it against his forehead, and it made a completely different sound!
You want to get into electronics but don't know where to start? Get Reed's book, or a I get the feeling he'd say, take something apart and start poking around and connecting things that weren't connected before.
Thanks for taking the time to make this. Reed needs to be reminded how much influence he has/had on the circuit bending community.
I have his book and have done several successful projects due to his knowledge. Thanks Reed!! Brilliant!
This man encouraged me to circuit bend my laptop, he should not have done that - I am typing this comment from my phone.
I consider Reed Ghazala a mentor or sorts. I'm very honored to have even corresponded with him on several occasions. He's been a major inspiration on me and my art and my music for years. I was already an experimental synth musician and it was because of him, many years ago, that I ended up learning about short circuiting things to get amazing strange sounds to push my music to the next level of strangeness.
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Actually, it's my wife who runs away screaming with her hands covering her ears most of the time, but other than that, you hit the nail on the head. Haha!
im glad we had this conversation
Found out about Circuit Bending from Look Mum No Computer and now I've finally decided to give it a shot after seeing this. Time to dig through my shed for old electronics.
Did you do anything
@Europio stupid reply.
Did you do anything
Did you do anything
Did you do anything
So this is what Richard Stallman does when hes not eating things off his feet.
@manyHats I laughed so hard thank you
I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought this.
oh my god thanks for this comment
"a lot of people build an incantor to enter the field".
Yep, with Reed's book as my guide and a speak and spell here. And that was that. Been hooked on a kind of cross over of synth diy and circuit bending ever since. He is i'd say something of a visionary. Where 99.999% would have just tossed that circuit malfunction in the bin, he took a walk down fascinaton street and opened a door for those so inclined to step through and explore.
"Skrillex....I AM YOUR FATHER!!"
In all seriousness, the kind of glitch sounds he demonstrates here are more similar to grime, dubstep and other recent electronic music genres than pretty much anything prior 1995. With a 30 year head start, it seems likely that circuit benders and their experiments were influential to these recent developments. This guy really is a revolutionary!
and just think...if it werent for circuits and people who experimented with them...We ALL wouldn't be typing a damn thing on no interwebs...There wouldnt be any.
2 words... aphex twin
It also sounds just like the industrial band Throbbing Gristle!
What a beautiful soul, I can feel the wisdom and kindness of this man through my screen. A bodhisattva in disguise.
Awesome, thank you Reed. Awesome work Motherboard. A comprehensive crash course on Circuit Bending in under ten minutes.
-ONO
Way to make the Duracell battery logo way more noticeable than it otherwise would have been by censoring it.
It's not about making something visible or awareness. It's about having the rights, or paying royalties to show a brand.
I know it's late, but thank you for this treasure of a video.
Not as late as me
i am studying embedded systems and i came across this on a wikipedia article! i am so excited as a music nerd to know such a thing exists. what a gift to humanity!
A real nice expirience in electronic music.
Sup
I always loved this video. I thought I had old comments on here?
We thank you Reed.
I have now converted to Circuit bending.
What’s up
*FABULOUS* Life work. Thank you, Reed!
I’m just getting into bending and I live in Cincinnati…!! I might see if he is still in the area and see if he would be okay with me visiting haha awesome stuff!
finding cool sounds by interpreting signals in malfunctioning electronics as sound is so magical! what a legend ❤️
I got his book for my birthday randomly many years ago. awesome stuff
Where did you get that 05:09 Tibetan chantbox; somebody knows that?
Yes somebody knows that.
@@haywoodyoudome Great, I`m glad that knowledge is out there.
Reminds me of Bruce Haacks creations. That vid of him with Mr Rogers is dope.
excellent!
I can relate to him being a kid in New Orleans taking transistor radios and circuit bending to make musical note. I would speed hours and hours experimenting.
Gracias!!!
That shed looks like a fire hazard.
A magical fire hazard
What is the Buddha box thing actually called?
Sup
does Merzbow use circuit bending?
The interviewer worked hard on this one!
How do you make that Buddha box with the skin playing someone help me
swap out the resistor with wires soldered to metal contacts, then lick them!
I've always admired this guy so much, since I was a kid, I started with mecano and now I'm a computer scientist but music is my true passion ;)
Does anyone know what the name of that hand tool he is using to punch holes? A hand bore, or an awl or something? It seems specific but very handy.
He needs to be on TEDtalks
0:59 Leo from that 70s Show :D
Had been on a trip to think about even trying that
Nice .. Inspiring
I keep breaking circuits just by one wrong touch. This guy is a genius
wow this makes circuit bending seem far easier than I thought
Fantastic
Thank you for the video and revealing me to this great man, my inspiration tank has be overcharged I am ready to bend some circuits!
Wow I love it
What a legendary dude! Great video. Some of the people doing this should learn from the Inventor to share what they're doing and not keep it secret! 😎❤️👍
Maestro Ghazala !!!
This is dope❤❤❤❤
One time I pressed an aux cable against ny cheek when it was plugged into my stereo. It made a weird sound. My friend then placed it against his forehead, and it made a completely different sound!
We are electric beings in an electric universe!
Awesome!!
He's like a techno-hippy.
5:40 cool Buddhism mantra
Why are you blurring out all the Duracell batteries? :D
j'adore cet homme _ merci
You want to get into electronics but don't know where to start? Get Reed's book, or a I get the feeling he'd say, take something apart and start poking around and connecting things that weren't connected before.
Superb
This is like the coolest thing ever
Hey man I'm looking for a vhs cloning with colors
this was dope.
Why censor the battery?
+Chase Ramos apparently they haven't heard of free advertising.
+MixZ Apparently you haven't heard of copyright.
It's the law.
6:02 be sounding like the the start of Maps by yeah yeah yeahs lol
Good dude
Brilliant mind
A kitch bent episode now!
7:41
What I learn is ANYTHING
ANYTHING can happen
Now that's a shed.
What about the mother?
Do a video on gaming consoles, i'm a child of the 80s, that time period rocked. Velcro shoes and corduroy pants, vip voosh vip voosh
what a Man!!!!!
I bet he smokes a spliff and starts circuit bending
Reed ghazala?
It amazes me that when you falsely turn on or off transistors in the sillicon you get crazy behaviour
getting some signals
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theremin?
hes fully polyphonic mechatronic turbotronic electronic
gave thumbs up for buddha box. what an amazing thing
:-) !!!!!!!!!
I am in Love !!!!!!!!
!!!!! :-) !!!!!
Damn. These new videos have made me motherbored
That's because you are unfamiliar with or don't appreciate electronic/analog music.
Leland Booher stick the thumb back up your ass and get lost
Tight
fuck i wanna have a circuit bent buddha box!
All hail the Maharishi of bent-ness of Sir-Q-it's
un loco lindo
Check out “Kaleidoclap” by Buckethead…..lots of circuit bending 🎸🐓
This may be what I want to do with my life..
Slick
Why does it feel like I'm watching a low budget horror film
Magpie brought me here?
yo skrill drop it hard!
Couldn't Raymond Scott be considered the first?
his clothes are from the Miami County Prison...cool
fun
ET, Phoooooone Hoooooome!
He founded Electronic Arts? Maybe that company lost it's way after this guy left, with all the micro-transactions they do now. Total bullshit.
jahaitian94 ...the irony of your comment is astounding. Almost as astounding as your inability to recognize a joke.
hahahahahahahahahaha
Why's he wearing scrubs?
Trippy shit
Not even 10 minutes? Come on!
7:20 TIS BE NOISE BITCHES!!!
can someone circuit bend my omnichord?
WRONG - Louis and Bebe Barron are MOTHER AND FATHER of circuit bending - ( this guy is cool though )
I just read about them and would have to agree...I wonder how Reed feels on the subject. He must know about them.
This definitely wouldn’t be the best hobbie if you were deaf!!!
It sounds like dubstep
If this guy was dating, he'd be a TikTok billionaire just posting his first date experiences.
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