This was originally inspired by the sound artist Zimoun, who has a lot of works that use simple mechanisms to generate delicate sounds, multiplied to a large scale to make beautiful noise clouds and such.
Let's start with the Marbles of Misfortune, which is a way of generating random signals (or sequences) that can then trigger any number of external synths/instruments. Visit the Moon Armada Reverb shop to see what wild and wonderful treats await. The unconventional materials paired with the out-of-this-world designs are truly as fun to perceive as they are to use.
We had a chance to speak with Moon Armada's Honest Kevin recently about some such projects they've been building-from working, rhythmic-noise generators built out of Legos to fully functional synthesizers housed in recycled baby doll bodies. But Moon Armada blurs the lines in undoubtedly fun and inventive ways. While most of us would at least passively agree that instruments can be as beautiful and artistically creative as they are functional, it's usually the function that's considered first and foremost.
Moon Armada's Tiny Bot 37- Light Theremin
