NB EP 4

EP 4  is finished and is available for free download here

(The best yet!)

Neal Beard and his Machines EP 4 

01 Fun Ramp Version 2 1:55

02 sampleloop v9 1:42

03 TIMESNEWRIPOFFDANDTHI 1:56

04 sample box version 2 0:34

05 MT 540 ERICA v2 3:24

06 It ends with a noize v3 3:40

Recorded May 2009.

ABOUT THIS EP

All the music was made on home made and circuit bent instruments and recorded by a human called Neal Beard with help from a human called Erica Lavender. Neal Beard and his machines hope you enjoy listening to their musical creations.

http://www.nealbeard.saftandboneless.co.uk/

http://www.nealbeardahm.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/nealbeard

INSTRUMENTS USED TO MAKE THIS EP

Circuit Bent Casio SA 5

Circuit Bent Casio SK-1

Circuit Bent Yamaha DD-10

Circuit bent vTech Apple Toy

Circuit bent Casio MT540

Casio VL1 with added Highly Liquid MIDI and Pitch Bend

Circuit Bent Roland TR505

Paia Ring Mod Kit

Home Made 6 x Oscillator 

Circuit Bent Voice Changer Megaphone

Home Made 2 x Gated Oscillator 

Circuit Bent Speak and Maths

Homemade distortion box

Another Homemade Oscillator

A Weird Sound Generator (MUSIC FROM OUTER SPACE)

MIXING AND SOUND

Electro Harmonix Small Stone, Memory Man and Holy Grail guitar pedals

Frostwave Resonator

Various homemade switching devices

Soundlab Micromixer

Marshall Amp

INSPIRATIONS

'Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments' by Reed Ghazala 

'Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking' by Nicolas Collins (both the oscillators were based on schematics from this excellent book)

http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/

http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/ 

http://www.casperelectronics.com/ 

http://www.paia.com