Emilio, from Chiapas, Mexico, sent in a home brew of some of his sound experiments. Four “soundscapes,” each one representing a different element (Earth, Fire, Air, and Water), are listenable through the earthy table below. These tracks are rich with texture and familiarity, especially “Fire,” which filled my thirsty ear with popcorn popping [...]

Judy Dunaway, also known as “The Mother of Balloon Music,” is an experimental composer, conceptual artist, social activist, and noise enthusiast. She has created over thirty works using latex balloons as her instrument of choice!

One of my favorite pieces, “Surabaya,” can be heard below:

More balloon music
Through POPPING, squeezing, and rubbing, Judy has carved quite [...]

Any knowledgeable landscape artist or tile setter knows that any leftover rock or tile must be recycled into lithophones. No brainer right? Well, Tom of TinkerTunes.com did just that using some scraps of Indiana limestone and some leftover granite countertop.

Not only is Tom an instrepreneur, he is also a furniture maker and turns [...]

Congrats to Abram and pop, you guys deserve it! I’ll be sending the prizes your way.
And a HUGE thanks to all those who participated, I hope you guys keep us updated with any new musical instrument endeavors you may have in the future!
Poll Results:
Abram and Pop with “Three Guitars and a Bucket” - 112 [...]

Rarely does an instrument’s form match up with it’s sound as perfectly and whimsically as the daxophone’s. Invented by Hans Reichel of Germany, the daxophone is a friction idiophone who’s vibrating mechanism is an oddly but tactically shaped wooden tongue which is attached to a block of wood. The vibrations travel from the [...]

What’s more intimate than walking on the beach at sunset? Walking on the beach at sunset while listening to the sweet serenade of a wave-powered organ of course! and if you ever find yourself in San Francisco, Blackpool, or Zadar, I suggest you make a date to visit the local sea organ.
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