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 [...]

The suikinkutsu, literally meaning ‘water harp chamber,’ is an underground Japanese water instrument which is usually located in temple gardens and places of ceremony. The water chime consists of an upside down pot with a small hole through it’s bottom. The upside down pot is buried underground, with a porous rock layer above [...]

Here’s a curious percussion machine created by yaaaratheone for a Physical Computing class at Union College, NY.

To liven up the dull moments of living on the Antarctic ice, ANSMET scientists and engineers built a didgeridoo out of H2O and butter! Instead of the usual game of “counting the number of grains in a teaspoon of snow,” ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) pursued the mission of building a didgeridoo.

After several failed [...]

nitro2k01 from Gameboy Genius has a theory:
The cupper and aluminum works as a battery, much like the lemon battery taught in physics class. However because of the Al2O3 surface on the aluminum, which is released in an opscillating manner, you get spikes of voltage. This is what creates the sound. Compare it to the bubbles [...]

This guy is an incredible wine glass player. Watch the video and be amazed:

About the glass harp:
The glass harp was first discovered by the Irish inventor Richard Pockrich in 1741. “[Richard Pockrich's] instrument consisted of 26 goblets. It is played by running moistened or chalked fingers around the rim of the glasses. Each glass [...]