Chiptune

Chipophone 8-Bit Organ A Bleeping, Blooping Labour Of Love

7:20AM July 24, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Chiptune fans and anyone nostalgic for a bygone, simpler era in electronic music will be delighted by Swedish tinkerer Linus Åkesson’s ingenius Chipophone. The homemade instrument crams an 8-bit synthesiser into the body of a handsome old electric organ. More »

ArcAttack: Lightning-Proof Musos Share Tesla Coil Secrets

4:20AM September 26, 2009 | Adrian Covert

When Nikola Tesla invented his coil in 1891, he probabaly never imagined the ominous structures taking the place of the violin or French horn. But with time, anything’s possible. Music trio ArcAttack adds its own spin to Tesla’s dream machine. More »