Industrial Sound Controllers

Tristan Shone rolled out the 'big guns' for Maker Faire Bay Area 2010. His Industrial Sound Controllers are a musical force to be reckoned with and their sheer size and weight demand considerable attention upon seeing them firsthand.

Tristan took a few moments out from setting up to speak with Becky Stern before performing, and explained some of the functionality of his very custom gear. For more on his unique brand of 'heavy metal', be sure to check out the interview in MAKE, Volume 22 and the how-to on building your own 8-mic MIDI controller -
http://makezine.com/22/tristanshone/
http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol22?pg=119#pg121

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• music
• diy
• midi
• controller
• heavy metal
• industrial
• make magazine
• maker faire
• tristan shone
• becky stern
• arduino
• electronic

[thricex05]

i don't think a lot of people get what he's doing. he's not necessarily trying to make what the general public call "music". there is no need for rhythm, beat, key, meter, etc. much like ambient music that creates textures with no rhythm to follow. think of it as free form. i find that certain noises can be beautiful and are sometimes integral to the composition of music.

[METZOMB09]

At 2:58 that music right there trips me up cause it reminds me of the scene of Pyramid Head from Silent Hill the movie :o

[thricex05]

@NoxInvictus1225

lol

1) Pentameter is not a musical term (at least to my knowledge). It is a literary term used commonly as a pattern for poetry.

2) I did not say this piece did not have any of the elements of music I listed. I stated that all music does not have to have those elements to be considered music.

3) if one were to forcibly organize anything, I'm sure one can map out the beat, meter and etc. However, when I watched the video, observed that it seemed rather improvised than planned.

[NoxInvictus1225]

@thricex05 as you did make a mildly valid comment on the context to the sound being used here, i have to at least inquire as to how you can prove or indicate that the noise composition played here has no meter, pentameter, key, rhythm or beat. i would think that even for the most elementary composer, you would be able to identify all of those traits here, as ephemeral as the harmonic dynamic is, its clear he is organizing his material into structured movements.

[ciriliox]

Piece of art. A live act in a rave with that would produce a massive scape of shit out of me.

[bilyisbored92]

He introduced me to Industrial music

[1201epic]

the end of this video the iphone screen was fack

[electronics740]

"i see you have got some big knobs"

[megamaa]

All glory to dubstep-man

[snk9045]

I dont understand the beat. its all over the place.

[ODMSys]

Hahah, holy hell. This is an awesome setup.

[hojima]

@thricex05 FAir enough.