What is Circuit Bending?

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remember
never bend something plugged into the wall
you could die
battery powered devices only
unless u really know what your are doing
bending is a great, easy and fun way to get into electronics
many benders move on to learning how to create their own circuits

This Short/Preview for the Circuit Bending Documentary by Derek Sajbel (http://absurdity.biz) features Q.R. Ghazala, Nebula Girl, The Shinths, Daedelus, Dave Wright, Cynthia and music by Venetian Snares was compiled of footage shot during 2003 (4 years and shooting) of primarily answers to the question "What is Circuit Bending?"

love it or hate it, it's here to stay and growing fast

the ending font is decidedly cryptic, and requires pausing to read
the links are somewhat expired, here's updated links
http://www.anti-theory.com, http://www.notbreathing.com, http://www.heresee.com, http://www.fashionflesh.com, http://www.ciat-lonbarde.net, http://www.cyndustries.com, http://www.nebulagirl.com, http://www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling


the final documentary is forthcoming
but in the mean time I have made DVDs of the
International Bending fest BENT 2004 and ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTq9DOXBjvo ) 2005 and 2006

order thru my website
http://absurdity.biz
or order thru http:/www.robotspeak.com/

I've turned off unrestricted comments, as a majority of the youtube population has nothing better to do than leave mindless hate or crappy spam

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[skunker505]

the title of this video should be "how to overstate circuit bending." its fuckin with circuitry to make killer sounds. end.

[DrRek]

@skunker505 hahahahaha! yea the overstating is all quite ironic though, even ghazala isn't as serious as he sounds ;)

[artblack01]

Is that the guy from 'not breathing'?

[DrRek]

@artblack01 yes

[Shr3dMast3r]

LMAO 3:05 "these things exist that arent suppose to exist, that you can bring into existance" i love some good philosophy just as much as the next guy, but seriously? pure philosphical masturbation right there

[DrRek]

@Shr3dMast3r sarcasm ;)

[quaxk]

oh, I see, it's stoners with soldering irons

[1iRa]

its like "wow" but u cant listen to it too long

[randalb201988]

When this video was first posted 4 years ago, me and my friends were in Grade 10 and we'd get stoned and watch this and totally freak out at both the bizarre noises and bizarre people on display here.

[klotzstang]

I call it noise in my house.

[plipone]

I'm sorry i don't get this "Circuit Bending" thing. These Noises...Not supposed to exist?? I'm sure you people have played NES before or some arcade games, all these noises are in those games! So your changing patterns of circuit noises? This isn't a form of creation, its just another way computer people waste time trying to recreate something that exist out of computer technology. In this example music..... and the list goes on.