What is Circuit Bending?

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=eTq9DO... ) 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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[Mitsimad]

Where is the clip from 2:30 to 2:40 from?

[DrRek]

it's short animation by my friend corey jackson

[Dltn97]

wow hipsters

[DrRek]

you're a hipster ;p

[Evi1M4chine]

There’s a word for this: “Cacophony”!

It’s the opposite of “Music“. ^^

[DrRek]

Don't make me get John Cage on ya ;P

[skunker505]

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

[wardrich]

Where are all the Dubstep jokes?

[djsynthetix]

0:19 - 0:24 is SICK.

[Brian Stone]

wow, how can people like, not dig this shit? its completely underground, its 'punk rock, its eintstein in the fucking ghetto.

[XDTheLaughingManXD]

but the what you can potentially make of this would be amazing.

[peeeesh]

Pretty much every one else here has said it already: It's overstating circuit bending and makes it look extremely dorky and pretentious. None of these bends are very good any way. 0:35, for example. Hideous.

[YouBazinga]

There are books and schools for that and you learn way faster than just messing around