Sitar and ROTO KOTO - AFC in Riverside 4/18/08

Here is a rockin' sitar set with the REVOLUTIONARY new "Roto Koto", concieved and built by Barnes. You can't see me here, but I'm playing "electro tabla" and singing. "Post Asiatic Improv"? Watch for a future vinyl record from Urck with more of this type...

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[VJFranzK]

it's a little hard to see in this grainy footage (it was dark) but the RK has a rotating cylender with strings that are picked by little arms. Another of Henry's brilliant inventions... I call it "revolutionary"... ha ha

This will feature prominently in the next album AFTER ".618 - The Golden Mean", to be released soon.

You cant see me in this shot but I'm playing my synth tabla beats and singing along.

[t2zhu]

cool stuff! What does that Roto Koto do and how does it work thou?

[VJFranzK]

it's a wood motorized cylender that spins around, with many tunable strings, pickups, pick arms, etc. It's playing most of the backup chords here...