Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Circuit bending: Hacking a Furby in the name of music”.
Play with me, I am playing with you: buddy. [ Furby ] Yeah. ( electronic noises, ) [ Dani ] Yeah. [, Sam ], That was good.
[ Dani ] That was- [ Sam ], That was a big burp. ( laughing ) ( Furby, makes electronic squeaking sounds ) And there we go. [ Dani, ] Yay., That is the beginnings of circuit bending., [, Dani ] Futuristic, doesn’t have to mean new..
It can also mean using old tech in a way that hasn’t been done. Before. We’re here in the seaside town of Margate, to visit Sam Battle. Sam is also known as Look Mum.
No Computer. He’s a musician and circuit bender who breaks apart old toys and synths to create his own instruments.. Some of his creations include a musical flame thrower and a Furby organ. ( Furbies chattering. ] He’s invited me into his studio, so I can check out some of his creations for myself., And so we can break open a toy and circuit bend.
It together.. My name is Sam. And I do a project called Look Mum, No Computer, which is basically like repurposing things and making silly inventions that are loosely based around music., And I do do some circuit bending and things.. What is circuit bending Circuit bending is basically taking machines and toys and cheap things from the past or even nowadays, and just making them do things that they’re not intended to do.. Usually, let’s say in the 70’s somebody’s got a toy in their attic, a Speak.
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