Retro gadget orchestra nails House of the Rising Sun, puts your garage band to shame (video) (Engadget)
YouTube user BD594, also known as James Cochrane, is no stranger to pushing
retro tech to its musical limits. Back in 2009 he coaxed a scanner, an Atari
800XL and a host of other antiquated gadgets to perform _Bohemian Rhapsody_.
The results, while certainly enjoyable, were a tad tone deaf. Well, in the
years since he’s tweaking his “musicians” and his orchestra has just issued
its second single — an stunning rendition of _House of the Rising Sun_, in
the style of the Animals. Seriously, this staple of ’60s high school rockstar
wannabes is absolutely nailed by the assortment of hard drives, oscilloscopes
and the scanner. Cochrane isn’t alone in his quest to turn obsolete tech into
musical magic. Christopher Mitchell managed to hack a Ti graphing calculator
and floppy-disk drive into a monophonic media player. While his accomplishment
is impressive, he loses this round for wasting his skills on the saccharin
stylings of Cold Play. Check out both videos after the break.
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