Maker Faire Bay Area 2008

Electric Western: Handbuilt Instruments of the High Mojave

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: synthesizers analog steam steampunk music Lorin+Edwin+Parker Electric+Western vacuum tubes there

Unique and expressive electronic instruments in many forms: vacuum tube theremins, steam-powered synthesizers, singing robot heads, spark gaps, telegraphs, and electrosparklaviers--constructed from recycled, often antique, parts. These instruments connect futuristic synthesis with the western American past.

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Lorin Edwin Parker

Electric Western

From Taos NM, Lorin Edwin Parker and Sarah Seelig create instruments, performance, music, technology and research. Lorin works as an artist, engineer and instructor in sound and audio. He currently produces a new line of synthesizers inspired by the electronic sound machines and contraptions of the early 20th Century.

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