There is a certain aspect of experimentation that comes alongside dealing with the chaotic and sometimes unpredictable environments that are present when dealing with pure voltages, and this lends a hand regarding innovation. Has every analogue audio device been invented? Of course not, people will continue to innovate and create new FX units and new sounding devices (sounding is being used here as a verb).

Makoto Oshiro, who was a recent visiting practitioner, creates a variety of electronic sounding-devices but the one I’m focusing on here is the Kachi Kachi. It uses relays triggered by oscillators to create acoustic sounds, it can be triggered into audio rate and thus create tones, or triggered slower for rhythms. His 30 minute piece (linked below) is a great example of using minimal technology to create powerful and dynamic works. It’s inspiring, and aides my drive to build more and more circuits. It also teaches me that I should be soldering and finalising all of my electronics, as even the most simple things that seem trivial should be given the chance to be performed with.