What is the central area of praxis relaxing to my prototype?

Attempting to get to the very bottom of how things operate; a desire to be self-sufficient and to be aware of the processes that go on ‘under the hood’ of equipment that I encounter. Making ones own tools, and operating as an artist and a craftsman in parallel, akin to a blacksmith or other historically self sufficient trade.

Why am I interested in this?

The desire to comprehend runs strongly in me: DIY ideologies resonate with me via anti-establishment tendencies. Using things that I do not understand feels juvenile and the dependency on external organisations makes me feel unsteady. The ability to create communications networks that exist outside of the conventional avenues is exciting and may prove to be useful at some point in my life.

What are my goals?

An original electronic instrument (as original as it gets for my first proper synth) is my goal. I want a concept and a visual aesthetic, and a device that can be performed on its own rather than being heavily reliant on external instruments to generate meaningful music (see, monophonic synths).