Reed Ghazala, the Father of Circuit Bending: Sound Builders

[@xiushobird8732]

Thanks for taking the time to make this. Reed needs to be reminded how much influence he has/had on the circuit bending community.

[@OrganGrindersSwing]

I have his book and have done several successful projects due to his knowledge. Thanks Reed!! Brilliant!

[@Kaid_Studios]

Found out about Circuit Bending from Look Mum No Computer and now I've finally decided to give it a shot after seeing this. Time to dig through my shed for old electronics.

[@raihanislam912]

Did you do anything

[@Axl_Pose]

@Europio stupid reply.

[@jjjjulian]

Did you do anything

[@DisgustedArchive]

Did you do anything

[@TheElewalker]

Did you do anything

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I consider Reed Ghazala a mentor or sorts. I'm very honored to have even corresponded with him on several occasions. He's been a major inspiration on me and my art and my music for years. I was already an experimental synth musician and it was because of him, many years ago, that I ended up learning about short circuiting things to get amazing strange sounds to push my music to the next level of strangeness.

[@antimitsu]

lOl I mAdE my tOaStEr a sYnth anD noW My CaT RuNs aWay wHeN I PlAy It LoLllL

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Actually, it's my wife who runs away screaming with her hands covering her ears most of the time, but other than that, you hit the nail on the head. Haha!

[@remotegod255]

im glad we had this conversation

[@watercolourmark]

This man encouraged me to circuit bend my laptop, he should not have done that - I am typing this comment from my phone.

[@X1L3]

"a lot of people build an incantor to enter the field". Yep, with Reed's book as my guide and a speak and spell here. And that was that. Been hooked on a kind of cross over of synth diy and circuit bending ever since. He is i'd say something of a visionary. Where 99.999% would have just tossed that circuit malfunction in the bin, he took a walk down fascinaton street and opened a door for those so inclined to step through and explore.

[@t0xcn253]

What a beautiful soul, I can feel the wisdom and kindness of this man through my screen. A bodhisattva in disguise.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

Awesome, thank you Reed. Awesome work Motherboard. A comprehensive crash course on Circuit Bending in under ten minutes. -ONO

[@notrningwheels]

"Skrillex....I AM YOUR FATHER!!" In all seriousness, the kind of glitch sounds he demonstrates here are more similar to grime, dubstep and other recent electronic music genres than pretty much anything prior 1995. With a 30 year head start, it seems likely that circuit benders and their experiments were influential to these recent developments. This guy really is a revolutionary!

[@spankystone3428]

and just think...if it werent for circuits and people who experimented with them...We ALL wouldn't be typing a damn thing on no interwebs...There wouldnt be any.

[@prestonmno4180]

2 words... aphex twin

[@hahaihaveahandlenow]

It also sounds just like the industrial band Throbbing Gristle!

[@salma-amlas]

i am studying embedded systems and i came across this on a wikipedia article! i am so excited as a music nerd to know such a thing exists. what a gift to humanity!

[@CookYourDog]

So this is what Richard Stallman does when hes not eating things off his feet.

[@dereksnyder_4244]

@manyHats I laughed so hard thank you

[@Eggbert1x]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought this.

[@MrSaggat]

oh my god thanks for this comment

[@holdmeclosertonydanza22]

I know it's late, but thank you for this treasure of a video.

[@numbers3367]

Not as late as me

[@MrBenMcLean]

Way to make the Duracell battery logo way more noticeable than it otherwise would have been by censoring it.

[@ShouriSeifuku]

It's not about making something visible or awareness. It's about having the rights, or paying royalties to show a brand.

[@AMOKIAN]

I always loved this video. I thought I had old comments on here? We thank you Reed.

[@SteveAcomb]

finding cool sounds by interpreting signals in malfunctioning electronics as sound is so magical! what a legend ❤️

[@jakedyer2674]

I’m just getting into bending and I live in Cincinnati…!! I might see if he is still in the area and see if he would be okay with me visiting haha awesome stuff!

[@Shinerfolk60]

A real nice expirience in electronic music.

[@numbers3367]

Sup

[@ENDVash]

I got his book for my birthday randomly many years ago. awesome stuff

[@handmadehearts]

*FABULOUS* Life work. Thank you, Reed!

[@retihedley6481]

I have now converted to Circuit bending.

[@numbers3367]

What’s up

[@xLoxLoLex]

I've always admired this guy so much, since I was a kid, I started with mecano and now I'm a computer scientist but music is my true passion ;)

[@bignamebrand]

Reminds me of Bruce Haacks creations. That vid of him with Mr Rogers is dope.

[@RobertParenton]

I can relate to him being a kid in New Orleans taking transistor radios and circuit bending to make musical note. I would speed hours and hours experimenting.

[@techtinkerin]

What a legendary dude! Great video. Some of the people doing this should learn from the Inventor to share what they're doing and not keep it secret! 😎❤️👍

[@nazarenomerino9142]

Gracias!!!

[@norxcontacts]

The interviewer worked hard on this one!

[@triplebacon1]

excellent!

[@3xAudio]

wow this makes circuit bending seem far easier than I thought

[@ded5630]

I keep breaking circuits just by one wrong touch. This guy is a genius

[@jongdonglu]

Thank you for the video and revealing me to this great man, my inspiration tank has be overcharged I am ready to bend some circuits!

[@frankd8881]

Had been on a trip to think about even trying that

[@cabbage9398]

That shed looks like a fire hazard.

[@makeart5070]

A magical fire hazard

[@bbqchickenwingsofredemptio449]

He needs to be on TEDtalks

[@ffunyman]

Does anyone know what the name of that hand tool he is using to punch holes? A hand bore, or an awl or something? It seems specific but very handy.

[@benjazlolz8934]

0:59 Leo from that 70s Show :D

[@ApunkDaydreamLamunanOi]

Where did you get that 05:09 Tibetan chantbox; somebody knows that?

[@haywoodyoudome]

Yes somebody knows that.

[@ApunkDaydreamLamunanOi]

@@haywoodyoudome Great, I`m glad that knowledge is out there.

[@dmandi7042]

Maestro Ghazala !!!

[@davayethagreat9546]

This is dope❤❤❤❤

[@Klocaine237]

Wow I love it

[@bouffantmoose]

Fantastic

[@fullconsciousness1448]

Awesome!!

[@doc_sav]

You want to get into electronics but don't know where to start? Get Reed's book, or a I get the feeling he'd say, take something apart and start poking around and connecting things that weren't connected before.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

One time I pressed an aux cable against ny cheek when it was plugged into my stereo. It made a weird sound. My friend then placed it against his forehead, and it made a completely different sound!

[@OhmVibe]

We are electric beings in an electric universe!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

What is the Buddha box thing actually called?

[@numbers3367]

Sup

[@filltherobot8822]

Nice .. Inspiring

[@the_nest_]

How do you make that Buddha box with the skin playing someone help me

[@bencolemanart]

swap out the resistor with wires soldered to metal contacts, then lick them!

[@SimonDouville1]

He's like a techno-hippy.

[@arte0021]

does Merzbow use circuit bending?

[@avantlanuit]

j'adore cet homme _ merci

[@RiotHouseLP]

Do a video on gaming consoles, i'm a child of the 80s, that time period rocked. Velcro shoes and corduroy pants, vip voosh vip voosh

[@frooshante]

this was dope.

[@tngchinghwa]

5:40 cool Buddhism mantra

[@stephenmears]

A kitch bent episode now!

[@molr]

Good dude

[@wisteela]

Superb

[@artclubsugar]

what a Man!!!!!

[@beepot2764]

Now that's a shed.

[@DHU11]

6:02 be sounding like the the start of Maps by yeah yeah yeahs lol

[@Schradermusic]

Why are you blurring out all the Duracell batteries? :D

[@-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___]

This is like the coolest thing ever

[@krowus3833]

7:41 What I learn is ANYTHING ANYTHING can happen

[@reefchief8]

Brilliant mind

[@Tyrell_begay100]

Hey man I'm looking for a vhs cloning with colors

[@MixZTitaniumDubstep]

Why censor the battery?

[@MixZTitaniumDubstep]

+Chase Ramos apparently they haven't heard of free advertising.

[@Roomsaver]

+MixZ Apparently you haven't heard of copyright.

[@MalrickEQ2]

It's the law.

[@areusmartinez8343]

❤❤❤

[@PDoughboy22]

Damn. These new videos have made me motherbored

[@MykTheOccultist]

That's because you are unfamiliar with or don't appreciate electronic/analog music.

[@chainsawteddybear]

Leland Booher stick the thumb back up your ass and get lost

[@TallesDiCunto]

gave thumbs up for buddha box. what an amazing thing

[@mikeday62]

All hail the Maharishi of bent-ness of Sir-Q-it's

[@AlT-s2s]

It amazes me that when you falsely turn on or off transistors in the sillicon you get crazy behaviour

[@averageXIAOHONGSHUenjoyer]

fuck i wanna have a circuit bent buddha box!

[@chikapunk4340]

What about the mother?

[@charlieangkor8649]

hes fully polyphonic mechatronic turbotronic electronic

[@mustangcricket8030]

getting some signals

[@832FDS713]

I bet he smokes a spliff and starts circuit bending

[@tapeworm6093]

Check out “Kaleidoclap” by Buckethead…..lots of circuit bending 🎸🐓

[@ArizonaPapi]

Tight

[@xDRAGONSHAGGERx]

This may be what I want to do with my life..

[@videoluvr4204]

ET, Phoooooone Hoooooome!

[@psychotogether5114]

Magpie brought me here?

[@pedrobriceno1635]

his clothes are from the Miami County Prison...cool

[@julianhornus4184]

Reed ghazala?

[@PorfiRioAlmazan]

:-) !!!!!!!!! I am in Love !!!!!!!! !!!!! :-) !!!!!

[@gadjodistrada9170]

circuit bending compilation here kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4jXq62nhrOAp8k

[@NiallzorzFegan]

Why does it feel like I'm watching a low budget horror film

[@TylerShackleford]

Slick

[@jpfpv287]

yo skrill drop it hard!

[@djtyros]

This could have been such a better video. The topic is amazing, but the "interviewer" was just terrible. Great subject... Great Person to interview..... Should have covered so much more about the circuit bending

[@basscataz]

Couldn't Raymond Scott be considered the first?

[@estebandias2527]

un loco lindo

[@MAUTxxx]

theremin?

[@tims001]

"Here's where I hide my weed" lol

[@DisgustedArchive]

???

[@MykTheOccultist]

He founded Electronic Arts? Maybe that company lost it's way after this guy left, with all the micro-transactions they do now. Total bullshit.

[@MykTheOccultist]

jahaitian94 ...the irony of your comment is astounding. Almost as astounding as your inability to recognize a joke.

[@FuryPython]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[@ericrann]

WRONG - Louis and Bebe Barron are MOTHER AND FATHER of circuit bending - ( this guy is cool though )

[@djantix1200]

I just read about them and would have to agree...I wonder how Reed feels on the subject. He must know about them.

[@brucebaldy]

fun

[@stargazer7668]

This definitely wouldn’t be the best hobbie if you were deaf!!!

[@codemiesterbeats]

certainly don't doubt this guy makes interesting stuff... but I bet not the first guy to make racket with electronics maybe responsible for the name/concept of going at it willy nilly to find neat sounds. Not much different than a patch board except a bit more unpredictable.

[@rissoles]

Why's he wearing scrubs?

[@rubenthijsboooy]

It sounds like dubstep

[@cizrek]

I don't think calling someone who uses what someone else made is inventing it. The people making these devices I am 100% sure were testing things same as circut bending. I've 'invented' several juggling toys. In reality its just physics I am using that has been here and always will be.

[@vasil3089]

Not even 10 minutes? Come on!