Yet another application of a Tesla invention
Fisted by ChaosFist under Phone Phinger Photos on Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Tags: coil, Electronic music, get out your faraday cage martha!, technology, tesla
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These guys built a set of Tesla coils that actually are tuned to be used for musical performance.
(if you are wondering what that is you aren’t nerdy enough for this site but, here you go: Tesla coil Wiki )
The imperial death march, a test of a Faraday suit for a M.C. who performs with the 6 person group.
This video has some good shots of the programmed analog drum set.
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From the site:
“Creators of the original Singing Tesla Coils, the crew of ArcAttack uses their high tech wizardry to generate a truly ‘electrifying’ performance. Two custom engineered hand built Tesla Coils throw out electrical arcs up to twelve feet long, each one acting as an instrument with a sound reminiscent of the early days of the synthesizer. A robotic drum set accompanies the spectacle, it’s high power LED’s flashing bright colors with the stroke of each mechanically actuated stick, while ArcAttack’s six members churn out rhythmic instrumental melodies. Live instruments meet drum loops and samples to produce rock, electronica and indie with a splash of punk and a dash of metal served with a side of pop. During the show, the MC engages both the crowd and the Tesla Coils by walking through ½ Million Volt sparks wearing the relatively thin layer of his chain mail Faraday suit. This high power performance is unique in it’s elements and energy, being at the same time mesmerizing and energetically thrilling. “
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January 26th, 2010 at 9:02 am
ALWAYS love me some Tesla Coils.
And that 2nd video combines two of my personal obsessions. Tesla Coils and the song Popcorn. I once found over 70 covers of that song.
Awesome.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
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January 29th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
yeah I love that popcorn mix too. 44 seconds in there is some “look at this fucking hipster” action.
In all honesty the drum programming sucks, but it’s still awesome. Caught a few sections of them running the drums on a sequencer, which is cool, but the analog drums kinda limit the epic sound.