Here’s LEV, my theremin-playing robot first seen at Artbots 2003, playing a familiar song with the help of the newly built thumpbot and an obsolete synthesizer.
Lev and Thumpbot play “Crazy” from ranjit on Vimeo.
(also on youtube)
They don’t play so well, but what do you expect from robots?
Yay hooray! I think they play just fine.
Awesome. Amazing. Sooo cool. Perfect song for it too.
I have no idea which “Crazy” is supposed to be familiar…
* “Crazy” (Willie Nelson song) (1961), by Willie Nelson, popularized by Patsy Cline
* “Crazy” (Icehouse song) (1987), by Australian rock group Icehouse
* “Crazy” (The Boys song) (1990), by American R&B quartet The Boys
* “Crazy” (Seal song) (1991), by soul artist Seal
* “Crazy” (Julio Iglesias album) (1994), by Julio Iglesias (cover songs & duets)
* “Crazy” (Aerosmith song) (1994), by American hard rock band Aerosmith
* “(You Drive Me) Crazy” (1999), by American pop singer Britney Spears
* “Crazy” (Leah Haywood song) (2000), by Australian singer Leah Haywood
* “Crazy” (Dream song) (2003), the last single by girl group Dream
* “Crazy” (Simple Plan song) (2004), by French Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan
* “Crazy” (Kevin Federline song) (2006), by Kevin Federline featuring Britney Spears
* “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley song) (2006), by Gnarls Barkley
* “Crazy” (Lumidee Song) (2007), by Lumidee featuring Pitbull
* “Crazy” (Snoop Dogg song), by American rapper Snoop Dogg
* “Crazy” (K-Ci and JoJo song) (2001), by American R&B duo K-Ci and JoJo
That’d be a great set list for a very brave band, Sean. Actually, if someone can find or make multitrack MIDI files for all these songs, I’ll get Lev and Thumpbot to play them all in a row.
Come to think of it, I already have Willie Nelson & Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” coded – Lev performed it at NYU last year.
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This is cool–but I would much rather hear them do the Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline version.
merci beaucoup c’est très jolil la musique et le vidéo aussi.
Delightful! & bloody awesome job! Thanks much!!
This is a great thing, much like in the spirit of The Ethereal Trail by Andrey Platonov!
woah, was i pleasently suprised to see this (and you!) linked on laughingsquid…
simply amazing. good show!
go-go-thumpbot!
shout out to the Neccos!
i had an experience like irregular girl…The Morning News took me here!
very cool. Set them up on a rotating stage and they are ready for the big times.
btw its the “crazy” by gnarls barkley
WOW! This is probably one of the coolest musical instruments *ever*.
I can only imagine what Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata would sound like.
Anyone that can’t recognise this tune must be either deaf or facing some other big challenges in life.
Think that sean barret guy is just looking for attention (don’t worry sean, your parents really did love you).
I think this is the absolute coolest sound i’ve ever heard. Its a pity those pop star people get their 5 minutes of fame even though they are all absolute losers and projects like this are kept in the closet. I suppose mass consumption really does degrade mankind.
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