FM3: Buddha Machine Variations


Buddha Machine Variations No. 21 (Dark Pixels)
"... In 2005, FM3 began work on a small musical loop player that the group called the Buddha Machine. The Buddha Machine fulfills certain criteria of a generative music device, while the idea of layering loops of ambient sound is credited to Brian Eno, who worked similarly using tape machines for installations. Eno was himself an early supporter of the Buddha Machine. Roughly the size of a pack of cigarettes, the device features a single toggle switch to cycle through samples, a combined power and volume dial, and an integrated speaker. The device contains a chip holding nine digitally encoded drones, ranging in length from 1.5 to 40 seconds. The name and idea is derived from a popular Chinese device that intones repeating loops of Buddhist chanting. ..."
Wikipedia
disquiet: No. 27 (Fracture Delay), disquiet: No. 29 (Prescient Delay)
YouTube: Buddha Machine Variations 35 videos

Buddha Machine Variations No. 27 (Fracture Delay)

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