Electronic instruments, mechanical sculptures, robot penguins etc.






15th July 2010

Currently fiddling about with this website - apologies for some of the links not working


11th July 2010

Bicycle powered synthesiser - the Velotone





10th April 2010

Penguin on display at the Southbank Centre (Clore Ballroom) from Sunday 18th to Wednesday 28th April.

There will be a special performance around midday on the 24th, involving lots of interesting equipment - hope you can make it!





1st February 2010

New project - Marvin the Robotic Penguin


16th January 2010

A rare chance to see Nine Owls in a Baguette this Friday 22nd January at Corsica Studios.

There will be strange costumes and even stranger sounds, with home-made electronic instruments and owl masks.


13th December 2009

Ralph the Robot




29th November 2009

Visit to Jean Tinguely exhibition


14th November 2009

I have just made a remix for my good friend DJ Urine, who makes fantastic music by gluing together sections of different records and playing them on up to six turntables simultaneously.

The album also has a remix by DJ Scotch Egg and other interesting people, and is available to buy on vinyl here.




11th October 2009

Ralph the Robot (prototype preview)


3rd October 2009

Sonic Explorations workshop - children playing the musical stepladders




5th July 2009

Casio SK-5 with CGS/Steiner Synthacon filter


7th June 2009

Daphne Oram's Oramics machine




4th June 2009

New lathe


14th March 2009

Another modified Roland TR-505 drum machine


17th February 2009

Nine Owls in a Baguette perform 'A Recipe for Disaster', an opera in roughly four parts, live at Cafe Oto, Dalston.


10th February 2009

Joe Henson's Tweed Runner machine completed today - construction details and video here





6th February 2009

Thorpe Park ride and scenery restoration - painting Happy Halibuts in the snow.





25th January 2009

NewSound audio newspapers - collaboration with the London Sinfonietta














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