Today, my friend my John, Matt and I made a random film about a pumpkin chasing someone.

This is what my daily life is like. It took me five hours to make this one minute of footage.

"Circuit-bending is an electronic art which implements creative audio short-circuiting. This renegade path of elctrons respresents a catalytic force capable of exploding new experimental musical forms forward at a velocity previously unknown." -Reed Ghazala, the father of modern circuit bending.

This tremendous process is an ever devolping art involving the disection and reserection of various objects into unique sounds. Common objects include video games systems, childrens toys, and household objects. I'd like to touch on each of these a bit, my experience with expermental music as well walk you through the benifets and risks of bending.

Circuit bending was discovered by chance in the late 60's by Ghazala when he left a toy amplifier on a desk with the electronics exposed. When he closed the desk drawer, the amplifier's circuitry came into contact with the metal desk and started producting stragne nosies. (instrumentalmusic.com)

I first discovered the wonders in a crusty rehearsal space in Philadelphia. A keyboardist named Jim, possesed a rugged suitcase loaded with custom gadgets manifesting some of the most obsecure sounds I ever had the pleasure of listening to. It only took one practice for my jaw to hit the floor. For instance,  he routed a subwoofer to react to his waving hand. The closer his hand would get, the fiercer the sound. I picked his brain extensively and he was kind enought to brief me on the subject.

The most commonly bent instruments are childrens toys. They are built with cheap and durable.  Their primary function is to create fun, educational sounds for kids. This provides a perfect oppurtunity for gear junkies to open them up and create some magic. I remember being ten years old and lighting a furby on fire just to hear the way the burning compents adjusted it's voice. Not to mention how annoying those things are, right? If you play your cards right you can find an arseonal of instruments for pocket change at thrift stores. Each possesing their own unique sound pallette.

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The Perfect World.....

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I believe that the perfect world is achievable, although our society lacks the motivation to properly pursue it. It is an accomplishment that can not be made by a single soul, but through mass action. We live in a backwards world full of egocentric fulfillment.....

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I believe in family home cooked meals eaten as a group, sitting down. Cooking has been over simplified. Today’s food is comprised of an instant just add water formula. It lacks any form of nutrients needed to operate the human body. Its primary application is to spark your taste buds, leave you full and if they are lucky get you addicted to multiple chemicals in the process.....

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Our society has granted manufactures the right to genetically enhance any products short of blatant murder. A bulk of our population pointless sucks on slender stacks of chemical compositions for a quick release, disregarding any health consequences endured in the process.....

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The average home is set up in worship mode, slanting the seating for amble television absorption. Quick Google search reports pass off for valid researcher. They cascade their opinion to the masses, infect our perceptions. I often wonder how a team can thoroughly pursue a story while shoveling out three episodes a day. That is an additional problem; every action has a financial incentive. ....

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People no longer pursue self sacrificing behavior. It is viewed as a royal waste of time. Noble behavior is reserved for only the purest of hearts. Even when noble actions are administered the self glorification that follows, diverts the focus of the initial act. Everyone is promoting their own agenda. No one has time to listen to others opinions. I believe the human body was comprised of two ears panned in stereo and one central mouth for a reason. To this day I spend numerous hours of my day listening to people’s inner insight, regardless if my morals correlate.....

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I find myself longing to be and to find a reliable spouse. Popular literature and social trends indicate that we no longer live in a monogamous infrastructure. Marriage is often a visual showcase, accenting a false sense of security. Few desire a life of solitude. Oddly enough, when most finally find companionship, it is a feeble jenga stack. We are so quick to dissolve what we earn, because our entertainment industry cast a heroic aurora behind debauchery, unloyality and hateful decisions.....

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I believe that in the perfect world the metabolism of our action would lessen substantially. We operate at this frantic pace, filling our mouths with uppers to limp through another day of work. Four days a week I sacrifice the duration of my day to fill the bank account of a mega corporation. I do so for a mild wage. This does not come close to compensate the stress I endure on a day to day basis. Although, my government and employer believes I have not worked hard enough to ensure my medical needs. ....

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I believe life’s lessons are too extensive to conceptualize in the time we are given. So we must blindly make the best of what we have to work with. Our homes are filled with deceptions. Our society is filled with self glorification. If you’re in search of the perfect world do not sift through earth.....

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Object  permanence is the understanding that objects and events continue to exist even if they can not be seen, touched or heard. Imagine an object being placed out of your sight and instantly your brain registering that this object has disapeared forever.....

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This topic strikes a chord within me, because I feel that it encompasses alot of the mystery behind human understanding. It's a way of putting faith in untangable objects. It raises the question of exactly where do these thougts orginate. When does a baby decide that instead of digging through a toy box is he going to determined the permance of the things around him. ....

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Let alone the objects, think about the people directly connected to a childs life. In the begining of your life you are surronded basically entirely by your immediate family. How would if you thought the only guiding force in your life disapeered. Leaving your fragile undevolped brain alone to sort out how to live on a day to day basis. ....

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I believe that fear is devolped in this very notion that something you care about tremendously can be ripped away from you at any point. This battle is on going throughout the course of your existance. ....

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One illustration of this is Santa Clause. In our society we begin a childs life describing a magic man who jumps down your chimeny to deliver presents to those who have been deemed righteous. We fabricate this lie and go to town with fabrications. Situatalistic sock hanging, desert baking and a rigorous year of holding for that special reward.....

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This illusion is maintained until another force enters our life who you are willing to trust, but who is cold enough to spill the beans. I believe that this tells kids at a very young age that lying is ok as long you plan it.....

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Jean Piaget was a forefather of this theory. In his study he concluded that most infants expierence this epiphany between eight and and nine months, during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.....

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Studies suggest that differant methods of hide and go seek can help ease the child into this understanding. Providing brief laps of iscalation for the child to conceptulize it's independance. As a child I spent a great deal of time alone. I feel like this overall enhance my trust in my personal intellic and lowered my expectations for my immediate family. ....

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Though I am no longer studying for a Psychology major one of the reasons I find this premise pertainant is to accept my upringing. If you can rewind to differant events in your devolpment you can apply upgraded perception along with the general expierence. Although, it's important for you to be conscious of your tampered memory.....

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I believe we still battle with Object  permanence on a daily basis. Will my car break down? Will my girlfriend break up with me? Will I outlive my parents. ....