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Cracked and re-fed eq rack that was doubled with the first IPAD experiments and played only at the one time Wolves played INC in Miami and the first gig w/o Jim winter 2018. Side view of Hell Rake, 2018. Trip Metal mask sent to me by OG Lansing Skate Legend "Skater Dave" 2015, amplifies and reverses facial expressions Orb synth by Nate Young 1998. "The enclosure is a repurposed 80's video game. The electronics where made from a  Burgerking kids meal toy and a sleeping aid enviromental sound machine. It would light up and make sort of high pitched glittery synth sounds, wind, rain, waves and heart beats. " - Nate 2020 rollz birdbox with ultrasound filter 2018 "Koma Field Kit and metal pipes. The heart of my electro-acoustic rig." -Nate "The Rib Cage" - about 5 feet of PVC & strings with various transformations & sizes easily hung from neck to play/strum, tours & able to be amplified easily 2018 "Koma Field Kit, metal pipes and sheet metal plate reverb N shape. 2020 top: A lowpass filter PCB by Electric Druid and a Fuzz Face Clone. Bottom: Forses Tarp and Rollz 2,3,5 circuit design by Peter Blasser Top view of the "Hell Rake" - alto mouthpieces never worked well: this and the carbon baritone mp are the best and widest in range 2020 6 channel panning Mixer and 9V power distribution collection of gear 2017 well traveled and still working but crackly af Behringer Hotwire maybe 2008? 2019 touch plate 2015 Top- Mini-Modular Syth Middle- Hiwatt Tape Echo  Bottom- Ciat Lombarde Bi-Stab 2004 Modified Alesis drum machine. Classic scambled brains. Circus bent Dubbing and recording office station: Aside from regular cleaning these have been daily staples since 2010? The CD player has speed  / pitch control and the tascam is the best ever, also used to saturate before direct into the computer gonna be bummed when any of these mugs retire "The Hell Rake" Two trumpets welded together to play in unison with one mouth piece, strings & springs attached as well, one bell smooth other with rough texture for difference in tone 2018 2020 pontiac studio 2008 "On the top is a old noise box with a Bug Brand Weevil and a Korg Monotron rehoused for easier playability. On the bottom is my original Marantz 222. It has erase head and speed control mods. Both were made around 2007." -Nate Rewired Mixer 2014, amazing with the extra eq: has died and been back to life x20. These cheap Behringer models are not only disposable but  cracked and feed from the first treble gain they can sound like hell on earth. and dual voltage a plus for overseas travel. Difficult to control in a direct setting. Muffler horn given to me by Jamie Easter, took forever to clean out, was sacred af for the "first blow" : played out finally, best electric with strings circa 2016 Current set up, yet to play live: happiest one yet. Arp reboot with a module set up from Nate that controls VC in with a fussy EWI that sounds best with factory settings. Endless exploration here huge sound can't wait to tour it in the states. 2021 Found a cheap tenor knock off that was warped so I hacked the lower end and made a straight horn with the soft brass, best with big mp or played w/o a mp, played one solo gig with it  2016 2018 CV controlled solenoid percussion Ancient higher end Alexis rewired mixer, good with the EQ, bad FX, never could push this one into the outer reams of frequency hell 2007 maybe still works 2020 rollz5 drum machine with quad echo and 6 channel panning mixer Top-Radio Feedback Box 2005 Nate Young Bottom- Library Of Congress Blind Tape Recorder "On the top is a old noise box with a Bug Brand Weevil and a Korg Monotron rehoused for easier playability. On the bottom is my original Marantz 222. It has erase head and speed control mods. Both were made around 2007." -Nate Another massive eq rewired feedback rack here, was used and worn as a belt in the early Trip Metal period. Weighted a ton, still works : hell frequency factor is 67% 2020 dual tape loop and echo filter rig 2019 radio shack box stash and touch plates by chip Assortment of reed-ish things to add to normal and not=normal horns. The baritone mp has Xray material reeds that sounds like animals in disgusted mode and can flap like a mud river. the flute head works great as I could never figure out a real one and the double reeds is great for two horn sound while still playing double handed. all of these work best on my staple normal alto. whole kit started maybe 2016ish 2020 Chip Mixer 2020 rollz birdbox with ultrasound filter 2007 radio feedback box 2019 pontiac studio "Rib Cage" front view in common assemblage, a hot steak knife into the pvc makes for the best ways to have fingering holes. the uneven holes make for a wider range of sound. Took a minute to find the perfect bowing spot but its there 2018 2020 rollz birdbox with ultrasound filter "Shoulders of Baphomet" someone named this. Huge 4 foot job from the lower portion of the straight tenor with strings and flapping tone holes in the bottom with weird vibrato effect. love this one been played live a bunch, perfect with xray reed 2018 2020 dual resonate filter and scrambler fuzz 2019 dual zoom circus bent fun One solution to a growing wave of discarded brass. More plumbing materials here with the squeeze ball really tweaks the sound. Never played live 2017. Rare occasion where alto mp's work, the normal brass Otto links go *nowhere* on these homemade jobs gotta be plastic 2019 ground-buzz kings recording session 2020 build doc of rollz5 quad echo 2020 electric druid filter fx and fuzz face clone bottom view of morphed straight horn. The chtulu badge is a wedding gift from AJJ Sean Bonnette for having Lila be a flower girl. 2019 triple interval timer build doc 2015 modular synth studio royal oak MI 2020 dual MFOS echo rockit, dual echo and lowpass filter SIMPLe dj mixer feedback-wired given to me by Bjorn from black dice end of tour 2003 simple and effective 2020 pontiac studio 2019 triple interval timer RIB CAGE main hub view. Fave homemade joint endless possiblities very welcoming and playable 2006 jamming tape loops of the alesis 2020 forses tarp with rollz 3,2,5,6 Double clarinet job here with weird opposite fingering. Has some interesting sonics, never played live. 2018 Wall hanging of plumber bell The whole kit in the basement where it belongs 2021 2020 rollz pcb mount test *THEE* Classick double horn here. easy to make, easy to travel, tuff to amplify best with alto plastic mp: Wide stereo buzz sound and endless fingering options. amazing in double time with another horn in your grill. Came up with this maybe 2008? Staple jammer left 2017 circus bent Zoom drum machine right 2005 marantz tape machine circus bent af oldest instrument owned, still plays great. Old cracked boom box with added cracked rat pedal. First played NYC Columbia radio with this 1996, a precursor to the suitcase approach. 2019 synth rig, moog cp and microbrute 2019 rollz build doc Indian horn collapsable, given to me when Dilloway returned from there 2004? Internal wired feedback mixer, 2009? good effects 2020 olson jamming a 20 channel feedback loop 2007 radio feedback box another common feedback mixer model 2010 2020 rollz bird box classic "noise" tool 101 here: A radio shack realistic mixer miswired with huge buttery fat tones and lots of range. tried this a bunch when these littered the thrift store, actually hard to crack only had luck with this one. phenom with the iPad rig 2007 "HELL RAKE" in full flex, when amplified the shaking and scraping of the rake has a rainbow of sounds, can even be played like a harp. played live maybe twice. 2018 2020 rollz bird box wiring 2020 Mixer and power distro 2019 library of congress blind tape machine on custom stand 2019 Triple interval timer 2018 mini-modular 2020 wiring the MFOS echo rockit 2019 pontiac studio early 2019 pontiac studio upstairs 2004 wolf eyes MPC 2000xl 2019 build doc 2019 wiring 2008 drum machine used on always wrong cellar