The Buddha Machine is a fantastically-fun little gadget that plays loops of experimental music. It's very low-fi, simple, inexpensive ($23!), and still wonderfully entrancing. Of course, there's also a Buddha Machine iPad app and I'm told that for the next 5 days, it's free!
Buddha Machine (Forced Exposure)
Of course, my favorite of the Buddha Machines is the limited edition Gristleism model, filled with loops composed by Throbbing Gristle.
- Buddha Machine 2: revenge of the ambient music transistor radio …
- If You Meet the Buddha Machine on the Road, Hack It – Boing Boing
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