Yes, why not?

Yes, maybe you should.

As long as it doesn’t hurt anybody.

Including you.

You only live once.

Yes.

Theremin design advice sought

I’ve mentioned subscope theremins here before, recently. Here is the thing: if I do buy one some day – and I hear they sound as good as they look – besides the problem of financing one, there would be the even tougher problem of deciding on the design. Because it is so flexible. Basically, the instrument can be built in any container one desires. Looking at the site, I find most of them very attractive. I like the little suitcase model, I like the acrylic tube model. I like the wooden boxes.

What do you think would look good? A slim acrylic box? Something else? Animal skulls and creepy dolls are out, just FYI.

Results of the 2012 metamorphosism.com International Valentine’s Day Limerick Contest

My sincere gratitude to all who braved arbitrary rule changes and worked to make this year’s limerick contest a lot of fun. There were some amazing entries this year. I was going to single some out for special praise, but who has that much time?

My thanks also go to this year’s judge A.C. Teathorn who despite a whale-watching trip to the Azores found time to do the work of choosing the winners.

And here they are. If you would like to comment, please do so in the original contest thread.

Goldschmutz White Bean Zombie

Made a new video with the kid this weekend, Goldschmutz White Bean Zombie, with Bela Lugosi, bodhran and white bean soundtrack:

(Uses footage from White Zombie, which is allegedly no longer under copyright, and footage Gamma shot in and near Vienna a while back.)

Subscope theremins

This guy makes the most awesome-looking theremins I’ve ever seen. Apparently each one is unique. They seem to sound pretty good as well, to the extent that one can judge that from online sound samples.

Teenaged beach blanket vampire

(Gamma surprised me twice in connection with this song, first by letting me talk her into recording the vocals, and then again by taking the lyrics and recording a completely different version with a friend.)