The Telharmonium was revealed to the world in the early 1900s. This extremely heavy (as in, around 210 tons) organ-like instrument utilized electromagnetic generators, which rotated to produce pulses ...
RetroFret, a music shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn specializing in “rare and bizarre instruments,” is a true discovery even before you enter the store. You’d never guess that the hodgepodge block Retrofret ...
From UFO sounds to Celtic drones, sitar twangs to Tex-Mex accordion, country music occasionally loved to get a little weird. Fiddles and steel guitars may define the genre’s twang, but every so often, ...