Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ball-bearing pattern playing 808 drum machine sounds via MIDI. The holes on the disc are in concentric rings, each with prime numbers of divisions. As such, perfect alignment is not possible across "tracks" and perfectly equal divisions (eg, of 4/8/16) are not possible. This encourages a slightly off-grid, wonky rhythm pattern.
This is a longer version of a section from my video of technical developments as part of my recently completed PhD, "Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage."
Full technical video: youtu.be/sBhGbHVQYvI
Thesis and media: grahamdunning.com/PhD
An album recorded using these methods and devices: grahamdunning.bandcamp.com/album/quern
Ball-bearing pattern playing 808 drum machine sounds via MIDI. The holes on the disc are in concentric rings, each with prime numbers of divisions. As such, perfect alignment is not possible across "tracks" and perfectly equal divisions (eg, of 4/8/16) are not possible. This encourages a slightly off-grid, wonky rhythm pattern.
This is a longer version of a section from my video of technical developments as part of my recently completed PhD, "Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage."
Full technical video: youtu.be/sBhGbHVQYvI
Thesis and media: grahamdunning.com/PhD
An album recorded using these methods and devices: grahamdunning.bandcamp.com/album/quern
