The Trons - Robot Band from New Zealand

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The Trons - Robot Band from New Zealand
« on: December 07, 2010, 12:00:17 am »
The Trons - Robot Band from New Zealand
     



There's been a lot of activity in robotic music in the last couple of
years, perhaps inspired by
Pat Metheny's interest in bringing back the
collection of robotically actuated instruments known as an Orchestrion.
The Trons are a robot band from New
Zealand who apply the principle of the orchestrion to their own brand of
rock music. Greg Locke wrote to tell us about The Trons:
I run a robot rock band in New Zealand called the Trons.
They have been going about 3 years now and have played over 80 live
shows, mainly in NZ but also including two trips to Europe. All the
songs are original and all instruments are played by the robots. The
robots are built mainly from junk and salvaged electronics, with a bit
of hi tech stuff to make sure the timing is all OK. They play gigs like
normal human bands, usually doing a
30 or 40 minute set. Audiences dance, clap, sit and watch, or sometimes
even stage dive.

Hit the read more link to see another video of the group performing
Sister Robot, their first hit. The
Trons have released an album that's available
on itunes or as a
CD/DVD. If you want to see more photos of the robot band, check out
their flickr
photo gallery.
   

http://robots.net/article/3079.html
     

 


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