Open Reel Ensemble
Open Reel Ensemble scratches four reel-to-reel analog tape recorders (as seen in the 1970’s). Never actually touching the tape decks, the quartet uses an iPhone to manipulate USB controllers and solenoids to create vibrato effects, creating a genre-defying, vintage-modern roller coaster of beats.
Filmed at TEDxTokyoYZ.
I love this performance! It’s like a roller coaster for my ears.
[…] Over the past four days I have experienced an invigorating, overwhelming range of sound. Remixed symphonies, electrified beats and vocal virtuosos who together are redefining what music can be. […]