The Atari barbarian Console is one of DIY sonic electronics’ all-antiquated greatest hits. Designed by Forrest M. Mims III — the brilliant electronics artist and set up whose on hand-tense books were once promoted in Radio Shack — the “Stepped air Generator” as it was in called is an excellent circuit for opening-timers or those short of something righteous and alterable. You can skim up on the APC through on Wikipedia, with some godly links to what the limit does.

The Cracklebox is, similarly, a “greatest collide” of electrical noisemaking, a open, self-contained synthesizer with speakers.

Put them together and total some droll art, and you’ve got the creation you associate with in the sky, created by Massimiliano Farnea, aka maxfarnea. It’s been watching over the neighbourhood from the CDM Flickr pool (which has many other nonsense like this, as does the pool for the sake our friends at decamp and some other Flickr pools). So I had to know more. Here’s a rapid preview from its designer — and the mystery behind that fantastic illustration:

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