Thousands of years ago, early rock drummers stretched animal skins across hollowed tree trunks and beat them silly with a dinosaur bone. Primitive cultures continued to worship the drum for many millenia and even modern humans still regress into ancient ritual at hippie festivals worldwide. Hipster humans have eschewed the traditional drum in favor of such innovations as beatboxing and electronic gizmos called “808s.” But one man is poised to take modern beats to an entirely new level; Mr. Quintron with his revolutionary Drum Buddy.
Quintron has a day job as a performer – showcasing the Rhodes and Hammond organs along with the occasional puppet show – mostly at his own club, the Spellcaster Lodge in New Orleans. He had previously tinkered with a number of homespun inventions including the Disco Light Machine and the Spit Machine and his experiments have culminated in a theremin-like contraption affectionately named the Drum Buddy.
In scientific terms, it’s a “five-oscillator, light-activated, mechanically-rotating drum machine” and sounds a bit like… well… listen in the video below – a 10 minute infomercial featuring Quintron, Ernie K-Doe and the Miss Pussycat puppets hawking the Drum Buddy for the low low price of $999.99. In layman terms it’s just fucking weird. ”Does NASA have one? Have they flown one to the moon yet??” No, but you can get your very own. Watch and learn:
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Quintron & Miss Pussycat – Chatterbox
