Von Sleight formed in June 2005 in an attempt to merge analog synthesizers, homemade instruments, electrified household objects, and other strange percussive devices. So far all experiments have failed except for five (all released here). Highlights so far include the track Bipolar Bears off Signs of Life somehow being a huge hit in Israel, a stolen suitcase in Sweden being the inspiration for the video Scandinavia Darkly, and the merging of Kaoss Pads with ancient technology on Sieves & Cyphers. Von Sleight was last seen on a viking ship in Finland headed to Egypt.
Rubber Band Banjo
Rubber Band Banjo makes his fans upset since each album jumps stylistically from one to the next. One enraged reviewer on iTunes said of the homemade instrument experiment The Circlemaker, "I have all three of their albums and this one was very disappointing compared to the other two. Hypermutator and Gather Your Junk Together are some of the best music I have in my collection of unknowns. Circlemaker just doesn't live up to the other two." Rumor has it that Rubber Band Banjo will be releasing an even more disappointing album soon of collage music inspired by synthetic biology.
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Borg and the Ultimate Seeds
Borg and the Ultimate Seeds are an absurdist electro/space/krautrock band hailing from Finland. They have been described as Hawkwind and The Residents fighting in a back alley with hammers and sauerkraut (whatever that means). The composer, guitarist, and vocalist Borg was found playing on the streets of Helsinki before finding his backing band of Ultimate Seeds, who we've been told are seedy fellows indeed. Get their limited pressed album here.
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Mutant Microbes
A cut-up experiment where tiny fragments of audio are mangled and reassembled into Mutant Microbes. Styles include post-punk mixed with early industrial, avant garde metal mashup, Norwegian icy jazz, and cracked-out pop.
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Bocinas
An experimental rock duo that use guitar and homemade instruments that melt your speakers. Two EPs have been recorded and put in The Vault for safe keeping.
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Brickburner
The defunct post-punk/krautrock/no-wave band Brickburner sounded somewhere in between Cabaret Voltaire, The Fall, early Kraftwerk, DNA, and Joy Division. The future (and Lansing, MI) didn't need them. Their full length album is stored in The Vault.
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