The story of Sparky and the random band

     Sparky was a mild mannered DJ just walking down the street one day when the robots from the year 2040 came and abducted him.  He woke up locked in a basement with all sorts of strange electronic equipment and odd instruments.  The robots came in and said "Make us some beats"  There was an organ, theremin, piano, drum machine, effects pedals, didjeridoo, and more but no turntables.   
       Sparky had no idea what he was doing but he went to work making noise.  They locked him up and kept saying "Bring us more beats."  After a while they captured his wife and allowed her to help him.  This just aided his escape.  Together they used the power of BASS to bring down the walls.  So after 30 days they were free and reunited. 
      They kept copies of all their work and now make experimental films and keep making the strange things happen (everyday)

The weapons we use to make the strange things happen.

Someone asked me on twitter what DAW I use, after searching to find what he meant (digital audio workstation) I looked at my old Fostex multi-tracker and I had to reply nope I don't use one.  I basically use the multi-tracker as a mixing board for levels and combining the layers live.  Wait what live?  Yes, live session recordings unscripted unplanned live recordings.  It's based on free jazz and beat poetry but made with effects pedals.  We route an old Conn organ, Moog theremin, Alesis drum machine, didjeridoo, guitar, lap guitar, vox and anything else we can mic or plug a cable into through various effects pedals, hit record and start playing around.  We record live straight to cd a minimum of 30 minutes at a time.  Usually there are 2 to 3 tracks that are perfect as is the other stuff is usually layered straight together using Magix music maker 17 so I guess that is kind of a workstation but I don't use it in the traditional sense.  Obviously I am still learning about all my equipment and how to make noise and music but I am just teaching myself as I go.  The video programs I use are windows movie maker and Magix movie edit pro 17.  So we make music, make videos and then post them to the internet for the world to see, sometimes all in one day.  So even we don't know what is going to happen next time we start to make the strange.