The Spoon Box

The Books, from Western Mass are amazing. I still listen to their albums all the time,years after JS introduced me to them lo those many years ago in the Pioneer Valley. I remember him opening up for their show at the Iron Horse, which to this day is still one of the best live shows I have ever seen.

BoingBoing got this explanation of the Spoon Box from them:

This will take a little bit of explaining. I built this prototype of the Spoonbox out of wood, plexiglass, zinc plates, measuring spoons, and closeout radioshack parts. It hooks up to a CD player and small amplifier which cause the spoons to dance. There are small speakers behind the spoons that move in response to the sounds on the CD which I carefully composed using low frequency sine waves and kitchen sounds. The speakers, in turn, blow small puffs of air into the spoons which cause them to bounce/vibrate in rhythmic patterns. It really must be seen to be understood, but this video might give you some sense of what it does.