#z-machines

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'sad robot goes funny', composed by squarepusher and performed by Z-Machines | source

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Composed by Squarepusher and performed by Z-Machines

While listening, keep in mind that a real, physical robot with 78 fingers is playing guitar, and a real, physical robot with 22 arms is playing drums. Impatient people (I am often one), you owe it to yourself to wait until about 2:30 for the meat of the song to kick in.

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: the Daft Punks are soft little bitches

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The making of Music For Robots - Squarepusher x Z-Machines

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78-finger Guitar, 22 Drums, Beyond-Human. Squarepusher and robot band from Japan in Music of the Future collaboration. Referred to as "an attempt to break new ground for emotional machine music" by its composer Squarepuhser, "Sad Robot Goes Funny" features the superhuman prowess of Z-MACHINES, showcasing in particular the stupendous chops of the guitarist playing multiple melody lines with 78 fingers and 12 picks at lightning speed in the latter half of the song. This makes it a truly groundbreaking piece of music from Squarepusher to open the way for new music of the future. MACH -Robot guitarist challenging the speed of over BPM1000 ASHURA -Robot drummer that can play the most complex rhythm on 22 drums COSMO -Robot keyboard player resembling a future life form movie director : Daito Manabe of Rhizomatiks

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“Sad Robots Goes Funny” – Z-Machines Robot band Z-Machines presents the opportunity to explore the compositional possibilities of a guitarist with 78 fingers and a drummer with 22 arms.

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Squarepusher x Z-Machines - Sad Robot Goes Funny (5:14) - 2014

"To make music using instrument-playing robots fascinates me. People have often assumed that for music to be emotionally powerful it has to come directly from a human hand, whereas I disagree with that, and enjoy proving these people wrong." Squarepusher

The album @ Warp

The news item @ CNN

This robot band has a guitarist with 78 fingers and a drummer with 22 arms @ THE VERGE

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Squarepusher · Z-Machines

'Sad Robot Goes Funny'

from album 'Music For Robots'

Written · Produced by Tom Jenkinson

©2014 Warp Records