Circuits bending is, in essence, making links where none existed before. It disrupts electronics by bridging circuits, adding pots, switches and other components to produce random sounds and music. Bending a device can throw up completely unexpected results, with 'chance' sounds seemingly coming out of nowhere.
Mods on the other hand, are a more regimented, thought-out affair that produces predictable outcomes. They usually seek to add or extend features - for instance, adding a volume control. Mods and bends are not mutually exclusive and some of their boundaries are not always clear-cut.
But it's easy to see why artist and inventor Reed Ghazala, the grandfather of circuit bending, sees it as an almost spiritual process, establishing a connection to something else that lies behind the electronics... the ghost in the machine.
some of my finished instruments
Mods on the other hand, are a more regimented, thought-out affair that produces predictable outcomes. They usually seek to add or extend features - for instance, adding a volume control. Mods and bends are not mutually exclusive and some of their boundaries are not always clear-cut.
But it's easy to see why artist and inventor Reed Ghazala, the grandfather of circuit bending, sees it as an almost spiritual process, establishing a connection to something else that lies behind the electronics... the ghost in the machine.
some of my finished instruments
circuit boards
