A fan-blog for Brian Duffy, his Modified Toy Orchestra, and related endeavours.

"Brian Duffy, award winning sound artist and creator of the Modified Toy Orchestra, has been at the forefront of a world wide underground movement called circuit bending which involves rescuing childrens electronic toys from car boot sales, and converting them into new strange and wonderfully sophisticated musical instruments. Taking them apart, he finds new connections hidden within each toys circuits that reveal new sounds, exposing the surplus value of redundant technology. The toys are then reassembled including switches and dials with which to control this surplus value. The results of this process can be shockingly beautiful, funny and extreme and have led to Brian being labelled a genius, a madman, and a national treasure."

23 Nov 09

Cum Dogs

Cum Dogs are performing at Vivid on December 1st for Capsule’s 10th Birthday Celebrations launch gig. It seems Cum Dogs is a new venture by Brian. This extract from the Capsule zine says:

“A new creation from Modified Toy Orchestra’s Brian Duffy, this will be the first live performance for Cum Dogs. Over cheap cocktails one evening Duffy described his band as gay trucker blues.”

We know no more but really hope someone is at the gig with a video camera because such a spectacle needs to be shared with a wide audience.