Stylophone
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We were looking for a gift that was something a bit "retro" a bit 70's and we came across this - AWESOME! What can we say? One of the most bizarre inventions of all time - the Stylophone - brought electronic music to the masses in 1970. And the brilliantly bonkers Stylophone is back and it's just as entertaining as we remember.
The Stylophone was invented by accident (how else?) and kids presenter Rolf Harris was the ideal face to launch the product. And it wasn't just amateur musicians who warmed to the Stylophone; David Bowie wrote Space Oddity using one, and bands like Pulp still use them. So what exactly is a Stylophone? Well, basically, this bizarre little battery-operated instrument is a box packed with transistors, resistors, diodes and other old-school electronic bits and bobs. The idea is to press the integral stylus against the various metal keys in order to close the circuit and emit a peculiar but unique squeal. Weeeeeeiii!
This re-issued version is just the same as the original except you can now control the volume (phew!) and play along to your MP3 tracks (bizarre). There are even a couple of all-new Stylophone sounds and a vibrato knob. Bonza! And if you think the Stylophone is unfit for proper musos, think again. Luminaries as diverse as Bowie, Pulp, Kraftwerk and Marilyn Manson have all used the Stylophone to add a touch of whiny ethereal lunacy to their recordings.
Whether you owned one as a kid and can't remember where your mum hid it, or you're a first time fiddler in need of an ironic retro fix, the Stylophone Original is guaranteed to bemuse, amuse, irritate and fascinate. Skweeeall!!!
Surely the coolest gift to get this Christmas?
Available at: I Want One Of Those (UK / World) and Firebox (UK / USA / World)
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