Mutant vehicle announcement - XyloVan is taking shape

factoid · Post by **factoid** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:02 pm

Stripped down, elemental, interactive: A 1985 Ford XLT Club Wagon covered with hand-built xylophones, disc gongs and tubular bells, all amplified and lit.

We're blogging its construction at http://XyloVan.com .

Anyone out there working on DrumCar, BassBus or WoodwindWagen? We can only hope.

See you out there - if you don't see us at MakerFaire first.

.factoid.
los angeles

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:00 am

Crap, more damn live music and weird musical instruments.

factoid · Post by **factoid** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:02 am

Irritainment R Us.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed May 12, 2010 6:50 pm

This looks like it'll be really really fun, factoid! Glad you finally stopped breaking taps, too.

factoid · Post by **factoid** » Wed May 12, 2010 6:53 pm

Thx, LeChatNoir. As of this writing I have antique-white enamel drying on my hands from spray-canning the roof and rack in a too-stiff wind because I'm just that kind of idiot.

Beats working for a living. Speaking of which, back to it. A procrastinator's work is never done.

oscillator · Post by **oscillator** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:44 pm

Have Mallets, Will Travel.

\osc

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Thu May 13, 2010 6:54 pm

Awesome project, can't wait to see/hear/play it on the playa!!! Thanks for blogging about it too.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Fri May 14, 2010 2:35 pm

Sounds Awesome! or rather it WILL Sound Awesome!

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:30 pm

Please run me over with that glorious thing. It will be a privilege.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sat May 22, 2010 7:36 pm

I'm building The Piano Boat. (Previously known as Bigger Boat, but Piano Boat fits better.) One real piano, and one stripped piano harp that can be plucked or hammered or whatever. Oscillator is in charge of tuning (if his offer still stands).

MichaelScalar · Post by **MichaelScalar** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:54 pm

insert bright pink fur and you win :)

masho · Post by **masho** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:33 pm

Awesome Factoid

factoid · Post by **factoid** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:20 pm

In case anyone missed it, many cool videos and photos of XyloVan in action are now up on the project blog: http://XyloVan.com

Hugely looking forward to having folks play it once more at L.A. Decom on 10/2. See you there?

Mutant vehicle announcement - XyloVan is taking shape

Mutant vehicle announcement - XyloVan is taking shape

Photos, videos and joyful noise - thanks to all from XyloVan