lev and thumpbot play “crazy”
September 20th, 2007
Here’s LEV, my theremin-playing robot first seen at Artbots 2003, playing a familiar song with the help of the newly built thumpbot and an obsolete synthesizer.
Lev and Thumpbot play “Crazy” from ranjit on Vimeo.
(also on youtube)
They don’t play so well, but what do you expect from robots?
16 Comments Add your own
1. lia | September 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Yay hooray! I think they play just fine.
2. Dave | September 20th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Awesome. Amazing. Sooo cool. Perfect song for it too.
3. Sean Barrett | September 20th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I have no idea which “Crazy” is supposed to be familiar…
* “Crazy” (Willie Nelson song) (1961), by Willie Nelson, popularized by Patsy Cline
* “Crazy” (Icehouse song) (1987), by Australian rock group Icehouse
* “Crazy” (The Boys song) (1990), by American R&B quartet The Boys
* “Crazy” (Seal song) (1991), by soul artist Seal
* “Crazy” (Julio Iglesias album) (1994), by Julio Iglesias (cover songs & duets)
* “Crazy” (Aerosmith song) (1994), by American hard rock band Aerosmith
* “(You Drive Me) Crazy” (1999), by American pop singer Britney Spears
* “Crazy” (Leah Haywood song) (2000), by Australian singer Leah Haywood
* “Crazy” (Dream song) (2003), the last single by girl group Dream
* “Crazy” (Simple Plan song) (2004), by French Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan
* “Crazy” (Kevin Federline song) (2006), by Kevin Federline featuring Britney Spears
* “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley song) (2006), by Gnarls Barkley
* “Crazy” (Lumidee Song) (2007), by Lumidee featuring Pitbull
* “Crazy” (Snoop Dogg song), by American rapper Snoop Dogg
* “Crazy” (K-Ci and JoJo song) (2001), by American R&B duo K-Ci and JoJo
4. ranjit | September 20th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
That’d be a great set list for a very brave band, Sean. Actually, if someone can find or make multitrack MIDI files for all these songs, I’ll get Lev and Thumpbot to play them all in a row.
5. ranjit | September 20th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Come to think of it, I already have Willie Nelson & Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” coded - Lev performed it at NYU last year.
6. Roboter spielen Crazy von&hellip | September 21st, 2007 at 8:40 am
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7. Betsy Devine | September 22nd, 2007 at 3:11 am
This is cool–but I would much rather hear them do the Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline version.
8. nat derome | September 22nd, 2007 at 5:51 pm
merci beaucoup c’est très jolil la musique et le vidéo aussi.
9. Alicia Renee | September 22nd, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Delightful! & bloody awesome job! Thanks much!!
10. Rodion Cherkasov | September 23rd, 2007 at 5:40 am
This is a great thing, much like in the spirit of The Ethereal Trail by Andrey Platonov!
11. irregulargirl | September 23rd, 2007 at 9:53 pm
woah, was i pleasently suprised to see this (and you!) linked on laughingsquid…
simply amazing. good show!
12. R.bean | September 24th, 2007 at 10:56 am
go-go-thumpbot!
shout out to the Neccos!
i had an experience like irregular girl…The Morning News took me here!
13. serge | October 1st, 2007 at 12:16 pm
very cool. Set them up on a rotating stage and they are ready for the big times.
14. mantou | October 2nd, 2007 at 5:31 pm
btw its the “crazy” by gnarls barkley
15. Paul B | October 6th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
WOW! This is probably one of the coolest musical instruments *ever*.
I can only imagine what Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata would sound like.
16. tigerboy | October 11th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Anyone that can’t recognise this tune must be either deaf or facing some other big challenges in life.
Think that sean barret guy is just looking for attention (don’t worry sean, your parents really did love you).
I think this is the absolute coolest sound i’ve ever heard. Its a pity those pop star people get their 5 minutes of fame even though they are all absolute losers and projects like this are kept in the closet. I suppose mass consumption really does degrade mankind.
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