Godfried-Willem Raes explores the limits of instrument building.

[Netlist]

http://logosfoundation.org/index-god.html#Syllabus

The man, very ahead of his time and extremely clever, creates electromechanical instruments. http://logosfoundation.org/instrum-god.html

All or almost all are microprocessor controlled. The aim is to write music and let the machines do the job in a way no human been could play.
Some kind of John Cage in his own way, or call it the New-York avant-garde in Belgium.
All of his work is open source, be it hard- or software.

Some parts of his site are translated in English and make a very interesting reading.
I know the man from many years ago when I used to work in a restaurant in Gent.
He’s a professor and despite the fact that he claims to be a vegetarian, he used to eat the hottest blackened redfish we could make accompanied with lots of raw African pigments.
I was ones witness of his Autosax playing one of his compositions. http://logosfoundation.org/instrum_gwr/autosax.html

Have a look at his “Daily life properties” on his homepage. You’ll have a good laugh.

/Hugo

[SY]

The Autosax looks like a Segway that ran over Roland Kirk.

Interesting and intriguing stuff, Hugo!

[Netlist]

Thanks, I found out who Roland Kirk is but what's a Segway?

BTW, check out his write-up on Copyrights:http://logosfoundation.org/copyleft/copyrigh.html
Certainly something to think about without wanting to start a discussion about that matter.

/Hugo

[SY]

The guy's picture is priceless. I may change my avatar.

You can learn all about Segway, the most over-hyped "technology" in my lifetime at www.segway.com

[Enzo]

I am still waiting for the segway to dramatically change the way I live.

[jacco vermeulen]

Wait till you are run over by a Segway, it certainly will dramatically change your life, Enzo.

Professor Barabas is priceless, the man is a genius.
I spent some time as a vegetarian, occupying my mind 24/7 on where to get some meat.
Seems to me that there is too little credit for Art and Science originating from Belgium.
I had a Belgian composer relative, the ones to whom i told had never
heard of his name.
Sorry, got to run, the plumper is over to collect.
(that one is obviously not meant to be read by Anglo's)

[SY]

I've spent 40+ years as a vegetarian. But somehow, it never occured to me to post nude pictures of myself on my website. That aspect of his composition will be giving me nightmares for weeks.

[Netlist]

Originally posted by SY
That aspect of his composition will be giving me nightmares for weeks.

As a vegetarian or...?
The pictures are decent enough I suppose. Arts for arts sake..

I told you the guy was nuts...dig some deeper, that whole site in nothing more then pure positive controversy.

/Hugo

[jacco vermeulen]

How about : Rr'se for Rr'se sake ?

i kinda like "Godfried Galboot"

[Netlist]

Originally posted by jacco vermeulen
i kinda like "Godfried Galboot"

Shall I ask him to join the forum?

/Hugo