Field Supplies for Sound Exploration
Music made by POTAR
We got Kits! Just released our Sound Urchin Kit and have two versions available, one that is a beginner friendly kit and another that comes with a wooden cigar box and a metal battery holder. Just about everything you need to get your Sound Box up and rockin’. Really simple build, very few parts, super … Read more
Outerspaces Innerplaces Video | MP3 Premiered 10.25.2024 on NYA LJUD new sounds show – Link to listen to archived show | Show Archive
I had some serious server issues last month but POTAR Design Devices is back! Everything is running smooth, transactions are secure, and I have something new to offer. The newest POTAR one-off, Golden Urchin Bells. Limited Edition : 1 of 1 in this format How do you play it? You can strum or pick the … Read more
I saw this neat set of charts while perusing an old copy of the Hi-Fidelity Mart Newspaper from 1955. I am pack rat and hoarder of sorts. I collect all kinds of things, from different kinds of succulents, to records. While searching for records I often cool articles, stickers, pictures, and other stuff in the … Read more
I am still trying to digest all the great videos from this years Bent // Broken Virtual Circuit Bending Festival. My submission is presented for you below, and HERE is a link to the entire event archive. It is worth a listen, a watch, and maybe both. For my submission I used a circuit bent … Read more
Really excited for this years Bent // Broken Worldwide Circuit Bending Festival organized by the amazing Echo Lightwave Unspeakable. After being an online/virtual festival since inception, this year will debut the first in-person/live event to compliment the virtual festival. Bent // Broken is really important event in the circuit bending community. It is an event … Read more
In early December last year (2023) I was driving around the peninsula area of Long Beach, looking for seagulls to record for a project I was working on when I stumbled on a group of Afro-Cuban drummers chanting and making offerings to Oshun. My gear was already setup in my front seat so I parked … Read more
This would be a great addition to a studio for making weirdo soundscapes, crazy pitch-bent bleeps, and other fuzzy madness.
Save the date! POTAR & more, LIVE! I will be making some live sounds at the Torrance Art Museum Sat. Oct 21st, 2023. Other performers include Phog Masheen, Insufficient Despair, Skyora, Joe Potts, and Design Life with Micah Silver. This should be an interesting event, in the middle of the day. If you are in … Read more