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iBand crafting canorous concoctions
Quite possibly a first: iBand is a group of innovative musicians taking iPhone music applications to the next level. Using a combination of iAno, PocketGuitar, iPhoneSynth and BeatPhone, they've created a sound (Mike Oldfield meets Mario Bros.?) that is certain to spawn some creative offshoots amongst musically inclined iPhone owners. There are already several video responses to their YouTube presentation.
If nothing else, they get due credit for a great execution of the idea. I'm sure that, with the presence of multiple music synthesis apps for the iPhone, there is a lot of musical innovation taking place. We'd be curious to hear about other mellifluous iPhone adventures. Maybe some of our own readers have already explored the pocket-sized music frontier in ways we haven't considered yet!
Check out the iBand website for a little explanation and, hopefully, more updates as the idea develops.
Thanks Kacy!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
chris said 1:11PM on 2-22-2008
hey i just noticed on the apple store in the refurbs the imacs have moved and there at "limited time special price" weird ? ?
Refurbished iMac 20-inch 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Limited Time Special Price
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krye said 2:19PM on 2-22-2008
Got girlfriends? I didn't think so.
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Ray said 3:17PM on 2-22-2008
they'll get some when they go on tour
Brett Terpstra said 3:23PM on 2-22-2008
It would take a fair amount of makeup and theatrics (picturing GWAR with iPhones) to make that an entertaining stage show :).
Ray said 3:30PM on 2-22-2008
Alice Cooper featuring the iPhonettes with Random DS Guy
sam said 4:23PM on 2-22-2008
Wow the iBand iSucks.
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ZeroCorpse said 4:24PM on 2-22-2008
Yep. I'm getting kind of sick of seeing them on every tech blog and video site.
It's cute, but it's not as if it's new. Maybe the instruments weren't iPhones before, but the whole idea of taking something that's not a musical instrument and then performing music with it is OLD.
They're basically STOMP with iPhones and less rhythm.
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JohnL said 10:19AM on 2-23-2008
Wow, lighten up guys.....
I liked it.
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Kacy Wiggins said 8:54PM on 2-23-2008
They definitely aren't the best band out there. But I think since they are just in middle school, maybe we can cut them a little slack.
There is a pretty big chiptune underground, people making music with Gameboys, old Commodore 64s and the like. They perform live, tour etc. So there is no reason that with a little practice these kids can't do similarly.
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