Brown, Bobby
The Enlightening Beam Of Axonda
Reissued on LP, it's the 1972 album by US acid-folk/psych artist and cult figure Bobby Brown. About fifty homemade instruments designed to be as small as possible were placed on racks so as to be played from one spot (in a rotating, standing position). Styles of many countries were adapted, such as Irish harp, koto, drums, thumb piano, flutes, sitar and dulcimer. There are 311 strings total. The key bass was adapted to be played by foot along with several other homemade foot instruments. The ability to make electric pick-ups from coils and computer parts was taught to Bobby by Jon Lazell. Jon also allowed him to adapt some of his inventions and motivated him to invent some of my own. The result: "The Universal One Man Orchestra", primitive, contemporary and futuristic.