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Dewanatron, The Electronic Instruments
Originally aired 8/18/07
A performance by Dewanatron presented by Leon and Brian Dewan from August 18, 2007 during P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center's summer Warm Up concert series. The name Dewanatron refers to a family of instruments which "hazard unpredictable behaviors and self playing tendencies. They make all previous and future instruments obsolete. Ideal for home, church, school, or the electronic music laboratory", according to the Web site. In fact they are remarkably musical and mastered without question by the gentlemen in charge. (30 minutes)
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