Okayyyyyyyyyyy this is much bananas.  Brooklyn-based jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has programmed/summoned/enslaved dozens of robots to construct a full orchestra, all controlled literally at his fingertips.  By connecting his MIDI guitar to an intricate system of sonic remote control, he’s able to literally create his ideal sound.  And he’s taking it on tour with what he called The Ochestrion Project.  Must suck to wait for it all at the baggage claim though.

Via Wired

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