Louis and Bebe Barron didn't play instruments — they tortured them. Inspired by cybernetics, the duo built circuits with "nervous systems" only to overload them to death. The recorded "dying screams" of burning circuits became the score for "Forbidden Planet" — a sound so alien that the Musicians' Union officially forbade calling it music.
Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution. From the first experiments with electricity to neural audio. Navigate the timeline, explore events, listen to music.
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