A NEW MUSEUM FOR WEIRD SYNTHS HAS OPENED

08/16/2021

Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, the master of custom-built music gadgets, has opened a museum in Ramsgate, United Kingdom, dedicated to audio and technological oddities and bizarre instruments. According to the museum’s official website, This Museum is (Not) Obsolete contains many of the instruments Battle has built and modded for his popular YouTube channel, as well as other “experimental, obsolete, scientific, and musical technologies,” among other things.

Photo from @thismuseumisnotobsolete (Instagram)

In the museum, you’ll find items such as the Gameboy Mega Machine, the 1000 Mega Oscillator Drone synth, and the Furby Organ. On the museum’s website, you can learn more about the institution and purchase tickets to attend a visit.

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