The brilliance of Helvetica leaves me in the ranks of the certain hoards eagerly awaiting Gary Huswitt’s next doc, Objectified. The release of the 90 second trailer reminded me of a draft awaiting completion and posting regarding a related, amazing find. Old news now, but interesting nonetheless:

the braun sound

My OCD-propelled obsession with finding the Braun record has finally come to a conclusion. Last month I swore I remembered a techno record made from Braun appliance samples, but couldn’t find anything about it online. Well, a copy of the Braun record arrived in the mail from Objectifier Bharani Padmanabhan, and the mystery has been solved.

Braunmusic was actually an art project released in 1996 by Köln-based painter/sculptor Johannes Wohnseifer and a group of musician friends going by the name Diverse. Johannes has gone on to quite a successful art career in the 12 years since braunmusic. So what does the record sound like? Well… it sounds like 12-year-old German techno.

Here’s an MP3 track from the record (digitized from my turntable, excuse the sound quality). I think the lead synth sound is maybe sampled from a Braun world travel alarm clock? Or maybe not, who knows.

Read the rest of Gary’s post at the Objectified blog.