I am one of those people who wander around hardware stores, auditioning tools with my ears, and while visiting a favorite local junk store (aptly named ‘TRASH PALACE’) I stumbled across two very heavy metal racks. Originally built to hold dumbell weights, the heavy grade beams are practically indestructible and have beautiful weighty resonance. After recording multiple takes with hammers and mallets, I suspended them on bungee cords and set them in motion, as you can see in the video…
Lovely solid metal clang, with beautiful resonance and aleatorical rhythms from the suspended racks interacting with each other…