Project Moonbase: PMB058: Wind Up Toys (Plone, Toy, Vic Mars, Lullatone, Pascale Comelade, Pierre Bastien, Raymond Scott, Klangverstedet, Felix's Machines)

PMB058: Wind Up Toys The release of the rather lovely new album by Japanese duo Lullatone (Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures) prompted us to seek out a selection of tracks either made with or inspired by toy instruments, clockwork machines and circuit bent toys. By a spooky coincidence another brand new release also fits into this week's show rather well, that being an album by Felix Thorn who builds his own instruments using wooden piano mechanisms, springs, and solenoids to create what MC Zirconium describes as "Victorian Drum and Bass".

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The Music

1.	Plone: Marbles from For Beginner Piano
2.	T.O.Y.: Decorama from The Thing
3.	Vic Mars: Workshops
4.	lullatone: Checking Things Off of a to-do List Early In the Morning from Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures
5.	Pascal Comelade: The Blank Invasion of Schizofonics Bikinis from The No Dancing
6.	Pierre Bastien: Caravan from Les premières machines
7.	Gannon: Toy Volcano from Toy Volcano
8.	Modified Toy Orchestra: Freeno & Olaf from Plastic Planet
9.	Raymond Scott: Sprite "Melonball Bounce" from Manhattan Research, Inc.
10.	Klangverkstedet: Fantasi from Klangverkstedet
11.	Felix's Machines: Torn to Pieces from Felix's Machines

App of the week: Dropophone
This is the free app developed by one of the featured artists this week, Lullatone.

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