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The SLINKOPATOR

(2011) Born from a need for a Slinky and some ‘drums’ to get together, The Slinkopator appears on the September song of the Monthly Journal album. See it in action […]

Posted on November 15, 2015November 15, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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MINI SPINSTERS

(2007-11) This is Wild Jane, one of a series of unique MINI SISTER SPINSTERS built by Thomas. Some were created as gifts, while others were privately purchased. The number was […]

Posted on November 13, 2015November 21, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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WENDY WINDLESS WINDCHIME

(2013) Featured on the song ‘I’ve Got To Know’, Wendy is a push-button motorized wind chime. We last heard she was living in Texas, privately owned by a kind patron […]

Posted on November 13, 2015February 16, 2016 by Thomas Truax
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The BLACK TAMBOURINE

(2008) Built for the cover of the song Black Tambourine by Beck, featured on the album ‘Songs from the Films of David Lynch’, and featuring a nasty pair of scissoring […]

Posted on November 13, 2015November 24, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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SISTER SPINSTER

(c.2002) The second of Truax’s motorized mechanical drum machines, Sister Spinster was built for the road, and made somewhat collapsible so that she could be flown overseas.

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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MARY POPPINS

(b.2006) Combines spoons, aerodynamics, centrifugal force, a motorcycle headlamp and a playing card. On the road through 2007. “She provides great accompaniment on ‘Stranger on a Train’ replicating the sound […]

Posted on November 13, 2015November 20, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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The BACKBEATER

(2003) “He wore something on his back that looked a little like a UFO…goodness knows what the heck that was made out of…probably a real UFO given the unworldly noise […]

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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The GRINDER

(2009) Appeared frequently on stage for a short period, before being deemed too dangerous for most live settings.

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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The SCARY AERIAL

(2009) Someone may not be getting very good reception anymore on their old TV set. But it was worth it.

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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The CADILLAC BEATSPINNER

(c.2000) Thomas’s first motorized mechanical sound sculpture/drummer. Seen here at Sidewalk Cafe, NYC. She was featured prominently on the first album, including ‘Ocean Orphan’. Currently retired.

Posted on November 13, 2015November 20, 2015 by Thomas Truax
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