badgermin

Amplified badgers, cam-driven gnomes: David Cranmer's world

When we recently encountered an awe-inspiring stuffed and amplified beast/musical instrument called the Badgermin in the various display cases of the blogosphere, we knew we'd stumbled on the work of a mad crackpot scientist inventor with an enthusiasm for electronic music and, perhaps, taxidermy. Fine specimens of such eccentrics becoming increasingly rare, we grabbed our butterfly net and set out after our prey.

Where could we find this strange fellow who thought to install the storied electronic instrument known as the theremin inside of a dead (preinstallation, we hoped) badger? And what other curiosities might he have brought into being?… Read more