See a summary of our previous public events over the last few years here.
Scrapbook mix of original audio, first released on Loskop Radio in 2022, now remixed in sections with extra road drill for 2024/2025.
This is quite strange. If you aren’t familiar with strange music, you might find it strange.
All audio recorded or produced by me (S Summers), except for the vocal samples, and some of chapter 6 (in the pipeline), which features Yorgos. Some audio is taken from recordings of the Acousatron and other Noisy Toys activities, all the rest has personal relevance to me but won’t to you, so don’t feel bad if you don’t make it through.
We’re looking for partners!
Next year we are expanding the range of workshops that we offer, which will be under the name of Scavenger Labs (our parent Community Interest Company).
We are looking for schools and other organisations to partner with to help us develop this programme, which will mean discounted rates in exchange for feedback and planning around the curriculum. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this.
As well as providing the workshop facilitator and specialist equipment for your school, we will also be developing online resources and teacher training to assist you in running the activities in-house, and to make it possible for anyone in the world* to create the physical resources and benefit from our extensive experience of running these activities for 18 years. (* anyone in the world with access to e-waste and basic tools).
The current Scavengers, Buggy Battles & other workshops will still be available, although they will be further split into differentiated activities for different year groups. Some of the new workshops will be based on activities that we have already piloted, others are completely new. Details here soon.
Follow the Boom to find the Audio Assault Buggy. Get your nose tested, electrocute your family and try out strange and noisy instruments.
Pioneers are brave thinkers who try new things and solve tricky problems in clever ways. Come and explore how amazing inventions and incredible technology have changed the world, and try out some ideas of your own with Noisy Toys on a wild sonic voyage!
Join the roaming Noise Technician in the National Museum of the Royal Navy Galleries, where the echoes of naval history meet the sounds of the future. The Royal Navy knows the power of sound – from ship horns to sonar. Now it’s your turn to take command! Learn how to rock a bass riff on a distorted rubber band or strum a melody on an egg slicer. Hot-wire a CD-ROM drive, make laser-blaster sounds with an amplified slinky, and experiment with feedback using balloons and contact mics.
- Suitable for all ages
- Suitable for all ages
This event is free with a valid museum ticket.
21 Aug – Dinnington Library
22 Aug- Rawmarsh Library
Drop-in activities in our geodesic dome