Name: Tony-b Machine
URL: http://www.tony-b.org

Every rock & roller has got a bit of a shady past that hangs like a sword of Damocles over his head. I am no exception. Before listening to The Who, before listening to Oasis, before listening to The Sex Pistols… can you ever dare to guess which artist I intently listened to?

DJ Bobo.

Those of you who are still reading (and who haven’t wiped MusicKO from their bookmarks after such debilitating news) would be less shocked when you learn I was that keen on DJ Bobo only because my older brother (always a role model to me) was a rabid fan of electronic music. And you will feel relieved when I tell you that I never, ever lay a hand on his Ace Of Base and 2 Unlimited CDs.

[My brother from behind my back:] Hey, have you seen my copy of “The Sign”? Wait, here it is, what was it doing in your backpack??

Shit, man!! Keep quiet for a second, will you?!

Ahem.

Before it gets any worse I am telling you about this new app.

Named the Tony-b Machine, it will let you create your very own piece of electronic music. And the way you can get around doing that is dead clever (and entertaining, too). You simply pick the relevant effects (”Kick”, “Snare”, “Hi Hat” and “Cymbal”) and push the pertinent keys as you go along.

The results are actually very impressive, and one of the best bits is that you can proceed to save and upload them for everybody to listen to.

That is it, basically. This is the kind of site that you have to try in person to see how catchy it can be. Besides, now I feel an incredible urge to listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival and then to Bachman-Turner Overdrive so I have to go.

[My brother from behind my back again:] Oh, and you also had my Doctor Alban CD! I thought I had lost it for good years ago!

Sigh.

Now I am going to listen to The Style Council’s “The Whole Point Of No Return”…