House of the Rising Robot

More Robot music. This time by Pretune on Vimeo. Here are the instruments used:

a. HP Scanjet 3P, Adaptec SCSI card and a computer powered by Ubuntu v9.10 OS as the Vocals. (hey, the scanner is old)
b. Atari 800XL with an EiCO Oscilloscope as the Organ
c. Texas instrument Ti-99/4A with a Tektronix Oscilloscope as the Guitar
d. Hard-drive powered by a PiC16F84A microcontroller as the bass drum and cymbal

The Original

Of course the original House of The Rising Sun was done by The Animals. WRONG. They just made it popular.

“The House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song from the United States. Also called “House of the Rising Sun” or occasionally “Rising Sun Blues”, it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans. The most successful commercial version was recorded by the English rock group The Animals in 1964, which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, Finland and Canada. [Wikipedia]

Here’s a version by Louisiana bluesman Leadbelly:

Here’s country star Dolly Parton’s version:

And here’s the one that made it famous by The Animals:

Personally, I favor the robot version…

-Mike

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• The Leadbelly Foundation