The Crank Ensemble is a San Francisco-based performance group whose musicians create rhythmic and repetitive patterns by using handmade crank-operated machines. The instruments are constructed by artist Larnie Fox; each has a mounted piezo (contact microphone) to amplify its sound. The ensemble of cranks creates layers of sound, resulting in a range of a sparse new-music style "plinking" to melodic loopiness and hardcore noise.
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This is the third of three video recordings from the Maker Faire in 2007

This video is courtesy of Maker Faire. A big thanks to Sherry Huss and Dale Dougherty for making this possible. makerfaire.com/ The next Fair is May 4th and 5th in San Mateo, CA

The Crank Ensemble has performed at numerous local spaces/events such as the Luggage Store, the LAB, the Hemlock Tavern, 12 Galaxies, at 21 Grand as part of the Edgetone Music Summit, Godwaffle Noise Pancakes, the Maker Faire, and at New Music Bay Area’s "Garden of Memory" columbarium walk-through event at Chapel of the Chimes.