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The Pikachu Toy Orchestra

By Brian Ashcraft, 7:20 AM on Tue Jul 29 2008, 6,854 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Japanese circuit bender Kaseo has built an orchestra of modified Pikachus. Above, a Y.M.O. (Yellow Mouse Orchestra) made up MIDI-controlled circuit-bent Pikachus, performs "Rydeen" by the actual Y.M.O. (Yellow Magic Orchestra). After the jump, spiky Pikachu! So awesome.

Circuit-bent Pikachu instruments [Pink Tentacle]

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