Axehole

It’s Friday again, and you know what that means - time for us to get out the big guns of audio weirdness.

Every Friday is WTF day at Axehole, when we bring you the strangest, most bizarre, and even disturbing musical find of the week. In past weeks, we’ve brought you stripper ringtones; a Monica Bellucci-esque guitar; and even a monophonic robotic vacuum synthesizer.

This week, we bring you Exploded Monologes, a wearable machine that lets users send their voice to one or more of four speakers, each of them located approximately one meter from the mouth of the user.

A control interface with four different buttons enables the user to choose where his voice will be heard. An additional mask containing a microphone is worn to prevent the listener from hearing the performers voice directly.

According to the creators, “Exploded monologue is a performance tool that expands the possibilities of the narrative. The user is able to simulate different characters and play with the sonic space perceived by the listener.”

It’s not a true surround sound system. In fact we’re not really sure what it is, but we’re sure it’s good at exploding monologues and maybe even starting conversations.