Definitely something I wish that I had!

Ever wanted to iron your clothes and make music at the same time?

Matti Niinimäki of Finland has combined a common household chore with music control. He transforms an iron and ironing board into a wireless music controller, capable of generating wobble bass, slicing beats, sampling, and anything else he might devise.

The ironing board itself is self-contained, sensing grayscale values on the surface. (That might mean you’d have to calibrate it to your shirt patterns if you really did use this to do your ironing, or at least put a marker between the iron and your shirts.) There’s also an accelerometer, and the device gives you feedback with vibration and LED. See also a second video.

SoundWorks Collection has published a new video featuring sound re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor Ren Klyce and music composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discussing their work on “The Social Network”. The 45 minute discussion was moderated by Bruce Carse.

Director Clément Beurais followed Boys Noize [a] around Shanghai when he was in town to play the Mao Livehouse, and he’s put together a music video—part travelogue and part concert film—that’s a perfect fit for the German producer’s high-energy techno.