Mike Patton messes around with noisemakers in this video. The noisemakers are reconstructions of Luigi Russolo’s intonarumori and sound pretty awesome.

The story goes that the originals and their plans were all destroyed, so these reproductions are based on some of Russolo’s patents, eyewitness accounts, earwitness accounts, and some rare photos. I find the fact that their sound-making process is hidden away in boxes very thought-provoking.

(via the music of sound)