iBand: like the Velvet Underground, but with iPhones

Back in our day we had to use these things called "laptops" to make music, but now it seems like any kid off the street can rock out with a jailbroken iPhone and some Red Bull. Put two of these ADD-addled youngsters together with a DS Phat-toting friend and you've got New York avant-garde out the wazoo. We hear Matthew Barney is designing the iconic cover art as we speak. Video is after the break.

[Thanks, Basar]

[JACOB @ Feb 20th 2008 9:12PM]

wow what game is on the ds?

[kevin_ho @ Feb 20th 2008 9:17PM]

it seems to be electroplankton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplankton

[JACOB @ Feb 20th 2008 9:19PM]

thanks

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 20th 2008 9:22PM]

that's cool but the piano guy did most of the music

[Hero @ Feb 20th 2008 10:07PM]

Music, no. Work, yes...

That's pretty sick.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 20th 2008 10:18PM]

well you know what I mean.

[rock99rock @ Feb 20th 2008 11:52PM]

I hate iphones, but that shit was sweet.

[Sam Winter @ Feb 21st 2008 5:10AM]

@rock99rock

you 'hate' iPhones? Have you owned one? For that matter, have you even evaluated one in person?
Are you just one of those "ZOMG I-FONE BLOWS! ONLYZ IDIOT APPLE SHEEP BY THAT POS" morons?

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 21st 2008 7:37AM]

@ Sam Winter

Well telling by both of your posts you are also some one who does " ZOMG!!!!! iPHONE PWNS ALL!!! APPLE SOLE RULER OF UNIVERSE!!! BOW DOWN!!!!"

[Jersey @ Feb 21st 2008 9:17AM]

wow..... I'm impressed with your contemporary art reference. You might actually be cultured geeks.

[FatalAce @ Feb 20th 2008 9:34PM]

this is pretty cool

[Byzil Mystwing @ Feb 20th 2008 9:36PM]

Guitar guy could use a slighlty stronger sense of rythem ._.

[MattyG @ Feb 21st 2008 4:50AM]

not really he's about on par with most bass players i've seen

[Tits @ Feb 20th 2008 9:49PM]

いｍすれてぇｙ葉ヴぇ尾ｄ

[Tits @ Feb 20th 2008 9:51PM]

Oh shit... sorry!

They probably have very good rythmic sens, its just an iphone is not the best tool for express it!

nice try though...

[mattbates @ Feb 20th 2008 9:56PM]

yeah like velvet underground except it really really sucks.

[Rae @ Feb 20th 2008 9:54PM]

are they gonna go on an apple store world tour??

[Paul @ Feb 21st 2008 12:04PM]

gizmodo had this 2 days ago

[Alistair loveless @ Feb 20th 2008 10:17PM]

im pretty down with this.

though id still like to the sequencing and looping on a jazz mutant, the keys on a projected infrared octave.

i could see something like this in a future iphone ad.


also psp rhythm is way better.



personally i'm going to stick with my mc-909

[PhReaK @ Feb 20th 2008 10:43PM]

I'm with you. PSP Rhythm is amazing. Although this vid was pretty good, just a slight lack of rhythm with the guitar/bass guy.

[XGM @ Feb 20th 2008 10:32PM]

EPIC !!!

[steve @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:24AM]

What's the connection to the Velvets?

[Zsy @ Feb 20th 2008 10:43PM]

Needs a theremin.

[SOOPERGOOMAN @ Feb 20th 2008 10:47PM]

WOW those things are useful for something after all!

Personally I prefer psp rhythm/psp kick/psp beats/Traxpad.

[ben @ Feb 20th 2008 10:55PM]

iPhone, be the death of me
iPhone, its my wife and its my life

Yeah, i'm pretty sure i'm not going to replace my lou reed for this bullshit....

If you want a "relatively" good toy instrument album check out Self's "Gizmodgery".... I've got a truck full o amps motha f$#ka

[eric @ Feb 21st 2008 3:01AM]

music recommendation always appreciated

[Gorillamonk @ Feb 21st 2008 11:28AM]

yea, interesting find on the cd. I will recommend you winning an internet.

[Dc @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:08AM]

They really need a better bass player... This one must improve! But still a great idea!New genius with new instruments! I hope to see more soon!

[Guishermo @ Feb 20th 2008 11:26PM]

Laaaame!

[Backlin @ Feb 20th 2008 11:40PM]

Sweet, time to bash my iPhone on the floor like Pete Townshend!

[Tom Oliveri @ Feb 20th 2008 11:48PM]

if i do recall, this was directly submitted to gizmodo by a gizmodo reader who is in the gizmodo band.

credit where credit's due?

[Darkest Daze @ Feb 21st 2008 12:57AM]

Wow, cool. It sounds like this site I know. It's called NoOneGivesACrap.com.

Now cut the damn spam.

[Richie @ Feb 21st 2008 9:22AM]

A well written article! Whit, cultural awareness, music and that technology all in a few dozen words.

[KazSur @ Feb 21st 2008 9:28AM]

@Darkest Daze..
I visited that site... it's pretty cool.. But no one replies when I try contacting the webmaster..

[JACOB @ Feb 21st 2008 1:42PM]

giz is a witch burn it itell u burn

[SPlurt @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:31PM]

iband remix.. haha this is so cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JI7iM6IR2c