Tesla Sings For Doctor Who

Logan Westbrook

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Tesla Sings For Doctor Who

No, this isn't some deeply weird slash fiction, instead it is a the theme song from Doctor Who performed on Tesla Coils.


The familiar theme was performed by the band/mad scientist cabal ArcAttack [http://www.arcattack.com/] at Chattacon 34 in Chattanooga, Tennessee earlier this year, utilizing a unique set up of their own creation.

I'm not going to pretend that I completely understand the science behind it, but the creators have very kindly tried to explain in on their website:

ArcAttack employs a unique DJ set up of their own creation (an HVDJ set up) to generate an 'electrifying' audio visual performance. The HVDJ pumps music through a PA System while two specially designed DRSSTC's (Dual-Resonant Solid State Tesla Coils) act as separate synchronized instruments.

These high tech machines produce an electrical arc similar to a continuous lightning bolt which put out a crisply distorted square wave sound reminiscent of the early days of synthesizers. The music consists of original highly dance-able electronic compositions that sometimes incorporates themes or dub of popular songs.
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Yeah, what they said...

Source: Boing Boing [http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/20/tesla-coils-sing-the.html]



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Galletea

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Wow. This is as close to love as I'm ever going to feel for that show. That is rather awesome.
 
NewClassic_v1legacy

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I must say that this is incredibly awesome. I've always been a fan of telsa coils (I blame growing up on Soviet Campaign in Command and Conquer: Red Alert), and using them for such highly educational functions as as music and Dr. Who is something that I quite thoroughly approve of.

Although I'm now fearing there's an escapist out there plotting to make a Telsa/Dr. Who slash fan fiction, if only because of your opening line. I am both confusingly awed and deeply scared by this conclusion.
 
The_root_of_all_evil

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NewClassic said:
Although I'm now fearing there's an escapist out there plotting to make a Telsa/Dr. Who slash fan fiction, if only because of your opening line. I am both confusingly awed and deeply scared by this conclusion.
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Trivun

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I absolutely loved it, and I'm sure the Doctor would too.

David Bowie would be proud (try to guess the reference here).
 
Mstrswrd

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This, too was awesome. I say "too," because of this link.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/294466.html

Zelda on a Tesla Coils, IMHO, beats Dr. Who on Tesla Coils.
 
ThaBenMan

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At first I thought it was going to be that band Tesla playing a Doctor Who song or something, but this definitely beats shitty hair metal.
 
TheBluesader

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I bet if Tesla were alive today, he'd say, "Stop making music with my invention! Aren't there lunar death-rays to build? Sheesh, you people."

Of course, Tesla was a great inventor but not the greatest guy in the world, so I guess what he thinks about some things doesn't matter.

To echo others here, this video could only be closer to perfection with the addition of Mr. T.
 
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the only thing to make it cooler would be if it was the original theme not the newfangled one from the newer series

as for Telsa himself, i think he would have liked it, he was a bit of an odd sort really
 
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