Today, Behringer has introduced the BM-13 Phaser – an unofficial copy of the classic Moog ‘Moogerfooger’ MF-103 12-Stage Phaser.
Like the Moog original, the BM-13 ‘Boogerfooger’ features 6-stage and 12-stage phasing, stereo output, and CV/Expression control.
Behringer previously announced plans for an entire line of Moogerfooger knockoffs, including the MF-101 Lowpass Filter, MF-104M Analog Delay, Moog MF-107 Freqbox and MF-105 MuRF pedals.
Details about pricing and availability are still to be announced. Behringer priced the previously announced MuRF copy at $179, though, so this is likely to be in similar territory.
View the intro video and share your thoughts on the MB-13 ‘Boogerfooger’ in the comments!
Electronicos Fantasticos! is a Japanese electronic music project led by artist/musician Ei Wada that repurposes old electrical appliances to create new electromagnetic musical instruments.
Their CRT-TV Drums repurpose old analog TVs to be visually striking electronic drums:
The sound is produced by ‘catching’ static electricity from a CRT with your hands and sending electrical signals through your body to a guitar amplifier.
The project has transformed CRT televisions, electric fans, camcorders, air conditioners and telephones as instruments.
Here’s another example, a CRT Guitar:
The CRT-TV Drums are used as part of a complete ensemble of original electronic instruments, as shown in this video:
You can see more examples of their work and performances at their site.
Teenage Engineering let us know that their Choir – a collection of 8 wooden virtual vocalists that ‘sing’ with synthesized voices – is featured as a vocal ensemble in the soundtrack to the movie, Elio.
Elio is the latest animated film from Pixar, and is about a lonely 11-year old boy that ends up going on adventure in space.
In January 2025, composer Rob Simonsen contacted Teenage Engineering about using their Choir on the soundtrack:
“We were looking for an otherworldly sound—something that sounded relatable, that echoed vocalizations, communication that humans could understand, but felt like it was from another world.
I came across these choir dolls and heard their sound. It was beautiful—electronic, but human. Each body is handcrafted. They have a robotic but organic sound at the same time. It felt like a perfect answer to what we were looking for.”
Teenage Engineering provided 24 choir dolls, and developed new firmware to evenly distribute musical notes across the choir.
Recording took place at the Sony scoring stage in Los Angeles, where the Choir dolls were mic’d similarly to a human choir and recorded in the same acoustic space:
Simonsen used the Choir as part of the sonic identity for The Communiverse, a futuristic interplanetary organization. The Choir is arranged similarly to a traditional choral ensemble, but the results have a distinctive synthesized character.
An example of the Choir in use can be heard in the following track, around 3:25 in:
This is the first time, that Teenage Engineering is aware of, that the Choir has been featured in a major soundtrack.
Information about the Choir is available at the TE site.
