Sam James Battle (born Bartle), known online as Look Mum No Computer, is a British YouTuber, electronics enthusiast, musician and composer who posts videos about making pro audio gear and synthesizers, as well as original music tracks.[3][4][5] He is known for making and playing unusual, esoteric, and eccentric electronic musical devices made from vintage technology; notably such devices as a Furby organ, a synthesizer fused with a classic Raleigh Chopper bicycle, and a Gameboy Triple Oscillator synthesizer.[3] Battle directs This Museum is Not Obsolete—a museum in Ramsgate, Kent which showcases vintage analogue devices which are often repurposed for humorous uses.[6]
Sam Battle | |
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 Battle with electronic equipment | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sam James Bartle[1] |
| Born | 1990 (age 33–34)[2] England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Member of | ZIBRA |
| Website | lookmumnocomputer |
YouTube
editSam Battle launched his YouTube channel in 2013, originally setup for ZIBRA, a band that Battle created with three friends. Battle's first music gear related video was posted in 2016.[3][7] Besides ad income from YouTube, Battle has also been funding his electronic inventions with fan donations, on the subscription platform Patreon.[3]
In 2019, he created a Furby (an electronic robotic toy) based synthesizer, by wiring it up into a modular synthesizers.[8] In 2022, Battle began restoring a 1914 church organ, as an exhibit in This Museum is Not Obsolete,[9] the process of which has been documented on his channel. Battle also produces and sells modular synthesizer components,[10] such as the #1222 Performance VCO.[4]
As of January 2024, his YouTube channel has garnered over sixty-three million views.[11]
Music career
editHe released his first single called "Groundhog Day" in 2019.[3] He did a tour in Germany, Switzerland and the UK in 2019.[3]
In May 2022, he joined with Cuckoo and Hainbach to form a musical supergroup called Uncompressed.[5]
Battle has co-produced several composition for screening, such as Satellite Moment (with Charlie Fink), for the film adaptation of a Street Cat Named Bob, as well as Glitter and Gold (with Barns Courtney) for Netflix's series Safe.[12]
Discography
editAs Look Mum No Computer
editSingles
edit- "Groundhog Day" – 2019
- "Modern Gas" – 2019
- "Shock Horror" – 2020
- "Desperado Vespa" – 2020
- "Daydreamer" – 2020
- "Stand and Deliver" – 2020
- "Youth8500" – 2021
- "Stupid Me" – 2021
- "RIDE" – 2021
- "Mind Over Matter" – 2021
- "We'll Find a Way" – 2022
Albums and EPs
edit- "Human Procrastination" – 2019 (EP)
- "These Songs are Obsolete" – 2020
- "Look Mum No Bootleg PT. I" – 2022
- "Look Mum No Bootleg PT. II" – 2022
References
edit- ^ "TIME IS NOT A HEALER IT S A TOOL FOR RESENTME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Look Mum No Computer, portrait of a musician 100% maker – Makery".
- ^ a b c d e f "Inside the crazy, musical mind of Look Mum No Computer". Engadget. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b Vincent, Robin (6 May 2022). "Look Mum No Computer brings Kosmo #1222 Performance VCO to Eurorack". gearnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b Rogersonpublished, Ben (26 May 2022). "Look Mum No Computer, Cuckoo and Hainbach are forming "the world's first synth-nerd supergroup"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ By (24 September 2021). "This (Obsolete Technology) Museum Is (Not) Obsolete". Hackaday. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Guitar into modular synth Interfacing, retrieved 23 September 2022
- ^ "Furby Synthesizer Creates Sounds Nobody Should Ever Hear". Nerdist. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Booth, Martin (24 May 2022). "The organ that took up most of a house has finally been removed". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Vincent, Robin (24 February 2022). "Look Mum No Computer AAAPPPCCC chiptune noise machine". gearnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's Youtube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Look Mum No Computer". Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2022.