Accordion, Instrument of the Gods

Linus Akesson’s “Commodordion” — an electronic accordion made with two Commodore 64 computers and floppy disks for bellows!

Leave it to Linus Akesson, 8-bit music maker extraordinaire and creator of other retrofitted instruments such as the  Sixtyforgan and Qwertuoso to create an electronic accordion with two Commodore 64 computers, floppy disks, and duct tape: The Commodordion!

Writing about the Commodordion is like dancing about architecture — the best way to understand it is to watch Linus’ video below:

Joey deVilla

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