在美国加利福尼亚一间灯光昏暗的排练厅里,各种乐器发出时明时暗的兰光。这是一支名为“杜鹃”的乐团,在用能发出从传统的非洲鼓到现代吉它乃至狗叫声的一些电子“马林巴”(木琴)演奏时的情景。这些电子马林巴是用有机玻璃、计算机集成块和霓虹灯管手工制作而成,持鼓槌来演奏,奏出的乐曲节奏强烈,动人心弦,完全不象早期电子音乐那令人混身发冷的嘟嘟声。“我们想造出令人耳目一新的乐器”,“杜鹃”乐团成员帕蒂·克莱门斯(Patti Clemens)说,“我们知道对自已的乐器所期望的是什么,这是史无前例的。” In a dimly-lit rehearsal hall in California, USA, various instruments emit bright, dark blue light. This is an orchestra known as “Rhododendron”, playing with some of the electronic “Marimba” (xylophone) that emits from traditional African drums to modern guitars and even barking dogs. These electronic marinas are hand-made from plexiglass, computer blocks and neon tubes and are played with drumsticks, playing rhythms and touching, completely unlike the chilling, early-stage electronic music chills Toot sound. “We wanted to create a refreshing instrument,” said Patti Clemens, member of the Rhododendron Orchestra. “We know what we expect of our instruments is unprecedented.”