Retro tech plays House of the Rising Sun YouTube user BD594,
also known as James Cochrane, is no stranger to pushing retro
tech to its musical limits. Back in 2009 he coaxed a scanner, an
Atari 800XL and a host of other antiquated gadgets to perform
Bohemian Rhapsody. The results, while certainly enjoyable, were
a tad tone deaf. Well, in the years since he's tweaking his
"musicians" and his orchestra has just issued its second single
-- a stunning rendition of House of the Rising Sun, in the style
of the Animals. Seriously, this staple of '60s high school
rockstar wannabes is absolutely nailed by the assortment of hard
drives, oscilloscopes and the scanner. Cochrane isn't alone in
his quest to turn obsolete tech into musical magic. Christopher
Mitchell managed to hack a Ti graphing calculator and floppy-
disk drive into a monophonic media player. While his
accomplishment is impressive, he loses this round for wasting
his skills on the saccharin stylings of Cold Play. Check out
both videos after the break.   Re