
19/09/2025
Limited copies of the 'Buddha Machine 1 : 2023 Version' are back in stock
In 2005 the Beijing-based duo of Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian released their first, soon to be iconic “Buddha Machine” loop box, a quirky pocket soundsystem that propelled sound art into the consumer mainstream. It spawned a whole cultural movement, fuelled by Brian Eno professing his love for them, and an era of live show "Buddha Boxing" improvisations.
2023 Reissue of the very first Buddha Machine, newly upgraded with better sound quality and user experience including a louder speaker and 2 new individual side buttons to make the device control more direct and intuitive.
You either know what these are and have already hit the buy button, or you’re too young to remember the Brian Eno-fuelled craze for these ambient boxes and are about to enter a portal to a different time. We must have sold several - many - thousands of these in their various iterations, including editions made in collab with Philip Glass and Throbbing Gristle, and after about a decade in the wilderness, they’re now back, in a new replica version of the very first edition from 2005 - that’s before the Iphone era - with improved controls and sound quality. oh, and that all important line out, for your buddha boxing!