Clones of Shulgin's MIDI machine are available for $500, bling not included. View Slideshow When Russian musician Alexei Shulgin takes the stage, he does so with a computer keyboard strapped across ...

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Clones of Shulgin’s MIDI machine are available for $500, bling not included. credit Courtesy Sergey Leontiev and Yuri Palmin Alexei Shulgin uses a 20-year-old PC to create his unique music. A retro ...