Now that the holidays are behind us I think it is safe to post the sound of this very odd musical lighter shaped like a snowman. It plays a high frequency medley of Christmas tunes that will drive you and your family and especially animals crazy.
In spite of this, for some reason I had a strange affection toward this bizarre instrument. Perhaps it was the cheap metal construction, or the glistening lead paint. In any case, instead of engaging in the conversation with my companions at the pub, I pulled out my PCM-D50 and proceeded to made a recording of the lighter’s despondent squealing.
Musical Snowman Lighter in the Pub
As I was editing this document two dogs came running into my studio. They were very attracted to the squeaky toy sound for obvious reasons. I only have one dog so it might seem a little strange that two dogs came into my studio. 
I got this strange plastic wind up toy at a work event several years ago. I wrapped a rubber band around his neck because he started falling apart and spilling his guts all over the place. A little glue would probably fix that, but after this experiment I suspect that he is likely to get forgotten in a drawer for another few years. He shoots sparks and walks in a not so straight line. His labor intensive stumbling gate also makes quite a racket as you will notice from the recording.
A variety of processing went into this segment of backwards Rhodes electric piano. I started with a chunk from a loop recorded during a recent performance. I reversed the chunk and then slightly time compressed in 