Look Mum No Computer: What do you think of this year’s Eurovision entry?

Experimental electronic musician Look Mum No Computer is set to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, bringing his homemade instruments and inventive sound to a global audience.

The artist, whose real name is Sam Battle, is a Kent-based YouTuber and performer known for building and playing unusual electronic machines. He launched Look Mum No Computer in April 2016 as the name of a self-published zine focused on his creative projects. The idea soon evolved when he began filming videos and sharing his work online.

Battle describes himself as a lifelong musician and previously performed with the band Zibra, which has appeared at Glastonbury Festival. He says he now focuses on designing and building musical machines and creating music with them, despite having no formal electronics training and limited academic study in music.

As Look Mum No Computer, he has built a large online following for his eccentric instruments and performances. His creations include organs made from toys such as Furbies and Game Boys, synthesiser bicycles, flame-throwing keyboards and even a Star Wars-inspired droid orchestra. He has released multiple singles, albums and EPs, and recently completed a tour across Germany.

In 2019, Battle delivered a TEDx talk titled How to make Musical Flamethrowers Furby Organ + Strategic Procrastination, where he explored the ideas behind some of his most unusual inventions.

He also holds a Guinness World Records title for creating the world’s largest drone synthesiser in Ramsgate in 2020. In the same town he founded This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete, a museum dedicated to displaying his custom-built musical machines.

Alongside his own projects, Battle writes and produces for other artists including Barns Courtney and Kawala.

Check out more of his music here.

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