<a href="http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/biology/electric_fish/electric_fish.html" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1416" style="vertical-align: top; border: 0; margin: 8px;" title="small_elephant_nose" src="http://strangeattractor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/small_elephant_nose.jpg" alt="small_elephant_nose" width="400" height="128" /></a>

No, not a new synth band, but the Elephant Nose fish, <em>Gnathonemus petersii.</em>

The article at <em><a href="http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/biology/electric_fish/electric_fish.html" target="_blank">Sci-toys</a></em> describes the electrical organs in the fish's tail and how to mic one up to create uber-minimalist <a href="http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/biology/electric_fish/fish9.wav" target="_blank">electronic rhythms</a>. Just add reverb and echo to taste!

via <a href="http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Matrix Synth</a>