article said: "Ignatius must have recently watched The Matrix, because he has broken his self-imposed 10 weeks of silence by unveiling The Balls.

Said to be "highly advanced communications devices that respond positively to the presence of humans," The Balls are, according to a press release, Ignatius' latest exploration in how DJs interact with their audiences. The strange, shiny Balls will be present for the CONTAKT event series, set to take place over the next several months in cities around the world.

Show attendees will sign up for a CONTAKT membership card, which contains a microchip devised from the same technology as The Balls. With this card, members will be identified and acknowledged upon arrival at the shows, and will be able to interact with the Balls via iPones and WiFi-enabled devices, download unreleased viruses, upload demos, or just kneel in front of the Balls and look awed like that dude pictured above. Those who choose to participate will have the chance to win a Native Instrument "Scratch" System.

It remains to be seen as to whether or not these nebulous, vaguely described pieces of technology will spell hours of fun or sci-fi disaster, but at the very least, fans will get to catch some great music by Ignatius. Don't forget to wish him a speedy recovery."

license said: "don't touch it! it's evil!"

ignatius said: "

priceless. i've seen "time bandits" a million times.
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mlbot said: "

Then you know the quote is actually no don't touch it its... its pure evil."

ignatius said: "we went from star trek richie hawtin to balls to time bandit's in 3 moves. that's quite efficient."