Buttons, sliders, and rotating knobs remove the human element in digital communication. Interaction with this hardware is simple because its position is defined within the whole, i.e. a slider position is defined by location in the slot it slides in. This simplicity enables the hardware controls to be easily learned and assimilated into mental models. To attain a deeper connection between technology and users, technology needs to connect to the subconscious, the intuitive space that follows the logic of our mind. In the same way traditional user interfaces are simple because they immediately communicate their position, hardware that connects to the subconscious must intuitively define a unique language to communicate its position to the user. Emotive Groove is a series prototypes I am exploring to build this new frontier of connection between user and technology.