I can’t seem to sate my hunger for bizarrely scored songs segueing into each other seamlessly. And, speaking of that…
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Steel Pan Approximations – Steel Pan Versions of Led Zep, T. Rex and Suppé
I’ve devised a way of creating approximate steel pan versions of any recording.
Like many things, you don’t realise how much you want to do it until you’ve done it.
Timbre! Unusual Instrumentation Playlist – Vol. II
It’s time for another foray into the world of oddly orchestrated recordings.
Timbre! Unsual Instrumentation Playlist – Vol. II (49:23)
| 01 Hip Chops – Roland Kirk | (Flute and Manzello) |
The Two Partons
I listened with a fair bit of scepticism, but I have to admit after listening to the two mp3s on this site, the author is correct: there are two Dolly Partons. Other posts you might like…Timbre! Unusual Instrumentation Playlist – Vol. IIIStickball (Stereo version)Arthur Wilkinson’s Beatle Cracker Suite (1965)
Timbre! Unusual Instrumentation Playlist – Vol. I
Timbre, as Frank Zappa says in the Real Frank Zappa Book, is everything:
If ‘Purple Haze’ were played on an accordion instead of a guitar, its impact would be entirely different
But it’s also confusing. To a Westerner, the sitar eternally signifies the mysterious allure of the East, while – as Talvin Singh once pointed out – ‘in Bombay, an electric guitar is exotic’. Why is this?
The Festive Five (2011) – A Garden Full of Sensi
Oh, look what Santa brought! Yes, everything from the sentimental to the chemically-enchanced is there, right there under the tree! And what’s that? A DMCA takedown notice? Oh, Santa, you shouldn’t have! Twelve Days Of Christmas – Peter Brogs “On the first day of Christmas my Jah Jah gave to me/ A garden full of sensi.” And what says ‘Christmas’ like highly potent cannabis plants? Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells – Fats Waller The wonderful thing …
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