By tyler on May 29, 2008 in Bowed Instruments, Performances, Recordings, Traditional | 3 Comments
Here is a traditional Swedish tune, “Polska After Sven Donat,” played with nyckelharpa. Notice the shifting sounds of the keys being pressed.
By tyler on May 20, 2008 in Bands/Musicians, Electronic/Digital, Homemade/DIY, Machines/Robots, Metal, Percussion Instruments, Performances, User Submissions | 0 Comments
From Austin, Texas: An advanced composition of Tesla coils, robotic drums, and a computer controlled, self-resonating pipe organ makes ArcAttack and Resonance Studios one wildly electrifying group of sounds. Their main venue is the club/dance/spirit scene and I could definitely picture ArcAttack performing downtown with some high budget videography (as if the 10ft [...]
By tyler on May 12, 2008 in Contemporary, Electronic/Digital, Nature, Noisemakers, Percussion Instruments, Performances, Public, Vegetable Instruments | 1 Comment
Incredibly innovative with their sound and style, the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra plays nothing but vegetables and kitchen tools. Consisting of eleven musicians, one cook, and one sound engineer, the orchestra incorporates a spectrum musical styles including contemporary music, free jazz, noise, dub, experimental electronic, and house beets. Some of their instruments include onion [...]
By tyler on May 7, 2008 in H2O Instruments, Performances, Strange Combinations, Stringed Instruments, Woodwind Instruments | 1 Comment
Powered by three states of matter (excluding plasma), a violin (solid), a clarinet (gas), and a hydraulophone (liquid) come together to produce this unique version of “Summertime.” Steve Mann (center) is the inventor of the modern hydraulophone.