Friday, January 20, 2006
We have Musical Inspiration!
A post from Rika, with a wealth of music research:
Music from Tuva
I have just been reading up on the Republic of Tuva, on the boarders of Mongolia, China meets Russia. I have a CD that literally is entitled Cowboy Music from the Wild East. It is FASCINATING (mp3 coming soon). This is truly where east meets west.. As you read you will see why there is a relationship to the show we are doing, and how Pete and I can meld sounds to create multiple layers of "intricate" sounds thanks to the modern technology of looping. The music here is throatsinging meets everything else...but this is a great discovery for me and it's worth a listen. In a way, the loop machine can create sounds that, a Tuvan cowboy can make with a single throat! :) Also, if you type "Tuva" in iTunes you will come up with all kinds of interesting Tuvan music, from traditional to 'explicit' rock.
Several Tuva links here.
Indonesian Monkey Chant aka Kecak - interestingly enough, I discovered the root of this dance/chant is a love story! :)
Bali's Kecak Dance- Of all the dances seen on Bali today, the Kecak dance is perhaps the most dramatic. Taken from the Hindu epic Ramayana, the dance tells the story of Prince Rama and his rescue of Princess Sita, who has been kidnapped by the evil King of Lanka. Unlike other dances, there is no gamelan orchestra accompanying it. Instead, a troupe of over 150 bare-chested men serve as the chorus, making a wondrous cacophany of synchronized "chak-achak-achak" clicking sounds while swaying their bodies and waving their hands.
Indonesian monkey music
Tibetan music and long horns
(Note--when over half your post titles end with an exclamation point, you can be justifiably accused of overexcitement. The madness ends here.)
Music from Tuva
I have just been reading up on the Republic of Tuva, on the boarders of Mongolia, China meets Russia. I have a CD that literally is entitled Cowboy Music from the Wild East. It is FASCINATING (mp3 coming soon). This is truly where east meets west.. As you read you will see why there is a relationship to the show we are doing, and how Pete and I can meld sounds to create multiple layers of "intricate" sounds thanks to the modern technology of looping. The music here is throatsinging meets everything else...but this is a great discovery for me and it's worth a listen. In a way, the loop machine can create sounds that, a Tuvan cowboy can make with a single throat! :) Also, if you type "Tuva" in iTunes you will come up with all kinds of interesting Tuvan music, from traditional to 'explicit' rock.
Several Tuva links here.
Indonesian Monkey Chant aka Kecak - interestingly enough, I discovered the root of this dance/chant is a love story! :)
Bali's Kecak Dance- Of all the dances seen on Bali today, the Kecak dance is perhaps the most dramatic. Taken from the Hindu epic Ramayana, the dance tells the story of Prince Rama and his rescue of Princess Sita, who has been kidnapped by the evil King of Lanka. Unlike other dances, there is no gamelan orchestra accompanying it. Instead, a troupe of over 150 bare-chested men serve as the chorus, making a wondrous cacophany of synchronized "chak-achak-achak" clicking sounds while swaying their bodies and waving their hands.
Indonesian monkey music
Tibetan music and long horns
(Note--when over half your post titles end with an exclamation point, you can be justifiably accused of overexcitement. The madness ends here.)
