Frankenstein Sound Lab's listening history
A 7/8 improvisation on a set of 3 Bata drums, accented with afucha, tube shekere and cowbell.
The number 7 is a symbol for perfection or completeness: 7 colors in a rainbow, 7 musical notes in a scale, 7 days = a week, etc.
In Cuba, the…
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At a recent charity event held in my small town's train museum, I was admiring a massive brass train bell when the curator walked up to me. I commented that a bell would really rather be heard then seen, and he agreed. I offered to digitally record…
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"Afoxe" is a rhythm played by carnival groups from Bahia in Northeastern Brazil. It is named after an instrument that is traditionally used to play this pattern: an afoxe is a beaded gourd; aka "shekere". In this rendition, I replaced the shaker…
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a cover of 115 by elena seigman, by my band samsara.
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whoever's house it was forgot to turn the balcony lights on
we felt around and kicked the ground for a place to sit down.
you were cold so i gave you my coat, and you came close.
we just sat there, on the swinging chair, breathing up the air…
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jesus was alive
but he was a vampire
oh i can't believe my desire
for...jesus?
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I thought a microtonal piece almost completely in absynth would be a decent goal. So, I improvised bass, lead, chords, effects in 19 notes per octave against a sequence of drum loops run through effects. Then - just to see the difference I took…
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