Featured Blog News – July 2008 Archive (3)

Collaboration and visualization

[Also posted to the "art meets music" group.]

Greetings to all. I am very interested in collaborating with visual artists, especially video artists (but I am open to anything). In particular, I am currently looking for visual work to incorporate into a small concert I will giving in the States this fall (late September) to coincide with an independent CD-R release. So if you hear something of mine (as posted here or on my http://mysterybear.net) that inspires a visual response or… Continue

Added by Dave Seidel on July 19, 2008 at 7:37pm — 2 Comments

Overtone meets india (o.m.i.)

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Overtone meets india (o.m.i.)

The encounter of overtone singing with Indian classical music is a particular challenge. Indian musical instruments like Tanpura, Harmonium or Shrutibox are inspiring accompanying instruments for many overtone singers. While Indian classical music misses explicit overtones which, for instance, are known in the tradition of Mongolian music, accurate listening helps to… Continue

Added by Werner Worschech on July 12, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

MYSTERIES OF THROAT SINGING

MYSTERIES OF THROAT SINGING

An enormous collection of singing styles share common elements - opera, jazz, country, blues, rock n roll, gospel, pop, funk, rap, soul, et al. They sing songs, songs with words, words which emphasise whole notes, duration of singing breaths mostly under 10 seconds, and usually within a restricted zone of medium frequencies. Throat singing has none of these parameters.

The many styles of throat singing don't need songs or words - vocals are… Continue

Added by Dean Frenkel on July 4, 2008 at 3:47am — 2 Comments