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8 m o r
e t u n e s . . .
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tunes that i have been working on today in
between met observations... i
particularly like the music for
semi-consciousness which is kind of like
waking up:
note to anyone
that has / will download my "goat, wood
& wire" tune below - its pretty bass
heavy so i wouldn't recommend playing it through
small speakers or it'll just sound terrible!
cheers, rob
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8 g o a
t , w o o d , & w i r e
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day saturday, 5 hours in the green room, and
a new piece of music made out of a guitar,
some human fingers, and one antarctic-made
djembe! it was such a supreme
joy to spend a solid block of time on my own
making this tune that i feel i could take
pretty much anything if allowed the ability
and time to do stuff like this.
anyway, here is the tune - everything in one
take so a few slightly dodgy beats but ill
fix that the next time i get the chance:
"goat,
wood & wire"
as usual,
please right click on this link and then
select "save as..." to get the mp3
the technique
approximated on the guitar is called
"tapping". the guitar (at least
in my version) is played tilted towards your
body, with the right arm laid along the strings
to apply damping, and using 2 fingers of the
right hand to ht "tap" the strings and
make them resonate. I was inspired to have
a shot at this technique by watching an amazing
video on youtube after catriona (my sister) sent
me a link to it. here is that link.
if you're interested in exciting and innovative
guitar playing, try and watch everything you can
by this guy - he's just superb:
Erik
Mongrain Tune on YouTube
this made me
think of the brain and the fact that we
supposedly only use a small portion of it's
power. this is true for so many things -
take this ordinary electro-acoustic guitar,
stick it on it's side and slap it in a manner
employing the most supreme subtlety, and you get
a sound like that. hmm...
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g o u l d
, d j e m b e , t h i n g
s o f t h a t n
a t u r e . . .
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the american
research vessel the "laurence m. gould"
visited our little home on the weekend of
the 26th of january. i was lucky
enough to get on board for several hours
whilst she cruised around ryder bay doing
some science work. it was a dreary day
with rain to start with but it quite good
for moody black and white shots around the
deck. here are some... |
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and in other
news, i have finished all my official
field-work for the season, so most other field
trips that i may or may not get to go on
should be based securely on work of the
non-sweat inducing type. basically, i
can be free of the terrifying feeling of
having set off on a 4 hour plane journey to a
destination in the middle of nowhere for a
once only trip, and having forgotten some
crucial piece of equipment,,, come to
think of it, their are plenty of other ways to
entice sweat forth from the pores, and they
may feature more prominently. but i look
forward to it!
so in my
increased spare time since my boss arrived
halfway through january, i have finished
making a djembe. for those that don't
know, this is a west african traditional drum
made from wood, goat-skin and cord. some
pics of the process and the finished item
(sounds to follow!).
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i am really
quite pleased with how this has turned out -
i have 3 more skins which i have drum shaped
plans for... but it will all depend on
the "uber-project...." more
in future blogs! |
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a couple of
bird pics to finish - a chinstrap penguino in
closeup, and a tern.
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