Philbo King
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One I used while a teen to investigate modal music (something like sitar melodies). It's also a drone tuning: D A D A A D I got really fond of the slight phasing/flanging sound of the intonation imperfections between 2nd and 3rd strings of the Teisco Del-rey $20 electric I had at the time. This is one example of the idea that imperfections are often way more interesting than totally perfect sound.
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I've thought about this a few times, like "what would music look like if there were no electricity?" My guess is it would return to being acoustic music, and the audiences would need to be retrained to actually listen rather than trying to shout at each other over the music. I'm not optimistic it would work very well due to the increasingly common trait of people feeling compelled to speak every thought that crosses their minds. But maybe I'm just a crabby old man... 🤣
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OT: Anyone planning to watch the eclipse?
Philbo King replied to RABid's topic in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
I was able to see the partial eclipse. I was on a gravel road returning from a trip to buy cannabis-infused water my spouse sent me after... By making a pinhole camera with my hand and watching the shadow of it. It was a little bit underwhelming but at least I saw it. -
OT: Anyone planning to watch the eclipse?
Philbo King replied to RABid's topic in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
Partially. It won't be a total eclipse here. And if things go as normal for Iowa, it'll be cloudy (Murphys Law); the last time we had a clear night for astronomic phenomenon was comet Kohoutec in the 80s. -
(OT) How is your weather?
Philbo King replied to RABid's topic in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
After a night of thunderstorms and rain, it's been snowing all day here in Iowa. -
I think my choice would be an old-school music stand. Most mic stands are subject to toppling. One like this: https://www.amazon.com/OEF-Furnishings-Portable-Height-Adjustable/dp/B08JD2VC3H/ref=asc_df_B08JD2VC3H?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80058307777658&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583657835964775&psc=1
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For the love of vinyl
Philbo King replied to BMD's topic in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
I can't speak authoritively on the location of your marbles, but I also like 12" album covers! -
Thinking about Keith Emerson
Philbo King replied to techristian's topic in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
Attitude is a big piece of depression. When living alone, you can feel lonely, or you can feel free. Easier said than done sometimes... When I was 15 in 1970, I fell 65 feet while in some deep woods. I had a near-death experience (too long to bring up here), and woke to find I had a 2 mile walk back to the house. My whole body was clenched like a fist, the back of my head was a bit mushy, and my left wrist was dangling at a peculiar angle. I was in severe shock, but I made it home and my sister got me to a hospital. They found 4 vertebrae exploded from the pressure of landing along with the fractured wrist and skull fracture. Anyway... fast forward a month, they had me strung out on pills until I got the body cast off 9 months later. Then the hard part started - getting unstrung. I would delay taking a pill until I was soaked in sweat, but not yet into convulsions. For months I kept increasing the delay until it stretched into several days, when I finally just stopped. The depression was astoundingly bad, but using less harmful drugs (pot & an occasional brain reset with mushrooms) got me through it. I guess we all have 'war stories'; this was one of mine.