TommyRude Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 [video:youtube] Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Love it! Any idea where that was? Reminds me of the art center in San Antonio, TX. Also sounds familiar - I think from a movie or something. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG11 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Here's a reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_%28nursery_rhyme%29 Quote Akai EWI 4000, VL70m, AN1x, PX560, MU1000XG+PLGs-DX,AN,VL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Hughes Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 From the BBC4 programme "Prom 27: Folk Music around Britain and Ireland" aired on 3rd August 2018. The Unthanks are accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Wow, that was wild - thanks for posting. Creepy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werno Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Love it! Any idea where that was? Reminds me of the art center in San Antonio, TX. Also sounds familiar - I think from a movie or something. Looks like Albert Hall. A wikki search gave me this- A version of the rhyme became familiar to many UK children when it became the theme tune of an ITV children's TV show called Magpie, which ran from 1968 to 1980. The popularity of this version is thought to have displaced the many regional versions that had previously existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Wow Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Reminds me of Zeppelin. Here's more (with piano)..hypnotic [video:youtube] Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Simons Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Such beautiful voicing. Quote Yamaha P515, Pianoteq, Mainstage, iOS, assorted other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 While I appreciate the musicality of this, I have to be honest and say I found it incredibly unsettling from both an audio and visual standpoint. Still a cool share - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 While I appreciate the musicality of this, I have to be honest and say I found it incredibly unsettling from both an audio and visual standpoint. Still a cool share - thanks! Hey Cowboy, I think I know what you're talking about, and I'm thinking the stuff you find unsettling is the stuff I'm finding most compelling... but let me see if I'm right. Which video are you referencing, and what specifically unsettling stuff are you referring to? Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Certain elements reminded me tangentially of an old favorite of mine: [video:youtube] Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 While I appreciate the musicality of this, I have to be honest and say I found it incredibly unsettling from both an audio and visual standpoint. Still a cool share - thanks! Hey Cowboy, I think I know what you're talking about, and I'm thinking the stuff you find unsettling is the stuff I'm finding most compelling... but let me see if I'm right. Which video are you referencing, and what specifically unsettling stuff are you referring to? The first one you posted. I wasn't going anywhere near the second one after that, heheh. And I suspect you're right, I'd say the elements of this piece that I find disturbing are the very things that I'm sure many others (like the rapt audience at the Albert Hall) find magnetic and wonderful. Since you asked, I didn't like the sound, the arrangement, the method of vocal delivery nor the stage presentation of the band. It actually provoked an unpleasant physiological reaction in me, the way I imagine some people react to balloons being rubbed or squeaky writing on a chalkboard. All good - horses for courses and as I said in my post above it's undeniably musical. I certainly didn't find it boring - just disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I liked it. Thanks for posting. Had never heard of them. I didn't find it unsettling and I liked the arrangement. It was different, and sometimes different is good. Quote This post edited for speling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 While I appreciate the musicality of this, I have to be honest and say I found it incredibly unsettling from both an audio and visual standpoint. Still a cool share - thanks! Hey Cowboy, I think I know what you're talking about, and I'm thinking the stuff you find unsettling is the stuff I'm finding most compelling... but let me see if I'm right. Which video are you referencing, and what specifically unsettling stuff are you referring to? The first one you posted. I wasn't going anywhere near the second one after that, heheh. And I suspect you're right, I'd say the elements of this piece that I find disturbing are the very things that I'm sure many others (like the rapt audience at the Albert Hall) find magnetic and wonderful. Since you asked, I didn't like the sound, the arrangement, the method of vocal delivery nor the stage presentation of the band. It actually provoked an unpleasant physiological reaction in me, the way I imagine some people react to balloons being rubbed or squeaky writing on a chalkboard. All good - horses for courses and as I said in my post above it's undeniably musical. I certainly didn't find it boring - just disturbing. Got it. And I was incorrect in my prediction. I thought you might be referring to the visuals in the 2nd video, and specifically, the section from 2:40 - 3:10. The whole thing to me is amazing, and I think they get deeply into the pocket, especially when the piano kicks in earlier in the video, and on and on they go, softly but with purpose. Not the same as a funk pocket, but a pocket nonetheless. As for the sound, the vocals are naturally deep, and EQ'd to fill the sonic spectrum. Adding more instruments would only get in the way of this masterful vocal storytelling. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Certain elements reminded me tangentially of an old favorite of mine: [video:youtube] Yes I was thinking the same thing. Clannad's vocals are from another world. They are from Ireland, and the Unthanks are from the UK (and I think there are similar sounds from Scotland), but it all has a thread of folk music and storytelling. It seems that the music from this part of the world, there is a thread of Indian influence, with the harmonium and droning types of bagpipe-like sounds, love it. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I found Harold Budd's 1988 album, "The White Arcades" very haunting; eerily beautiful, and at times unsettling. There aren't any YouTube examples to post, but I did locate a Bandcamp page: https://haroldbudd.bandcamp.com/album/the-white-arcades Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Interesting thread. I watched the posted video a few times, and then the other stuff the Unthanks had on the web. My conclusion? It's formulaic. Once you know what they're up to, everything is pretty predictable. Not that it's bad or anything, just not as deep as I'd like upon repeated listenings. I wish them the best. Quote Life is too short to be playing bad music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Interesting thread. I watched the posted video a few times, and then the other stuff the Unthanks had on the web. My conclusion? It's formulaic. Once you know what they're up to, everything is pretty predictable. Not that it's bad or anything, just not as deep as I'd like upon repeated listenings. I wish them the best. OK, but if it's a great formula, and predictably excellent, then sign me up! Part of the appeal of this stuff for me, is the storytelling, the history of this music that stretches back generations, the family aspect, it feels like there is a social consciousness to what they are doing. That takes it all to another level, way beyond the sound and the notes. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG11 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 It reminds me, in many ways, of Hildegard von Bingen's compositions from the 11th century. e.g. Canticles of Ecstasy. or or, perhaps this, Duduk meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKhnvPDrbY Quote Akai EWI 4000, VL70m, AN1x, PX560, MU1000XG+PLGs-DX,AN,VL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Part of the appeal of this stuff for me, is the storytelling, the history of this music that stretches back generations, the family aspect, it feels like there is a social consciousness to what they are doing. That takes it all to another level, way beyond the sound and the notes. Nicely put. Quote Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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