Part 4: experimental instrument exposé – Glass Armonica

Part 4: experimental instrument exposé – Glass Armonica

(via glassarmonica.com) In 1761 Benjamin Franklin attended a  musical recital of water tuned wineglasses by a friend named Delval.  Enchanted by what he heard Franklin set out to make 'a more convenient' arrangement of the instrument.  Initially dubbing his new...

Part 2: experimental instrument exposé – Hang

Part 2: experimental instrument exposé – Hang

Part 2: of my experimental instrument exposé.  Sweet merciful drum heads I want one of these... sigh. (originally brought to my attention via Blampfy) (via Wikipedia) A Hang (pronounced [haŋ], with vowel sound between those of the words hot and hungry) is a musical...

Part 1: experimental instrument exposé – Waterphone

Part 1: experimental instrument exposé – Waterphone

Part 1: of my experimental instrument exposé.  This thing gives me the willies... I want one. I was introduced to the Waterphone via the show "Storage Wars" then found it on "small entity". Wait for the bow to draw across the waterphone as it's rotated... how many...

Björk – New World

Björk – New World

OMG  you had me at "sunlight unfolds in my hair" ...The trumpets at the end. Their wistful cry. sigh.  I <3 Björk Lyrics: Train-whistles, sweet clementine Blueberries dancers in line Cobwebs, a bakery sign Ooooh a sweet clementine Ooooh dancers in line Ooooh If...