J-Sin
159 posts
Mar 27, 2015
2:23 AM
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Hi folks!
My world music trio Sigi Tolo will be releasing an album full of original harmonica music soon. Influences come from the Balkans and Middle-East, but with dark, barbaric and bastardized twists. It's a story about malicious baths of the orient, processions of broken prayer robots, and aural courts of the aurora that never existed.
Enjoy this first cut from the forthcoming album!
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Komuso
516 posts
Mar 27, 2015
3:09 AM
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"processions of broken prayer robots"
I'd buy it just for that line!
Sounds great too;-)
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isaacullah
2970 posts
Mar 27, 2015
9:37 AM
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Dig that sound, J-Sin! There are a small handful of truly progressive harmonica players that I listen to and feel inspired about the future of our little instrument. You are one of them. And now there are broken prayer robots, too. :)
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nacoran
8374 posts
Mar 27, 2015
12:53 PM
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Love it!
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arzajac
1618 posts
Mar 27, 2015
12:55 PM
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This is the real stuff! The harmonica is a great choice for this sound. A harp can covey emotion without having to sound like Big or Little Walter! This is refreshing, energetic.
I enjoyed the live version of this cut you shared a while back, too!
I am enthusiastic about your upcoming album!
Cheers!
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BronzeWailer
1630 posts
Mar 27, 2015
1:08 PM
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This is great! I like your description too.
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marine1896
24 posts
Mar 27, 2015
1:08 PM
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Against the back drop of this music and to the average ear the harmonica sounds not unlike a snake charmers pungi.
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2chops
371 posts
Mar 27, 2015
2:38 PM
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That was pretty cool. Only problem is that I got a little carried away. Started dancing around in the kitchen yelling Opah! and smashed our plates on the floor. Seriously though...that was pretty cool.
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nacoran
8376 posts
Mar 27, 2015
2:51 PM
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2chops, I've got one piece I play on a harmonic minor tuned harp. When I play out at open mics it gets everyone clapping- the problem is, the way I play it it's supposed to speed up every time and that confuses all the clappers, and they end up throwing me off. :)
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2chops
372 posts
Mar 27, 2015
3:04 PM
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Nacoran...I can sew how that could end up sounding like a train wreck. My taste in music is so varied, I forget to look up this kind of music until someone posts it here or when I hear it in a movie. That harp is a wonderfully flexible instrument.
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J-Sin
160 posts
Mar 29, 2015
7:38 AM
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Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated!
It has taken a lot of effort to accomodate myself to this kind of music. It's starting to pay off. There are tunes on this album even I couldn't imagine playing a few years back.
We'll be putting another tune out next Friday. I'll keep you guys informed!
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shakeylee
209 posts
Mar 29, 2015
1:13 PM
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this is just fantastic!!!
i play with a klezmer ensemble at the beginning of each month.we are lead by a trombone player(he leads the group)and have saxes,clarintets,fiddles,accordians ,guitar ,trumpet,viola,but no harp.
i tend to play guitar for it,and harmonica afterwards.
sometimes a fiddler from berlin,who played with me every sunday for years,comes to the states and shares with me different gypsy music he studies.
but,i am used to hearing lots of instruments with this type of music. the west philly orchestra ,for example,plays balkan dance music with tons of brass.
i like your stripped down version!!
your recording is very inspiring!!!
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harpdude61
2257 posts
Mar 29, 2015
3:53 PM
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Thank you for reminding me that our cool little instrument has no limits. Well done!
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