Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks
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Life size silicon doll buyer’s guide:
Link to videoSkeletal construction, from TPE (cheaper, less durable, less lifelike) to silicon (more expensive, more durable, more lifelike), details like wigs vs. “implanted” hair, variable firmness for different parts of the doll, etc. Brief discussion on buyers’ psychology. A rather comprehensive guide given the length of the video.
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One person singing two tones at the same time.
Interesting and impressive, but not exactly pleasant, rather weird. She demonstrates usage in a folk tune near the end, but I cannot yet imagine how to use that effectively in compositions.
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"Overtone singing" has a rich history going back hundreds of years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing
@Axtremus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
Link to videoI cannot yet imagine how to use that effectively in compositions
If you want to learn how to do it, here's something to get you started.
Link to video"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Wow!!!!
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Roy Wood Jr. on Black music and Black people not doing patriotic songs:
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The white Aragvi and the black Aragvi, two rivers that meet but their water does not mix:
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OMG! I found an Asian mini Peter Bence!
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I don't know the theremin well enough to tell if this is all authentic, but it seems plausible. The Flight of the Bumblebee is well suited for the theremin.
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This just strikes me as something very “Asian” these days. Only the (East) Asians do this, and they only do it with Western music, Western musical instruments. (And the “9 Women” reference reminds me of @CrashTest.)
Link to videoFrom there I found this little gem, an original:
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@Axtremus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
This just strikes me as something very “Asian” these days.
LOL I agree.
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2014 remake of RoboCop.
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Better than the original, IMO.
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Simple, very nice melody.
The title suggests that it's written for the pipa (the instrument featured in the video), and it does sound fitting, but IMO hasn't fully taken advantage of the instrument. Many iconic, idiosyncratic techniques are left unused. In my estimation it requires only beginner/intermediate skill to play. In the video it's played in F-major/D-minor, but I would be tempted to play it in C-major/A-minor to try to get more resonance out of the instrument. In any case, I like the simplicity and I deem it a very beautiful melody. -
Nice video.
I believe you've posted videos of her before...
This instrument seems like a fancy ukulele - four strings, with almost all of the length fretted, so the vibrating part of the string is short, giving it an interesting sound.
Years ago, I had an album of koto and flute, which I enjoyed.
it requires only beginner/intermediate skill to play
Looking at the performance, it seems like something that even a geezer like me could learn fairly quickly.
But...yeah, nice melody.
In the video it's played in F-major/D-minor, but I would be tempted to play it in C-major/A-minor to try to get more resonance out of the instrument
Are you familiar with the pipa? Your comment seems to indicate that you are. Also, yeah, more resonance would be nice.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
