Unusual styles of music / instruments / playing styles

[Automate]

Discuss about anything related to any sorts of unusual and creative musical things that you don't hear often or at all in western music. No matter the instruments' actual origin or age, be it western or not, as long as it is in some way unusual or rare or is being played in a different way than it is supposed to be played. To get this started, I'm going to post videos:

Khaen (mouth organ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDXU_gur-OM

Bağlama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXJAzS70r0M

Harpejji has an interesting sound. Is Dream Theater the only band using it? Haven't found any other bands yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItPJQFCpc5g

"Guitarbotana" by Mari Kimura - GuitarBot and violin subharmonics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNzL75a_dD8

"Fanfare" by Dante Bucci on a Hang - and he plays harmonics on it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNJswfXKJ3s

Also, note that there is already a thread for "epic guitar":
http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?488205

Some videos of multi-neck and custom-made guitars have already been posted there, so I think that unusual and awesome guitar-related things should mainly be posted to that thread.

 

[Patrick_S]

The Taiwanese metal band Chthonic often uses the instrument erhu in their songs.

 

[gunslingingbird]

The Spanish metal band Mägo de Oz uses all sorts of unconventional instruments in their music. Violins, bagpipes, panflutes, flutes, I think I even saw an accordion on the stage when they were at the Fillmore. One of my coworkers described their sound as "The Pogues meets Iron Maiden." :thumbsup:

 

[Automate]

Listened to Mägo de Oz and they sound fun! Thanks for that, GSB. Never heard of them before.

 

[edirons22]

Swiss Folk/Melodic Death Metal band Eluveitie use the Hurdy gurdy apart from fiddle, bagpipes, mandolin and others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o

Some of their lyrics are in the ancient extinct Gaulish language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRy4vcSX4k

 

[LukeEl]

German Industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten build their own instruments.

 

[gunslingingbird]

Harry Partch devised a system of musical temperance where he divided the octave into 43 micro tones. To be able to employ his tuning system in his music he actually created his own instruments. :thumbsup:

German Industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten build their own instruments.

Yes, I remember having to hump a fucking MIG-17 engine up on the stage when we had them at the Fillmore.

 

[Slaughtersun]

German, to be exact Bavarian, Hip-Hop band BLUMENTOPF once recorded a Blaskapellen (concert band) version of their song "Fenster zum Berg" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2GdXdv_PJM). Sepalot, a member of said band, took this idea to a whole new level when he had the idea of recording a whole album which is sampled Hip-Hop style out of brass instument tunes, sounds and songs. The album is entitled "the Beat Konducta Bavaria" and is in my opinion a whole lot of fun to listen to.

I posted the following video yesterday after listening to this band for the first time. DJANGO 3000 also hails from Bavaria, and they play some sort of rockabilly gypsy music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8mBNzwr-Sw


HAYDAMAKY is a Ukrainian Folk Rock band that plays a unique mixture of rock, punk and folklore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXWMFspdKZk


Last but not least, GOGOL BORDELLO, American Gypsy Punk band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o76YbAfFfJ8

 

[vodkazvictim]

Question: Are unusual styles of music unusual for a reason?

 

[gunslingingbird]

Question: Are unusual styles of music unusual for a reason?

Yes: because they aren't what Western popular audiences are used to. Play a sitar in India and nobody looks twice. Play a sitar in Kansas City, and everybody stares.

 

[Mr. Numb3rs]

 

[Tittyman5000]

 

[Supafly]

 

[cree]

Black Ace bottleneck country blues guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qck-s79efuw&feature=related

 

[Slaughtersun]

ANGIZIA, one of my favorite bands of all time, combine different Metal styles, Rock, Klezmer, Classical music, Cabaret. Can't speak for anyone else of course, but when I first heard the "Ein Toter fährt gern Ringelspiel" (which means "A dead man likes to ride the carousel") album I was simply blown away. For me their music is entertainment on so many levels, and even though I've listened to their albums over and over again I'm sure I'm still miles away from having heard everything that there is to hear.

"Zwiegesprächniederschriften - Ein vermummtes Trauerspiel" (from "Das Tagebuch der Hanna Anikin"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0OOyghFw8
"Der Kinderzar" (from "Das Schachbrett des Trommelbuben Zacharias"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxsks9LGbBw
"Mein Jahr in Lemberg, 1911" (from "39 Jahre für den Leierkastenmann": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2mk-HMJ_G0
"Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck" (from ''Ein Toter fährt gern Ringelspiel"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgMnTn1dBws
"Aus Traum und Tanz. Ein Walzer" (from "kokon Ein schaurig-schönes Schachtelstück"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bIYg74twGE

 

[Shifty]

Keith Medley on his self/custom made 27 string guitar.

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[Automate]

Good stuff all around and those two songs by Eluveitie are motherfucking magnificent. :banger: As usual, have to spread rep around before I can rep you again, edirons..

The Inuit style of throat singing is somewhat different from Tuvan and Mongolian styles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnGM0BlA95I

That was the traditional style. Here's a modern interpretation by Tanya Tagaq. Her performance is quite intense:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKJbziZlogk

More throat singing and a bit of middle-eastern singing here: "Insanity check" by Liron Peled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdITnqxPWk

This performance is split in six videos. In the first part, there's pipa, erhu, flute and ruan played along with a mix of western music as a backing track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-W1mIrvdS8

A fusion of flamenco and Indian music: "Raag 'n' Olé" by Indialucia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zReP15usQ3I

 

[Mr. Daystar]

I would still put Robert Fripp, and the rest of the King Crimson members...past and present, against anyone, or anything.

 

[Shifty]

Ronald Jenkees. Check this guy out!

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[Krazy4Kobe]

Do what you want with this one