I got seven days of free World of Warcraft time for the pre-release of Mists of Pandaria. I decided to check out the state of the game. It wasn’t as exciting as I remember it. But, I made a field recording of my experience (points) to share.
Dr. B
When I uninstalled the bloated client, I did not think to save the screenshots. Ooops!
Here’s a different screenshot of Potamus playing on a netbook. At least it runs on just about anything.
It should probably be noted that these sounds are recorded from me playing World of Warcraft, and so probably also remain the property of Blizzard. But it’s just for fun anyway, so why should anyone care about the legality? First thing I’ll do when I rule the world: kill all the lawyers. How do you even “own” a “sound,” man? Whoa.
Overtone singing is a method of producing sound with the throat that utilizes harmonics. This allows the musician to produce two tones at once. The spectrum of sounds a skilled practitioner can produce are awe-inspiring and mind-boggling. Apparently anyone can learn but the knack escapes me so far.
The Tuva culture is responsible for a sizable fraction of the songs in this podcast. The Tuvans “are a Turkic ethnic group living in southern Siberia.” (Wikipedia) Other examples in this episode come from Buddhism and the so-called western world.
Tracklist
Various Artists
Mongolian Overtone Singer
“Deep Voice” Overtone Singing
Ken Ueno: Why Sing Overtones?
Vocal & Overtone Singing Improvisation
Tuvan Throat Singing
Rollin Rachele “Overtone Singing”
Harmonic Bamboo for Shakuhachi and Overtone Singing
Leise rieselt der Oberton – Polyphonic Overtone Singing – Miroslav Grosser
