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Mixtape No. 23: Overtone Singing

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

  1. Mongolian Overtone Singer
  2. “Deep Voice” Overtone Singing
  3. Ken Ueno: Why Sing Overtones?
  4. Vocal & Overtone Singing Improvisation
  5. Tuvan Throat Singing
  6. Rollin Rachele “Overtone Singing”
  7. Harmonic Bamboo for Shakuhachi and Overtone Singing
  8. Leise rieselt der Oberton – Polyphonic Overtone Singing – Miroslav Grosser
  9. Tibet with deep (overtone, throat) singing
  10. Tuvan Throat Singing

Runtime 40:58

Tuvans (color)
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Mixtape No. 20: Essential Listening I

Essential Listening, episode the first. Converted using my poor MiniDisc, may it ever remain useful. Nine tracks everyone needs to hear and some you won’t mind hearing several times; mostly live and taking place in the 1970s — including a large chunk of James Brown performing on Soul Train. Peace, love, and soul-l-l! All songs are available on the YouTubes.

Tracklist

Various Artists

  1. The Ohio Players — Fire 1974 Live
  2. Sammy Davis, Jr. — Sammy Davis sings Vehicle
  3. Gil Scott Heron — Angel Dust 1978
  4. Dawn Penn — No, No No (GREAT QUALITY)
  5. Gordon Giltrap — Fear Of The Dark
  6. Haruomi Hosono — Bara to Yajyu (Rose and Beast)
  7. James Brown — Soul Train
  8. The Blues Brothers — Rubber Biscuit
  9. Focus — Hocus Pocus

Runtime 1:18:57

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Links

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Don Cornelius