Comments on: Jam session with improvised instruments http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: stosh machek http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752685 stosh machek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752685 i use the cajon in two different bands i'm currently working with...thing is, they're not musical genres one might typically find cajons associated with; alt. folk, & country/americana ...mine's made in germany & has snares inside for extra rattle, (there are even fancy versions w/ dampening pedals, & such) ...the effect is like a stripped down trap set w/no hardware to lug around...the instrument originated in peru & became popular w/ afro-cuban & flamenco musicians...but its mad adaptable as evidenced here i use the cajon in two different bands i’m currently working with…thing is, they’re not musical genres one might typically find cajons associated with; alt. folk, & country/americana …mine’s made in germany & has snares inside for extra rattle, (there are even fancy versions w/ dampening pedals, & such) …the effect is like a stripped down trap set w/no hardware to lug around…the instrument originated in peru & became popular w/ afro-cuban & flamenco musicians…but its mad adaptable as evidenced here

]]> By: Mark Crummett http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-753212 Mark Crummett Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753212 Needs more uke. And I'm surprised at the disturbing lack of cowbell. Needs more uke. And I’m surprised at the disturbing lack of cowbell.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-754749 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-754749 People say the box is an instrument called the cajón. I say it's a box. You know why? Cajón means "big box" in Spanish. People say the box is an instrument called the cajón. I say it’s a box. You know why? Cajón means “big box” in Spanish.

]]> By: N3OX http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752718 N3OX Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752718 Reminded me of porterdavis too. They're friends of friends of mine and come through here in Maryland every now and again. Their drummer has the cajon and a bunch of stuff strapped to other appendages... bells on one leg sounding kind of like a hi hat, etc. Love those guys. Reminded me of porterdavis too. They’re friends of friends of mine and come through here in Maryland every now and again. Their drummer has the cajon and a bunch of stuff strapped to other appendages… bells on one leg sounding kind of like a hi hat, etc. Love those guys.

]]> By: Dewi Morgan http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752991 Dewi Morgan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752991 OK, I'm a convert. More improv instruments! OK, I’m a convert. More improv instruments!

]]> By: Day Vexx http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752739 Day Vexx Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752739 I just featured some of Judy Dunaway's <A HREF="http://startlingmoniker.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/dunaway/">"Mother of Balloon Music"</a> album on my last radio broadcast. Now that's some seriously amazing balloon work! I just featured some of Judy Dunaway’s “Mother of Balloon Music” album on my last radio broadcast. Now that’s some seriously amazing balloon work!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752745 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752745 right on the frickin' money with that ~ Lo fi wins again! right on the frickin’ money with that ~ Lo fi wins again!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-753777 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753777 that's better than i can do with real instruments. that’s better than i can do with real instruments.

]]> By: kaffeen http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752517 kaffeen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752517 Play that funky music white boy. Play that funky music white boy.

]]> By: scifijazznik http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752518 scifijazznik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752518 Way better than the MGMT video. Way better than the MGMT video.

]]> By: VagabondAstronomer http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752519 VagabondAstronomer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752519 Needs a cigar box guitar. Pretty cool, though. Needs a cigar box guitar.
Pretty cool, though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-754823 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-754823 Wundbar! Wundbar!

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752525 wrybread Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752525 Love the balloon bass. Here's a version without the insanely annoying lead-in advertisement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJHUwlsY9g4 Love the balloon bass.

Here’s a version without the insanely annoying lead-in advertisement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJHUwlsY9g4

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752530 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752530 Many thanks. I'll switch that up. Many thanks. I’ll switch that up.

]]> By: johnocomedy http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752532 johnocomedy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752532 It appears to be an ELECTRIC balloon bass. very nice It appears to be an ELECTRIC balloon bass. very nice

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752536 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752536 The box is a real instrument. Technically. A Cajon. From Cuba I think. The box is a real instrument. Technically. A Cajon. From Cuba I think.

]]> By: jeligula http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752543 jeligula Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752543 These two remind me of Bob Mould and Grant Hart. These two remind me of Bob Mould and Grant Hart.

]]> By: Boeotian http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752550 Boeotian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752550 The drum is not just a box, It's a Cajón. The drum is not just a box, It’s a Cajón.

]]> By: folkclarinet http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752813 folkclarinet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752813 Add the carrot clarinet and you've really got something... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M Add the carrot clarinet and you’ve really got something…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752566 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752566 Would squeezing the resonator balloon with his arm change anything? I wonder if he could get an extra degree of freedom on his sound that way. Would squeezing the resonator balloon with his arm change anything? I wonder if he could get an extra degree of freedom on his sound that way.

]]> By: Permanent4 http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752576 Permanent4 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752576 Nice. The drummer reminds me a little of Porterdavis, whom I saw down in Austin last July. Their drummer is also a guy who sits on a box, though that box is a little more robust. (Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TW3z6NKGyY) Nice. The drummer reminds me a little of Porterdavis, whom I saw down in Austin last July. Their drummer is also a guy who sits on a box, though that box is a little more robust. (Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TW3z6NKGyY)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-754124 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-754124 that is awesomeeeeeeeeeeee!!! way to go! that is awesomeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
way to go!

]]> By: mbatey http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752615 mbatey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752615 I like the way the one guy has just got in from his office-drone job, while the other is unemployed. I like the way the one guy has just got in from his office-drone job, while the other is unemployed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752626 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752626 Exactly! It's Cajón or "drum box", not a box, big difference. Exactly! It’s Cajón or “drum box”, not a box, big difference.

]]> By: gATO http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/jam-session-with-imp.html#comment-752631 gATO Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-752631 Cajón, yes. It is used a lot in Flamenco performances. Cajón, yes. It is used a lot in Flamenco performances.

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