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Post by fluck on Jul 28, 2005 23:15:03 GMT -5
 you might have heard this, but if not, check out mali music (self-titled). damon albarn went to mali with a melodica and met all these musicians and wrote and recorded sessions of material, then went back to his london studio and added different parts, sent tapes back and forth to mali and this is what came out of it. it was done before both gorillaz LPs and sounds nothing like it or his work with blur but an amazing record to say the least. damon's label, honest jon's, also has some really good re-issues of african music. |
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Post by dharrisburg on Jul 29, 2005 1:10:59 GMT -5
damon albarn went to mali with a melodica sorry bro but you lost me right there |
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Post by fluck on Jul 29, 2005 15:28:19 GMT -5
one of these:  |
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Post by dharrisburg on Jul 29, 2005 17:38:23 GMT -5
one of these: No, I know what it is but that shit sounds fagtron 5000. |
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Post by Datatron on Jul 29, 2005 20:23:17 GMT -5
I always thought melodicas were funny. And to that effect, I always thought they were cool if used trying to be funny or ridiculous or something. I'm not so sure about using them to be... well to be any kind of serious really.
I used to like it back when I listened to Ben Folds. The dude's a killer player, no doubt, but I've long since outgrown his music. It's corny. So is the melodica.
I don't really listen to enough music like this, save what Ed spins when we're sitting around, so my opinions aren't really all that valid on African music. But seems to me that the general feeling is that anyone who goes to Africa and makes a record with unknown or relatively unknown musicians instantly has created something increadibly amazing and pure and meaningful...
I guess so... *shrug*
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Post by Ed Blammo on Jul 29, 2005 21:31:58 GMT -5
i'm gonna have to agree with Fluck, concerning the melodica issues. Albarn used them to great effect on the first Gorillaz album, and a lot of really dope reggae artists like Agustus Pablo use melodia too. I can't really think of anyone else at the moment, but nobody sleep on the melodica.
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Post by fluck on Jul 29, 2005 21:44:03 GMT -5
john medeski of medeski martin and wood uses one too.
haha. i just bought one on ebay.
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Post by Datatron on Jul 29, 2005 21:48:10 GMT -5
john medeski of medeski martin and wood uses one too. haha. i just bought one on ebay. Oh, well they must be sweet then...  (just for jokes, just for jokes) |
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