Re: Music [3]

by Eldorion Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:02 pm

Rainy Mood is pretty great. Nod

"The Fragrance of Dark Coffee" is a total surprise for me. Was not at all expecting it be video game music.

Edit: er ... wrong thread. That's what I get for trying to come back to post after having read through.

by Bluebottle Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:41 pm

Yeah, it was in the just whatever thread. Wink

Btw, you're meant to play all three at once, it creates a certain.. ambiance.

by Bluebottle Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:06 pm

by bungobaggins Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:10 pm

by azriel Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:09 pm

Suck it up Kanye ! I think Freddie Mercury outshines you there by a long shot !

by Eldorion Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:28 pm

Yeah, I like Kanye, but he's not much of a singer.

by David H Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:28 pm

I just stumbled across this. An interesting experiment! Nod

http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-modern-instruments/

Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments

Following the controversial 2010 study in Indianapolis, researchers in Paris invite ten professional musicians to compare twelve instruments.

.......

The final results showed that one modern instrument garnered a total of 26 points, being the top choice for four players, second choice for another four, and rejected by two. Conversely, a Stradivari ended up with a score of -9. Its closest rival was a modern instrument, which had a score of -7.

The results revealed the two most-preferred instruments to be modern, while in third place was a violin from Stradivari’s ‘golden period’. At the opposite end of the scale a Stradivari drew the poorest result and a modern instrument was placed second-last.

‘Soloists readily distinguished instruments they liked from those they did not but were unable to tell old from new at better than chance levels,’ the report concluded. ‘Given the stature and experience of our soloists, continuing claims for the existence of playing qualities unique to old Italian violins are strongly in need of empirical support.’

by Eldorion Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:19 am

Been looking over this year's Otakon schedule (it's this weekend) and this title jumped out at me, even though I'd never heard of the film before.

I know a little bit about the international rock scene from some classes I took in college as well as my own listening on YouTube, but I'd never heard of Cambodia's scene before. Apparently this film is not commercially available but has been showing on the festival circuit for a while. I'm gonna try to make sure I get to see it this weekend.

by Eldorion Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:53 am

Seriously, this shit is dope.

by azriel Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:02 am

I think I thought of Rock N Roll as being mainly British/USA ? All we knew of was The Beatles, The Who, Rolling Stones etc. We had American influences & artistes too like, Chubby Checker, Jackie Wilson etc. That Asian Rock N Roll was really good ! Its excepted so easily because its familiar. The only difference is the singing ! Shows how, as a medium, music, of any style, really is world wide.

by bungobaggins Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:33 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy20Jo0VVbs&list=PLDE449F761295774B

by halfwise Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:21 pm

Ooo...swack! I think we see the placebo effect in music.

David H wrote:I just stumbled across this. An interesting experiment!
http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-modern-instruments/

Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments

Following the controversial 2010 study in Indianapolis, researchers in Paris invite ten professional musicians to compare twelve instruments.

.......

The final results showed that one modern instrument garnered a total of 26 points, being the top choice for four players, second choice for another four, and rejected by two. Conversely, a Stradivari ended up with a score of -9. Its closest rival was a modern instrument, which had a score of -7.

The results revealed the two most-preferred instruments to be modern, while in third place was a violin from Stradivari’s ‘golden period’. At the opposite end of the scale a Stradivari drew the poorest result and a modern instrument was placed second-last.

‘Soloists readily distinguished instruments they liked from those they did not but were unable to tell old from new at better than chance levels,’ the report concluded. ‘Given the stature and experience of our soloists, continuing claims for the existence of playing qualities unique to old Italian violins are strongly in need of empirical support.’