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    Posted: July 15 2008 at 22:34
Do you think unusual instruments add to prog? I personally love the bassoon and Krumhörns in Gryphon.
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I absolutely love that unique sound to Gryphon. It's not necessary for a band to have unusual instruments for me to like them, but I will agree that they definitely add to the uniqueness of those bands and prog as a whole.

The bassoon is one of my favorite sounding instruments as well. Big%20smile
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YAYE, Gryphon fans unite ! New album scheduled soon, allegedly !
Not to many bands out there with lead bassoon! Brian Gulland rules!  Amazing Blondel was cool but no bassoon in sight.
 
I can recommend Gian Castello's Taliesin if you like medieval dulcimer, flute, guitar with gorgeous melodies (see my review in PA) Thumbs%20Up
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You can also hear some excellent bassoon right in the middle of Steve Hillage's FISH RISING. Plus some of the most poignant moments on National Health's OF QUEUES AND CURES are provided by clarinet and flute. (Both played by the eminent Jimmy Hastings, if I remember it well.)
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Lindsay Cooper played bassoon on Fish Rising, if I am not mistaken, I was about to mention it earlier but couldn't remember the name.
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I love a good kazoo solo every now and then...Ringo Starr anyone?
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I always love when other instruments are added in. It's nice to have a departure from the usual guitar/bass/keyboard/drum setup. The more unusual the better!
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

I was about to mention it earlier but couldn't remember the name.


I had exactly the same problem, I'm afraid. I kept thinking: "Lindsay WHO?" and as I'm not at home, I haven't got the CD with me...Anyway, she must have played bassoon on Henry Cow albums as well...
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Has some unusual instruments such as the bass harmonica
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I play the bassoon, and I figured out how to play some Gryphon songs. It was definitely a good use of a few hours.
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Iona utilizes many less-known string and wind instruments in their music, as well.
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MANEIGE. Les Porches.

That is all.
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Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I play the bassoon, and I figured out how to play some Gryphon songs. It was definitely a good use of a few hours.


Woah, that'd be awesome! You should upload some and put them on the site. Big%20smile
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I can't really figure out how to record my bassoon from my laptop without it sounding like someone is dying.
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2008 at 12:24
Originally posted by KoS KoS wrote:

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Has some unusual instruments such as the bass harmonica

And the log and the roach and the bowed spatula... and so on...Big%20smileBig%20smileBig%20smileBig%20smileBig%20smile

I LOVE unusual intruments in prog. That´s one of the reasons I´m so attracked to Avant garde in the first place!

Alamaailman Vasarat´s double cello double wind instruments line up always comes to mind when I think of unusual instruments
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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I play the bassoon, and I figured out how to play some Gryphon songs. It was definitely a good use of a few hours.


Woah, that'd be awesome! You should upload some and put them on the site. Big%20smile

Screw that! Uploaded so I can use it with my band!LOL
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Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I can't really figure out how to record my bassoon from my laptop without it sounding like someone is dying.


LOLLOLLOL

Dang. But I'd assume you would need an actual microphone; the built-in recording device of your laptop must be awful.
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Originally posted by fuxi fuxi wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

I was about to mention it earlier but couldn't remember the name.


I had exactly the same problem, I'm afraid. I kept thinking: "Lindsay WHO?" and as I'm not at home, I haven't got the CD with me...Anyway, she must have played bassoon on Henry Cow albums as well...
 
She was a key member of Henry Cow from their second album onwards - she's particularly prominent on Unrest, Concerts and Western Culture (for which she composed the whole of side 2). She was also on the first Art Bears album as a guest musician and was the principal composer in News from Babel (sort of Art Bears part 2, with Chris Cutler as lyricist/drummer). There were also several solo albums, and she plays on Egg's final album as well.
 
For more prog with bassoon, try Univers Zero - Michel Berckmans played on their first three albums and on everything since they reformed a few years ago.
 
And as a final recommendation, the excellent Belrussian chamber prog ensemble Rational Diet use bassoon a lot as well.
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Points: 3241 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:19
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:


Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I can't really figure out how to record my bassoon from my laptop without it sounding like someone is dying.
LOLLOLLOLDang. But I'd assume you would need an actual microphone; the built-in recording device of your laptop must be awful.


I definitely need a mic. I wouldn't want to make the bassoon sound like a weapon.
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Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:21
Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:


Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I can't really figure out how to record my bassoon from my laptop without it sounding like someone is dying.
LOLLOLLOLDang. But I'd assume you would need an actual microphone; the built-in recording device of your laptop must be awful.


I definitely need a mic. I wouldn't want to make the bassoon sound like a weapon.


You definitely should. I'd say you should be able to find a fairly good one for not too much money. I'd love to hear some of your stuff; I'm a bassoon fanatic. EmbarrassedClap

Oh, and you should upload some of your "crazy dying" bassoon anyway, it might make good substance for an awesome RIO-ish album. LOL
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