For two years Tony sampled individual sounds from wine bottles, wine corks, wine glasses, wine barrels, anything connected with wine. Imagine the painstaking research; "Damn, I just opened this bottle of red for the cork sound but, bugger me, I'm going to have to drink it to save it from waste." Ah, the suffering of the artist. Seriously, this is more than just a novelty idea, this is some creative and enjoyable music. Tony must be producer of the year for one thing; the fidelity on this is beautiful, this bloke knows how to tweak. Every single little sound crisp and level, sequenced and mixed together immaculately. What's great is that the sounds neither truly leave their origins to become something alien, but are exquisitely musical enough to carry the tunes. The music also expresses a duality between being laid back and relaxing, and involving and expressive at the same time. Just like a really good bottle of plonk.The percussive sounds are the best, they're really rich and satisfying. There's such a wealth of ingenuity poured into this, and it's successful in it's mission to be played whilst dining and wining, or for my part relaxing after a meal with something a tad exotic in the glass. Amazingly beautiful. Meditative. Exotic textures. Crystal glasses can sing! € 18,-
星期三, 八月 06, 2008
CD. TONY KING "The Wine Music"
For two years Tony sampled individual sounds from wine bottles, wine corks, wine glasses, wine barrels, anything connected with wine. Imagine the painstaking research; "Damn, I just opened this bottle of red for the cork sound but, bugger me, I'm going to have to drink it to save it from waste." Ah, the suffering of the artist. Seriously, this is more than just a novelty idea, this is some creative and enjoyable music. Tony must be producer of the year for one thing; the fidelity on this is beautiful, this bloke knows how to tweak. Every single little sound crisp and level, sequenced and mixed together immaculately. What's great is that the sounds neither truly leave their origins to become something alien, but are exquisitely musical enough to carry the tunes. The music also expresses a duality between being laid back and relaxing, and involving and expressive at the same time. Just like a really good bottle of plonk.The percussive sounds are the best, they're really rich and satisfying. There's such a wealth of ingenuity poured into this, and it's successful in it's mission to be played whilst dining and wining, or for my part relaxing after a meal with something a tad exotic in the glass. Amazingly beautiful. Meditative. Exotic textures. Crystal glasses can sing! € 18,-
星期二, 十二月 11, 2007
开眼界：玻璃酒杯演奏美妙乐曲
酒杯演奏就是用手沾水在杯口摩擦，使酒杯发出悦耳的乐声，其原理是酒杯摩擦振动引起空气振动发声，根据频率不同发出的声音音调不同，组成简谱1、2、3、4、5、6、7。
链接信息：布拉格玻璃杯奏出动人旋律
有人说，捷克首都布拉格是另一个音乐之都，许多伟大音乐家都在这里找寻过创作灵感，布拉格曾是肖邦、莫扎特、柴可夫斯基等大师的演奏舞台。如今，漫步在布拉格街头，四处浅吟低唱的乐声仍在涤荡着人们的心灵。
布拉格是一个嵌在欧洲心脏的神秘之城，高耸在城市天空里的哥特式、巴洛克式、罗马式或文艺复兴式尖塔，远近交迭，还有错综复杂的石板小巷，无不呈现出摄人心魄的神秘气息。
从查尔斯桥到旧城广场，经常可以看到写有音乐会广告的大型招牌，而随处可见的街头音乐家更是布拉格的一大特色。表演者们演奏的曲目从古典音乐到现代音乐无所不包，而使用的乐器也是千差万别。亚历山大·佐尔坦就是一位玻璃酒杯演奏家。
用玻璃杯演奏音乐的技艺早在数百年前就已经诞生了，利用杯子里深浅不同的水来调节音调，再用手指在杯口摩擦，就可以演奏出美妙的音乐。虽然原理看似简单，但恐怕没有多少人能够像佐尔坦这样演绎得出神入化。
别看佐尔坦的演奏技艺如此精湛，其实他只算得上半路出家。早些年，佐尔坦独自背着十余种乐器四处游历，活像一支单人乐队。直到有一天，他听说玻璃杯也可以用来演奏音乐。于是，他收集了大大小小22只玻璃酒杯，组成了一个新乐团。
出道以来，佐尔坦曾多次在电视节目上和音乐厅中进行表演，但他却始终对街头表演情有独钟。佐尔坦说，演奏音乐并不难，只不过是个熟练功，学会如何取悦观众、赚得收入才需要更多的技巧，而街头表演的乐趣，就在于此。
星期日, 十月 22, 2006
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