Comments on: Throat sing the body electric

Throat sing the body electric

twoleftfeet — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:43:09 -0800

Throat singing is popular in Tuva and Siberia, but other people try it too. Like this guy or this guy or grace guy or some guy in a lake. You too can learn to throat sing.

Genghis Blues is a great film about throat singing that has been mentioned previously and previously and previously.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:51:05 -0800

Post lacks a little yat-kha re-covers. Here's a quick listen: Orgasmatron

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:36:38 -0800

This guy too.

By: daniel_charms

daniel_charms — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:37:29 -0800

There's also a previous post on Inuit vocal games.

By: kalessin

kalessin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:13:20 -0800

After watching Genghis Blues, my partner, who has a professional background as a vocalist, tried to do it. She managed a pretty good earthquake type throat harmony. It was way cool. I can't do it at all.

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:14:39 -0800

I like Huun-Huur-Tu for this sort of thing.

By: chavenet

chavenet — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:24:32 -0800

Richard Feynman was a friend and fan....

By: six-or-six-thirty

six-or-six-thirty — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:44:01 -0800

I like Okna Tsahan Zam, also. Though he does tend to overdo the horses in the album I like most. Seriously, damn things are in every song. Love me some throat-singing, thanks.

By: The White Hat

The White Hat — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:41:17 -0800

Here's an Amazing Grace arrangement with banjo and throat singing.

By: mikeweeney

mikeweeney — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:54:43 -0800

Previously: The Inuit throat singing in the Simpsons movie.

By: mikeweeney

mikeweeney — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:55:23 -0800

Well crap, looks like somebody beat me to it.

By: infinitywaltz

infinitywaltz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:56:29 -0800

This guy is one of my favorites, though the throat-singing is only part of a blend of dark ambient, industrial, experimental, etc.

By: runningwithscissors

runningwithscissors — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:27:58 -0800

The White Hat, that's the best damn thing I've seen all day.

By: thivaia

thivaia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:36:59 -0800

I think I have a crush on the ethnomusicologist in the last link.

By: thivaia

thivaia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:37:47 -0800

Last link in first paragraph, I mean. I should really double check myself before I post.

By: Eumachia L F

Eumachia L F — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:41:14 -0800

I am a Friend of Tuva.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:42:44 -0800

I can do it a bit, but it really annoys my throat after a while, and I don't have much control. Basically I can get the harmony tones and the rumbling tones, and then play around a little, but I can't sing anything on cue.

By: man vs sun

man vs sun — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:46:24 -0800

umbú had some fun with throat singing awhile back over at mefimu.

By: Lutoslawski

Lutoslawski — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:15:55 -0800

Neat. A few years ago I saw Tuvan throat singers (they had won some sort of national throat singing competition there...) perform with Laurie Anderson in Prospect Park. It was one of coolest and strangest shows I've been to (and I was once at a show where a girl pulled a script out of her vagina, opened it, and began reciting Shakespeare...). Not a video from that particular show (and kinda shitty recording quality).

By: bz

bz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:17:05 -0800

Here's a simple but informative page on many types of overtone singing. A friend of mine, Stephen Fandrich, is accomplished in Tuvan throat singing but he is even better at piano.

By: polymath

polymath — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:11:54 -0800

I saw an Everyone Orchestra show earlier this year that included a duet between a throat singer and a cellist, which was incredibly cool - especially as throat singing was one of those things I'd previously encountered only written descriptions of. Audio from the show is online here - the track with the thoat singer and cello is labeled Middle Eastern Improv Jam. Ooh, and thanks infinitywaltz, I think I now know who the throat singer was! I'm definitely going to check out more of his music...

By: kozad

kozad — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:22:52 -0800

I saw a Tuvan ensemble perform at Twist and Shout (a local Denver record store) and was amused to see them all duck out for a cigarette after the show. Well, I'm always surprised to see singers smoke, to tell you the truth, even though it is pretty common. (And Asians - especially Mongolians that I personally know, smoke a lot more than Americans!) In my experience...and I don't have time to view the tutorial now even though I wish I could...is that singing very low and playing around with your mouth/throat yields some of the overtones that make throat-singing so wonderful, but you can only hear them in your own head unless you put in some serious practice.