Im pretty fond of artists using the piano as a main instrument (Ben folds/Aqualung) and was wondering if anyone knows of any instrumentalists, or non instrumentalist who use the piano with any electronic noises, ect.. ?

Curios.. and appreciative of references
[This message was edited Wed Dec 10 22:54:43 PST 2003 by Sdldawn]

You did take any of my suggestions on that "Jazz discussion " thread?

sinisterpentatonic said:

Yes I did and thank u

check out Epic Soundtracks on soulseek. There is always Rufus, if you are into that kind of whimpy crap.

I do! Of course, I'm a struggling amateur, with little way of getting my music out to the public for the time being. Maybe next year.

garnis said:

Im looking for a jazz swing to it though.. heck, im probably just dreaming it up.. I really do wish I could find a cd that uses the piano as the main instrument, but adding an electronic/glitch style to it.. very inventive stuff..

I do it with my music.. i'd just like to hear someone else

Sdldawn said:

you play??

garnis said:

yes, I play by ear.. I got a baby grand piano (black) and a sounboard to record on2 mini disk. I LOVE Playin on the piano.. I've written a handful of songs and I love playin songs like coldplays, prince, radiohead, beatles.. ect..

a yamaha keyboard with a 5 track programmer to it..

I also mix and "produce" some music for people.. adding things and fixin it up for them..

Check out "In A Silent Way" by Miles Davis.

check out Bark Psychosis, Limp, Air, AR Kane, BODYSONG!

garnis said:

Air sucks dick.

TRON said:

hey, thats my thing! and BTW get your head out of your ass. They are killer!!

garnis said:

I've had a few of their albums. They bore me.

But you like Bjork. I rest my case.

garnis said:

That doesn't mean anything.

Air is trendy and formulaic. Bjork is one of a kind.

She has a one of a kind voice thats for sure. No one sounds like her. You can recognize her voice right away. But take her voice away and she is trendy and formulaic.

garnis said:

I don't see how. Her music doesn't sound like anybody's either. A lot of people try to do what she does, but no one can. She writes and arranges her own string and horn parts, she uses choirs and full orchestras on tour, she has some of the best visuals in music today. I really don't see how you can consider her trendy.

We are going to have to agree to disagree on the Bjork thing. I realize a lot of people dig her, but I just find her horrible.

garnis said:

Okay. Just refrain from ruining totally harmless threads and we're cool.

TRON said:

Ever heard that vagabon song that Beck is in with Air?

Its Fucking great...

Air is fucking great, PERIOD. Funny, I find Bjork boring - not dogging her, just saying. Air is anything but.

garnis said:

WTF? She's one of the most original music artists ever!

To be fair, a lot of her work on Debut & Post sounds of its time but beyond those she sounds like nothing else on earth.
She's extaordinarily unique.

Cloudbuster said:

Mums got that sound too

as well as the whole side of Iceland

Their music reflects their atmosphere.. amazing

Cloudbuster said:

Really?? I can't say I have heard anything beyond those releases. I found them so bad, I couldn't give her a third chance.

garnis said:

Try mum dude.. I seem to gear towards their "Finally We Are No One" disk.. very neat.

Cloudbuster said:

True. But not the entire albums.

Portions of Debut are very club oriented like Violently Happy and Big Time Sensuality. But tracks like Aeroplane and Venus As A Boy are entirely Bjork.

Same with Post. I can only think of a few songs on there that sound of their time - Army Of Me, I Miss You and Enjoy come to mind. But songs like The Modern Things, Headphones and Isobel are timeless! And if the album versions don't do it for you, the ones on Telegram are on a whole 'nother level.