The latest additions to
the squad of Human Organists assembled last night to try out Alex's new models (see earlier post)...here are Jo and Neil Wade, me, Amy
Boud and Kirsten Taylor getting all Exploratory on the Gill. Photograph by a chap who described himself as Curious of Tunbridge Wells.https://vimeo.com/212285022
Plan is to get another
sesh together involving Jamie and Phil and thus build an Organ
Gang capable of playing parpy outdoor Camberwick Green trance music in whatever combination.
Here's some additional
audio made after Alex ran some repairs on Jo's squelchbass unit...
https://soundcloud.com/user-582681044/5piece-organ-rehearsal-april-2017
The sound is at least partly dictated by the time it takes to reload the li-lo bellows with air. You can make short staccato passages too, as these don't need a full res of air. The players take a lead from one of their number, who sets up a pattern, and tentatively find a space within it. The idea seems to be: repetition is its own reward. While small variations can be introduced within a "piece", the pace needs to be maintained. The Clockwork Trance analogy isn't as daft as it sounds, many people are intuitively tuned into the charms of repetition and if it's a walkabout then no-one who isn't need stand around listening long enough to get bored.
https://soundcloud.com/user-582681044/5piece-organ-rehearsal-april-2017
The sound is at least partly dictated by the time it takes to reload the li-lo bellows with air. You can make short staccato passages too, as these don't need a full res of air. The players take a lead from one of their number, who sets up a pattern, and tentatively find a space within it. The idea seems to be: repetition is its own reward. While small variations can be introduced within a "piece", the pace needs to be maintained. The Clockwork Trance analogy isn't as daft as it sounds, many people are intuitively tuned into the charms of repetition and if it's a walkabout then no-one who isn't need stand around listening long enough to get bored.
There is talk of adding voices, bells and a harmonium, but one thing to be addressed is making sure we can hear each other..three is pretty easy, five probably requires a circle.
Some visual unity is needed too. Thanks to everyone for turning out, really good fun and plenty to think about.
And GWS Rob Cooney
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