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Kotar (instrument)
A kotar is a type of prepared guitar with a sound reminiscent of the koto. Guitarist Kaki King used a kotar on the hidden track at the end of her album Legs to Make Us Longer ''Legs to Make Us Longer'' is the second album by American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2004. The songs "Frame" and "Doing the Wrong Thing" were featured in the film '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Reception In his review for Allmusic, critic T ....Frets Magazine, Fall 2004, pages 35-38. References Experimental string instruments {{Guitar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prepared Guitar
A prepared guitar is a guitar that has had its timbre altered by placing various objects on or between the instrument's strings, including other extended techniques. This practice is sometimes called tabletop guitar, because many prepared guitarists do not hold the instrument in the usual manner, but instead place the guitar on a table to manipulate it. The idea of altering an instrument's timbre through the use of external objects has been applied to other instruments as well, most notably John Cage's prepared piano, which preceded the prepared guitar. History With prepared guitars, one of the key goals in preparing the instrument is changing its timbre – the fundamental tone composition of the sound. This is typically achieved by placing objects on or under the strings. The objects can have a tone of their own, like for instance a pen spring, but can also cause strange string resonance effects or behave like a seesaw and create echoing or buzzing effects after being struck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koto (musical Instrument)
The is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese and , and similar to the Mongolian , the Korean and , the Vietnamese , the Sundanese and the Kazakhstan . Koto are roughly in length, and made from Paulownia wood (''Paulownia tomentosa'', known as ). The most common type uses 13 strings strung over movable bridges used for tuning, different pieces possibly requiring different tuning. 17-string koto are also common, and act as bass in ensembles. Koto strings are generally plucked using three fingerpicks (), worn on the first three fingers of the right hand. Names and types The character for ''koto'' is , although is often used. However, (''koto'') is the general term for all string instruments in the Japanese language,(jaKotobank koto/ref> including instruments such as the , , , , , and so on. When read as , it indicates the Chinese instrument . The term is used today in the same way. The term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaki King
Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres. In February 2006, ''Rolling Stone'' released a list of "The New Guitar Gods", on which King was the sole woman and youngest artist (beating Derek Trucks in age by two months as the youngest on the list). Her career includes six LP and two EP albums, as well as several scores for television and film. She worked alongside Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook contributing music for the soundtrack to Sean Penn's '' Into the Wild'', for which the trio received nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. Childhood and early life King was born the first of two daughters. While still a small child, her father noticed her natural musical ability, and encouraged her interest in music. She was intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legs To Make Us Longer
''Legs to Make Us Longer'' is the second album by American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2004. The songs "Frame" and "Doing the Wrong Thing" were featured in the film '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Reception In his review for Allmusic, critic Thom Jurek summarized that "King is a major talent, an iconoclastic figure who is this era's only new voice on the acoustic guitar, even as she explores other compelling sonic and musical avenues." Track listing All tracks written by Kaki King #"Frame" – 2:04 #"Playing With Pink Noise" – 3:02 #"Ingots" – 3:53 #"Doing the Wrong Thing" – 5:04 #"Solipsist" – 2:30 #"Neanderthal" – 4:28 #"Can the Gwot Save Us?" – 4:20 #"Lies" – 4:55 #"All the Landslides Birds Have Seen Since the Beginning of the World" – 2:42 #"Magazine" – 4:08 #"My Insect Life" – 10:34 Personnel *Kaki King – guitar *Will Calhoun – drums *Hector Castillo – bass drums *Erik Friedlander – cello *Joyce Hammann – violin, viola *Conrad Korsch – u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
