This guy bends the wheel like no other!

http://www.timomusic.ch/video_Spiros_Kottis.htm

Observe how he makes the casio organ talk. This is an assortment of Maqam
Music styles of the Orient from Thracia to Hindustan. Looking at him, I
wonder if we ever actually need alternative tuning schemes compared to the
12-tET skeletal framework that allows for such acrobatics of pitch!

Oz.

that guy is awesome. theres more stuff of his on youtube as well.
thanks for the link!

Dante

On 1/18/07, Ozan Yarman <ozanyarman@ozanyarman.com> wrote:
> http://www.timomusic.ch/video_Spiros_Kottis.htm
>
> Observe how he makes the casio organ talk. This is an assortment of Maqam
> Music styles of the Orient from Thracia to Hindustan. Looking at him, I
> wonder if we ever actually need alternative tuning schemes compared to the
> 12-tET skeletal framework that allows for such acrobatics of pitch!
>
> Oz.
>
>
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Ozan,

Thank you thank you thank you for listing this. Profoundly
beautiful. One of the best experiences I've had on the tuning list!

I thought it was a wonderful display of musicianship, plus the
potential of electronics to be really expressive--I notice he had a
breath controller as well--this makes a huge difference I'm sure
between what he would do with the plain timbre and what he could do
with that! (I'd be interested to hear the timbre without pitch bend
or breath shaping--how 'boring' is the timbre he's using, and
exactly how much life was given by the breath and the bends?) In any
event, the end result was very much like a Middle Eastern acoustic
string player. Very hypnotic playing---is he a Turk?

All best,
Aaron.

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Ozan Yarman" <ozanyarman@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.timomusic.ch/video_Spiros_Kottis.htm
>
> Observe how he makes the casio organ talk. This is an assortment
of Maqam
> Music styles of the Orient from Thracia to Hindustan. Looking at
him, I
> wonder if we ever actually need alternative tuning schemes
compared to the
> 12-tET skeletal framework that allows for such acrobatics of pitch!
>
> Oz.
>

I was amazed myself at what a stupid piece of hardware could accomplish when
combined with the human genius and feeling of art.

I suspect he is Greek or from a Balkan country like Macedonia or Romania.
Actually, I understand that he is imitating the Romanian clarinet players
who perform almost every night at the touristic seafood restaurants of
Kumkapi and Sulukule in Istanbul. One such clarinetist, H�sn� �enlendirici
by name, is quite famous too. I hear he founded the Sulukule Roman
Orchestra.

Now it have become a concern for me if 79/80 MOS 159-tET is an adequate
model at all. But one can't expect expressiveness at that level from any
temperament, right?

Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Krister Johnson" <aaron@dividebypi.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 19 Ocak 2007 Cuma 5:10
Subject: [tuning] Re: This guy bends the wheel like no other!

>
> Ozan,
>
> Thank you thank you thank you for listing this. Profoundly
> beautiful. One of the best experiences I've had on the tuning list!
>
> I thought it was a wonderful display of musicianship, plus the
> potential of electronics to be really expressive--I notice he had a
> breath controller as well--this makes a huge difference I'm sure
> between what he would do with the plain timbre and what he could do
> with that! (I'd be interested to hear the timbre without pitch bend
> or breath shaping--how 'boring' is the timbre he's using, and
> exactly how much life was given by the breath and the bends?) In any
> event, the end result was very much like a Middle Eastern acoustic
> string player. Very hypnotic playing---is he a Turk?
>
> All best,
> Aaron.
>
>

If you think he is awesome, take a look at these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v32TdHkOgYM&mode=related&search=
a Korg Triton Ney performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNDrHfBZq18&mode=related&search=
A Casio Viola taksim!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ImiM1i-Wpo
One-man Arabesque ensemble! (and darbuka-player buddy to boot)

ROFL.
Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dante Rosati" <danterosati@gmail.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 19 Ocak 2007 Cuma 4:38
Subject: Re: [tuning] This guy bends the wheel like no other!

> that guy is awesome. theres more stuff of his on youtube as well.
> thanks for the link!
>
> Dante
>
> On 1/18/07, Ozan Yarman <ozanyarman@ozanyarman.com> wrote:
> > http://www.timomusic.ch/video_Spiros_Kottis.htm
> >
> > Observe how he makes the casio organ talk. This is an assortment of
Maqam
> > Music styles of the Orient from Thracia to Hindustan. Looking at him, I
> > wonder if we ever actually need alternative tuning schemes compared to
the
> > 12-tET skeletal framework that allows for such acrobatics of pitch!
> >
> > Oz.
> >
> >
> >

Ozan wrote:

"Actually, I understand that he is imitating the Romanian clarinet players
who perform almost every night at the touristic seafood restaurants of
Kumkapi and Sulukule in Istanbul. "

Do you mean Romanian (meaning either the Vlachs or the majority in modern Romania) or Romany("Gypsy")? There is also a very fine clarinet tradition in Thrace, that crosses several modern borders and is shared among ethnic groups.

Daniel Wolf

Romany is the word I think, but people here consider gypsy a pejorative
term.

Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Wolf" <djwolf@snafu.de>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 19 Ocak 2007 Cuma 9:41
Subject: [tuning] Re: This guy bends the wheel like no other!

> Ozan wrote:
>
> "Actually, I understand that he is imitating the Romanian clarinet players
> who perform almost every night at the touristic seafood restaurants of
> Kumkapi and Sulukule in Istanbul. "
>
>
>
> Do you mean Romanian (meaning either the Vlachs or the majority in
> modern Romania) or Romany("Gypsy")? There is also a very fine clarinet
> tradition in Thrace, that crosses several modern borders and is shared
> among ethnic groups.
>
> Daniel Wolf
>
>