Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones: Experimental Musical Instruments

Various Artists - Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ellipsis Arts
• ASIN: B00000BIIG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,378 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Back to the East - ZGA

2. Heavenly Flower [Excerpt] - Colin Offord

3. Babbachichuija - Tom Waits

4. Jhala III [From Suite for Violin & American Gamelan] - William Colvig

5. Pentatonic - Arthea

6. Bucephalus Bouncing Ball - Aphex Twin

7. Dance des Fourmis [Excerpt]/Megalithe - Les Phônes

8. Tunnel of Love/Dear 3 - Peter Whitehead

9. Cosmogenesis [Excerpt] - Ela Lamblin

10. Sonata XIV [From Suites & Interludes for Prepared Piano] - Maro Ajemian

11. Waterphonics [Excerpt] - Stomp

12. Elegy for the Missing - Alan Tower

13. Motivational Music for Pedetrians - Bradford Reed

14. Change of Direction [Excerpt] - Ellen Fullman

15. Arrumacao - Uakti

16. Grand Gallope - Leonard Solomon

Editorial Reviews

The News-Journal (Daytona Beach , FL) 1998

The oddest thing to come across the music desk this year

Product Description

A book-and-CD compilation featuring the work of sixteen of today’s most creative musical instrument makers. Each artist has one track on the CD, augmented by beautiful photos and informative text in the accompanying hardbound, CD-sized 96-page book. This set was designed as a follow-up to Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones, released by Ellipsis Arts in 1996, and all the glamorous adjectives used in describing that set (also available through Amazon.com) apply here as well: more wonderful music; more wonderfully inventive instruments; more wonderfully inventive makers. For more on what's included, see the "artist bios" and the track listing below.

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic collection of experimental music!, December 5, 1998

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This review is from: Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones: Experimental Musical Instruments (Audio CD)

Having been enthralled with Gravikords I was excited to see this arrive at GoGaGa, where I eagerly played it at my first opportunity. It's a great follow-on to the earlier collection, and I would say it has a broader range of styles and artists represented. However, it's hard to top the original, and I remeber having more a-ha experiences listening to the proir disc than I felt with this one. Worth having, to be sure, but not until you've heard Gravikords, too. Joe King, DJ, GoGaGa Brand Radio