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AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 09:35
 

 Stefen wrote:
Excerpts from Wikipedia — Didgeridoo:

A termite-bored didgeridoo has an irregular shape that, overall, usually increases in diameter towards the lower end. This shape means that its resonances occur at frequencies that are not harmonically spaced in frequency even though the vibration produced by the player's lips has harmonics. 

Sufficiently strong resonances of the vocal tract can strongly influence the timbre of the instrument. At some frequencies, whose values depend on the position of the player's tongue, resonances of the vocal tract inhibit the oscillatory flow of air into the instrument.  These variations during the inhalation and exhalation phases of circular breathing, give the instrument its readily recognizable sound.



 
Oh, that's why I couldn't play the didgeridoo when I was In Australia.  I didn't get the "oscillatory flow" correct and my circular breathing was all out of whack.  I'll just stick with the guitar.  I just wish I could play one, and so do my friends.


Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 09:34
 

I wonder what a Tuvan throat singer like Ondar would sound like on a didgeridoo


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 09:32
 



This is groovy...  love it...



ntoll
(U.K.)
Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 04:53
 

Love this... I have the CD at home. Love the comments too... it's why RP is so cool

Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Mar 22, 2009 - 16:15
 

Excerpts from Wikipedia — Didgeridoo:

A termite-bored didgeridoo has an irregular shape that, overall, usually increases in diameter towards the lower end. This shape means that its resonances occur at frequencies that are not harmonically spaced in frequency even though the vibration produced by the player's lips has harmonics. 

Sufficiently strong resonances of the vocal tract can strongly influence the timbre of the instrument. At some frequencies, whose values depend on the position of the player's tongue, resonances of the vocal tract inhibit the oscillatory flow of air into the instrument.  These variations during the inhalation and exhalation phases of circular breathing, give the instrument its readily recognizable sound.




MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Nov 16, 2008 - 05:32
 

Well, at least the comments are good...  


AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:48
 

 Namgev wrote:
I think Beastie's talking about a Jew's harp (http://www.jewsharpguild.org/) and the Ozark Mountain Daredevil sound.
 
Snoopy plays a mean jew's harp!



iggam
(Chicago)
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:47
 

Cliche Quiz…

Didgerydoo is to World Music as Alto Sax is to _______

a. Smooth Jazz



Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:44
 

This is a didjeridon't.


Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 20:41
 

This is really cool!
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jun 11, 2008 - 08:30
 

Hmm. On this showing, guitar and didgerydoo go together like a horse and cabbage. Nice effort, but I don't think it works.
xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: May 10, 2008 - 22:14
 

Didjeriyes
copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Apr 09, 2008 - 10:01
 

Anybody ever see the movie "The Coca-Cola Kid" with Eric Roberts? In it the members of Split Enz come up with a down under version of a Coke jingle that includes a dijderidoo (sp?)--and it's AWESOME!
Ericac
(Lakeville, MN)
Posted: Apr 09, 2008 - 09:59
 

pacificbeth wrote:
LOL! I thought I would have to look up the spelling--the didjeridu makes me itchy


I had to look it up to see what it was. Learn something new everyday!
lattalo
(Beartooths)
Posted: Apr 09, 2008 - 09:58
 

This is cool Bill, a nice mix.
pacificbeth
Posted: Mar 08, 2008 - 21:31
 

ch83575 wrote:
I understand that it is supposed to be "eclectic" but we hear the didjeridu WAY too often in my opinion.
LOL! I thought I would have to look up the spelling--the didjeridu makes me itchy
gloriajanell
Posted: Feb 06, 2008 - 11:24
 

Loved it
ch83575
Posted: Feb 06, 2008 - 11:22
 

I understand that it is supposed to be "eclectic" but we hear the didjeridu WAY too often in my opinion.
jasongoforth
(southeast)
Posted: Dec 05, 2007 - 15:11
 

I really have the craving for a blooming onion now...
Honeyman
(Costa Mesa, CA.)
Posted: Dec 05, 2007 - 15:11
 

First impression was I didn't like it.....and now I'm

mgoldman
(Wherever you Go, There You Are)
Posted: Nov 04, 2007 - 05:57
 

MUZAK-A-DOO
GNGRBRDMN
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 19:58
 

Would have been better had the long, continuous release of flatulence been left out.
Artguitect
(Tucson, Arizona)
Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 19:57
 

Rock-a-Doo!
C57BL6
(where the wild-types aren't)
Posted: Apr 13, 2007 - 18:47
 


nu-GFX
(Cologne, Germany)
Posted: Mar 29, 2007 - 01:50
 

I really liked it. It doesn't get boring for a second. It's really nice to listen to. Well done!
mZk
Posted: Mar 13, 2007 - 12:34
 

Beautiful music
Welly
(Feet on the ground, head in the clouds)
Posted: Mar 13, 2007 - 12:31
 

Great vibe!
FallenMissAmerica
(London, England)
Posted: Feb 10, 2007 - 07:53
 

Digirati enjoy the didgeridoo....
slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Feb 10, 2007 - 07:49
 

Nice tune!
KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 16:50
 

kazuma wrote:


LMAO.

Spookiest instrument on the face of the planet, and that's just fine with me.
I always thought some group from the sixties should have incorporated it into a psychedelic classic. But what did I know then, I was only in Jr. High.
Hey! Maybe I could have been the next Phil Spector. Naw. I could have never killed a woman.
coccyx
(where the world turns to sleet)
Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 16:24
 

Is it the .,.. "Afternoon Show" on CBC public radio in British Columbia that plays this as their theme song? Or used to?


azdcryan
(Sunny Arizona)
Posted: Nov 29, 2006 - 10:10
 

nshifley wrote:


No, that's a guitar, not a banjo.


I think that the reference was to a Jew's Harp, a civil war era folk instrument.
CCinSB
(Santa Babylon)
Posted: Nov 29, 2006 - 10:09
 

This is cool.
algrif
(Slightly west of Zero)
Posted: Oct 31, 2006 - 03:42
 

rolf wrote:
That's realy great music. My best buddy plays didge. I have to tell him about that.
His name Rolf too? Not Rolf Harris by any chance?
Namgev
(Flagstaff, AZ)
Posted: Jul 20, 2006 - 16:12
 

nshifley wrote:


No, that's a guitar, not a banjo.


I think Beastie's talking about a Jew's harp (http://www.jewsharpguild.org/) and the Ozark Mountain Daredevil sound.
stickers11
(Burnaby, BC)
Posted: Jul 06, 2006 - 00:10
 

I agree the didgeridoo gets a little tiresome after a while....throw in a bull-roarer, then we're talking!

ave
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:34
 

Catchy. Loving the variety.
thugdrummer
Posted: May 08, 2006 - 14:30
 

My initial thought when it first started was

"HEY EVERYBODY CHECK IT OUT! IT'S A DIDGEDEROO!"

Never really got into the hoopla about the instrument. The rest of the tune is ok.
nshifley
Posted: Mar 10, 2006 - 23:31
 

Beastie wrote:
Event though it sounds like one of those instruments played by stereotype hillbillies from the US, the song actually has a nice groove and soul.


No, that's a guitar, not a banjo.
jah_blessed
(Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 24, 2006 - 07:39
 


KenShow
(between the Jamos)
Posted: Feb 24, 2006 - 07:37
 

beag wrote:
Digeridon't. Please.

Yeah, I'm totally missing the appeal of this music.
baddog8it
(Vinyl Suburbia, MO)
Posted: Feb 24, 2006 - 07:37
 

Artist link needs updating - it takes you to Outback Steakhouse!
Danny_G
(www.frappr.com/radioparadise)
Posted: Jan 25, 2006 - 21:54
 

Cool! Radio sin fronteras
rolf
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Posted: Jan 11, 2006 - 07:54
 

That's realy great music. My best buddy plays didge. I have to tell him about that.

nuggler
(Oz via Good Hope)
Posted: Jan 11, 2006 - 07:51
 

Mari wrote:
come on clap along, this is pretty jaunty too
Radio Paradise Air Play... ...


Dinkum stuff, Sheila....
Beastie
(SLP, Mexico)
Posted: Dec 13, 2005 - 08:06
 

Event though it sounds like one of those instruments played by stereotype hillbillies from the US, the song actually has a nice groove and soul. Not bad, IMHO.
mettle
Posted: Oct 30, 2005 - 10:48
 

CarpePotus wrote:
the world needs more didgeridoos!


Or, if you google didgeridoo together with, say, funk, you'll realize that maybe the world needs fewer.

      
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 30, 2005 - 10:40
 

Roverfish wrote:

Digeridork.


LMAO.

Spookiest instrument on the face of the planet, and that's just fine with me.
araja
Posted: Oct 15, 2005 - 19:48
 

I bought a didgeridoo at an art fair after hearing this album. I couldn't get a sound out of it. My son, who plays the trumpet, can blow it like Miles Davis. Go Figure.

BTW, this is the best of Baka. Baka Beyond is also cool though more Afro-Celt.
janellish
(vroom)
Posted: Oct 15, 2005 - 19:36
 

nice for working to. which, um, is what i ought to be doing. i like the mix of instruments!