A Boy and his Tuba is a series of improbable cover versions. As the name suggests, all parts of each song are performed with a tuba, with assorted loops, grunts and distortions manipulated live. Here’s New Order’s Blue Monday. Stay with it, it may surprise you.
Hardware enthusiasts may want to watch this behind-the-scenes clip, which explains the mysteries of envelope filters and the importance of gaffer tape.
Via Coudal.
A few minutes ago, this site was visited for the millionth time. Blimey. Here’s some music from the ephemera archives.
Henry Hall: Hush, Hush, Hush (Here Comes the Bogey Man). (Circa 1930s)
Keiichi Suzuki: Japanese “It’s Alright” Song. (1991)
Tony Hatch: The Champions. (1968)
Count Basie: Kingston Calypso. (1965)
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson: Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs Murphy’s Ovaltine? (1944)
The Chordettes: Mr Sandman. (1954)
Doris Day: Sentimental Journey. (1945)
Jeff Beal: Rome. (2005)
John Barry: You Only Live Twice. (1967)
Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby: Well, Did You Evah! (1956)
Feel free to add your own. Previous mixtapes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Busy today, catching up on some reading. Meanwhile, here’s something I found over at Mick’s place. Korean combo Winter Play cover Billie Jean. It’s rather good.
As usual, the archives and greatest hits are yours to explore.
Another batch of ditties from the ephemera archives.
BB Davis & the Red Orchidstra: Get Carter. (2007)
Elmer Bernstein & Jimmy Smith: The Carpetbaggers. (1964)
St Germain: Rose Rouge. (2000)
Pal Joey: Party Time. (1991)
Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Band: The Coffee Song. (1947)
Valaida Snow: (You Bring Out) the Savage in Me. (1935)
Louis Prima: I Wan’na Be Like You. (1967)
John Barry: From Russia with Love. (1963)
Bernard Herrmann: The Day the Earth Stood Still. (1951)
John Williams: Luthor’s Luau. (1978)
Feel free to add your own. Previous mixtapes here, here, here and here.
Readers will doubtless recall Daito Manabe and his electrically triggered facial contortions. Manabe has now roped in some friends for an ensemble performance.
Wes Johnson’s short impromptu film of birds on power lines.
powerlinerflyers from wes johnson on Vimeo
Music by Yann Tiersen.
Dan McPharlin uses cardboard to construct tiny retro synthesizers and related paraphernalia.
There’s a short interview here.
More musical oddments from the ephemera archives.
Valaida Snow: Caravan. (1939)
Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer: Baby, It’s Cold Outside. (1949)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio: Linus and Lucy. (1965)
Astrud Gilberto: Agua de Beber. (1965)
Burl Ives: Ugly Bug Ball. (1963)
Ray Charles: It Should Have Been Me. (1954)
Lalo Schifrin: Shifting Gears. (1968)
The Flying Lizards: Money. (1979)
Les 5 De l’Harmonica: In the Mood. (Circa 1947)
Annette Lajon: Chanson Gitane. (1942)
By all means add your own. Previous mixtapes here, here and here.
I’m not sure how long this will remain available online, but here’s Suzie Templeton’s 2006 stop-motion retelling of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. The detail, sets and character design are pretty marvellous and the film’s 29 minutes pass quickly. However, those of you familiar with the original story may raise an eyebrow at the reimagined ending, in which the wolf is released back into the wild – no doubt to resume his predatory ways - and the witless duck is presumably digested.
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