sweepstakes Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'm sitting here on day 6 without mains power (thanks to our neighbor for the generator power to at least run the pellet stove 13 hours a day) and I'm starting to get antsy to do some tunes. I was vaguely into chiptunes a few years back so I've got that kind of portable battery powered stuff laying around - DMG, Gameboy Advance, PSP (for running LGPT) and a mini KP. I was thinking it would be fun to fart around with this stuff, might scratch the music itch. But it doesn't seem like it would really fit with the sort of vibe of the situation. I used to romanticize a bit about life without electricity so I have given this a little thought before. The instruments that I think of don't really get me that excited but they at least seem pretty practical for the situation: - Flute/recorder - these seem like they could be cool, in theory anyway- Harmonica - can you play anything besides blues and O, Suzanna on these?- Backpacker guitar - I've always wanted one of these even though I haven't been into guitar for like 16 years- Bongos - might not really fit the mood but something percussive might be coolI guess I could always just get some new strings and dust off the acoustic guitar, although I struggle to avoid cliches on it. Maybe try to cover some Autechre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Since the situation is temporary, maybe calls for a flute? It seems you could become decent with any instrument like a flute fairly fast whereas with a guitar you won't be much better by the time you'd get power again.Unless you want to use it as an excuse to start learning guitar then go ahead Also... maybe take the time to wander around the house collecting percussive samples from everything in your environment? So when you get back to the computer you'll have stuff you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I guess I could always just get some new strings and dust off the acoustic guitar, although I struggle to avoid cliches on it. Maybe try to cover some Autechre? There are many ways to avoid cliches with a guitar, imo. Different tunings are good (though it's easy to slip into psych folk territory :P), as is preparing it in some way e.g. tape on the strings, pencil at 12th fret for a koto-esque sound, or treating it more like a percussion instrument.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entorwellian Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Pennywhistles are pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmbzJNPsaQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 get a Kalimba, so much fun and really anyone can play one because there all tuned to a scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 i always wanted one of those ever since i saw this as a kid, a million yrs ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlBL9ckkB4E (great movie, btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 and i know you can just buy them now that theyve become somewhat popular in recent years, but i feel like if i had one it'd have to have been hand made by an authentic african person, rather than some neo-hippies in california. same thing with a didgeridoo (made by aussie aboriginals instead of neo-hippies). but thats just me basically, just get an mbira/kalimba and/or didgeridoo, lovingly crafted (*assembled) by some californian neo-hippies, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Ocean drums are pretty IDM as are cuica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 yeah mbiras are the shit, got one a friend's dad bought me back from kenya. You can just knock on the underside too and get like a weird spectral decay sound. same as using acoustic guitar as percussion I guess. What modey said about acoustic guitars is good too. I have an insanely out of tune 3/4 size acoustic that's slowly turning boomerang shaped from being strung with steel strings. I usually wedge chopsticks between the strings and use more chopsticks like beaters. Edit: unnecessary apostrophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Jew´s harp = idm as fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Autoharps are lush too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacid Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 get a Kalimba, so much fun and really anyone can play one because there all tuned to a scale Lol, this is fucking wicked. Going to buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 mandolin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks guys, all great choices except pennywhistle but LOL at TNG clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I stand by my recommendation. How can you argue with this hook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Rubber bands at multiple lengths. Also, the springy door stop thing. Find a way to change its pitch and you've got a weird instrument on your hands/fingers. Would be cool if you could get a bunch of springy doorstops at different sizes and glue them to a board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricone RC Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 ACCORDION also make instruments out of household/shed shite like Braintree says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 yeah accordions are IDM as fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perezvon Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This instrument seizes the means of production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Kalimba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Jew´s harp = idm as fuck +1 rubber bands very good yea kazoo maybe? the first most-small cool instrument I could think of was not really an instrument but rather an old toy, dunno what's it's name, but it's essentially just two pieces of wood held together by a nail, you rotate one piece of wood against the other while applying some pressure, and it makes birdsong-like tones from the friction.. more expressive than it sounds like. My stepdad had some of these in his antique shop, probably best place to find is some Belgian antique/flea market I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 ^ found it, it's called Audubon Bird Call: remembered it a bit wrong, it's metal vs one piece of wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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