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Music by Egschiglen ~ GEREG

This is Mongolian ensemble Egschiglen’s fourth album and the third to feature Amartuvshin’s fine Khöömii (Throat Singing). Amartuvshin comes from Chandman District in Western Mongolia, arguably the birthplace of Khöömii. His powerful singing retains much of the traditional styles of older singers such as Tserendavaa; however the influence of Tuvan Khöömei can be heard in the low Khargiraa (sub harmonic) style particularly on their…

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Added by Egschiglen on November 25, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

My New Balance Commercial

About a year and a half ago, I recorded a bunch of stuff in many styles for Emoto Studios in Santa Monica, originally for a Nissan commercial, but they went with a different ad campaign. So, they sold this bit to NB. It's really a fun commercial, and we're hoping it gets picked up for TV.

Check it out at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfLTRzWvlJ0

or at Facebook:… Continue

Added by Steve Sklar on November 12, 2009 at 6:21pm — 1 Comment

Contemporary overtone choir music & telematic real-time internet concert for peace (Nov 20)

As a composer of overtone choir music, I am looking for this type of choir with at least a few capable polyphonic singers who understand the numbered notation system. I have several pieces available that do not fall into the category of ethereal, new age or meditative music. There are a lot of quick paced rhythmic passages in many cases.

For some of these, even if there are no overtone singers in the choir, the overtone parts may be replicated by having the harmonics sung in regular… Continue

Added by kiva simova on October 28, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

International Overtone Events - Internationaler Oberton Eventkalender

International Overtone Events - Internationaler Oberton Eventkalender - from www.oberton.org This list is not a complete list of events - just a list of events by musicians or band managers who added their events with this form to the Oberton Eventkalender

Download Link for the International Overtone Concert &…

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Added by Jens Mügge on October 19, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

New Album "ATLAN" Review by Thom Jones

A Review of "ATLAN" by Thomas Jones

A secret truth revealed: Beauty and the Beast are the same

thing. Soriah’s chimera fusion with Ashkelon Sain has

produced a sprawling entity, darkly cloaked in groaning

atmospheres, yet emanating an ascending light of inestimable

beauty. Atlan is a deeply organic experience. Crisp hand

percussion palpitates rising drones in a cellular blood-rush

of life. Long, open expanses of slowly shifting tones hang

like low clouds… Continue

Added by SoRIAH on October 18, 2009 at 1:20am — No Comments

New Piece

New Track: a year ago, John Pascuzzi, Johnna, and I recorded a piece for the new video game Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising. Had to keep it totally under wraps but now that it's been released we can share it.

John plays igil, Johnna sings the role of "Ethnic Woman" and I did the throat-singing. It was written by Danish composer Christian Marcussen.

Give a listen at http://khoomei.com/mp3s/ofp2.mp3

Enjoy!

Added by Steve Sklar on October 12, 2009 at 8:16pm — 5 Comments

Dancing the singing bowls

A few months ago a performance artist approached me with the idea of collaborating on an event. She would bring a group of imporvisational dancers together, I would put out a set of about 100 Himalayan singing bowls and they would dance to the sound of the bowls. I somewhat hesitantly accepted the idea not quite sure how it would play out.

The venue was the four eighteen project in Santa Cruz which has a nice hardwood floor, some carpets to roll out for people to sit on with pillows… Continue

Added by Ryan Sarnataro on October 11, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Suoni dell'anima, l'essenza nascosta della voce

In libreria da settembre 2009 oppure richiedendolo direttamente a: www.minervaedizioni.com

Tel. 051 6630557 - Fax 051 897420 info@minervaedizioni.com

“….la costante che si evidenzia, è che in qualsiasi contesto l’uso della voce è fortemente diretto e influenzato dall’emozione che il soggetto prova o crede di provare in…

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Added by Lorenzo Pierobon on October 5, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

OUR CD IS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET

unsere neue cd "zauberton" ist ab sofort per email an zauberton@hotmail.com um 15 euro (zuzüglich Postgebühren) bestellbar.

die cd präsentatation in der otto-wagner-kirche steinhof in wien ist vor mehr als 250 leuten über die bühne gegangen. wir schweben noch auf einer rosa wolke...

schließen sie die augen und lassen sie sich von den hörbeispielen der cd verzaubern!

our brand new cd "zauberton" is now available for 15 euros (plus transport costs). please contact us… Continue

Added by Julia Renöckl on September 27, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Pure Nature of Music in Bad Essen

There are not so many Overtone Festivals in Europe. You can listen in Prague (Czech), Lund (Sweden), Schwaz (Austria), Dresden (Germany) and - in Barkhausen (Germany) - one day long various artists how they are singing overtones, harmonics and diphonic music. This year the event in Schwaz was cancelled. More than this the festival day in Barkhausen was very sucessful. Where is Barkhausen? It's in a beautiful landscape - the first…

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Added by Jens Mügge on September 22, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

CD Release: "LOOPING jaw harp orchestra – Elephant Road"

All but toothless

A virtual jaw harp orchestra challenges the dominance of guitars. Here's to musical diversity!

Starting from the city jungle of Vienna, the LOOPING jaw harp orchestra has set out to discover unexplored musical regions. Elephant Road, off the beaten track, directly leads to the habitats of rare musical instruments. Three dozen of jaw harps and percussion are a good substrate on which steel pans, saxophones, marimba, trumpets… Continue

Added by LOOPING jaw harp orchestra on September 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

CD-Präsentation am 25. september 2009 in wien

ERSTE RÜCKMELDUNGEN:

Ich möchte mich bei Dir und auch bei Gerhard Narbeshuber sehr sehr herzlich für dieses wunderschöne Konzert bedanken! Auch mein Lebensgefährte war zutieft berührt und beeindruckt. Ich freue mich auf weitere Konzerte - bis dahin hören wir die wunderschöne CD.....

Euer Konzert gestern war großartig. Die Kirche war ein optimaler… Continue

Added by Julia Renöckl on August 31, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

R.I.P. A. N. Aksenov : TUVIN FOLK MUSIC

TUVIN FOLK MUSIC

By

A. N. Aksenov

Editor's Note. The following consists of excerpts from A. N. Aksenov's Tuvinskaia narodnaia muzyka (Moscow, 1964), to date the only book devoted in a study of a single Siberian music culture.

Aksenov (1909‑62) was initially a composer. He graduated from Moscow Conservatory In 1931, became a member of the Union of Soviet Composers the following year and remained in Moscow until 1943.… Continue

Added by Tran Quang Hai on August 28, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

R.I.P. Tran Quang Hai & Denis Guillou : Original Research and Acoustical Analysis in connection with the Xöömij Style of Biphonic Singing

Original Research and Acoustical Analysis in connection

with the Xöömij Style of Biphonic Singing

Tran Quang Hai , Centre National de la Recherche Scientitique, Paris 1980

Denis GUILLOU, Conservatoire. National des Arts et Métiers, Paris

The present article is limited in its scope to our own original research and to acoustical analysis of biphonic singing, this is preceded by a summary of the various terms proposed by different… Continue

Added by Tran Quang Hai on August 28, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments

Here Again

Dear Everyone,

I'd like to thank all of You who visited my profile, left a comment, rated a song or just looked at the pictures or read the blog. I've been away for a long time but I'm back and I have to say I'm blown away by the improvements I see on OMN.

I also would like to let you know that You can download my album song by song for free on http://www.myspace.com/rkitmusic .

Have a listen, make a… Continue

Added by RKiT (Tamas Arki) on August 21, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

New netlabel release on Stasisfield: Elementals

I am very happy to announce a new release called "Elementals" on the Stasisfield netlabel. John Kannenberg has done the beautiful job of design, packaging and presentation that Statisfield followers have come to expect, and I am grateful to part of his roster.

In John's words:

"Peterborough, New Hampshire's Dave Seidel offers a microtonal ode to the four primal elements. Water, fire, earth and air are represented here by elegant synthetic sounds and digitally manipulated… Continue

Added by Dave Seidel on August 10, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Rückmeldungen vom Obertonkurs im Schloss Puchberg bei Wels (19. bis 21. Juni 2009)

sehr erfrischender Zugang zum esoterisch etwas besetzen Thema

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Die vielen praktischen Tipps und deine spontanten Einfälle, den Verstand zu überlisten, fand ich sehr gut.

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Hilfsansätze immer auf mehreren Wegen angeboten

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persönliches Eingehen auf einzelne und auf Fragen

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super Hörbeispiele, Vielfalt der Übungen

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Ein super Workshop, beim nächsten werd ich wieder dabeisein!

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Humor der Vortragenden

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lockere,… Continue

Added by Julia Renöckl on June 29, 2009 at 9:46am — No Comments

Vibrational Healing & Tibetan Dharma

Mysterious and singular the ancient Himalayan cultures created enigmatic instruments for the propose of inducing physical healing, spiritual consciousness and mental clarity.

Their creations are an alchemy of metal and sacred geometry known today as Tibetan Singing Bowls, Gantas/Vajras, Tingshaws and Gong. The vibrational signatures these remarkable instruments produce are metamorphosing overtones that heal the body and heart of sentient beings. Their songs/voices alter space, mind and… Continue

Added by Richard Rudis (Sonam Dorje) on June 22, 2009 at 8:31pm — No Comments

A Harmonic Summer with the Harmonic Presence

I met David last year in Prague at the Overtone Festival in Prague. I can't describe all impressions here but this harmonic meeting was really stunning. David gaves us his teachings about harmonic presence and awareness and since last year I am checking out his website www.harmonicworld.com to be informed about his schedule.

I'm writing this blog post to let you know about the activities this…

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Added by Jens Mügge on June 18, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

STANDING OVATIONS beim Obertonkonzert in Wien - 12.6.09

Der Pfarrer meinte: Wo kommen nur all diese Leute her?

Über 150 Personen fanden sich zu unserem ersten Obertonauftritt in Wien ein.

Ich war fast überwältigt: mein Traum, aus den Zirkuskunststücken Musik zu machen, richtige Kompositionen, die auch wiederholt ihren Zauber nicht verlieren, ist in Erfüllung gegangen.

Sowohl die analytischen Musikerohren als auch Leute, die einfach mit der Musik abheben wollten, sind auf ihre Rechnung gekommen.

Hier ein paar… Continue

Added by Julia Renöckl on June 16, 2009 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments