Danny Barnes é um músico texano considerado um dos maiores virtuosos do banjo. Mas, apesar de também tocar o country-folk tradicional, acabou experimentando muito e misturando guitarras, percussões malucas, teclados e texturas eletrônicas até chegar nesse “bluegrass alternativo” que virou sua marca registrada (pitadas de Ry Cooder, de Primus, de Presidents of USA). Conheci por causa de sua versão de “Bang a Gong”, hino do rock do T-Rex. Tem a percussão certa, os ingredientes certos e, finalmente, um gongo.
Mas tem que ouvir com fone. E bem alto. Senão não vale ;)
Aumentaí e get in on no Bang a Gong de Danny Barnnes.
Depois, ouça também essa outra:
Playlist:
E esse, seu trabalho mais recente, agora de abril/2014:
“I have been working on the barnyard electronic aesthetic for a number of years in my laboratory [a mental as much as physical space]. this new work leans more on the electronic side of things. the pieces are more soundscapes, with giant elemental, shifting blocks that make up the orchestration. it’s very simple, yet constructed in a way where the motifs morph into other things, pulling the listener along. i’ve been really getting into programming synthesizers lately and this represents some of my work in that realm. synths give a solo person [like me] quite a bit of power. as a fan of music built around that type gear, i find it fits naturally with the banjo and things like that, creating an organic yet futuristic oeuvre.
This recording is to be used. if you have a long drive, or are working in the yard, or writing a computer program, or doing a task like that, this music is designed to pull you along, and perhaps suspend time for you so you can have a space to work, or enjoy yourself or whatever you need. i wanted to create a space where the listener felt like they had all the time in the world. that is one of the beauties of ambient forms. these pieces are all like little movies. [thank you meher baba]”
credits
released 02 April 2014
all music by edward d. barnes
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