The Pomeroy Ranch wrote:
fdoddy@... wrote:> Tales, for me, was the beginning of those awful caliope type sounds that Mr. Wakeman became so fond of.
Well for my money, if you want calliope, you've got to go with Schikele & PDQ Bach. (The Intimate PDQ Bach album is still hilarious today) You think gigging with one of our heavy hulks is a pain, Schikele actually toured the US (and elsewhere?) with a real steam (no air blowers) calliope on stage back in the 70's.....whew, bless that roady!
Vance....calliope.hmmmm, a new sound for the tape library?
Schikele is an original, no doubt. I had the pleasure of seeing
him quite a few times. Best one was at Carnegie Hall and the guy sitting
next to me had purchased a last minute ticket--and thought the concert
he was going to attend was the real deal. He sat through the first piece
("Concerto for Horn and Hardart") and then stormed out in a huff (or was
it an Oldsmobile?). For this piece, Schikele actually used an old section
of an automat dispenser to disguise the front of the percussion table.
During tacets and long rests, orchestra members inserted their coins to
get goodies to enjoy in their seats. PDQ Bach concerts are always a tad
surreal. If you're ever in NYC around New Year's, he still does his annual
concert.
As for calliope sounds, look no further than the first thing on the firstKC album. That was a calliope (air driven, though) Ian McD found sitting in a remote corner of the studio. He held down some of the lower keys to vent most of the instrument's air and then 'smeared' his hand around on some of the upper keys. It makes a 'proper' appearance at the end of TCOTCK. Streetly's new recorder voice makes an admirable substitute if you want to recreate this in your own home.
Rick
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