The High Pink Clouds
© Copyright-Kenneth Johnston
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Record Label: The High Pink Clouds
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What?Where?Who?Why?
What does the music sound like?
pink-cotton-candy clouds of music floating in the upper atmosphere
What are the musical influences?
The Velvet Underground and Nico, Brian Eno’s first three solo albums, Middle Eastern Dance Music, Soft Machine, Phil Manzanera, surf music, 1950s pop music, Adrian Belew, David Bowie.
Where are . . .?
In the vicinity of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Where/when can I see a performance?
Possibly by the end of July 2006 somewhere in Louisiana. The High Pink Clouds are a collective of like-minded musicians that are more interested in recording than public performance.
Who are . . . ?
Participating on the cd are:
Zenobia Marsh: vocals
Panacan: vocals (Tuvan throat singing)
Kenneth Johnston: instrumentation and composition
Not participating in the recording, but part of the collective are Captain Mohammed Starfry(guitar), Krishna Provolone(drum kit), Zyla Twarp (oscillator, tapes, and treatments). Panacan also plays bass.
Is this computer generated music? Did you use Sonar, Pro Tools or Acid?
No. Although there is considerable editing and digital manipulation of sounds, computers were not allowed to become part of the creative or compositional process. Everything was initially played on real instruments, and no midi generated sounds were used. If you must know, the software used was Cool Edit Pro 2.0 and Soundforge 4.5 for effects, noise reduction and edits.
What instruments were used?
'lectric and 'coustic guitars(strat, tele, various no-name thrift store guitars, an Epiphone EL-00) bass, synthesizer, homemade oscillator, chord organ, tape recorder, Alamo electric guitar with “buzz” bridge, vox canis major, vox canis minor, zither, clothing iron, geese, garbage can/pots n pans drum kit
Contact:
e-mail highpinkclouds@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/highpinkclouds
How long is the cd?
About 52 minutes.
Are songs downloadable through Rhapsody, iTunes, Musicnet, etc?
They should be by mid summer.
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one of the best psychedelic art-rock recordings ever
author: james
This cd stands up next to the best efforts by others in this genre. I am a big fan of the art-in-rock movement, and have to put this cd by the High Pink Clouds on the shelf with my other favorite artists like Brian Eno, Can, Cluster, Syd Barrett and his Pink Floyd, and early Roxy Music. This is almost completely an instrumental cd. The range of sounds and dynamics here is astounding. For instance, one of my favorite sections of this recording is the three tracks Giger's Locomotive, We Are The High Pink Clouds, and The Australian Girl. Although each of these three tracks has a completely different sound, the dynamics build incredibly from the first track to the third. The third track turns into a fantastic rave-up with violin(?), synthesizer, a hypnotic rhythm and a finale with double lead guitar that recalls some of the "stratospheric" playing of Hendrix. Obviously, a great deal of thought and subtle planning has gone into the creation of this work. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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