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August 20, 2004

Throat singing

myrick gets news of Yat-kha, a Siberian throat singing punk band. That is quite of combination. Some of those Siberian's Canadian neighbours also practice throat singing and a seriously eerie racket it is.

The harmonic frequencies created by the human vocal apparatus are harnessed in throat singing to select overtones by tuning the resonance in the mouth. The result of tuning allows the singer to create more than one pitch at the same time, with the capability of creating six pitches at once. Generally the sounds created by throat singing are low droning hums and high pitched flutelike melodies. Some styles of throat singing may be likened to a Theremin.

The Mythos connection should be obvious. Intrigued Flea-readers can learn throat singing on-line thanks to the cultural traffic accident that is "the internet".

Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 20, 2004 08:32 AM

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Heh.

Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at August 21, 2004 06:58 AM