For the last week or so I’ve been unable to shake Denman Maroney’s Double Zero recording from my playlist. Amazing prepared piano improvisations that sound as if Maroney has four or more hands.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Today’s Fun: Diddley Bows
Inspired by Mike Orr’s Handmade Music Factory book I grabbed some scrap wood and empty soup cans and hacked together three diddley bows. They sound a bit like a berimbau crossed with a one-string Resophonic guitar. I’ll post some sounds once I find my way around the instruments. I’ll likely add guitar pickups or contact mics, too.