Annoying Twit Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Can anyone think of examples of tracks where the track is conventionally tonal, except that the lead line is played on a more or less non-tonal percussion instrument? I don't mean a drum solo, because typically they are played ... solo without other instruments. I mean something where the backing track is fairly normal, but the lead line itself is on a percussion instrument. I ask because I may have accidentally created such a track. (long story deleted). Or at least a start of a track which could go in that direction. I'd like to hear similar tracks, but can't think of any. Hmmm.... Are Ed Mann's solo albums on Spotify? EDIT: The lead lines on his more conventional (non-gong) albums are typically tuned percussion such as xylophone. Edited September 5, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Not sure I totally understand what you mean but would Fleetwood Macs 'Tusk' be the sort of thing you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 [quote name='Maude' timestamp='1441475851' post='2859149'] Not sure I totally understand what you mean but would Fleetwood Macs 'Tusk' be the sort of thing you mean? [/quote] Good choice. It's close, but there is a vocal line too. If it had been made as an instrumental, then it would be a perfect example of what I'm looking for. And it has significant sections which are exactly what I'm looking for. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Ha! This thread surprised me as I'd never had the clairvoyance of seeing such a track as somehow special. But of course it is. I hope good examples come in abundance. Bill Bruford's "Five Per Cent for Nothing" probably ain't good enough a fit for your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 There's a Tom Waits album which sort of fits this description. I can't remember the name of it - is it [i]Bone Machine[/i]? Nor can I remember if there are any instrumentals on it. Also, it might be worth looking at some dub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Bit of chanting on it, is this of any use? - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUzojGMGnc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUzojGMGnc[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Some of the 50s Sun Ra stuff uses percussion almost but not entirely in the way you describe, where the percussion is another voice rather than just a rhythmic backing. I can't think of any tunes where it carries the whole song, but there are elements of it in this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5FBhGNwiTU[/media] Edited September 5, 2015 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Please ignore this post, you wanted suggestions of NON-tonal percussion. I re-read you post and recognised my mistake 😳 Edited September 5, 2015 by SICbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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