Duarte Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hello BC! It's good to be back. I am here with a quick question. What is THAT sound? To me it sounds like rubbing a pane of glass. It's apparent in many, many P-Funk tracks - which is where I've noticed it moist prominently. I'd often wondered what it was, and I didn't know what to google and nobody I know has the answer. I bet it's obvious and I'm being stupid. Basschat, what is that sound? Here, it kicks in around the 20 sec mark. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 From my tiny laptop speakers I can't really hear the details, but whatever sound it it, I feel it's at least based on the sound of the Brazilian instrument called cuíca - a kind of drum with a stick mounted to its skin, and one rubs that stick much like some males tend to polish knobs. Another similar instrument exists in South-America, but I've forgotten its name, and Google didn't help me out quickly enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Sounds like a cuíca to me too - probably played by Carl "Butch" Small or Larry Fratangelo… Not the very best of Parliament, though still better(*) than the very very best that most other bands can come up with! * I mean that in a completely subjective way! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 That has got to be it. With a little more research it's confirmed - Bernie Worrell mentions it in an interview. Thanks folks! Now, where to find one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I always thought of it as the recorded murmurings of a chimp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I've found you can achieve a similar sound by repeatedly sliding the straw in and out of a half empty large size fizzy beverage paper cup with plastic lid from a fast food chain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Also prominent in this well known track... Edited April 18, 2019 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Les Claypool with his Whamola, Cuica solo at 3:00. Also put to good use in The Chili Pepper's 'Walkabout', fits perfectly with Dave Navarro's wah pedal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Maude said: Les Claypool with his Whamola, Cuica solo at 3:00. Loved that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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