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Music made with toys s/d

― anthony, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The band "by coatal cafe" seem to be playing alot of toy instruments, definetely search them. I think E from the Eels used toy instruments in his early days.

I will be interested to hear the answers to this one. I love recording songs with toy instruments.

― james, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I remember there being a boston band called Pianosaurus that did this mid90's. Can't remember if I ever actually heard any though.

― fritz, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pianosaurus - "Groovy Neighborhood", 1987

okay, i didn;t remember the date off the top of my head, i looked it up on allmusic, but I do have a copy of the record. It's cute but I don;t think it would be remarkable if they didn;t use toy instruments. Apparently the CD is still in print, Rounder records.

― g, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have an album by John Cage that has (at least) one piece that uses a toy piano. He rocks the hell out of it.

― nickn, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cage's piece for Toy Piano is nice. I can't think of another offhand.

― Mark, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Greg Oblivian's solo version of 'Bad Man' uses toy piano and it's awesome.

― joel, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Stereototal manages to make their instruments sound like toys, but I don't know if they are or not.

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Augustus Pablo: Melodica. Mark E. Smith and his marvellous kazoo. Pram and all their toys too.

― Johnathan, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

klink. it's online somewhere. i'll find a link. pram has moments too.

― ktrey, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Margaret Leng Tan (classical pianist, Cage expert) has recorded at least a full disc of modern compositions for toy piano. She spent a year or two touring on the strength of it. I saw her open for the Magnetic Fields. It was kind of beautiful.

― Douglas Wolk, Saturday, 20 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well informed source (went to school w/ Tan) informs me that she took up toy piano b/c she failed at classical -- i.e. she was good, but not going anywhere spectacular, thus acquired "gimick". Not that there's anything wrong with that.

― Sterling Clover, Saturday, 20 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

pascal comelade!

― francesco, Saturday, 20 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Marbles [Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo's solo thing] used lots of toys and it sounded great. Wait, it sounded like an Apples album, but that's a good thing. toy piano, fisher-price xylophone, toy drums, etc. fun album.

― phil, Saturday, 20 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

experimental audio research 'data rape' done on circuit bent speak & spell toys and a slew of a thousand immitators followed...

― el wanko, Saturday, 20 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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