You must have quite a collection of instruments!  I was familiar with the psaltery, but I looked it up and it seems quite cool.  Whatever's playing the lead line (I assume the lapharp/psaltery) has a very haunting quality to it.  I would definitely like to hear more of that this year.

You must have quite a collection of instruments! I was familiar with the psaltery, but I looked it up and it seems quite cool. Whatever's playing the lead line (I assume the lapharp/psaltery) has a very haunting quality to it. I would definitely like to hear more of that this year.

Sorry, I meant I was NOT familiar with the psaltery.

[quote=Cosmic Cairns]You must have quite a collection of instruments! I was familiar with the psaltery, but I looked it up and it seems quite cool. Whatever's playing the lead line (I assume the lapharp/psaltery) has a very haunting quality to it. I would definitely like to hear more of that this year.[/quote] Sorry, I meant I was NOT familiar with the psaltery.

Beautiful. Also, the thought that this is your interpretation of a song that goes back such a long time is just soooo cool. I also didn't know the lapharp/psaltery, but it sounds beautiful.

Beautiful. Also, the thought that this is your interpretation of a song that goes back such a long time is just soooo cool. I also didn't know the lapharp/psaltery, but it sounds beautiful.

The instruments work so well together. Drawn in to it's haunting melodies. Love it

The instruments work so well together. Drawn in to it's haunting melodies. Love it

Whoa, so cool! Sounds like quite a challenging instrument to play. It pairs beautiful with the reverb and delay.
A sweet bridging of folky instruments, bluesy playing and more modern lofi electronic drones.

Whoa, so cool! Sounds like quite a challenging instrument to play. It pairs beautiful with the reverb and delay. A sweet bridging of folky instruments, bluesy playing and more modern lofi electronic drones.

Yoooooo
The mixing of the live and electronic elements is very interesting in this track and I dig how the Ebowed bass bridges that gap and ties it together with a tasteful drone. You really got a wonderful, pristine sound out of the contact mic'ed psaltery, great pedal choice, when you could have just used plugins, it sounds so good, I'm terribly impressed

Yoooooo The mixing of the live and electronic elements is very interesting in this track and I dig how the Ebowed bass bridges that gap and ties it together with a tasteful drone. You really got a wonderful, pristine sound out of the contact mic'ed psaltery, great pedal choice, when you could have just used plugins, it sounds so good, I'm terribly impressed

Sorry folks, still playing catch-up

Thank you! Yup, the lead is the psaltery. I'll have to see if I can bring it back this year.

(Since getting deeper into music a couple years ago, my family has decided to find sub-$100 instruments for gift-giving holidays, and this is one of them)

Thank you! I like the way it distorts with chords and dyads too, though I didn't get to play with that as much this time

Thank you! I feel like I struggle with mixes and blends, so I'm glad this worked for you

Thank you! Playing plucked single lines here ended up being easier, but I've not had as much luck bowed or with multiple lines at once

Thank you! I've always liked the Rainbow Machine even when it was dismissed for a while as a one-trick pony, so it's cool hearing the Smile and a bunch of the windmill scene bands do wild things with it

Sorry folks, still playing catch-up [quote=Cosmic Cairns]You must have quite a collection of instruments! I was familiar with the psaltery, but I looked it up and it seems quite cool. Whatever's playing the lead line (I assume the lapharp/psaltery) has a very haunting quality to it. I would definitely like to hear more of that this year.[/quote] Thank you! Yup, the lead is the psaltery. I'll have to see if I can bring it back this year. (Since getting deeper into music a couple years ago, my family has decided to find sub-$100 instruments for gift-giving holidays, and this is one of them) [quote=WahSp]Beautiful. Also, the thought that this is your interpretation of a song that goes back such a long time is just soooo cool. I also didn't know the lapharp/psaltery, but it sounds beautiful.[/quote] Thank you! I like the way it distorts with chords and dyads too, though I didn't get to play with that as much this time [quote=Bearcage]The instruments work so well together. Drawn in to it's haunting melodies. Love it[/quote] Thank you! I feel like I struggle with mixes and blends, so I'm glad this worked for you [quote=Dustsucker]Whoa, so cool! Sounds like quite a challenging instrument to play. It pairs beautiful with the reverb and delay. A sweet bridging of folky instruments, bluesy playing and more modern lofi electronic drones.[/quote] Thank you! Playing plucked single lines here ended up being easier, but I've not had as much luck bowed or with multiple lines at once :D [quote=fetalface]Yoooooo The mixing of the live and electronic elements is very interesting in this track and I dig how the Ebowed bass bridges that gap and ties it together with a tasteful drone. You really got a wonderful, pristine sound out of the contact mic'ed psaltery, great pedal choice, when you could have just used plugins, it sounds so good, I'm terribly impressed[/quote] Thank you! I've always liked the Rainbow Machine even when it was dismissed for a while as a one-trick pony, so it's cool hearing the Smile and a bunch of the windmill scene bands do wild things with it

I had to google Windmill Scene but I do really like some of those bands! And I have a soft spot for Earthquaker Devices, they are good people and all their pedals are neat.

I had to google Windmill Scene but I do really like some of those bands! And I have a soft spot for Earthquaker Devices, they are good people and all their pedals are neat.

Space Spirals, that's the one i borrowed from drum bender once and was really enamored with it.

Space Spirals, that's the one i borrowed from drum bender once and was really enamored with it.