Digital Pill – working musicians talk about their lives

Percussionist Eugene Ughetti plays an improvised percussion solo on gongs and temple bowls

Visit Eugene’s projects on these links
Speak Percussion
Glass Percussion Project

Eugene’s CD is available here

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Mal Webb sings his song – Ad for beer – featuring vocal, guitar and some of Mal’s evolved vocalisations. He wrote it after Chick Ratten of the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy told him his music was “not a good ad for beer” and made Mal realise who his audience REALLY was . . . Good on you Chick !

There’s HEAPS more Mal at his website malwebb.com

You can get Mal’s music on iTunes
And his CDs are available here

“You’re a freak” – Ani DiFranco
“I didn’t know beatboxing could be so musical” – Mark Holden
“He’s like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble” – B. Freely
“An enormously accomplished singer… from jazz to African yodelling”
- John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.

And then there’s all the Oxo Cubans albums on iTunes

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This week I’m celebrating the counter turning over 100,000 video views for Digital Pill. Its been great receiving emails from every corner of the globe and tracking all the interest inside and outside of Melbourne, Australia – where all these musicians are based.

Thanks again to all those who have contributed. The recent video from Cam Robbins is a ripper.

Thanks again to Arts Victoria and Maribyrnong City Council for financial support

and Phil Greenwood and Kim Lynch for the site redesign.

Leo

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Rae Howell is a freelance composer and performer on piano & vibraphone. She is a founding member of Sunwrae Ensemble, showcasing some of Australia’s finest versatile musicians. Here she plays her piece “Decipher the Crooked Ways” on the vibraphone using a combination of bowing and four mallet technique. Decipher the Crooked Ways…. an ambient & (brief) solo version of a Sunwrae Ensemble work (usually ~30 minutes, for vibes, harp, clarinets/flutes, double bass, lap-steel, percussion), from the Never Stops to Wait album. It’s a journey about time, letting things go, deciphering the crooked ways of life, unraveling naturally.

Have a listen to Rae’s other truly incredible recordings from
Sunwrae Ensemble’s official website
Also
Sunwrae Ensemble on myspace
Sunwrae Ensemble on youtube

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Bec Matthews playing the Kora (West African harp) and singing the song Utopia.
She has also appeared previously on this post playing with AfroMandinko

Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lyrics

Listen to Bec’s music here

On Myspace

Afro Mandinko website

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