Hang in the prog

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Topic: Hang in the prog

Posted By: grom63
Subject: Hang in the prog
Date Posted: July 29 2016 at 00:44

Good Morning! Yesterday a got some information about one interesting musical instrument. It calls the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_%28instrument%29" rel="nofollow - hang . And I was realy wondered by sound of it. Sound should seem like common percussion ethnic drum, but if player touch hang softly to other side, instrument give out so electric sound, like a synthesizer of 80-s Smile

Are there this instrument applicable in modern prog? I really enjoy of early prog, before middle 70-th, but I would listen some music with this amazing instrument.

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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 29 2016 at 01:50

I just did a search in the PA discography, and it seems that hangmen can hardly be found in prog circles. I found only one album on which the hang drum is played, by a Hungarian outfit named Djabe: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=48902" rel="nofollow - Live in Blue .

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 29 2016 at 05:25

They're amazing instruments, I saw a busker playing one in Cologne and didn't know what it was, but it was quite mesmerising. The only band I know that have used one is the Portico Quartet on the their first album Knee Deep in the North Sea.

Posted By: grom63
Date Posted: July 29 2016 at 12:55

someone_else wrote:

I just did a search in the PA discography, and it seems that hangmen can hardly be found in prog circles. I found only one album on which the hang drum is played, by a Hungarian outfit named Djabe: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=48902" rel="nofollow - Live in Blue .

Ohh, really little-known band, it's so hard to find this song. Probably in "Hang Song" musicians use this instrument Smile

, not at all album.

chopper wrote:

They're amazing instruments, I saw a busker playing one in Cologne and didn't know what it was, but it was quite mesmerising. The only band I know that have used one is the Portico Quartet on the their first album Knee Deep in the North Sea.

Perhaps, hang is so popular in Germany, because this song playing by musicians from this country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAzXq6uew4w&list=RDPAzXq6uew4w&index=1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAzXq6uew4w&list=RDPAzXq6uew4w&index=1

And, maybe this song the most popular, that make with this instrument. But in this, really interesting only hang consignment, and so strange vocal. Some folk song, no more. Look like busker too Smile

"Portico Quartett - Knee deep in the north sea"- that's good! Hang really well fits in jazz.

Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: July 30 2016 at 23:46

The handpan is a fantastic instrument. I was actually thinking if I ever started a band it would definitely be featured in it.

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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: July 31 2016 at 04:10

grom63 wrote:

Ohh, really little-known band, it's so hard to find this song. Probably in "Hang Song" musicians use this instrument Smile

, not at all album.

Not that hard, from 5:31 to 10:30 on this video:

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Posted By: grom63
Date Posted: August 05 2016 at 03:13

aglasshouse wrote:

I was actually thinking if I ever started a band it would definitely be featured in it.

I would listen with pleasure Smile

NotAProghead wrote:

Not that hard, from 5:31 to 10:30 on this video:

That's really interesting!

Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 05 2016 at 04:14

NotAProghead wrote:

grom63 wrote:

Ohh, really little-known band, it's so hard to find this song. Probably in "Hang Song" musicians use this instrument Smile

, not at all album.

Not that hard, from 5:31 to 10:30 on this video:

Thanks Eugene - I genuinely enjoyed that Clap

It's an instrument I've seen countless of street performers perform on but never really in a proper live setting with a band.

I may even have tried it at some party once...but alas the memories from that night are so scattered and hazy that I only really remember drinking pisang ambon with cocoa milk on top of a famous horse statue in Copenhagen.

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 05 2016 at 05:39

Guldbamsen wrote:

I only really remember drinking pisang ambon with cocoa milk on top of a famous horse statue in Copenhagen.

Well we've all been there.

Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: September 12 2016 at 01:52

On the acoustic CD from RPWL ( http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=27906" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=27906 ) the Hang is played (by famous Manu Delago).

On Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland', there's also Hang, again played by Manu Delago.

The studio albums from Steve Shehan, Manu Delago and Hang Massive should be considered prog-music, or at least jazzrock/fusion.

Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: September 12 2016 at 01:53

Manu Delago performing live with Shpongle.