I was listening to several musics on this channel and was like "OMG I love all the writings from Gene Koshinski. But who is this performer? He seems to understand the pieces so well." And then saw "Performed by Gene Koshinski" Of course.
When you added the snares while playing the Kalimba on the drum it sounded like a guitar pedal distortion. A very unexpected and exciting surprise I must say, you have a very unique way showing us how mush creativity there is in a seemingly simple instrument. Take that with the knowledge that I am not a musician, merely a fascinated bystander.
Gene is a polyrhythmist and polyinstrumentalist and drummer, the genius of Gene and combine elements of the drums with minimal instruments, endless creativity, hugs dear, you're show brother. 🎵💜🥂😊🤗😉🫂🔵💙🌎🌎😎👌👏👏👏🎵🥂🌌🫐🎵
1:55 the four over three exchange between the Kalimba and brush on the snare reminded me of deadmau5. This is truly a phenomenal piece of music. I find myself going back to this every month to hear it again.
Wow what brilliant use of snare buzz. Having the kalimba tuned to the resonant frequency of the snare wire is genius. I loved this! Also i got two different experiences by watching the video and just listening alone. Kinda crazy on how the way we interact with a peice of music impacts oer experience.
I'm not sure he tuned the kalimba to the drum. The snares just move along with the head, they have no resonant frequency themselves as I understand it. If they had one, they'd impart it to the drum sound which would make playing with pitched instruments quite difficult.
@@keithklassen5320 Resonance of snare wire, is exactly what causes snare buzz which can be a pain just like you mentioned . Actually every thing has a resonant frequency to it, also referred to as sympathetic vibration. Pitched instruments can and do cause snare buzz but is generally not a huge problem because they are far enough away. The most common offender is generally a tom at the exact right frequency. Many instruments like the sitar are designed around this and have string(s) dedicated for sympathetic vibration to sound.
WiSpKing While you are correct on the fact that everything has a resonant frequency, you don’t have to tune anything to a snares resonant frequency to make it buzz. In fact, make a noise loud enough next to a snare drum (particularly another drum or a low bass note) and it’ll start buzzing no matter what the noise is tuned to. Also it’s incredibly difficult, if not impossible to tune a kalimba after it was tuned wherever it was made.
As a drummer since 1967, I've always considered the snare drum one of the most versatile of instruments, precisely because you can do the things Gene so ably demonstrates here, including the use of the kalimba! The snare-on and snare-off option has not been explored to this degree in my experience. Also, try this. I've taken tight fitting nitrile work gloves and put dabs on hot glue on the finger tips and the side of the thumb to come up with some interesting sounds and percussion techniques. Try it sometime. But Gene's work here demonstrates how to make a drum musical, and something other than just an obnoxious loud bang! Way to go, Gene!
Wow! This is some awesome stuff, really! Definitely not what I was expecting from a Snare Solo but everything is a pleasant surprise from you Gene! Really beautiful! btw, what kalimba are you playing on?
Well Damn!! Why didn't I ever think of being as creative as this guy?! (I guess I didn't have "the right marbles"... or, lost a few) Like the one he did with the "door stopper"... just amazing what a person who wants what is going on in his head in ways to make "the music" more entertaining.
One year later: thanks for the likes! I feel glad to have discovered the percussion ingenuity of Mr Gene Koshinski. Thank you so much Gene and keep on playing.
the kalimba with the snares on sounds like something from a hainbach piece, as if it's a lofi recording, bitcrushed or distorted or something. very nice
Disagreed. Gene's recordings are so beautiful and dynamic. Any more recording volume would mean less dynamics. This is perfect for listening with good audio equipment.
You can use any kalimba you want - tuning is improvised. I use the Meinl wide extra tongues model. It is much louder than most kalimbas and small enough to work around. It's really inexpensive too...
I love these solo's, they are really a work of art and are quite beautiful, however I believe we should be labeling them as multiple percussion. More than half of the piece is a kalimba and a marble just on top of a snare drum, and while it makes use of the snare drum in several different ways, it demonstrates very very little snare drum abilities. I'm also honestly just tired of Swerve and pieces like it, (which are beautiful and amazing still,) taking my number one spot in regional competition.
TissuePaper thats not what im saying at all! I love Gene’s pieces, they are so fun to watch and always blow my mind, im just saying that should be labeled differently, as to keep it fair in competitions
How I calculate how good my music taste is: # of views / amount of time on internet. The smaller the quotient, the better it must be. I am not sure if this is a joke. If I can place a time signature on it, it's definitely bad. My air conditioner radiates in the key of Gb