Your Daily WTF: “Mani Malaikat” By Arrington de Dionyso
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
I’m cheating here. I know this. There was already a Noise du Jour, placed surreptitiously by the ever elusive Miss Gauger, in the early pre-dawn hours, as is her wont. The melodious strains of The Baseballs’s anachronistic efforts could, however, do with a counterbalance. Don’t you think? I am here to provide that very service.
Arrington de Dioyso is a musician who specializes in both Tuvan throat singing and bass clarinet. This may seem like an odd combination. It is, indeed, an odd combination. Should that not be strange enough, his newest album, Malaikat dan Singa, is a collection of poems by William Blake, the famed poet and painter of bizarre shit and/or lizard men. Also, all the words have been translated into Indonesian. So yeah, William Blake as sung by a Tuvan throat singer in Indonesian set to distorted bass clarinet and rhythmic drumming.
Oh yes, there’s also the accompanying video. Not much to say about that. It’s best if you just find out for yourself.
Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa- “Mani Malaikat” [YouTube] : The Aardvark Speaks : Thanks, antifuchs!
Categories: Your Daily WTF, Musical Instruments, Angels, Animals, WTF, Noise du Jour, Animation, Music
Posted at 12:33 pm on November 10, 2009
6 Comments -
Haha, love it. I’m imagining a mashup, perhaps with some KMFDM?
Comment by Phyl — November 10, 2009 @ 3:33 pm
I knew that guy sounded familiar. He’s the singer for Old Time Relijun.
Comment by Mike — November 10, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
this is pretty entertaining..XD
Comment by nephilim — November 11, 2009 @ 6:42 am
I favourited this mad cartoon in the early hours onto my youtube channel. I also looked at the singer/clarinet player’s youtube channel , which was also refreshing. Bravo . Thank You. Regards. Good too see there’s still some sitting on the acuteness of sanity, making sense. appledecca
Comment by jo wallerby wyx appledecca — November 11, 2009 @ 9:14 am
bloody hell!
i would have sworn that was icelandic…
Comment by mina — November 16, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
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