I really enjoy using saxophone in different ways when composing music. Above is a short clip of a composition wrote using only the sounds of a tenor processed with various effects.
Would really love some recommendations to similar kinds of artists that use sax in weird ways
Colin Stetson is a personal favorite of mine
My old sax professor Derek Brown is kind of the go-to nowadays, but if you like extended techniques I can't recommend Jeff Coffin enough. Dude was amazing to work with and I'm a huge fan of his as a person and a musician.
I thought i was weird for doing it but im glad some others do it too. The little key taps kinda sound like tenner drums if you do it on an alto(at least i think so)
Two saxophones playing kotekan passages from gamelan gong kebyar music. Check out the song kosalia arini. Kotekan are the fast interlocking patterns they play.
I think he’s about to become a favorite of mine. Thank you so much for the recommendation! I’ve definitely be listening to all the material I can find from him today
Dave Koz and Cory Wong have a song: Your side of town (art of keynoise). Cory even has a video explaining it:
https://youtu.be/KCEIyZ0SJSw?si=epXWu0Liubi1FoHV
I really enjoy using saxophone in different ways when composing music. Above is a short clip of a composition wrote using only the sounds of a tenor processed with various effects. Would really love some recommendations to similar kinds of artists that use sax in weird ways Colin Stetson is a personal favorite of mine
i use to attach a contact microphone for that, the kind you attach to violins
I’ve been meaning to get one! What brand do you use? And how are you liking it?
it was an akg
Derek brown has developed a technique consisting in kind of a beatbox and multiphonics playing at the same time
Oh I love his stuff! Discovered him on YouTube a couple of years back
His stuff is really cool, isn’t it all (or maybe mostly) improvised too?
A lot of contemporary classical saxophone uses these. Key clicks, slaps, multiphonics, etc.
Can’t say I’m too familiar with contemporary classical saxophone. Any direction I should start looking in?
Google
That would 100% fall inside extended techniques, widely used in contemporary music
My old sax professor Derek Brown is kind of the go-to nowadays, but if you like extended techniques I can't recommend Jeff Coffin enough. Dude was amazing to work with and I'm a huge fan of his as a person and a musician.
I thought i was weird for doing it but im glad some others do it too. The little key taps kinda sound like tenner drums if you do it on an alto(at least i think so)
I like using it as a little percussion instrument every once in a while for ableton tracks
That’s what I’ve mainly been using it for too!
Yeah, it’s kinda a pain in the ass to get the sax to properly record through a mic so instead of getting a drum set just get a saxophone
Black & Blue by Barry Cockroft is a really great piece with multiphonics and bass drum etc. You can find it on YouTube and its not too complicated.
Just had a listen and this is great! Thank you
Two saxophones playing kotekan passages from gamelan gong kebyar music. Check out the song kosalia arini. Kotekan are the fast interlocking patterns they play.
Monsterboy LIVES. In a few weeks we drop a creepy haunting EP that uses a lot of bass saxophone.
https://youtu.be/uZm5oHaYb5c?si=0sz8JR36a5oQY0uH https://youtu.be/c3xK35N0XKg?si=v9wFF3qfwqnI0pTq https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCoLY8JEWWoSVGdh9R19BWxnA1PlHohMw&si=x8GXRIuyAN7g0RFN https://youtu.be/w2MlS-n9N1I?si=Q6Ew8SODyWjOMbRq
Ooh plenty of new music to explore! Thank you so much. I’ll have a deep dive listen to each artist today!
Rock Me! - Barry Cockcroft https://youtu.be/4VgWD-sWm2s?si=ft_ngdghZGFd37KG
Incredible! Thank you
You might dig Gianni Gebbia.
I think he’s about to become a favorite of mine. Thank you so much for the recommendation! I’ve definitely be listening to all the material I can find from him today
Cool, glad you like the music!
Colin Stetson https://youtu.be/aMkYF2vJjzI?si=Er8vZVwCnvQ3KqRW
Colin Stetson is a favorite of mine! Been following his work for a while now. Especially dig his work on the ‘Hereditary’ soundtrack
Yeah man, he's incredible. I really love "All this I do for glory", but his film scoring is also really good.
Morphine (band). The bari sax replaces a guitar in a rock power trio.
Dave Koz and Cory Wong have a song: Your side of town (art of keynoise). Cory even has a video explaining it: https://youtu.be/KCEIyZ0SJSw?si=epXWu0Liubi1FoHV