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PostSubject: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:08 am


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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:05 am

I really thought a river otter playing a Yamaha keyboard would get more than 12 views.

*wonders if ATU membership is more interested in oceanic otters.*

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:07 am

I've eaten river otter before. Tastes like pelican.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:22 am

I still haven't watched your video. Soon... At the moment my calendar is full.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:33 pm

Somewhat Avantgard, but cliched and mannered.

I don't think the problem is that it's a freshwater otter; the problem is motivation. Motivated by personal gain and nothing more, the otter just gives the people what they want, and doesn't really put his heart into it.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:42 pm

But hey, wasn't Charlie Parker primarily motivated to play by his pursuit of drug money? ANyways, I think this otter's playing style is a bit reminiscent of Thelonius Skunk.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:52 pm

Playing the 7th chord with just the tonic--leaving out both the 3rd and the 5th--you might be right about the Monk influence.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:05 am

The puddy tat is more traditional, almost backward-looking compared to the Otter, but still there are some daring and unexpected modulations and dissonances:



This one might go viral, but you saw it here first.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:41 pm

Nora is already an international celebrity.

http://www.ravenswingstudio.com/NoraWeb/nora_news/

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:50 pm

Maybe it's because Dua has to play for food (while Nora plays for attention) that Dua is not the celebrity Nora is. But I find Dua to be a much better keyboardist. All the Nora clips I've seen are heavily edited to make an interesting piece, while Dua's performance seems far less edited. If these two went head-to-head, Nora would be put in her cloying place.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:51 pm

Nora mostly hits the same 1 or 2 notes repeatedly, while Dua is able to come up with some truly fascinating phrases, delivered with beguiling syncopation.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:37 am

Cobblers. With respect. affraid flower
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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:04 am

Don't be fooled by the magic of video editing - Nora is a hack.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:53 am

The point about video editing is well taken.

But to say that Nora mostly plays the same two notes makes we wonder if you listened past the first 30 seconds.

I think the modulations at 2:00 and 2:49 are particularly deft, although I'll grant they are somewhat derivative.

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PostSubject: Re: Freshwater Otter is New Alternative Kraze   Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:10 am

Yes, there are some unexpected modulations, but for some reason I get this wannabe Ligeti vibe from Nora, whereas Dua the otter is like Keith Jarrett crossed with a spring morning.

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