The Flying Claypoolians! is a one-off recording project that began life as a challenge from Mark Coppala, aka, Mark the
drummer. Mark builds incredible turkey calls
in a variety of styles and from different materials. It was from this work that he threw down the gauntlet - use wav
file samples of his turkey calls in a musical context. The challenge quickly turned into a family project entitled
"Turkey Transmission", a traditional story told from an unfamiliar point of view.
The inspiration for "Turkey Transmission" comes from the stunning
Steven Wilson piece "Space Transmission", from the first
Porcupine Tree album "On The Sunday Of Life". Think parody here
to get the vibe.
The credits for the project are:
- Lyrics - Loren Claypool & Stefan Claypool
- Ambient keyboards and sound effects - Kathleen Claypool
- Original samples - Mark Coppala
- Sample manipulations and engineering - Loren Claypool
- Narration - Loren Claypool
- Midi engineering - Stefan Claypool
The project was recorded in ProTools at Make Noise Studios. Kathleen created the ambient pads and sound effects using
her Alesis QS8.1. The narration, turkey calls, and other voices were captured, edited and manipulated in a Boss SP-303
sampler.
So, you wanna hear this 2:57, 2.71 mb The Flying Claypoolians! creation in mp3 format? How, you ask, can I get my ears on
this jewel? Easy! Just click
Turkey Transmission and enjoy!
This music free to share under a Creative
Commons Music Sharing License.