Colin Offord. Bass Conch Shell & vocals in resonant space

Every weekend during his artist-in-residency at Golden Swan Resort in Yang Mei Taiwan Colin gave concert in the gardens and in the pool area which had great acoustics for some of the instruments. The 90% humidity outside was an excellent preparation for the steamy atmosphere inside. The Syrinx Aruanus conch shell is from the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australias north so the shell sounded right at home in the wet heat! www.colinofford.com

[@DonChilton]

Awesome... this is one of my favorite shells to play!!

[@j3784]

Thank you Colin, you immediately transported me into another space. I don't recall hearing such conch playing in this life.... Namaste

[@robertcoylestein1292]

The first shell playing I like. And his singing is amazing.

[@domenicotrombetti8583]

absolutely beautiful

[@RicardoMalbran]

YOURE BEST

[@DiegoDCvids]

awesome resonant!!

[@Adrenolex]

imagine the size of the snail living in there.. wow

[@TheAce12570]

Hello from the future. The snails that live in those are called "Australian Trumpets", and yeah, they can grow up to 1m long, so pretty damn big!

[@syahriliman.12]

👍👍👍

[@lilsnugglymane8910]

no one plays the shell like this feller

[@cloudchaser5535]

I don't know what you mean but this guy doesn't know how to use that thing

[@hcampbellsills]

I want to know, too!

[@prioa_]

Awesome! Tabs please

[@nifl206]

Where am I?

[@sugarysnax2958]

What happens at 3:52? What is the song about? Who would have sung it or is it something he made up? Its nice. I think he'd do well with some mongolian throat singers.

[@bjnboy]

@danosareus Try Indonesia or Australia.

[@nifl206]

Why did I find this?

[@clumpft]

Is this the triton conch?

[@marceloalvarez6610]

This shell is of the species Syrinx aruanus (not triton conch).

[@julianbullmagic]

is there a name for this style of singing? It's beautiful.

[@liamjones4683]

Julianbullmagic it's not singing, he's actually buzzing his lips.

[@bluefusion348]

He sings at 4m08s... I do not know what is called this kind of sings, maybe "Ancient Chant". But "Ataraxia" also sings like that. KZbin video : "Ataraxia - Kremasta Nera" & "Ataraxia - Ochram". Here I discover the music of "Colin Offord". He is an excellent singer and an excellent multi-instrumentalist. Besides, also like "Vladisvar Nadishana" that I advise, except that he does not sings. Also this sings : "Battista Acquaviva", and "Luc Arbogast". And also the peculiar "Tom Kenyon" sings like that. Lisa Gerrard, Loreena McKennitt... And, Lisa Gerrard + Brendan Perry = Dead Can Dance.

[@abirsharma2701]

JAI SHRI RAM!!

[@sagazbanda]

XD

[@thelades7219]

It sounds so cool with the echoes but actually play it it's too airy way to airy not a solid sound its half wind

[@colinofford]

no name, promoters have tried but come up blank. for me its just music. I do describe my work as Australasian when pushed...