Spooky Sounds // Played on Percussion

[@barbaramartinetti]

What a way to captivate kids!!!! We did "nightmares" in my classroom with just melody chimes. One chime was chosen by each student. A conductor (me or a student) would "compose" a nightmare by pointing to tones he wanted, while the group sat attentively with their chimes....contrasting high and low, random order, repeated notes, quiet bursts of many. etc. Was fun.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

In the Axtec Empire, there were two elite military regiments: ocēlōmeh (Jaguar warriors), and cuāuhocēlōtl (Eagle warriors). Their helmets looked like either eagle heads or (you guessed it!) jaguar heads. So your whistle is definitely an ocēlōtl (the singular form). Awesome whistle. I will have to make my own sometime.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

Your Mexican death whistles (ehecachichtli) are amazing. Only recently discovered after the 1999 excavation of an Aztec temple at the Tlatelolco site, in Mexico City by archaeologists, revealed the remains of a 20-year-old sacrificial victim clutching various musical instruments, among them a small ceramic skull-shaped whistle. I keep hearing people say that masses of warriors would blow these whistles in unison to terrify the enemy. I have my doubts. Were this so, these whistles would have been found by the dozen.

[@ChrisLowryMusic]

The instrument at 8:09 is sometimes called a "Waldteufel." Kolberg Percussion actually manufactures concert versions of these that are quite large and ridiculous-sounding (in a good way!). Thanks for this video! Always love seeing the ideas you come up with!

[@danielmeixner7125]

It's so cool!

[@MasterHiggins23]

Awesome video! The daxophone and waterphone are also great for classic horror sounds as well!

[@ROCKINGMAN]

We are so receptive to sound and all of these effects have such a dramatic effect. Fascinating. Thanks for showing us.

[@charnelveil669]

I got chills from the whistle!!!

[@HP-ft6rc]

I never knew so many instruments could be used to sound so spooky!

[@boboloko]

I love the textures, dissonance and alien sounds. I don’t think of them as “spooky”. I think of them as underused ingredients. These would sound great with bongos and congas any time of the year.

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

For sure - more textures and options.

[@grilla883]

Those whistles are insane . great vid.

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Right? I love them!

[@Amp1771]

Really cool! I can see people doing this for movie sounds or on a video game.

[@bigfootbeatsmusic]

6:23 it is like oz. Great show.

[@takeiteasy7062]

That bow along the gongs sets my teeth on edge 😬 😳 😫

[@timaliska]

This is so impressive!! It was very interesting to learn how this familliar sounds are created, thanks a lot !!

[@COSMICRHYTHMS]

Nice . Thanks kalani. Yes we use some of those instruments here in bali. For sound healing at the pyramids of chi . I like the bow on the gong. We use Rubber ball tipped mallets such as used with Xylophones for great gong effects 🙏

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Yes, the super ball mallet is great on gongs. Mine are all dried up and hard due to age, but a fresh rubber ball can get some amazing sounds. Thank you for the comment and information

[@rockflashmusic]

Amazing! Yes, Kalani, I Iove that. Great inspiration! Thank you for sharing this.

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

My pleasure

[@Gregory473]

Wonderful!

[@eugenenumberoneov]

The mexican whistle is sick:)

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

They don’t be messn’ round

[@jefftripolidrums]

Love this! Happy Halloween Kalani!

[@JasonCone]

Awesome! Love these.

[@drumsshivamani]

Hi That’s brilliant out to join world Drum club ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏💐

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Thank you!

[@audreybmorin]

The paint can lid on the gong is making my back teeth hurt. Ouch! Like nails on a blackboard haha!

[@eriks.3789]

I hope you and the family are doing good you are awesome this is Eric one of your fans

[@electrocuti]

The death whistle reminded me of something from minecraft, like a ghast or cave noises

[@Hamman5]

Some other instruments (percussion and non percussion) i think are spooky: Violin because you can get a really strange scrapey shriek noise from it Piano Guitar The Theremin

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

For sure

[@NekeLC2480]

I want the large gong!

[@mikailzorlu1733]

You have a Waterphone instrument. That instrument is really creepy.

[@Lexipumpkin783]

Ugh that string Percussion at 9:23, is what i need and no one knows the name T_T ive been looking for sound font all week

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

Were it as large as a coffee can, I would call it a cuica. But that's a Brazilian samba instrument.

[@jukesjointOG]

Friction drum; Lion’s Roar… There are different versions with different names.

[@mosesstrange9753]

I didn’t know Homie Mandel was a percussionist