CerebralMix, Episode 10, Aug 1, 2010: Guitar World I

Download: OGG

Download the FLAC from the CerebralMix Internet Archive collection.

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Track Credits
• 3 Closing Notes

1 Introduction

The guitar is possibly one of the most unique instruments in music. It’s roots can be traced back approximately 3,300 years. Throughout history, there have been many names for instruments of similar construction (if not always similar in timbre and tone): oud, lute, cithara, and vihuela just to name a few.

The emergence of what could be seen as the modern acoustic (or classical) guitar occured in about the 12th century in Europe. However, after the Baroque period, the guitar seems to have fallen out of favor until it re-emerged in the 1800′s.

The electric guitar dates from the 1930′s. It’s first application was in the country swing bands of the period, allowing it to produce sound of equal volume to the rest of the band. Adoption of the electric guitar in jazz and rock assured that it was an instrument with a long road ahead of it.

This week, the first of a series of occasional shows, we present both acoustic and electric guitars in settings as diverse as progressive rock, ambient, jazz, death metal, blues, and more. So be prepared for just about anything in the world of the guitar, this week, on the CerebralMix.

2 Track Credits

For more information on the selections in this weeks show, visit the CerebralRift website.

The Facebook, identica, and last.fm CerebralMix groups. The Twitter CerebralMix user. The CerebralMix page on MySpace. And, on the CreativeCommons Network where the licenses for each episode are posted.

The CerebralMix is a member of the OggCastPlanet. More information about the OggCastPlanet shows can be found at: http://oggcastplanet.org

3 Closing Notes

Frank Zappa once said something along the lines of the electric guitar being the one instrument capable of producing truely annoying or disgusting noises.

While certainly the instrument is capable of that, it is also capable of great beauty and highly dynamic expression. The guitar has come a long way in the past 3000+ years to become one of the predominant instruments in many cultures.

I hope you have enjoyed this journey into just a few of those cultures and spaces on the CerebralMix.

Related posts:

1. CerebralMix Episode 17: Intersections in Four
2. CerebralMix Ep. 5: A Virtual World Fusion
3. CerebralMix Episode 14: In The Beginning, Part 2
4. CerebralMix Episode 16: In The Beginning Pt 3
5. CerebralMix Episode 11: Let It Ring