Vocal Fry on WFMU

05/03/2020

Setting up Studio DF for Monday...the entire thing fits in a shoulder bag. That's how we keep WFMU 💯 live and real freeform radio thru the plague. Where ever I go, Vocal Fry goes with me.

01/22/2020

The latest episode of Vocal Fry features lots of throat singing, some Sun City Girls, a little Crystal Beth, Rev. Fred Lane, and the wildest auction chant this side of Alpha Centauri. Four out of five psychiatrists recommend it. Podcast at WFMU.org

01/05/2020

Sometimes these home-shot videos are the best - the intimacy of this khöömei in 3 different registers is wonderful. https://buff.ly/2ZVjqKX

01/01/2020

Greetings and Happy New Year from the Jandek section of the WFMU library!

12/31/2019

The new episode of Vocal Fry is out - change years and change gears with the show that will show you how weird sounds abound all around you. https://buff.ly/2sBQsU9

12/30/2019

The Christmas gift that will always remain in my heart.

11/26/2019

On the new episode of Vocal Fry, we dig deep into the music of composer and voice virtuoso Joan La Barbara. Stream it at WFMU.

11/25/2019

At 7pm on WFMU, an hour with the immersive music of Joan La Barbara

11/18/2019

Have you ever had that DJ nightmare where you wake up and realize you have to go on air in 20 minutes without a show prepared? Not the case here (I am prepared!) but I sure look like that jeez

11/12/2019

Vocal Fry with me over at WFMU right now!

11/05/2019

A swirling universe of eefing, yodeling, khoomei, s**t, konnakol, and offbeat vocals on the latest episode of Vocal Fry. From 1911 Balochi nar sur wax cylinder to 2019 Skype collaborative Indian singing from utoob, it's all up to steam at WFMU @ WFMU

10/28/2019

You know what's sad? That hat is lost! You know what's cool? Vocal Fry is on at 7pm. The wondrous will sit in with me tonite & we'll hear some s**t, some yodeling, some vocalisthenics, overtone singing & polyphonies from the Balkans & Mediterranean! http://wfmu.org to listen!

10/21/2019

I'll have guest DJ MAC from the Antique Phonograph Music Show with me tonite. He'll bring a little gramophone & spin some shellac with weird vocals - yodels, cries, laughs, coughs, and more.

It's October Hellraiser time at WFMU - we need our semiannual $$ bath to keep the intertoobs connected to the worldwide wingnutamajiggers and the modulators frequenting the airwaves. MAC's selections will be acoustic but w/o power we couldn't let you listen. Donate and help keep the lines open!

10/17/2019

Found it.

10/15/2019

Strange magic can happen when you Vocal Fry...
(H/t Webhamster Henry)

RICHMOND, Va. — Attendees of the 15th Annual Richmond Folk Festival were treated to an unexpected surprise when Huun-Huur Tu, the throat-singing quartet from the central Asian Republic of Tuva, mis…

10/15/2019

to bring you another new episode of Vocal Fry on . Travel from extreme techniques to shivering polyphonies to s**t, with a set of vocalizing through instruments. Stream anytime at http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/88915

10/07/2019

Tune in to Vocal Fry at http://wfmu.org and while you're listening to tonite's lineup of remixes and memes like yodeling Walmart boy, EDM kecak, and auctioneer rap beats you can also give a little donation to keep WFMU weird.

09/25/2019

My homage to the Nurse With Wound List is this list of practitioners of strange and wondrous vocal arts, the Vocal Fry List. It might be due for an update - found a lotta new stuff since making this.

09/23/2019

Tonight I'm playing versions of all 13 of Jimmie Rodgers' blue yodels, in order. Must hear radio! Https://wfmu.org at 7

09/10/2019

From electro kecak to shimmering Red Dao singing, the new episode of Vocal Fry tastes great AND provides all nutrients required for a well balanced mind. http://www.wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=88226&archive=177321

09/09/2019

Mongolian folk metal, Inuit throatsinging beatbox, electrokecak, zany freak magic and more at 7 on WFMU @ WFMU

09/03/2019

The new episode of Vocal Fry is up: seventeen songs for a different world. Change your reality at http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/88082

Audio & playlist from September 2, 2019

09/02/2019

What would it sound like if Steeleye Span had been born in Siberia? Or if Samuel Beckett had grown up playing X-box and scouring Reddit? What if we whistled and birds sang? Tonight's Vocal Fry explores these -- and many more -- alternative sound worlds with recordings of unexpected and thrilling music -- 7pm at http://wfmu.org

08/27/2019

The latest Vocal Fry episode is full of shocking music that will quake you to your core. Plug in at WFMU.org

08/20/2019

Reggae yodel, an AC/DC yodel, a coupla whistlers, spaghetti western vocal blowout, Pamela Z, and much more on the new weird Vocal Fry episode. Stream twice & call me in the morning. http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/87796

08/19/2019

Weird vocals and good times with soulful tunes at WFMU now

08/12/2019

Get yr yodel meters ready because we'll be cranking up the holy yodels, sacred s**ts, and overtone oms in a downright religious new Vocal Fry episode at 7pm today / wfmu.org (thanks for the picture!)

08/11/2019

World Yodel Day now moving to California, United States. wow! at last Pacific!! Betsy Gay, Ameirican yodeling legend have the last celebrating greetings for ...

08/05/2019

Folks, it's a perfect day to set aside your worries and anger for an hour and relax while listening to the soothing sounds of gorgeous music with funny vocals. I've got you covered at WFMU.org at 7: some yodels, some s**t, some harmonic overtone singing, some yips and yaps and off-kilter goofball cabaret, plus much more. See you there!

08/05/2019

Mr Rogers was the GOAT. Here he is showing his viewers how to make a record with a lathe-cutting machine.

https://youtu.be/8D0Aan4myoE

Mr. Rogers demonstrates a piece of equipment (Audax) that cuts/records records from blank disks. From a 1972 episode. AskMrRogers

08/04/2019

The Vocal Fry brand is reliable & strong, with a guaranteed weekly megadose of the s**t, throatsinging, animal imitations, jazz & cowboy yodels, fluteboxing &tc needed for strong teeth & effective mental health. Don't miss it! Mons @ 7 http://wfmu.org

08/01/2019

When she was 11 years old, Sofia Shkidchenko appeared on the TV show Ukraine's Got Talent and blew minds with her powerful, deft yodeling voice. I enjoy these talent shows because they host a lot of artistic skills with long traditions that are mostly out of view but remain deeply embedded in our cultures. Sofia is now running her own YouTube channel. She still yodels and also sings jazz and other music.

https://youtu.be/5R9PbibXul8

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07/28/2019

For Father's Day this year, my daughter wrote this poem about hanging out with me at WFMU 🎶❤️🎉

07/22/2019

You can read Dr. David Dargie's paper “Umngqokolo: Xhosa Overtone Singing and the Song Nondel’ekhaya” (click on free PDF) at http://journal.ru.ac.za/index.php/africanmusic/article/view/1928. Stunning how complex Xhosa music is!

Umngqokolo: Xhosa overtone singing and the song nondel'ekhaya David Dargie University of Fort Hare, Alice DOI: https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i1.1928 Abstract This type of gruff singing ‘vocal percussion’ is also used by young men in the Lumko district, but there is another kind of umngqokolo .....