Gaffa Music

[stev0@zuni.chaco.com (Steve Berlin)]

From: kuy@acs.ryerson.ca (Kenly Uy - MHNG/W94) asks:

>What exactly is gaffa music?  And, can anyone please fill me in on the 
>history of this type of music?  Please email me if possible.

Ooh, I like this one.  Not "What is Gaffa" or even "Who is Kate Bush" -
two good, if minimizing, questions.  What is Gaffa Music.  God, that
opens up a whole catherdal of possibilities!

OK, picture if you will, a cross between Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos,
Jane Siberry, and Sarah McLachlan.  Now throw in Bulgarian folk
music.  Add a LOT of Irish and English folk music.  Put in Australian
Aborigine sounds.  Gently fold in some Dead Can Dance, Cocteau
Twins, and Steeleye Span.  Add heavy influences of James Joyce,
the Bronte sisters, and a dash of Stephen King.  Put in as many
random native (preferably non-Western) instruments as you can.
Finally, add a lot of references to old films, especially old Hitchcock
thrillers. Remember to try to keep everything mellow.  Are you picturing 
that?  OK, now record it, edit it down to  three minutes and fifty seconds.  
Now play it BACKWARDS.

THAT'S pretty much what Gaffa Music sounds like.

- Stev0 the Precise

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