going to india this saturday

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 2:31 am

i'm going to india (mysore) to a school with university for a week. it will not be a pleasure holiday, because i have to stay most of the time at the university and listen to some lesson, but i HOPE that i will find some time to go around and make some shopping... my goal is to find a "cheap" sitar or some local instruments...
and i'm bringing my minidisc record to record some "ambient" sounds and vocals!

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 2:57 am

cool...have fun anyway!

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 3:50 am

ambience from India... sounds interesting!

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 4:35 am

You've got to get a cow recording then

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 5:39 am

Don't forget about preparations for preventing yourself from amoebas!!!!!!!! It's better to be safe than sorry (you know water, fruits etc.)

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 7:02 am

A longish recording of various ambient street noises could be good too...

borg · Post by **borg** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 11:47 am

if you want a really good sitar, try getting to varanasi. this city/neighborhood is said to be THE place for sitars.
inform yourself about export stuff. i've heard the wood they use for making sitars is a 'protected' good, and there's something about taxes. don't know if it's true or false... well, a fine sitar shouldn't cost you more than € 150.

have fun, even if it's not a 'fun trip'.
learning things IS fun.

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 5:30 pm

Are there any Pulsarians from India there at all?

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 11:09 pm

they make good soap in Mysore in spite of the name.......

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 5:25 am

ROFL

:LOL:

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 6:14 am

leaving in 20 hours...
i accept bets on which instrument i will bring home, and if i SUCCED in bringing home some instruments!!! (i REALLY hope so!!!)

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:29 pm

all my best wishes for the trip and be back safe

with a bunch of funky instruments

spiders and bugs can be huge over there...

cheers, Tom

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 2:04 pm

On 2003-01-17 19:29, astroman wrote:
... bugs can be huge over there...
cheers, Tom

Don't send the Creamware development team on a work camp there then.