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from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_drum

A Hang [ha?] (pronunciation is similar to the 'hung' in 'hungry') is a melodious percussive steel musical instrument created in Switzerland. It uses some of the same physical principles as a steel drum, but since it is played with the hands and fingers (instead of mallets) the sound is generally softer. The notes can sound like bells or harmonically tuned steelpans with many overtones built into each note. The instrument is sometimes referred to as a hang drum, because it is often played like a drum, its relation to the steel drum, and its popularity with hand drummers. While this is true, there are other ways to coax sound out of a Hang that do not involve 'drumming'.

awesome series of mostly house mixes. roster includes SebastiAn (ed banger), Para One, Alan Braxe.

http://www.together-club.co.uk/podcast.html

i really like this mix. not really like anything else on this site, but great nonetheless.

get it here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/5775638b415d1c/

from the cut copy blog: (http://cut-copy.blogspot.com/2008/01/so-cosmic.html)

TRACKLIST:

aphex twin - on This is one of Aphex Twin's classics, and I've always used it as an intro to our DJ sets. I'm a big fan of looped piano riff (two other faves of mine being mike oldfield's tubular bells or DJ Shadow's building steam from a grain of sand). It's almost hard to imagine this is the same guy who wrote come to daddy.

This video is ridiculously AWESOME. i wish i could bang my head like a puppet.

this is a tight set by probably my favorite dj at the moment: SebastiAn, of the Ed Banger crew. couldn't find a tracklist . . .

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Hey you! QUIT SIPPING FROM THE TEST TUBES.

Just kidding. It's perfectly acceptable to sip. I wouldn't recommend large gulps though.