Abstract Every second of music is a puzzle: the pleasure of listening lies in vivisection. Musical ideas infect those who do not use gloves: tools from music theory need not be sterilized. Those who care must be quick to be fall prey and eager to spread these germs. Listening cannot be regarded complete before the delivery of a new monster. Introduction In this article I aim to explain what “music” means to me....
This is a review of my favourite albums from this wonderful list, mainly from the ethnic music sections. Number Genre Artist Name - Recording Name (Year) 1110 Prehistoric Fornnordiska klanger - The Sounds of Prehistoric Scandinavia (2'500'000 BC - 5'000 BC) 1103 Ancient Japanese Toshiyuki Tsuchitori - Dōtaku - Ancient Japanese Bronze Bells From Yayoi Period (400 BC - 25 AD) 1105 Ancient Levitical Suzanne Haïk Vantoura - La Musique De La Bible Révélée (900 BC - 500 BC) 0000 Khoisan Folk Various - The Music of !...
Quality Over Opinion Four minutes of spoken-word on top of a string orchestra. During the live in Bra he couldn’t find the lyrics on his computer, so he put on some music for the crowd to wait and came back from the back stage with his phone, from which he read the lyrics for the whole song. Looks like he memorized it for the lyric video in his bathroom though, he doesn’t seem to be reading anything....
Apostrophe indicates a stroke before next group. 3 = 100, 3’ = 101. The Court Jester (Tigran Hamasyan - Shadow Theater) Initial choir riff is 2+4+5+5+8 = 2+4+(3+2)+(3+2)+(3+3+2) = 24/16 = 12/8. Just before the long one there’s a 6+6+5+5+2 = (2+2+2)+(2+2+2)+(3’+2)+(3’+2)+2 = 24. The long riff is 3+5.5+5+7+6+6+5+7+3.5 = 48/8 where first and groups are rest. In detail it is 6+[(3’+2+2+2)+2]+[(3+3+2)+2]+[(3+2+3+2+2)+2]+[(3+3+2)+4]+ [(3+2+4’)+3’]+[(3+3+2)+2]+[(3+2+2+2+3)+2]+7 = 96/16 Song for Melan and Rafik (Tigran Hamasyan - Mockroot) The whole song is 10+10+10+7+5 = (5+5)+(5+5)+(5+5)+(4+3)+5 = 42/16 = 21/8 with a 3/8 kick drum....
Arithmophobia Main Over a 4/4 drone. A: long, medium, short (6+4+3=13) B: medium, short, short (4+3+3+10) C: medium, short, (4+3=7) Structure is AAAAC+BBCC+BBB+fill (5/16) = 128/16 = 4 bars of 4/4. Thump Solo Main again Thump again Riff Riff Solo Solo Something I already heard Main again Riff Thump Ectogenesis Main Triplets Main again Solo That part Breakdown Triplets again Drum solo Main again The Brain Dance Solo Intro Intro Main Twist 4/4 Solo Thump Bridge Main again Twist again 4/4 again Outro
Artists I listen to. Metal: Meshuggah Polyphia Bmth Car Bomb Dream Theater Tesseract Born Of Osiris Periphery Aas Archspire Veil Of Maya Jazz: Jesus Molina Take 6 Bossa: Joyce Gilberto Jobim Novabossa Motis Chamorro Adam Neely: Shubh Saran Tigran Hamasyan Ben Levin Snarky Puppy Ghostnote Zac Zinger Dodie House Of Water Shaun Martin Jc Math Rock: Covet Totorro Vocaloid Vocaloid Bo En Pinocchio Wowaka Kikuo Leon Chang Jpop: Galileo Galilei...
Drunken Sailor What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? Early in the morning Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning Shave his belly with a rusty razor Put him in a long boat ’til he’s sober Stick him in the scupper with a hosepipe on him Put him in the bed with the captain’s daughter That’s what we do with a drunken sailor Between The Wind And The Sea Haul Away Joe When I was just a little lad, or so me Mammi told me...