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At 03:31 PM 1/17/00 -0500, Chris Fahey wrote:

quoted 12 lines Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman "Showcase" (Burial Mix)

> > >Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman "Showcase" (Burial Mix) > > > > I just can't recommend this release highly enough. > >Yes, definately a great release. One of the best of 99 for sure. > >On the "out of key" tip: On the first listen to this CD I thought that it >sounded a bit out of key. That is ,the vocals and the track sounded like >they were recorded each with no regard for the key of the other. At least, >that was my initial reaction. After a few tracks, though, the sounds began >to "just belong" that way, and the dissonance between the vocal and the >music seemed appropriate. Anyone pick up on this .. ?

[snip] Some of the tracks are pretty murky in terms of harmony, you're right (track 2 especially). Low bass tones seem to lose pitch value to my ears like in this track, making traditional harmonies based on them problematic. Reminds me of the psychoacoustics thread a couple of weeks ago. On all the tracks the vocal melodies tend to meander a while before resolving. That might be making it sound less in-key. For my money the vocal lines are much more sophisticated, expressive, and soulful than typical IDM melodies. What a great CD. =) Cheers, Brad --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org