As someone already pointed out there's a difference between syncopation and
polyrhythms, though I guess this can get a bit blurry sometimes. I'd say
something is polyrhythmic if you consistently have phrases built in different
time signatures occurring simultaneously - which end up resolving
asymmetrically. Where things get blurry is when you have a pattern in triplets
over a 4/4 beat (especially if there are straight 8ths or 16ths going at the
same time) which DO resolve at the same point. I guess that would be a
polyrhythm !?
quoted 5 lines by this definition, quite a bit of Hawtin (and acid in general) would be> >by this definition, quite a bit of Hawtin (and acid in general) would be
> >polyrhythmic. lots of 3/4 patterns on top of 4/4 beats.
>
> I'm sure most stuff as you descibe could be easily counted as all in 12/8
> (ie. swing).
Actually, no. Having patterns in 3 (which never stray from 3) over beats in 4
is probably the most common trick in acid. You also hear patterns in 5/16 over
4/4 beats sometimes.
I know at least one Hawtin track that does 5/16 against 4/4 - "In Side" on
Consumed.
Bam Bam's "Where Is Your Child" is a classic (and awesome) 5/16 against 4/4
track.
If you wanna hear pretty fucked up polyrhythmic "techno" check out Async Sense
on Imbalance. It's sort of Jeff Mills meets Steve Reich.
Drusca
np: Ø - Tulkinta
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