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From:
Ian Doyle
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Date:
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:05:33 EST
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RE: [idm] Time Signature - Squarepusher
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well, you know that sparking drum beat sound that Squarepusher does? like drum beats being reapeated at incredibly fast rates?well that's the reason behind the fast tempo....if you have FruityLoops, i think there's a song that comes with it that sounds a LOT like squarepusher, look at the BPM....well what a surprise! 300BPM (the fastest that fruity can go)...why don't you try it....
quoted 30 lines On the cover of "feed me weird things", in the liner notes by RDJ,> > On the cover of "feed me weird things", in the liner notes by RDJ, >there's a > > story about how Tom Jenkinson, the dealer of squares himself (hey, maybe > > that's where his name comes from - Square deal --> dealer=pusher --> > > Squarepusher!) was performing something at 357 bpm, or some ridiculously > > huge ODD number. > > > > Now, I may be a moron and all, but what's the point of 357 bpm? Anything > > over 160-180 bpm (if it's going to sound like anything besides a buzzing > > noise) usually is just something like 80-90 bpm in double time, as any > > "Amen+DubBass" d&b artist knows, with entire drum riffs effectively used >as > > single beats. Anything that was really at 357 bpm would sound like a > > whirrring sound if there were anything playing on each beat. > > > > This is why so many people dance like spastic rhythm-impaired freaks at >D&B > > and IDM shows - they trip out on the fast parts, when the soul's really >in > > the slow, and they flail their arms, fists, and legs around like maniacs > > because they can't seem to locate the groove in the song. I don't think >any > > human being can effectively follow a musical pattern where changes >occurred > > at a rate of 357 times per second. Chances are what RDJ heard was was >really > > a fast 130-150 bmp track that had a lot of much faster drum riffs being > > repeated. Either that or, um, maybe he was emplying hyperbole. ;) > > > > -cf
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