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Daniel Laburu
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Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:39:00 -0700
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Re: [idm] Time Signature - Squarepusher
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i dont know if you have an old version of fruity, but mine goes up to 999 tempo! crazay yo ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Doyle <wobbyamb@hotmail.com> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 8:05 PM Subject: RE: [idm] Time Signature - Squarepusher
quoted 14 lines well, you know that sparking drum beat sound that Squarepusher does? like> > > 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.... > > > > > > 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
quoted 2 lines that's where his name comes from - Square deal --> dealer=pusher -->> > > that's where his name comes from - Square deal --> dealer=pusher --> > > > Squarepusher!) was performing something at 357 bpm, or some
ridiculously
quoted 3 lines huge ODD number.> > > huge ODD number. > > > > > > Now, I may be a moron and all, but what's the point of 357 bpm?
Anything
quoted 1 line over 160-180 bpm (if it's going to sound like anything besides a> > > over 160-180 bpm (if it's going to sound like anything besides a
buzzing
quoted 2 lines noise) usually is just something like 80-90 bpm in double time, as any> > > 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
quoted 5 lines as> >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
quoted 2 lines D&B> >D&B > > > and IDM shows - they trip out on the fast parts, when the soul's
really
quoted 2 lines in> >in > > > the slow, and they flail their arms, fists, and legs around like
maniacs
quoted 1 line because they can't seem to locate the groove in the song. I don't> > > because they can't seem to locate the groove in the song. I don't
think
quoted 6 lines any> >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
quoted 14 lines repeated. Either that or, um, maybe he was emplying hyperbole. ;)> > > repeated. Either that or, um, maybe he was emplying hyperbole. ;) > > > > > > -cf > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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