Thursday 11 January 2018

Farz class

The song "I am me" by Sampa The Great starts off with a piano melody which lasts through an eight bar loop which sounds like a church piano, which could perhaps be an organ and there is another piano which is panned from the left to the right headphones throughout the entire song. There is an up tempo click used throughout the entire song which makes the song sound catchy.

When the chorus comes in, the vocal line changes which becomes more sang with a flow in comparison to the verses which sound as they were projected with more of a rap attitude. It's here are also harmonies in the chorus which remind me a lot of gospel type harmonies, this creates a lot of smoothness in the track. Also, when the chorus is playing, there is a drum pattern that is panned to the right ear which is quiet hard to hear. The melody is really catchy as the lyrics are rememberable and repeated. 

own choice track analyse
In the song Hablame Bajito, the song starts off with a distorted vocal and a melodic beat, this instantly creates tension as the distorted vocal sounds like an Indian type vocal riff. Quantisation  was evidently used as the meldicu best as a lot of beats played in each bar. When the singers starts singing, he uses a very soft tone which causes the listener to be enageed. When the hook starts, the song comes to life as the singer uses his falsetto and a beat is introduced with a distorted vocal in the background.

The tempo is quiet up beat, however, for a typical Latin track it is slightly slower. The song is in 4/4 time signature and the track itself isn't necessarily layered by loads of vocals or instruments. Through the whole song a lead vocal is used except for the second verse which harmonies are being introduced. 

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  2. Not a bad start! There seems to be a distinct lack of analysis though. There are some great observations, such as the slower tempo latin track being still very up-beat. How is this achieved? Also An up tempo click in the Sampa the Great track makes the song sound catchy how? Rhythmically? Tonally? More depth to back up your observations and statement would be really good.

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