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Release by Afro Celt Sound System Flashcards

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african forces

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  • talking drum
  • kora
  • male vocals - maninka (guinea) lyrics
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maninka vocalist

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  • n’faly kouyate
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celtic forces

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  • hurdy-gurdy
  • uilleann pipes
  • bodhran
  • fiddle
  • whistle
  • accordian
  • male vocals - gaelic lyrics
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gaelic vocalist

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  • iarla o lionaird
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western forces

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  • synthesiser
  • sampler
  • electric keyboard
  • drum machine
  • shaker
  • tambourine
  • bass guitar
  • female vocals - english lyrics
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english vocalist

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  • sinead o’connor
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introduction time stamp

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0:00 - 1:38

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(0:00-0:19)introduction - tempo, tonality, effects

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  • free time : no clear pulse
  • in the key of aeolian mode on c - 3b’s
  • panning used
  • synth pad drone with filter sweeps establishes the key
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introduction - what is the drone note on?

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c

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(0:19 - 0:27) introduction - which instruments enter and the effect of them?

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  • talking drum and synths drone
  • used to create an effect rather than to provide a steady pulse
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(0:27-0:41) introduction - what is introduced?

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  • shaker begins to introduce rhythm (loop 2)
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loop 2

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  • shaker begins to introduce rhythm
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(0:41-0:48) introduction - what is introduced?

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  • spoken male vocal samples added
  • in griot storytelling style
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(0:48-1:18) introduction - time sig, loops, tempo, instrumentation

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  • 4/4
  • loop 3 - 12 bars of drum machine and bodhran establishing a steady tempo (100BPM)
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loop 3 - the effect of the bodhran

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  • backbone of the piece
  • syncopated and generally remains the same with only some places of elaboration
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(1:18-1:38) introduction - what is introduced + instrumentation?

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  • loop 4: additional synth strings
  • loop 5: drum loops added
  • female vocalisations enter
  • kora - plays a simple riff which is heard twice over the loops
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female vocalisations

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  • heavy reverb
  • central panning
  • sense of improv
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verse 1 - time stamps + loops

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  • 1:38 - 2:55
  • loops 6-13
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(1:38-1:56) v.1 - instrumentation, loops 6+7

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  • female vox
  • loop 6 - drums
  • loop 7 - tambourine takes over from shaker
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melody - v.1

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  • limited note range (6th)
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(1:56-2:16) v.1 - texture, melodic setting, structure, melody + loop 8

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  • texture, dynamics and tension begins to build
  • syllabic with very even 2 bar phrases
  • repetitive melody - split into 2 bar phrases
  • 8 bar sections
  • loop 8: talking drum provides fills at the end of the 4 bar phrases
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function of the talking drum

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  • provides fills at the end of the 4 bar phrases
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(2:16-2:35) v.1 - loop 9+10

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  • loop 9 - kora is panned left and has a new riff
  • loop 10 - synth strings - synth has an ascending chromatic line
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(2:35-2:55) v.1 - structure, loop 11,12 and 13 and effects

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  • 8 bar instrumental break
  • loop 11 - soft synth pad
  • loop 12 - bass
  • bass part uses C + Bb which gives a modal feel
  • texture thins out so that the bass guitar entrance is more dramatic
  • short flute effect uses delay FX - echoes
  • loop 13 - breath samples and syncopation
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verse 2 - time stamps

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2:55-3:51

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(2:55-3:32) v.2 - instrumentation, structure, loop 14

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  • male vox - gaelic
  • phrasing less even than female vocalist
  • loop 14 - drums
  • more complex drum pattern added
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(3:32-3:51) v.2 - instrumentation, melody, structure, vocals, loop 13

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  • male vox
  • 8 bars with ascending chromatic line and bass part drops out
  • vocal line anticipates the beat and soars over the other parts
  • loop 13 - fiddle
  • fiddle plays an accompaniment using double stopping, accents and triplets and sextuplets
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solo 1 - timestamp

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3:51-4:11

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(3:51-4:01) - s.1 - instrumentation, loop 17, role of accordion, loop 16

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  • uilleann pipes solo
  • bass returns
  • loop 17 - accordion
  • accordion accompanies solo + rhythmic interest is created by use of accents in different parts of the beat
  • loop 16 - synth
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(4:02-4:11)- s.1 - instrumentation

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  • whistle joins in an octave higher and adds occasional glissando
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solo 2 - timestamp

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4:11-4:30

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(4:11-4:30)- s.2 - instrumentation, texture

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  • low whistle solo
  • lighter texture
  • bass drops out
  • low whistle takes over solo, accompanied by synth accordion (syncopated 1/16s) and strings
  • bodhran part is much simpler and sparser
  • glissando
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break - timestamp

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  • 4:30-4:34
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(4:30-4:34)break - loop 19, 17 and structure

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  • loop 19 - male vox
  • loop 17 - accordion
  • breakdown
  • 2 bars of repeated vocal sample with the accordion rhythm as the main driving force while most of the other parts drop out
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solo 3 - timestamp

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4:34-4:55

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(4:34-4:55) - s.3 - melody and loop 20 + 12

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  • short vocal phrases
  • hurdy-gurdy solo -loop 20
  • loop 12 - bass
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verse 3 - timestamps

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4:55-5:52

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(4:55-5:13) - v.3 - texture, instrumentation and loop 22

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  • female vox and previous texture continues
  • new synth loop 22 plays static chords
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(5:13-5:32) - v.3 - texture, solos

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  • polyphonic texture
  • uilleann pipe and hurdy-gurdy play solos underneath vocals
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(5:32-5:52) - v.3 - atmosphere, vocals, melody, bass, instrumentation and loop 15

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  • repeat of end section of v.2
  • increase of emotion, higher pitch and louder dynamics in the vocals creates a sense of climax
  • male vox, gaelic
  • 8 bars with ascending chromatic line
  • the bass part, drums and bodhran drop out, creating a sense of suspense as the vocal line soars over the other parts
  • loop 15 - fiddle plays an accompaniment using double stopping, accents and triplets
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double stopping

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  • when a string instrument plays two notes at the same time
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drum break and build time stamps

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5:52-6:59

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(5:52-6:01) drum break and build - loop 12 and loop 24

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  • loop 12 - bass
  • loop 24 - more complex drum pattern added
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(6:01-6:11) drum break and build - loop 25+26, melody

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  • two layered electric piano loops are added - 25 and 26
  • syncopated 2 note melody on F + G
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(6:11-6:20) drum break and build - loop 12 and loop 24 and loop 25

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  • two layered electric piano loops are added - 25 and 26
  • syncopated 2 note melody on F + G
  • oscillating pattern of 2 notes on Eb and F
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(6:20-6:59) drum break and build - vocals, texture, loop 27 and loop 28

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  • female vocal samples interject
  • electric piano loops drop out
  • loop 27 - hurdy gurdy
  • heterophonic texture
  • loop 28 - new uilleann pipes solo
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(6:59-7:34) - outro - vocals, loop 25, instrumentation, FX

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  • female vox
  • loop 25 - electric piano + loop 26 - electric piano 2
  • two layered electric piano loops enter as all the other loops drop out
  • fade out to end

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