From Oblique Hostility Sent Thu, Dec 11th 1997, 21:39
From Oblique Hostility Sent Thu, Dec 11th 1997, 21:39
On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Ben Coffer wrote: > In message <Pine.BSD.3.91.971210122641.12916H- > xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>, Che <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> writes > >Big deal. Not to dis DJ Suv for being brave enough to venture outside the > >confines of 4/4, but T-Power does 13/4, which is a bit more difficult. > >Try counting out "13 Over 4" on Breakbeat Science 2. T-Power should team > >up with King Crimson, one of the few bands brave enough to play 13/4 live. > > Just explain one thing......what on *earth* is 13/4?? What does it > sound like? > standard meter for jungle and techno and house is 4/4 -- each measure contains 4 quarter notes. 13/4 is 13 quarter notes to a measure. It means that the rhythmic pulse of the track repeats every 13 beats. Which means everyone dancing kind of stumbles every 2 or 3 seconds.