From Edward Pond Sent Wed, Apr 1st 1998, 20:56
From Edward Pond Sent Wed, Apr 1st 1998, 20:56
Hello.
I've only just two minutes ago been able to 'hear'
"Maiden Voyage" by Global Communication after owning
it since shortly after it came out some years ago.
I can't get over it so I thought I'd see if any of
you guys have similar difficulty 'hearing' music
sometimes.
What I mean by 'hearing' in this context is being
able to identify where the 'on beat' is. Ultimately
I'd like to know what the music writers intended -
is there definitely only one place the 'on beat'
should have been in the first place?
Anyway back to that track off 76:14 by GC, a few
minutes into the track a sort of chime chord section
comes in and this bit, up until now, completely threw
me when listening to the track.
I was listening to the track just now (admittedly I
don't listen to 76:14 as much as I should) and tried
to force myself to not get thrown by the chords (I've
tried many times before but failed) and what did I
hear? a totally different sound! Funky I suppose?
Lots of the noises were 'off beat' but finally the
track gelled together and I can actually enjoy it :-).
Other 'difficult' tracks that have triggered headaches
are:
Kid Spatula: Chisholm
Source Direct: Call & Response - (I find it hard to
belive this doesn't have an 'on beat')
Quite a few tracks by Being
Link: Antacid - (but this changes as the track
progresses, doesn't it?)
When Mixmaster Morris did a DJ set for Paul Thomas'
Kiss FM show he used a vocal snippet of someone
talking about 'difficult music'. I wonder if it was
referring to this problem with on beats?
Anyone's thoughts on the subject would be appreciated.
-Ed Pond