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Guest parhelion
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The post about tunes in triplets reminded me of a question I've always wanted to ask on this and other forums...

 

tell me some tracks in weird time signatures...5/4, 9/4 (blue rondo a la turk, hehe)...hell, even 3/4...

 

not just psy trance. I can't think any ELECTRONIC songs in a time other than 4/4.....

Guest Flunki Kandi
Posted

plaid are responsible for getting me into dance/electronic music in '89

 

kicked detroits 'ass

Guest parhelion
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I got Double Figure a few months ago...I love it. I'll check out "Buddy", thanks!

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Devine Moments of Truth on the first Shpongle album.

 

Listen, you'll notice something : )

 

-=- Matt/Strumpling -=-

Guest parhelion
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it's in 6/4

 

yeah, I guess I just don't pay enough attention...thanks strumpling :)

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Yeah, Double Figure's pretty awesome, ain't it. Sad that it's the end of their trilogy. Curious to see what they do next. Change their name again and start a new project? Hm.... :) EA

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Parhelion,

 

You should listen to that whole album and get the new one, I think I remember him toying with times in at least one other Shpongle track.

 

god damn mad-scientist Simon Posford.... He basically kills all my other music when I get a new CD of his.. grr..

-=- Matt/Strumpling -=-

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Oh and i think in DMT he CHANGES the time signature a couple times to other weird sh*t

 

-=- Matt/Strumpling -=-

Damn I gotta learn to get all my "stuff" out in one post. maybe I should just sit there for a few moments after I finish typing to make sure I'm done :) I'm gunna do that right now. Yeah that should do it.

Guest Slidingtrancer
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Dreamtheater does that more than once every song :D

Guest lÿsërgïç
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i dont know if im thinking of the right thing here, but isnt a lot of heavy metal drumming done in that "triplet" beat pattern? cos i heard Dark Soho - Depth of emotion, which has triplets.. and it reminded me of heavy metal. i still think it sounds kick ass tho.

Guest Soulhunter
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And what about Aphex Twin?

AFX-songs without different time signatures are rare.

Guest parhelion
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yeah, Dream Theatre is awesome :)...but, they're not electronic.

 

There's lots of good acoustic music out there in different time signatures...jazz in particular...Dave Brubeck, Don Ellis (I've got one of my dad's old records called "live in 3/(2/3)/4 time"...they really don't play in that time....I think that's humanly impossible, but the title's pretty cool :)

Guest green mouse
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all Bulgarian folk music has extremely weird times...but that doesn't help you much...you are looking for electronic stuff....too bad...but what is wrong with acoustic?

Guest parhelion
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absolutly nothing wrong with acoustic music...I just don't hear enough electronic music that breaks the 4/4 cycle...that's all.

Guest Reticullian
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One of my favorites ,,, WHEN THE DAYS TURN TO NIGHT... it's a 7/4 song...

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Reticullian, good call!

 

Yes, ...and day turned to night is one of my favorite "songs" of all time.

 

that f*cking show-off Posford.. gets me EVERY time!

 

-=- Matt/Strumpling -=-

Guest Reticullian
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There is 7 beats per bar ( measure ) ,..

 

and > / 4 = the beats is a crotchet (quarter note)

 

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 ) ....

 

You can count also,, it's easier !!!

 

1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )

1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ) ....

Guest jakemyth
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I am working on a track at the moment that uses 11/8 time......I think playing with sigs is important in any music but for psy I love it.....

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can someone explain the numerator's meaning and the denominator's meaning? Don't tell me it's as simple as 7/4 = 7 note melody during 4 beats (1 measure)....

 

I can't be that... cuz it would be chaning all the time...

Guest Jikkenteki
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The bottom number indicates what type of note is the basis for counting (4 (i.e. a quarter note) is the most common, although 8 (eight note) pops up some too, most electronic music doesn't go much beyond these two). The top number is the number of those notes in a bar, so 7/4 is seven quarter notes to a bar.

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