Dienstag, 25. November 2008

we're going to ibiza: jaytech's "pyramid"




i've always been very particular as far as my taste in music is concerned. here's a formula which guarantees any artist at least one committed fan, dandunne:
  • put all sorts of -sus (maybe also -9th) chords into your songs and avoid overt harmonic experimentation
  • under no circumstances use -7th chords more than twice in a song (unless it's a -7th minor chord)
  • put the vocals way back in the mix
  • bury everything under heavy layers of guitar or keyboard
  • don't make excessive use of different time signatures
  • be as blatantly melodic as you can
some musicians that conform (sometimes to a lesser degree) to these guidlines are bob mould, my bloody valentine, various old emo bands, m83, christian fennesz, and others. but the truth is: the oppressive sounds of the dream-like happy-sad variety aren't only heard in indiestan, but also on ibiza! here's jaytech. that keyboard break around 02:02 kills me every time. notice how the bass then adds another root chord. unbelievable. i refuse to consider this a guilty pleasure - i'm raving, i'm raving.

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