#180 Macy by Dan Stone
The beat of a high quality trance track
is far more substantial than a rock beat
It's a thud
A persistent, low-frequency assault
Like the sound of bombs penetrating concrete roads
at velocities that cause the surrounding streets
to be ripped apart as the shells makes their way
further and further into the earth below
is far more substantial than a rock beat
It's a thud
A persistent, low-frequency assault
Like the sound of bombs penetrating concrete roads
at velocities that cause the surrounding streets
to be ripped apart as the shells makes their way
further and further into the earth below
Coupled with this is a derivative of the snare
but it isn't let loose too much
it's tightly wrapped so as to minimise any reverberation
A hiss might escape from the middle of every bar
but this is not a grand affair
Like a trip to the kitchen at night
it quietly tiptoes into the gap between the bass beats
You can tell how popular - and I maintain this -
a track is going to be, to some extent at least
by how crisply and lightly the higher pitched arpeggiator
frolics in contrast to the depth of the drum
while eerie strings cause a plunge
in the listener's perceived body temperature
During those first few seconds
The shock. The realisation
of how beautifully the tune might come together
once the melody has been hugged enough
to feel ready to brave the outside world
is like looking down
from the highest level of the CN tower on a clear bright day
without having been forewarned
that the floor is made of glass
4 comments
Thanks Self raising. How's things with you?
I just saw how busy you've been this year. It's pretty impressive that you've managed to write so much in the space of just 26 days.
Im Ok , mate, looks like I have lost my password, have to find it. Have you been over to my blog yet?
Ok, I see your post above that you have. Lol, i think my friends are probably relieved I'm writing the blog instead of my previously too long emails, lollol.
How's the book coming?
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