'Release' - Afro Celt Sound System

Harmony
1. piece is in c minor
  1. drone is on the note C
2. repeating chord sequences
3. mostly diatonic harmony
4. there are some chromatic notes
  1. (the ascending strings)
5. afew extended chords
  1. (7th and 9th)
6. the harmonic rhythm is slow and feels although it remains on the same chord for the majority of the piece
structure
1. the full structure is:
  1. intro
    1. verse 1
      1. verse 2
        solos
        verse 3
        build
        outro
melody
1. there's a female and a male singer
2. the vocal melody is repetative
3. there are some spoken parts, including vocal samples
4. the singers sometimes sing vocables (nonsense lyrics)
5. the melody lines are all short phrases
6. before the first verse the female sings in free time and it creates an improvisational sound
7. solos are taken by the uilleann pipe, whistle and hurdy gurdy
8. the fiddle melody uses double stopping
9. vocals use glissando and ornamentation
texture
1. the start is monophonic
  1. however the texture throughout is homophonic
2. at the beginning the texture builds by adding one loop at a time
  1. the loops drop in and out also causing texture to change
    1. there are many overlapping loops causing the piece to have a polyphonnic feel
3. there's a heterophonic texture during the outro as solo instruments play the same thing with slight variations
rhythm / metre
1. the time signature is 4/4
2. lots of repetitive riffs and ostinato patterns
3. syncopated throughout
4. 4 bar loops
5. some notes are accented to make them louder
6. triplets are used
7. sextuplets are used
8. semi-quavers are slightly swung (giving the piece a relaxed quality)
tonality
1. the piece is in C minor
2. the piece has a modal feel at all times
instruments / sonority
1. african instruments
  1. kora
  2. talking drum
2. celtic instruments
  1. hurdy-gurdy
  2. fiddle
  3. whistle
  4. accordian
  5. bodhran
  6. uilleann pipes
3. dance music instruments
  1. synthesiser
    1. string pad
    2. soft pad
    3. bass
    4. bells
  2. male and female vocals
  3. breath samples
  4. drum machine
  5. electric piano
  6. shaker
  7. tambourine
4. some playing techniques include glissando, ornamentation, double stopping and open / closed high hat
5. the vocals contain reverb throughout the entire track
6. the synth drone uses a filter to adjust the EQ and create a 'sweeping' sound
background info
1. this is a piece of fusion music, combining elements of african music, celtic folk and electronic dance music
  1. 1999 release
2. the group frequently collaborated with various artists over the years, including sinead o'connor who sang in release
tempo
1. piece is in free time at beginning
2. from bar 50 the pace is 100bpm

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