One of the very first Japanese words I learned wasafuredasu, or “overflow.” This wasn’t because it showed up in a textbook or a teacher taught it to me, but becauseafuredasuseems to show up in roughly a third of everyJapanese pop songever produced. It’s not the ...
Physical album distribution through cassettes and CD's does not effectively become the main revenue generator as in the early 1980's. In Indonesia, two of the most remarkable music stores have stopped their business operations which are Aquarius [25] and Disc Tarra [26]. They have changed ...
“The MS-20 is worth a mention. There’s something about a monosynth that only has a couple of options for waves and a noise generator. And obviously the famous filter. That got used a lot for little solo-y bits and arpeggio flourishes. A lot of Soundtoys, as well. Shout out Soundto...
Very often, a ballad is a song with a lyric about love – or lost love. Usually slower in tempo (there are also mid-tempo ballads), most ballads are based on a fairly predictable song form with lyrics written from either the first or third person, often sung directly to the person who...
Ian Anderson's famously pervy lyric made this song famous, but listen closer as Martin Barre’s sawing guitar adds deeper complexities: That's what gives "Aqualung" its inherent danger, even as the strange, lonesome thoughts of this unforgettable outsider unfold. The Who, Baba ORiley (1971) ...
MM: When you sit down and you’re starting a song where do you usually start? Do you start with a chord or do you have a lyric in mind – how’s the magic happen? JOC: It varies. But I would say more often than not it’s sitting down at the piano or the guitar and just ki...