Vamps in funk music are often played at the end of a song utilizing an ostinato groove played over a one chord. When a group is using a recording, the sound engineer plays the vamp over the end of a song in order to move onto the next recording. During the 1970s funk music bands ...
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I used guitar and piano in unison, playing what is known in music as an ostinato, which means obstinate. It was sustained throughout the piece, giving it a sinister effect, with some frightened saxophone sounds and some shouting brass. The piece has one chord throughout and a super-simple...
The ride cymbalostinatoplays a crucial role in holding the entire band together, beautifully balanced by the left hand’s skipping on the snare in 5/4 time. The song then transitions effortlessly into a drum solo, comprising a blend of flams, singles, and doubles played with a smoothness and...
This week in dance music: A new compilation of music of rare disco and funk from the former USSR was released via Ostinato Records, Charli XCX teased a new project, the DJ Awards announced that they’re coming back after a four year hiatus with an October ceremony in ...
So the ’97 version converts the original’s ambient dread into imminent dread, from the soap-opera piano ostinato to the four-note rising synth figure that chases each verse like Hell’s breaking-news theme. Recent addition Gangsta Boo pops up halfway through to bigfoot the track; it’s...
from the soap-opera piano ostinato to the four-note rising synth figure that chases each verse like Hell’s breaking-news theme. Recent addition Gangsta Boo pops up halfway through to bigfoot the track; it’s no wonder hers is the verse featured in the canny, nu-rockTV ad. Whether or...
Bassist Bruce and lyricist-poet Brown came up with "Sunshine" toward the end of an all-night session, which inspired the opening line: "It's getting near dawn/When lights close their tired eyes." The killer riff was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and based on a bass ostinato from Bruce; Clapt...
What makes this song relaxing is the reverb guitar above the ostinato, which is a repetitive musical pattern. The repetition frees the mind to feel the music rather than analyze it. As the title of the song suggests, the beat is mellow and even a little bit sensual. The rainstick and th...
Canto Ostinato: Part I, Section I ▶ Im Abendrot ▶ I. Stabat mater dolorosa ▶ IV. Allegro con fuoco ▶ Act III, When I Am Laid in Earth ▶ Psalm 50 (51) à 9: Miserere mei, Deus (Modern version) ▶ Pie Jesu ▶ V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Langsam) ▶ IV. Sar...