Word: staccato
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...their vocal expression, regardless of the subject matter of their lyrics, better than their guitar bass and drums alone could do. Simple keyboard lines mirror the vocals, swiftly changing from more fluid melodies during the soothing croons of “Dragon de Glace” to the blaring staccato and raspy French interspersed throughout “Porte Disparu.” Many praises aside, “Labyrinthes” may not always be the most engaging album. However this does not diminish the band’s accomplishment. By focusing on upbeat and lighthearted melodies, Malajube...
Germany's most-wanted fugitive was last seen in a video that appeared on an Islamic Internet site in October. Eric Breininger wore a black and white turban and fired off a quick round of staccato shots with his Kalashnikov rifle, probably somewhere in the hills of Afghanistan or northern Pakistan. At one stage he espoused the cause of jihad against the United States and allies such as Germany...
...Lowdown: Everett is a linguistics professor at Illinois State University, and in addition to cultural observations like the ones above, he spends a lot of time reveling in his passion for sentences and structure. The Pirahãs language contains just eight consonants and three vowels; their repetitive staccato sounds like indecipherable gibberish to just about everyone else in the world except for Everett. Until he came along, no one outside of the tribe had ever become fluent in Pirahã. A few years ago, Everett made waves in the linguistics world when he challenged Noam Chomsky's idea that...
...staccato effect was odd and disorienting. It contributed to a certain Entstellung—a distortion of classical movement. Yet Elo concluded with a series of lifts that were all the more stunning because of the disjointed dance that preceded it. Suddenly the classical vocabulary had new nuance, because it had been broken down and pieced together again. The finale was the center piece of the show. It achieved what “Next Generation” intended to do—to make the classic...
...Love” or “Ditch That,” a dead ringer—albeit a dull one—for “SexyBack.” The first track and lead single, “Shawty Is Da Sh*!,” rehashes the staccato piano work of R. Kelly’s “I’m A Flirt” and Fabolous’ soporific verse cements his status as one of today’s blandest guest MCs. Dream’s vocal work itself is heavily indebted. He sneers...