Word: rhythm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite the intriguing characters, Baricco never manages to develop a plot or instill any warmth in the story. In attempting to sound poetic, the bizarre rhythm of the novel is instead cold and-self-consciously intellectual. The characters are presented in such an obscure way that they never seem real to the reader, and the entire story passes in a dream-like blur of images and events...
...With only two points after hitting a jumper midway through the second half, and just three minutes remaining, Beam began to feel his rhythm...
...destroyed "the tyranny of the bar line." From that famous thirteen beat F-flat and E-flat seventh polychord in the "Auguries of Spring" to the 3/16, 2/16, 3/16, 3/16, 2/8, 2/16, 3/16, 3/16, 2/8, 3/16, 3/16, 5/16 alternation of meter in the "Scarificial Dance," it's all about rhythm. Because rhythm is so dependent on tempo, it is particularly crucial that Le Sacre not be languished upon for its unique sound at the expense of its intricate and some-times cryptic rhythms. To perform the piece well demands a complete renunciation of the orchestra to the violent, feral beauty...
...interwoven in our psychology. In her latest release, Japan's Takako Minekawa draws us back to an infant's syn(th)aesthetic state where musical notes, colors, words and numbers find unity under a common sense of wonder. Armed with analog Casio synthesizer, Minekawa blends the controlled tones and rhythms of Kraftwerk (to whom she pays homage on the expansive "Kraftpark") with the delicate innocence of 60s French pop-to effects which at times echo likeminded Stereolab and 80s New Wave. Minekawa refines her music along minimalist lines, creating a childlike interplay between melody and rhythm which makes tracks like...
...good looks in the first half,and I got into a good rhythm, but it wasn't reallyin the flow of the offense," Clemente said. "Inthe second, I turned my ankle, which made it alittle tougher to get the good shots...