Archive for the ‘Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow’ Category

06 ‘Sans Soleil’ – Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow

  • dinky drum machine intro
  • major chords only, guess how many? 3!
    V / / / I / / / IV / / / / / / /
  • big brassy pumping chords
  • false ending in the middle, then into refrain
  • big harmonies

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. 3 major chords
  2. false ending in the middle, then into refrain

05 ‘Black & Blue’ – Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow

  • relatively complex chord sequence (compared to the earlier 3 chord songs)
    Ab          Bbm    Fm                        Gm  Ab
       How long has it been, shall we get into it again?
       Excuse, our disgrace we've had no time to paint the place
       The dog is always barking at the mailman
    
    Ab                              Bbm Fm
    I won't waste your time with my revelation
    
    Fm C#                         Cm     Fm
    Hello my friend, I see you're back again
    Fm C#                       Cm    Bbm
    Hello mystery, don't bother to explain
    Fm C#                        Cm     Fm
    How bout maybe, its all been in my head
    Fm C#                        Cm              C
    Hey world I'm tired of this black & blue, black & blue
  • passing changes are on off beats
    Ab / / / 1 / 3 Bbm 4 Fm / / / 1 / 3 Gm 4
    Fm 2 C# 3 / / / / / Cm 2 Fm 3 / / / / /
  • chorus; burbling synth, peaks in between vox lines, call and response

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. timings of chords changes against solid backbeat
  2. chorus; burbling synth, peaks in between vox lines, call and response

04 ‘Song For No One’ – Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow

  • good lord, it’s more than 3 chords… well sort of
    V / / / VIm / / / V / / / VIm / / / V / / / VIm / / / V / / / I / / /
  • different chords for the chorus
  • distant chords stabs (organ) slapback delayed, up close dinky lead gtr melody line
  • radio effect on verse vox, doubled and hard panned bridge vox and chorus
  • lead gtr call and response melody with vox lines

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. lead gtr call and response melody with vox lines
  2. distant chords stabs (organ) slapback delayed, up close dinky lead gtr melody line

03 ‘Silvia’ – Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow

  • 3 chords only! again!!! and same pattern – 1st chd for 1 measure, 2nd chd for 1 measure, 3rd chd for 2 measures.
    F#m / / / A / / / / D / / / / / / /
  • vocal sample as lead solo line “tell me … ah ah ah ah”
  • sweeping EQ on synths
  • crazy panning on distorted synth line, doubled with processed vox ‘tell me ahhh ahhh’

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. vocal sample as lead solo line “tell me … ah ah ah ah”
  2. EQ sweeps as progression and build, instead of chord changes

02 ‘Burial’ – Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow

  • almost the same formula as ‘Animal’; 3 chord progression (Ax4, Bx4, Cx8)
  • in fact it’s almost the same chords; E, F#m, D (I / / / IIm / / / VII / / / / / / /)
    or is it V / / / VIm / / / IV / / / / / / /
  • different vox production for each melody 1. radio 2. reverbed 3. doubled
  • tumbling, rolling snare

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. different vox production for each melody 1. radio 2. reverbed 3. doubled
  2. tumbling, rolling snare
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