Archive for January, 2012

07 ‘Jungle Drum’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • shuffle snr
  • bass and gtr rhythm
  • ‘drill’ elc sfx
  • vox
  • chorus: C G D (Bm)
  • stop except for low gtr rhythm and scat vox
  • middle: hold Em chord. ‘drum solo’, no snr, big elc gtr, panning action, scat vox
  • key change: up a minor 3rd (Eb, Bb, F)
  • sudden stop

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. ‘drill’ elc sfx
  2. key change: up a minor 3rd

06 ‘Big Jumps’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • ac gtrs, drums and bass
  • triangle rhythm
  • vox
  • chorus: vox doubled
  • middle: all the same except different chords and melody
  • pause: strums and vox
  • back into verse
  • final chorus repeat backwards sounds
  • ‘doop doodoop’ ending builds
  • tripled vox harmonies
  • elc gtr rhythm

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. triangle rhythm
  2. ‘doop doodoop’ ending builds

05 ‘Ha Ha’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • no drums, no bass
  • ac gtr or elc/ac gtr rhythmic – verbed, delayed, emphasising fret squeak
  • vox – verbed
  • chorus: distant high keys, ‘strums’ and vibrato elc gtr chord strums
  • v2: keys augment  – verbed, distant, pan movement
  • v3: just strums, no rhythm
  • subtle woosh, left to right
  • chorus: minimal rhythm continues

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. vibrato elc gtr chord strums
  2. inverted song arrangement: ac low key verse/chorus at end of song

04 ‘Heard It All Before’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • starts suddenly
  • drums, bass, organ stabs
  • claps and bongo percussion, wide
  • vox verbed
  • keys, high
  • gtrs join organ stabs
  • chorus: mandolin rapids
  • gtrs more prominent in chorus
  • verse 3: builds toward middle
  • middle: no beat, just vox and bits and bobs of gtrs
  • chorus: builds from start again
  • ending: other material enters , gtr and piano
  • textural gtr solo
  • all fade out
  • vox: oohs

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. claps and bongos percussion
  2. mandolin rapids

03 ‘Birds’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • ac gtr picking (2 gtrs?)
  • vox
  • bird sfx
  • chorus: ooh oooh verbed
  • piano enters
  • no drums, no bass
  • transition into one chord jam: elc gtr wail, verbed and delayed
  • drums & bass fade in
  • 2nd gtr, reggae offbeat, delayed
  • off key jazzy piano
  • organ build
  • war of the worlds theremin
  • back to verse with full band, including theremin
  • band fades out
  • ‘ooh ooh’ verbed out
  • ac gtr and bass meandering end

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. song in 2 halves;
    1. ac version = instrumental transition = 2. band version
  2. theremin
  3. chorus: oohs only
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