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02 ‘Me and Armini’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • all start, reggae feel
  • drums, bass, gtr on reggae offbeats
  • rapidly descending pitch synth stabs before vox enters
  • chorus; organ hold chords
  • verse 2: 2nd gtr part or organ
  • chorus 2: bvs, doubled wide ‘you people say’
  • middle: bass melody, doubled by organ, features between lines of vox
  • ending: all in including extra keys and synth stabs, chimes

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. rapidly descending pitch synth stabs before vox enters
  2. middle: bass melody, doubled by organ, features between lines of vox

01 ‘Fireheads’ – Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • elc gtr picking intro
  • vox enters, 2nd gtr – high lick accents
  • ac gtr starts to double the main riff
  • backwards sounds enter gently
  • keys?
  • drums and bass enter for chorus
  • chorus features a ‘false stop’
  • instrumentation stays full for next verse

KEY IDEAS to plunder

  1. new instruments enter subtly, building the whole track almost surreptitiously
  2. chorus features a ‘false stop’
    reminiscent of go-betweens ‘rock n roll friend’

Me and Armini (2008) – Emilíana Torrini

  • simple, economical instrumentation
  • solo singer album
  • pop yet earthy
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