shut up and listen

• intro consists of organ, kik/snr + noise as one beat (offbeat) per bar
• chord structure = A B / A B / C D / C E /
• drums drop out for bars 7 & 8
• then drums return with vox and hi hat
• poly-rhythmic hi hat
• vox doubled in wide stereo + harmonies later
• two lines of lyric repeated – last word overlaps with first word
• enormous organ volume swell almost drowns track out
• overall track switches between 2 parts – swelling organ AND suddenly muted organ
• drums drop out, organs dies away, last word is cut suddenly

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. overlapping lyric – almost a round
2. poly rhythmic hi hat

• ‘feels’ like a singular artist’s solo album despite multiple layers of vocals and overt electronic manipulation
• sparse, minimal materials yet result is rich
• lyrically economical – often a single line is repeated for an entire song. non-narrative lyrics
• use of electronics yet still highly emotive
• unconventional song structures
• extreme bass
• coldly modern yet traditionally emotive at the same time