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Afro Celt Sound System: ' Release' (Tempo, metre and rhythm (Free…
Afro Celt Sound System: ' Release'
Information and performance circumstances
Afro Celt sound system
Formed by guitarist Simon Emmerson in 1995
Fusion of African, Celtic and EDM
Release
After the death of a core member of the group release was put on hold until Sinead o' conner wrote the lyrics
In 2000 Afro Celt Sound System was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music
category.
Performing forces and their handling
African forces
Kora
Talking drum
Celtic forces
Hurdy curdy
Uilleann pipes
Bodhrán
Fiddle
Whistle
Accordian
EDM
Male vox
Female Vox
Synths
Breath samples
Drum machine
Electric piano
Shaker
Tambourine
Structure
Intro
0:00-1:38
Drone (C)
Filtered low pass filters
Freetime
Layering
Verse 1
Simple chords
Homophonic texture
Tambourine takes over from the shaker, playing steady semiquavers
Kora enters at the end of the verse with low synth strings that play an ascending chromatic line.
At the end a short bodhran solo
Modal quality from the riff that plays a C and Bb
1:38-2:55
Verse 2
Male vocals take over singing a variation of verse 1.
More complicated drum pattern
Fiddle accompaniment
Double stopping
Accents
Triplets
Towards the the low chromatic synth strings enter
2:55- 3:55
Verse- chorus form
Solos
3:51-4:55
Uilleann pipe starts
Whistle plays mainly running semiquavers with the occasional glissando
The solos are accompanied by the accordion loop (playing accented chords) and bodhrán
The solo continues with the low whistle playing a more complicated version of the pipe solo
It is more varied in rhythm and an increase in rhythmic variety
Low synth strings accompany the low whistle along with the accordion
Towards the end the male vocals are joined by the hurdy-gurdy
Verse 3
The hurdy-gurdy and uilleann pipe solo playing underneath
the main vocals
This creates a polyphonic texture.
At the end the bodhrán enters playing its original entry
leading to
4.55–5.51
Build
5.51–6.59
The bass re-enters with a more complicated drum part
Layered on top is an electric piano playing a syncopated two note
melody over a chordal/arpeggio semiquaver
accompaniment
Female vocal samples interject as a new
uilleann pipe solo creates a heterophonic texture with the hurdy-gurdy.
layered with the low
chromatic synth strings.
Outro
6.59–7.28
Female voice sings ‘Reach out and you’ll touch me’
The bass loop drops out and the second fiddle loop re-enters.
The music fades out
Melody
Non lyrics
Main verse is syllabic
Spoken parts
Short phrases
Limited note range
Vocal samples
Repetitive
Improvisation from opening female vocals
Glissando
Ornamentation
Double stopping
Reverb
Texture
Constantly changing
Layering
Loops
Main texture is homophonic
Heterophonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Harmony and tonality
Diatonic
Key of C minor
Modal
Chord sequence are repetitive
Hint of chromaticism
Extended chords
Slow harmonic pulse
Drone
False relation
Tempo, metre and rhythm
Free time at the start
Steady tempo established at- 100 bpm
Simple quadruple meter
Slightly swung quavers
Syncopation
Triplets
Sextuplets
Accents
Rhythmic ostinato
Loops
Riffs
Short rhythmic phrases
2 and 4-bar phrases