Monday, March 11, 2013

Chanel Flyers Playlist


            In the article of David Byrne’s relationship with sounds, he expresses his feelings toward sound in a very intense, sophisticated kind of manner. He expounded on how the quality of the sound is not so rich if the space or venues are not right, the platform is not appropriate for the music being played and the software being used to play the music is appropriate for the venue. His life experience with playing these various genre of music and different variations of sounds at the appropriate venues helped him to come to a conclusion of what sound fits what venue. In his article he included pictures that would help the reader to also get a visualization of how the appropriate spaces are for each sound he played.
            In one of the photos (photo 5) he showed how the African percussive music does well outside. Of course it is true because the audience needs a big space to dance, make noise and enjoy the music. In photo 6 he shows how the modification of this music came to be played in large cathedrals. This type of music became something that was spiritual. The musicians would have to make longer notes in order for this harmony to be rich in this kind of venue.
            In the rest of his work he later went on to state how jazz music came about. This was a very interesting discovery because at first jazz music used to be played at venues such as funerals. I was a bit shocked because funerals are events where they mourn, not dance and be happy. This confused me a bit until he later on stated that they modified the behavior at the venues at which jazz was played. The audience was no longer allowed to dance and shout during a jazz concert at such. Other music he discussed was symphony and opera which both do well in big halls. All in all, the way he expressed his life experiences with these different genres of music and sound was very interesting. Now we mostly listen to music by way of mp3 players and computers, etc.
            These selections of songs express what David Byrne’s article was speaking about.
Artists /Genre                                                                                    Songs
1.      African                                                                                    Jenjela Runyenje
2.      Bird song/by the Trashman                                       The Bird’s the Word......Could not find track
3.      Country song/by Rodney Atkins                                  Take the Back Road
4.      Disco song/by Michael Jackson                                  Burn This Disco Out
5.      Cathedral song/by Winchester Cathedral Choir        Cantique de Jean Racine
6.      Jazz song/by Norah Jones                                           Feeling the Same Way
7.      Blue Grass/by the Peasall Sisters                               The Old Account
8.      Orchestra/by Carter Burwell                                      The Grave
9.      Johann Sebastian Bach                                               Air
10.  Louis Armstrong                                                          What a Wonderful World
11.  Dubstep/by Skrillex                                                     Cinema
12.  Rock song/ by Iron Maiden                                         Run to the Hills
13.  Classic song/by Hall and Oats                                    Rich Girl




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