music & musings

Class #11 Notes

Posted on April 14, 2014 Updated on March 6, 2018

Radiohead

Optimistic - song (kid A album)

• Tom (soprano?) loves dry vocals but brings out reverb in the chorus
• vocals, drums,  lead guitar & bass guitar; synths
• great sound on the toms; snare joins the vocals at the chorus
• warm jazz-like drum tone
• sounds like a jam session brought into a multi-tracked studio recording session with various sound and accompanying vocal harmonies & aftereffects (like space echo)
• very sonic & covers a full hearing spectrum
• repeating phrases; alot of push & pull (cohesive band)
• “phrygian” sound:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_dominant_scale

 

also…

Band – Helmet

http://www.helmetmusic.com/

track produced by Steve Albini:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albini_discography

http://www.electricalaudio.com/

singer – Page Hamilton