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Story telling tracks.

Bardo
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 19:42
would be nice to know what is THE track that tells you a story......

please tell us the name of the track, and a
brief essay of the story it told you.

c´ya people !
Surrender
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 19:47
read this:
http://forum.isratrance.com/viewtopic.php/topic/436/forum/1           "On the other hand, you have different fingers."
http://myspace.com/gadimon
Bardo
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 19:51
Thanks for the information, very similar but not the same thread.......
Rik
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 20:17
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yossi
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 20:28
The Delta - As a child i could walk on the ceiling

and also the downhill album.
freaking sound tracks

there r much more tunes that told me stories, but these 2 poped up first...
          if you want to be rich, u`ve got to be a bitch!
Basilisk
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Posted : Apr 15, 2004 21:47
Very few tracks match Manmademan - Welcome to the World, in terms of storytelling. I think the title should explain the tale, but seek out the song if you don't know it... they've done a very good job communicating with it... Seeing as how MMM are a couple, and with the story of the song, and the implications of their name, it all seems to fall into place!
psunspot
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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 01:02
damn rik, 1st track i thought of too

benza's the wolf has to be the best story track, its a fairytale after all...

Reconstructed


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 01:25
I personally find Shpongle's "And the Day Turned to Night" the ultimate storytelling track. Great coincidence, that, because I happened to write an essay on it last semester for an english composition class!

I burned a copy of only that track on a disk and included it with the essay. My professor loved it and asked which CD it was from. I think he bought "Are you Shpongled?" afterwards.
I'm probably totally off what was intended by Si and Raj but here is how I interpereted it:


A musical piece can tell a story that allows the listener a chance to connect with the underlying emotions and theme that the music evokes. This human characteristic of music is why it is celebrated by every culture on Earth. This essay will describe Shpongle’s “…And the Day Turned to Night” in an effort to get a better understanding of its themes and ideas.

“…And the Day Turned to Night” is track 7 on Shpongle’s debut album: Are you Shpongled? It is 19 minutes and 57 seconds long. It was created with a union of electronic instruments and live recordings of flutes, guitars, ethnic instruments, and ambient noises by producer Simon Posford and flutist Raja Ram.

“…And the Day Turned to Night” begins with a soft background of ambient noises. Voices can be heard, but difficult to distinguish. Several speeches are layered to give the feeling of high levels of activity. As the building progresses, setting for the rest of the piece is constructed. A feeling of being in a wide-open space dominates the entire duration of the piece. At 1:20 the first musical tone can be heard fading in. A strange instrument is heard playing in the background mixed with samples of children playing and groups of people chanting. At 2:17 the flute makes its entrance. It has a rolling, languid pace that is relaxing and emotional. It signals the movement of the piece from atmosphere and ambience into structured music.

The flute continues to play a solo of sorts. Some sounds can be heard in the background that gives the feeling of depth, but the flute is most prominent. At 3:28 a spinning disk-like sound is heard. It is followed closely by a major change in the mood of the piece. The flute spins into a more upbeat and melodic tone while the first percussion instruments can be heard coming into play. Bongo drums dominate the speed and beat for several measures. At 3:51 the bass line is first introduced. It reinforces the rolling feel of the piece, seemingly always spinning and moving forward. The bass gives a foundation for the melodic aspect of the piece to begin to unfold. Raja Ram’s flute plays and is developed as the beat progresses. At 5:00 an ethnic vocal moves from left to right. It sounds like it is of Middle Eastern or Indian descent. At its conclusion the flute plays another quick solo.

5:18 marks the time when the hi-hat is first heard. Its steady rhythm further emphasizes the tempo of the piece. Shortly after, a flute melody leads into the introduction of the snare drum. The rhythm is almost fully present. Quickly, though, the rhythm is abandoned and a short interlude occurs. This short break in rhythm sets up a building up of percussion instruments that climaxes with the beginning of a new melody. The rhythm is now fully underway. The first electronic melody is a slow changing, fairly steady one. It compliments a fairly developed and interesting flute section. Ethnic vocals can again be heard. At 7:15 the intensity waxes and leads to another quieter section. One particular electronic sound is most prominent. It gains volume and frequency until its release that leads into a newer, slightly different theme.

The section at 8:00 is deeper and less busy than its predecessor. The bass becomes noticeable again, along with several distorting and continuously changing electronic sounds. Some percussion is again layered in to give rhythm. This section is a precursor to a more intense and melodic one at 8:46. The rhythm, and thus feel, of the piece is slightly altered here when the bass line changes. This continues and builds intensity for many measures. The ethnic vocals heard earlier again make an appearance. Every sound is in a constant state of change, however so slightly. The flute comes back from a long break at 9:43. Its reappearance coincides with a melodic section that is almost entirely electronic. It cools down again at 10:18. Here the flute becomes the centerpiece once more. This section of the piece a quiet and relaxing. Short utterances of electronic elements appear and disappear quickly. A build up into the climax of the piece is underway.

At 11:30 the piece explodes with energy. A mallet instrument constructs a fast and constantly changing melody. The bass again begins its rolling undertones. Melodies from various instruments, both electronic and recorded, intertwine. At this point, there is a constant state of flux in the piece. Many different sounds overlap to give a feeling of great complexity. This climax section lasts well into minute 13 when it begins to wane. The mallet instrument eventually comes back, but this time it signals a lowering of energy. The climax begins to slow down and layers are removed. Again samples of children and ambient noises are reintroduced. At 15:13 there is another more eclectic section. It is short lasted and leads into the winding down of the piece.

The sound of a man breathing, sonically manipulated to sound chopped and distorted, is layered on top of existing rhythms. This sound will play an important part in the closing of the piece. Gradually all rhythmic instruments are taken away, leaving only an ambient soundscape. The chanting that has been a reoccurring theme throughout the piece is reintroduced, mixing with the Breathing Man. His breathing becomes more muffled and erratic as time continues. Eventually, the Man’s breathing stops, leading you to believe he is dead. Solemn background music plays, which further emphasizes his death. The piece fades out.

There are several themes that run through “…And the Day Turned to Night” These can be identified and tied together to determine the story told by the piece as a whole. The first, and most obvious, theme is that of death. The Breathing Man is the main vehicle for this. His death, shown by the way his breathing silently chokes and then finally stops, ends the piece. It is accompanied by tribal chanting, which evokes mental images of a burial ritual. Finally, solemn music plays after his death. The pieces title: “…And the Day Turned to Night” is most likely named so for the death of the Man.

Another theme that can be picked out is the conflict between human and natural ideas. This is mostly found in the first 3 minutes. The very beginning is filled with humans giving speeches, arguing, religious preaching and common day-to-day activities like the ambient sound of a restaurant. This sets the stage for the conflict between these busy, human sounds and those of a natural environment, ethnic instruments, tribal chanting and soft flute. Throughout the second minute, the noise is faded out while the flute is brought to the forefront. This signals the change from a human theme to a nature theme. The ending of the piece sees a revival of the human noise that dominated the first minute. However, this time it is markedly different. It is much softer and clearly less emphasized. Instead, the chanting now takes the stage. The parts have reversed, which leads you to believe the conflict between these two themes has been resolved in the end with the natural ideas prevailing. The piece fades out completely with only a distant chanting.

These themes of death, conflict and finally peace can be combined to understand the story of “…And the Day Turned to Night” Nearly everyone is familiar with these themes, which allows them to connect to the piece on a deeper, more human level. Its story is one that can be easily recognized and connected with. An introduction, rising action, climax and falling action can be clearly recognized. It is this novel-like, storytelling aspect of music that makes it so ultimately human.

epsilon_iridani


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 05:37
yes - "are you shpongled" is a beautiful album indeed & full of crazy sounds! My favorite is possibly track 6? I dont have a tracklisting but it has the crazy vocal going on about 'dmt and lsd' but becomes a nice little hook for the melody!

Reconstructed - have you written for musical publications or summin - well you should!

bom           It is by will alone I set my mind in
motion.
It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts
acquire speed -
The lips acquire stains -
The stains become a warning - blah, blah , blah!
epsilon_iridani


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 05:38
yes - "are you shpongled" is a beautiful album indeed & full of crazy sounds! My favorite is possibly track 6? I dont have a tracklisting but it has the crazy vocal going on about 'dmt and lsd' but becomes a nice little hook for the melody!

Reconstructed - have you written for musical publications or summin ?? well you should!

bom           It is by will alone I set my mind in
motion.
It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts
acquire speed -
The lips acquire stains -
The stains become a warning - blah, blah , blah!
epsilon_iridani


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 05:39
ooops! sorry double reply!
(damn that 3 now!)           It is by will alone I set my mind in
motion.
It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts
acquire speed -
The lips acquire stains -
The stains become a warning - blah, blah , blah!
Reconstructed


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 08:37
Nope, but thank you very much. I was just given an assignment and thought what better to do it on than the music I love.
Reconstructed


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Posted : Apr 16, 2004 20:44
Shulman - Instability is another one that sticks out in my mind as telling a story. That track goes through so many changes and developes so nicely.
Hex Osirus
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Posted : Apr 20, 2004 18:12
i read in one of si's or maybe raja's interviews that and the day turned to night is based on a solar eclipse they experianced hence the name
Bardo
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Posted : Apr 20, 2004 20:21
for me a track that tells me a story is

reefer decree - 5th bell street.

i feel and imagine my self aproching to a castle... where maybe i can find my death... but meanwile im in the forest, in a sunrise. and everything i see has an orange and red touch because of the sun..(acid) i feel like runing away, but with no one chasing me (a kind or paranoia wich i enjoy hehe). bells of a church... like anouncing that i will arrive .........

ahhhh its like one of the hundred stories i can tell of this track
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