Monday, December 1, 2008

Zach Klion's Trip-Hop Assignment

I think this project really exemplified the trip-hop style. The drums were pretty mellow and minimal, so when the vocal samples came in they were definitely the focus. I think the "we all go a little mad sometimes," was a good choice to portray the trippiness, terror and general dark vibe that is often found in trip-hop music. One sample (the woman's voice singing ooh, ahh) had static, or at least a very raw quality that really reminded me of the sound of Portishead. The samples were mixed well and the buildup and acceleration of the samples really created a feeling of craziness. Overall, I think this project was pretty sweet - it definitely followed the rules of the style (trip hop clearly) but with some creativity. Nice work Zach

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