Repetitive Music

[padraig (u.s.)]

things that aren't literally repetitive but which appear repetitive despite the fact that they aren't

is this not the raison d'etre of huge swathes of the techno-house extended universe?

most purely embodied perhaps by Ricardo Villalobos, who I've always liked, possibly due to being so accustomed to minimalism in other contexts.

but surely there must be thousands of examples, especially if you take away the qualifier of having a vocal loop

famously

and some hometown pride

more or less the entirety of banging acid techno ca. mid-90s til present

etc

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

away from techno

you could really put most Godz songs here but this is the purest distillation

conceptually as well, permanent green light extending forever backward and forward in time and space

Malcolm Mooney (still underrated, somehow) was a monomaniacal vocal genius the way Klaus Dinger was a monomaniacal drum genius

he asks if you're waiting for the streetcar 170 times. in some alternate universe, he's still asking.

"Sister Ray" as well, the original and always king of repetitive drone rock

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

btw while poking around on YT related to this thread I discovered that Clams Casino sampled Steve Reich for "Norf Norf"

 

[WashYourHands]

Everything by The Fall

 

[IdleRich]

is this not the raison d'etre of huge swathes of the techno-ho6use extended universe?

I suppose... also certain avant garde musics too which is why I said (maybe should have emphasized more) the repetition having a pop slant.

 

[IdleRich]

Anyway, couldn't listen last night but will check through those I don't know today, thanks for tips etc

 

[luka]

Anyway, couldn't listen last night but will check through those I don't know today, thanks for tips etc

That means Rich is profoundly disappointed with all of our recommendations, considering them, banal, obvious, uninspired and will never give any of them a listen or a second thought. Total rejection. Total scorn.

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

the repetition having a pop slant

right - given the stuff you posted I took "pop slant" in a broader "popular music" sense

in that case I assume this qualifies

 

[WashYourHands]

Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

Find out about repetitive strain injury (RSI), including what the symptoms are, what causes it, what you can do to treat it and when to get medical help.

www.nhs.uk

 

[woops]

let's restart this thread and use it for music from an unexpected sphere that uses repetition to produce an unexpected effect -

like this

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

another one in the repetitive drone rock vein

not unlike "Waiting for the Streetcar" but shaggy English hippies rather than post-Stockhausen noise merchants fronted by wild-eyed true poet

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

like this

unfortunately, he doesn't, as far as I know, say it 138 times

 

[IdleRich]

still unpacking how I feel about these guys, but its all this repetitive

I like it.

 

[thirdform]

nah this is the dj hyperactive one. esp with those stuttering rides.

 

[Leo]

nah this is the dj hyperactive one. esp with those stuttering rides.

own it!

 

[boxedjoy]

never been a big Daft Punk fan but I've always loved this

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

nah this is the dj hyperactive one

third always for the harder faster stomping hardcore acid techno business. well, good to see some things don't change.

I prefer the one I posted, which in my humble Chicago opinion dusts it for minimal ruff psychedelic vibes, but horses, courses.

either way it's true, don't fuck with Chicago

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

speaking of, the trve kvlt lineage of minimal vocal repetition in Chicago house music, i.e., the world's best house music

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

back onna repetitive drone rock tip, maybe the most magical of them all

almost unbelievable that this is 2 of the Beatles - Ringo going full-on Klaus Dinger (before Klaus Dinger!), Lennon full-on noise guitar

Yoko shrieking WHY over the top of this locked in motorik avant la lettre no-wave groove for 5.5 glorious minutes

when your art is still inciting hatred - and nothing pisses off dad rock Beatles fans like this record - 50 years later you know you've nailed it

 

[thirdform]

third always for the harder faster stomping hardcore acid techno business. well, good to see some things don't change.

I prefer the one I posted, which in my humble Chicago opinion dusts it for minimal ruff psychedelic vibes, but horses, courses.

either way it's true, don't fuck with Chicago

oh i can def go there





you really want to go into the icey depths though...