Word: cymbal
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Four Tet's�electronic maestro Kieran Hebden loops and layers a series of joyous chirps and cymbal crashes until an honest-to-goodness tune emerges, then he moves it around with the dexterity of a veteran shell gamer...
...look around the white-walled, gray-carpeted room confirmed her consternation. On a polished-hardwood platform sat two sleek silver laptops, an array of wires, a variety of indeterminate stringed instruments, a single cymbal, and a jar of mayonnaise. It was a science lecture gone gonzo, a scene that seemed to cry out for several dusty volumes—or, for that matter, the electro-acoustic duo the Books, who were scheduled to headline the MFA’s latest indie rock concert...
...double-CD set opens with “Shaker” (from the 1993 album of the same name), a churning pot of jangly guitars that threatens to boil over as each tinny cymbal clang and distorted chord is added to the brew. The song is all twitchy, nervous-tic buildup; I’m searching here for a modern mainstream reference point, but coming up empty. This song, and those to follow, have a rich mellow ambience that no radio-friendly band has managed to emulate, but it’s notable that these tunes could fit comfortably...
...Fantasia in G, BWV 572,” originally written for organ. The richness of the low brass made this atypical arrangement convincing, although anyone seeking to envision it as authentic was jarringly shaken back into the twenty-first century with the crashing cymbal...
...hedonistic invitation to ?shake that thing.? The song?s break from earlier Charles work was evident from the first note: on an electric piano that sounded like a guitar with a mitten muffling the strings. It was blues, all right, but with a Latin accent, thanks to great cymbal, conga and stick work by Milt Turner. It featured his urgent vocal, but not until almost 50 seconds into the song. The complex simplicity of the number made it seem both roughhouse and pristine...