Word: franticness
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Wherever aims for a purer, more stripped-down and ethereal sound than the frantic Silver Apples of the Moon or rock-driven Good Looking Blues. Laika do seem to stay in fairly fixed musical orbit throughout, and tracks that don’t distinguish themselves in some way (as with the quicker tempo and diverse instrumentation of “Falling Down”, or the syncopated rhythms of “Dirty Bird”) are lost in the ample space. Regardless, floating through the cosmos with Laika is a great choice for anyone searching for vocal, laid-back...
Indeed, the care with which Tsai frames the shots in What Time Is It? is often breathtaking, if occasionally frustrating for an audience accustomed to the frantic cuts and fades of music videos and news updates. He says that he spends a huge amount of time looking for the perfect space in which to portray the variously nuanced emotions he seeks, and that he feels that “space is vital to character development, especially the way in which the characters move in the space...I try to view the space as the character would...
...that there is plenty of room for creative expression within the “constraints” of hip-hop. From the opening shouts of “GhettoMusick,” it’s clear that his Speakerboxxx is a force to be reckoned with, with its frantic bassline accompanied by wailing synths and piercing organ. His flow is as smooth as ever—witness “The Way You Move”, which starts “ready for action, nip it in the bud / we never relaxin’ Outkast is everlastin?...
...final minutes ticked away in the first half of the Harvard men’s soccer team’s game against Central Connecticut yesterday, the offense seemed frantic to score. After netting six goals in wins over Maine and Duke, the prolific Crimson offense had been held scoreless for 232 minutes...
Brady attempted 47 passes, 30 in a frantic second half, but completed less than 40 percent. He was sacked seven times, hurried dozens more and rarely had time to set his feet...