Word: rhythmical
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...Klaxons are all about creating a fresh sound. While essentially a rock band, elements of both dance and pop music inflect their work. Songs such as “Atlantis to Interzone” and “Forgotten Works” feature repetitious, heavily rhythmic sections and infectious dance beats provided by live guitar and drum work, all reminiscent of techno and rave. Yet on songs like “Golden Skans” and “As Above, So Below,” the band follows the tradition of melodic pop with their catchy...
...What I argue in the book is people have managed to carnivalize sports events, to turn them into occasions for feasting, costuming, masking and dancing. They literally dance in Latin American soccer stadiums, but in North America, they are more likely doing the Wave or some other kind of rhythmic activity that everyone participates...
...play a song, or even carry a tune, to participate in the revelry. Everyone in attendance was strongly encouraged to participate, and even I banged out some unmelodic notes on the tower’s 17 bells. The Klappermeisters and participants are not obligated to follow the orthodox, rhythmic Russian style of ringing, but are rather encouraged to do their own thing. Students more familiar with the bells can play a variety of songs, ranging from something off the Billboard Top 40 to theme songs from soundtracks. Those unfamiliar can improvise, stomping pedals and pulling strings to their hearts?...
...past six months, to access the newest releases, you have had to supply something perhaps even harder to replicate than your fingerprints: fine motor skills. Your typing speed and the pressure of your fingers on the computer keys are a rhythmic pattern that you repeat every time you type a given word, a pattern nearly impossible for someone else to duplicate...
...increasingly successful genre of music-related games has provided ample opportunity for injury, relying—as many of them do—on special controllers and real-life rhythmic actions on special dance pads. The lesson seems to be that expecting coordinated physical activity from gamers is a recipe for disaster...