Word: staccatos
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...bright rehearsal room somewhere in the backstage labyrinth of London's Royal National Theatre, more than 30 men and women - soaring sopranos, firm baritones - are singing what sounds like a solemn Mass - Bach, perhaps. Except the words don't fit. They abruptly launch into an eyebrow-raising staccato fugue - melodically intertwining the phrases "Chick with a dick," "My Mom used to be my Dad, snip, snip," and "I used to be a lap-dancing pre-operative transsexual" - and it becomes evident that possibly this is not Bach. Instead, it is British theater's most talked-about new project: Jerry Springer...
...star of Deep Water Slang, Vol. 2, the new album from Oakland hip-hop duo Zion I, is producer Amp Live. Amp juggles diverse textures, tempos and musical idioms, lacing the album with complex yet infectious beats. Though MC Zion’s nasal staccato and superior rhythmic sensibility are well suited for these rich backdrops, it’s ultimately the music—not the words—that fuel this lush and energizing record...
...painting from these drawings of Millet's is much more like translating them into another language than copying." Here his free translation of the lamplit Night scene from the Four Times of the Day series, painted in strong pastels, vibrates with rays of pale yellow light in his signature staccato brushstroke. Flanking it are two other night scenes: the Rembrandt Workshop's The Holy Family at Night (1638-40), a large Dutch interior plunged in darkness, with a young mother sitting near a baby's cradle, reading aloud to an older woman by candlelight; and Van Gogh...
...chemistry, they all note in unison, was undeniable, enriched by the fact that each member brought his unique style and background to the League. Owusu-Kesse clearly shows his influences from the lyrical prodigy Jay-Z, with his low-slung staccato rhymes; Terry brings the in-your-face gangsta excitement with wit to spare; Barnes utilizes a Jamaican accent and silky vocals to represent a dancehall flavor with straight-up “ragga” delivery; and Deleon rocks a style that merges the playful, smooth lyricism of underground acts like De La Soul with the rapid-fire flow...
...crack of steel on steel as a movie hero slams home a magazine. But in an airy second-floor studio here at the headquarters of the world's oldest firearms manufacturer, in the iron-rich alpine foothills of Gardone Val Trompia, Italy, there's another, more delicate sound: the staccato tapping of engravers adding the tiny finishing touches to the company's custom-made shotguns. And we mean custom: buyers can specify size, shape, materials and just about any engraved design at prices that range from $25,000 (for a gun with traditional floral and wildlife scenes...