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Still, her childhood has been rife with frightening moments. Amya required early surgery to remove her adenoids and tonsils, and constant ear infections led to the placement of titanium tubes in her ears. And just last year, surgery was performed to remove growths from her vocal cords...
While some of these finer points about the physics behind “Hypermusic Prologue” may have been lost on the crowd, the opera itself was certainly appreciated by the audience. The event incorporated videos of the original production, as well as musical recordings featuring the vocal talents of soprano Charlotte Ellett and baritone James Bobby. These multimedia elements enlivened the discussion with concrete examples of Parra and Randall’s collaborative efforts...
...rest of the album’s first half is driven more by electronic beats, heavy rhythms, and layered vocal harmonies, however, giving Side A its catchy and occasionally danceable sound. On “Good Morning (The Future),” Rogue states, “The future / isn’t what it used to be / I’m not surprised.” With this, he seems to sum up the band’s current direction: a perhaps-not-unexpected move from an intimate sound into more electronic...
...also work hard in advance of a gig to place a series of good cue points for all of his songs—that is, find and mark a set of perfect moments to launch into a track. Finally, VanMiddlesworth also has an extensive collection of exclusively instrumental and vocal tracks...
Despite achieving moments of such expansive grandeur, the songs can at times become rather unbearable. “Orion” is one of the most pompous tracks: soaring ensemble vocals lay over incessant drum beats, drowning out Barnett’s own simplistic vocal droning. The result is certainly powerful, reminiscent of the melodramas of opera, however in merging so many elements the song loses the beauty and resonance of its simplicity...