Rhyme flight got five on gilded, rotating in the realm of 126 bpm … and so, with that and without further ado, raise a glass and/or flask to our 27 cliqu(e/uot) … palates ready? let’s bask — godspeed, enjoi :
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 5 : “27 Clicquot” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~126 bpm* ] : :
· : : “27 Clicquot” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Deep Kitsch” | dZihan & Kamien (2002) | Gran Riserva ; Couch Records |
| “September” | Earth, Wind & Fire (1978) | The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ; ARC/Columbia Records |
| “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” | Eurythmics (1983) | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) ; RCA Records |
| “Sugar On The Rim” | Hayley Williams (2020) | Petals For Armor ; Atlantic Records |
· · ·
: Flight Taste Note Referentials :
| Aspect | Description |
|---|---|
| Modality | Describes intensity and energy in music |
| Valence | Describes the spectrum of emotions in music (e.g. sad, happy) |
| Depth | Describes intellect and sophistication in music |
| Texture | Describes sensory “feel” of music (e.g. organic / natural, processed / engineered) |
| Physique | Describes build, body, silhouette of music (e.g. minimal, full ; angular / rigid, contouring / elastic ) |
| Evocation | Describes experiential or conceptual resonance brought forth in music (e.g. any elemental, essential, emblematic associations) |
“Deep Kitsch” — dZihan & Kamien (2002)
| Aspect | Notes |
|---|---|
| Modality ( intensity / energy ) | Downtempo saunter |
| Valence ( emotional spectrum ) | Orphic |
| Depth ( sophistication / intellect ) | Understated sophistication |
| Texture ( sensory “feel” ) | Balearic loungetronica |
| Physique ( body, build, silhouette ) | Medium-bodied, capacious build ; syncopated lush silhouette |
| Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance ) | Sambuca laced Turkish cafe ; Chillwaveclectic Balkan Lounge Bounceabout ; Downtempo two-step, sunset sprawl |
· · ·
“September” — Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)
| Aspect | Notes |
|---|---|
| Modality ( intensity / energy ) | Buoyant uptempo |
| Valence ( emotional spectrum ) | Soulful effervescence |
| Depth ( sophistication / intellect ) | Palpable |
| Texture ( sensory “feel” ) | Ensemble Funk |
| Physique ( body, build, silhouette ) | Cosmic light bodied ; aurelian build ; manipura silhouette |
| Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance ) | Equinox jubilee in the key of love supreme |
· · ·
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” — Eurythmics (1983)
| Aspect | Notes |
|---|---|
| Modality ( intensity / energy ) | Progressive mid-tempo |
| Valence ( emotional spectrum ) | Flow mantic |
| Depth ( sophistication / intellect ) | Aphoristic |
| Texture ( sensory “feel” ) | Haunting synth wave |
| Physique ( body, build, silhouette ) | Angular ephemera |
| Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance ) | New wave duality ; trickle-down phantasm ; third eye entwined, who am two ; elevate subconscious, hollow suit |
· · ·
“Sugar On The Rim” — Hayley Williams (2020)
| Aspect | Notes |
|---|---|
| Modality ( intensity / energy ) | Oscillating mid-tempo |
| Valence ( emotional spectrum ) | Precocious, Penetrating apprehension |
| Depth ( sophistication / intellect ) | Deceptive sophistication ; Incisive intellect |
| Texture ( sensory “feel” ) | Verve synthcatto |
| Physique ( body, build, silhouette ) | Full-bodied caper build ; strobing silhouette |
| Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance ) | Libatious lacing the palate plunge ; a toast to this most bittersweet synthphony of an EKG love life … |
· · Final Notes and Flight Impressions · ·
| “Record,” Artist (Vintage) | Taste Notes |
|---|---|
| “Deep Kitsch,” dZihan & Kamien (2002) | Nu-jazz base with balearic sensibility, lounge wizard vantage echoing groove armada atmosphere … istanbagatelle |
| “September,” Earth, Wind & Fire (1978) | Soul funk base with disco sensibility, oracular spectacular vantage echoing indian summer atmosphere … equinoxstalgia |
| “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” Eurythmics (1983) | New wave base with R&B sensibility, post-nihilistic vantage echoing afterworld haunt atmosphere … valkyrie |
| “Sugar On The Rim,” Hayley Williams (2020) | Alt. Pop base with synthwave sensibility, staircase gambit vantage echoing nightcap ecliptic atmosphere … rimshot aftershock |
| [ On the Whole ] “27 Clicquot,” ibid. (2022) | Elemental bedrock finds itself steady striding in verve traverse ; absorbed in ambience of auric feel, imagineering sounds of a cerebral belfry’s multisensory topography ; pulsating waves of pensive playgrounding ; spirited soul emerges amidst looming eclipse |
· : Last Call, Maestro Pilot Mix : ·
So, body language’s Slo+mo+dis+co Mx … love this trip … this one crossed the radar circa … 2010 (2011?) by way of the oft-reminisced turn of the aught subpop blogorati scene — hardcandymusic.com (s/o camille and matt) to be a skosh more precise … this mix, just vibed very much within disco’s more laidback slowmotive turn down the lights let’s dive inside the eye of our quiet storm side … this spin takes a turn toward the memory museum’s gotham moonlighting muso alcove … very much in tune with the cadence of a limelit nocturne’s concrete … glitter blitzed gutter punk star gazers and such … but / and … with that, and without further ado … our 27 clicquot flight deck’s maestro pilot tune … underbellies up — a toast, to all … enjoi :
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