[ Welcome to ] Rhyme Flight …
Rhyme Flight … akin to a wine flight — but rhythmic records … sort of a seasonal twist on the Rhyme Cellar … more elemental, less extensive — but fundamentally rooted in the sonic aesthetic essence … so, without further ado, let’s sip this spin and riff prosetic — godspeed, enjoi
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 1 : “88 Back”
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 1 : “88 Back” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~88bpm* ] : :
Caskstory :: so … this column cask arrived in a somewhat roundabout crescendo sort of way … i suppose Rhyme Cellar, in its early embryonic origin stages, was intended to express what this scope entails, but — as work does in its progression — entities evolve … effectually, the cellar developed into more long-form ruminations, as opposed to synoptic palatte notations … alas, so it is, and here we are … so circling back to the immediate … i decided to shelf the cellar for the summer, and test out the seasonal sea legs from a new, but/and not entirely divergent, vantage realm …
i wasn’t actively seeking a specific niche for the new space, but remained open to any appealing avenues … as it so happens, one aspect leading to another, i‘d been working on mixing music (technique, theory, so on, such forth), revisiting the beatmatch blend on the one days of yore, and amidst a routine practice session — which usually entails : choosing a crate (or allowing a crate choose said self), selecting a catalyst chorale, and mixing on the fly from there — general blind spin freestyle … amidst an 88bpm* (*as classified by serato, which … file under: all make believe, innit?!) session within the Terset Spin crate, a certain quatrain resonated just so with the internal genomic, a quartet crew blipped the radar with their je ne sais quoi sequence of tunes … so, said thing led to another, and i figured why not pivot said playmates into a wine flight style sampling, and sort a more semi-proper moment for discovery …
so — that chapter in the cask backstory unpacked — i rummaged through a bit of music structure research to sort a palpable parallel between wine and music in context of tasting notes / palatte profile points … during said search party, david greenberg’s “arousal, valence, depth” triumvirate surfaced and — a voila! a preliminary parallel … from there, i rounded out the elemental plane with three additional aspects of / for reference — texture, physique, and evocation … so, given said aforementioned, we have a fleet to flight, and a framework around which to focus our palattes …
i’m not sure if any of this made any sense, as i don’t have a particular knack for explaining the methodology behind / beneath these manifestations … but tl;dr welcome to our debut rhyme flight, where we’ll be sampling records within a shared bpm range, and taking particular note of peripheral distinctions in structure, expression, and resonance … if you made it this far, cheers to you ; sante, salud : onward, ever upward, as always — enjoi
Fair pretense post-script aside : this one is definitively making it up as i go along … so, there will be an orchard of happy accidents throughout this rhythmic vineyard … so, please bear with the working progress and have fun with it in the meantime ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
· : : “88 Back” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Year) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Suite II Overture” | Janelle Monáe (2010) | The ArchAndroid (Suites II And III) ; Wondaland Arts Society |
| “Feels So Good” | Kylie Minogue (2014) | Kiss Me Once ; Parlophone |
| “Concorde” | Le Couleur (2020) | Concorde ; Lisbon Lux Records |
| “Dr. Carter” | Lil’ Wayne (2008) | Tha Carter III ; Cash Money |
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: 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) |
Rhyme Flight, Deck 2 : “M5”
Rhyme flight, deck the second … this one … another slate from the terset crate … another tunage tetrad burgeoned from a freestyle mixwork conversession … another squad assembled by roundabout way of serato beat per sixty sorting … so … without further ado … let’s spin a flight taste notation, in the conceptual realm of M5 — cheers and godspeed, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 2 : “M5” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~82bpm* ] : :
· : : “M5” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Million Dollar Bills” | Lorde (2013) | Pure Heroine (Extended) ; Republic Records |
| “Incredible” ft. General Levy | M-Beat (1994) | Incredible — Single ; Renk Records |
| “Your Girl” | Mariah Carey (2005) | The Emancipation of Mimi ; Island Def Jam |
| “Mirror Mirror” | Mid-Air! (2007) | Mid-Air! ; Independent [CD Baby] |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 3 : “Obsidian Drift”
Third flight on deck … in immediate retrospect, this one features numinous undercurrents with a nocturnal twist on the oft-renowned tertiary charm … let’s chalk it up to seasonal vibes of a midsummer night’s scene … this flight actually blends quite well together in context of a set sequence / mini-mix … the full-bodied bass across the board amplifies the one on those drop transitions with a proper gravity bounce … anyhaps, with that, let’s spin this sampler — cheers, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 3 : “Obsidian Drift” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~ 78bpm* ] : :
· : : “Obsidian Drift” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Feiticeira” (Clams Casino Remix) | Deftones (2020) | White Pony (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) ; Reprise Records |
| “ROYL” | Chloe x Halle (2020) | Ungodly Hour ; Columbia Records |
| “Worry About Me” ft. blackbear | Ellie Goulding (2020) | Brightest Blue ; Polydor Records |
| “Comeback Kid” | Sleigh Bells (2012) | Reign of Terror ; Mom + Pop Records |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 4 : “Verve 130”
Lifting off, once more, in the drift of four score … this one, this flight … just felt verve … and with the shared BPM scope congregating around 130 – a voila : a moniker motif! And, with that uncharacteristic, but likely much appreciated, dose of intro brevity, let’s dive right into said tuneship — godspeed, enjoi ::
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 4 : “Verve 130” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~ 130bpm* ] : :
· : : “Verve 130” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Mannequin” | Britney Spears (2008) | Circus ; Jive Records |
| “Freepower” | Austra (2020) | Future Politics ; Domino |
| “22nd Century” | Kelis (2010) | Flesh Tone ; Interscope |
| “Ideal Woman” | Celeste (2021) | Not Your Muse ; Both Sides / Polydor |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 5 : “27 Clicquot”
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 |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 6 : “Valley Cast”
Rhyme flight, deck the sixth ( the time, flying … the light years, travelling ) … casting our sights and senses upon the silhouetted vales of a versichromatic soundboard’s signature repertoire — and so, with that, and without further ado, let’s sift said sampling : godspeed, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 6 : “Valley Cast” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~125 bpm* ] : :
· : : “Valley Cast” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Black Knight” | Mark Dee (2020) | Arcade Nightdrive ; Retrowave Touch Records |
| “The Valley” | Duran Duran (2007) | Red Carpet Massacre ; Epic Records |
| “Go With You” | Toro Y Moi (2011) | Underneath The Pine ; Carpark Records |
| “Painting Skies” | Cold Blue (2020) | Summer Chills ; Black Hole Recordings |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 7 : “Vanguard 71”
This whimsical cavalcade, spinning in the proximity of … 71 beats per sixty second rotations … or something to said contextual effect … i actually really like how these four flow together … something hidden kinship camaraderie about this quartet’s collective undercurrent … something avante alee intended for the imminent future age brigade … anyhaps, with that and without further ado … vanguard 71 rhyme flight crew … deck the we should be so lucky number seven : godspeed, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 7 : “Vanguard 71” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~71 bpm* ] : :
· : : “Vanguard 71” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Starstruck” | Santigold (2008) | Santogold ; Downtown Records |
| “Fearless” ft. Nadia Rose | Melanie C (2020) | Melanie C ; Red Girl Media |
| “Snakeskin” | Rina Sawayama (2020) | SAWAYAMA ; Dirty Hit |
| “Superheroes” | Daft Punk (2001) | Discovery ; Virgin Records |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 9 : “Chrysalis Gate 38”
So … here, this flight deck … effectually, a play in the rhyme of … sui generis sovereignty … and so, with that breviloquent prelude, and without further ado … let’s toast to the rhythmic spice of this signature life, and sip said spin : godspeed, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 8 : “Chrysalis Gate 38” :
: [ Relative Thread : Jukebar Crate, ~137 bpm* ] : :
· : : “Chrysalis Gate 38” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Limbo” | Kylie Minogue (1997) | Impossible Princess ; deConstruction Records |
| “Get Free” | The Vines (2002) | Highly Evolved ; Capitol Records |
| “Leave No Trace” | Fool’s Gold (2011) | Leave No Trace ; IAMSOUND Records |
| “Désolé” ft. Fatoumata Diawara (Extended Version) | Gorillaz (2020) | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) ; Parlophone Records |
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Rhyme Flight, Deck 9 : “Existential Caprice”
So … rhyme flight the ninth … cloud world lifted and groove kin gifted … this one spins in the circa scope of 121bpm … vibing in the frequency feel of … ruminations conjured and biorhythms revisited amidst intermissions of an apparently capricious existence … effectually, a ninth dimensional revolution in the realm of broad gesturing the itsness of this instance’s presence, at present ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ : and, as always, of the course, a toast to said life’s presence : godspeed, enjoi
: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 9 : “Existential Caprice” :
: [ Relative Thread : Jukebar Crate, ~121 bpm* ] : :
· : : “Existential Caprice” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·
| Record | Artist (Vintage) | Album; Label |
|---|---|---|
| “Too Much Change” ft. Apollo Jane | Moby (2020) | All Visible Objects ; Little Idiot, Mute Records |
| “Renter’s Anthem” | TOKiMONSTA (2020) | Oasis Nocturno ; Young Art Records |
| “High Street Will Never Die” | RJD2 (2020) | The Fun Ones ; RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| “Whatever Lola Wants” (Gotan Project Remix) | Sarah Vaughan (2003) | Verve // Remixed² ; Verve Records |
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