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Identify 90s R&B and Pop characteristic sound/instrument (processed vibraphone?)
Well... not so desperately, but I've been searching for ever.
This beautiful sound is in lots of early 90s R&B/Pop songs, it's some sort of processed vibraphone or something. I'm pretty sure it must be part of the stock sound bank of one of the…
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How is IIII+IIII pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”?
ÌFÉ says their album IIII+IIII is:
pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”
NPR in their review wrote:
IIII+IIII (pronounced Eji-Ogbe)
How/where is IIII+IIII pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”/Eji-Ogbe?
Is it Yoruba?
Probably not Spanish or English?
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Polish-language pop artists?
I got my Irish-American sister a CD by Iarla Ó Lionáird awhile back. Now I want to get my Polish-American brother in law something similar -- namely, a modern CD or record in his heritage language.
Could someone post some examples of people…
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Why is Bhangra music often fused with Jamaican/Reggae music?
I listen to a lot of bhangra and quite often notice that it fuses with or samples Reggae/Jamaican music for example or Eh Koka Mere Sajna Da by Holle Holle or Yaar Di Shadi by Bombay Talkie. (Songs can be found in Spotify).
Does anyone know why…
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Had Mark Knopfler written some more rock songs after Dire Straits?
I love Mark Knopfler's guitar playing such that I would not turn off his playing but neither deliberately listen to him. So I do not really follow his career path.
Just out of curiosity: had he ever written some "hit" rock songs after Dire Straits…
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Changes in pitch when playing vinyl on relatively new turntable
Recently I bought a new turntable, TTUSB Numark, and I just started to notice that there are some pitch changes when I play records. I believe that this was initially not the case.
At first I thought that it might be the vinyl record itself, but…
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Is there any particular reason why songs with Spanish lyrics are taking over?
I was reading the charts for most viewed youtube songs for the years 2017/2018 . In it, 7 out of the 10 most viewed youtube music videos are in spanish.
Notice this wasnt like this before, in years prior to 2013 there were none and from there on it…
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Is it a good idea to stream a vinyl turntable via Bluetooth?
I am a beginner in the "vinyl world" and I am interested in how modern turntables work.
As I have heard from people, if you stream your record player with Bluetooth (e.g. Audio Technica AT-LP60BK-BT) then the signal is digitized and it loses the…
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Why is Porcupine Tree's song '.3' named that way?
The song .3 by Porcupine tree is one of my favourite tunes of them. Why does it have this strange name? Is there any story or reason for it?
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What song has the most *distinct* words in the lyrics?
I see that "Rap God" by Eminem is generally credited as the hit song with the most (1560) words in the lyrics, and one or two other less-known songs (such as "Animal" by Harry Shotta with 1771 and "La Cátedra" by "Residente" Rene Perez with 1900)…
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"there's one place to go - this is it" or similar, Sinatra?
I've spent more than an hour to find a song with a lyric containing something like "If there's one place to go - this is it" (or "I know one place"...), probably by Frank Sinatra or someone making similar music.
It must be very well known since it…
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I-Catalogue Number
I recently noticed a so-called "I-Catalogue Number" in the General information section of scores on IMSLP, such as this score. What does this mean? I searched on IMSLP and on the internet, but could not find the explanation.
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Albums for classical songs played by electric guitar?
I am after an album of classical songs such as Vivaldi's four seasons played by electric guitars. I did a search about some neoclassical metal guitarists; but so far I have not yet found something I want. Thanks.
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Looking for the record store from MI: Rogue Nation
The opening scenes of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation feature a vinyl store with lovely old-school decor. Unfortunately, the store is an invention, and the location is a laundry in real life. Is the one in the movie based on a particular,…
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What makes music good to study by?
In my life I've only heard TWO albums that I could spend time studying or working to. I don't mean that these two have been the only ones I could ever bear to hear the sound of. Instead, I'm saying that they seem to really boost me up and increase…
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