Give me more muscle-tense-y suspensions
February 11, 2015 7:03 PM Subscribe
I am recently obsessed with Vienna Teng's Hymn of Axicom, which I love in the same way I love Hide and Seek. I want more hair-raising suspension-y music that puts you on tenterhoooks waiting for a resolution.
I've seen this question, which focuses on the enhanced vocals these 2 artists happen to use. I'm interested in all genres, not just electronic a cappella (Tallis's Spem in Alium gives me the same visceral reaction). Please recommend music that lingers over dissonances to the point of discomfort, only to pleasingly resolve them.
I've seen this question, which focuses on the enhanced vocals these 2 artists happen to use. I'm interested in all genres, not just electronic a cappella (Tallis's Spem in Alium gives me the same visceral reaction). Please recommend music that lingers over dissonances to the point of discomfort, only to pleasingly resolve them.
And, apparently, Lux Aurumque. (Asked a friend who is rummaging through their files to come up with similar things they love.)
posted by sciatrix at 7:44 PM on February 11, 2015
posted by sciatrix at 7:44 PM on February 11, 2015
The Sirens singing Go to Sleep Little Baby
posted by a humble nudibranch at 9:02 PM on February 11, 2015
posted by a humble nudibranch at 9:02 PM on February 11, 2015
You should really like Second Sense, which is an electronic track featuring Imogen Heap singing parts of Spem In Alium. It's really lovely.
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:23 PM on February 11, 2015
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:23 PM on February 11, 2015
In a totally different direction, the first thing I thought of is shapenote singing, specifically Sacred Harp singing. Not sure if it hits all your marks but there's weird four-part harmonies and big soaring choruses, and if you ever have the chance to go to a singing, you'll definitely get the goosebumps you're looking for.
Recordings don't really capture the experience, goofy as it sounds it is very much participatory music, but here are some examples that are clear and well-balanced. Maybe 38b Windham or 163b China?
posted by yeahlikethat at 12:26 AM on February 12, 2015
Recordings don't really capture the experience, goofy as it sounds it is very much participatory music, but here are some examples that are clear and well-balanced. Maybe 38b Windham or 163b China?
posted by yeahlikethat at 12:26 AM on February 12, 2015
Have you listened to good Barbershop? A quartet that does this well is Platinum, but I can't find any great examples online; you'll have to find an album. Here's another group that's pretty good:
Oh Susannah, by Masterpiece
If you want to eat the middles out of all the oreos, hair-raising-suspension-wise, you should listen to barbershop tag singing: a tradition of impromptu performance of just the drawn-out finales of barbershop songs. Here's a playlist of some good examples:
Barbershop tags playlist
I don't much care for the themes and cheesy performance of Barbershop, but there's something extremely satisfying to me about the sound of very close, precise, belted harmony.
posted by xris at 5:40 AM on February 12, 2015
Oh Susannah, by Masterpiece
If you want to eat the middles out of all the oreos, hair-raising-suspension-wise, you should listen to barbershop tag singing: a tradition of impromptu performance of just the drawn-out finales of barbershop songs. Here's a playlist of some good examples:
Barbershop tags playlist
I don't much care for the themes and cheesy performance of Barbershop, but there's something extremely satisfying to me about the sound of very close, precise, belted harmony.
posted by xris at 5:40 AM on February 12, 2015
Weird, that second playlist linked to a different one than I intended. That one's OK, too, (multitrack recordings) but here's what I tried to link to: real barbershop tags playlist
posted by xris at 5:46 AM on February 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by xris at 5:46 AM on February 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Arvo Pärt's "Sarah Was 90 Years Old" is with a listen. I'm on a subway so I can't get a link for you.
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 8:03 AM on February 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by under_petticoat_rule at 8:03 AM on February 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
This one is short but worth it, I think. I've listened to the instrumental break in Queen's All Dead, All Dead too many times to count. It starts at 1:45, but sounds better in the context of the full song. Loud volume is a must!
posted by subsupra at 12:30 PM on February 13, 2015
posted by subsupra at 12:30 PM on February 13, 2015
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posted by sciatrix at 7:43 PM on February 11, 2015