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Album Analysis – The Information (Beck)

Posted: January 2, 2012 in RESEARCH LOGS, RESOURCES, SUBMISSIONS
Tags: academia, acoustic, alternative music, APA, assignment, audio, Beck, composition, critical analysis, essays, guitar, information, instrumental, mastering, mixing, music, nigel godrich, paul mccartney, pop, pop music, popup windows, recording techniques, research, studio, The Information, vocals

Conduct a case study on an album (musical work) that has had a clear influence on the industry. Provide an overview of the key people involved in the production of the work. Examine the tracks on the album and critical analyse the key production values that define the album overall. Use quotes and other materials from a variety of sources to support the analysis.

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PROQUEST (THE INFORMATION)

Wax On, Wax Off [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Disinformation Society: Beck – “The Information” [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Rock & Roll: Beck Breaks New Ground [Accessed: 14.01.12]

PROQUEST (BECK)

Q&A: Beck – He’s Finally Got a New Family, a New Block-Rockin’ CD, “Guero,” and a New Age Secret Influence: Yanni [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Beck [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Hung with Guitar String: The Lake, It Is Said, Never Gives Up Her Dead [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Sampling Remains Prevalent Despite Legal Uncertainties [Accessed: 14.01.12]

Beck: The Rolling Stone Interview [Accessed:14.01.12]

WEB LINKS (THE INFORMATION)

Beck Giving Fans Sticky Fingers With Quasi-Hip-Hop Album [Accessed: 16.01.12]

The Information – AllMusic.com [Accessed: 16.01.12]

Beck – The Information [Accessed: 17.01.12]

Album: Beck The Information, Interscope [Accessed: 17.01.12]

Beck: The Information Beck’s gone electro. And it’s brilliant [Accessed: 17.01.12]

The Infinite Album [Accessed: 17.01.12]

Becks “Painful” Album [Accessed: 18.01.12]

WEB LINKS (BECK)

Beck Bio – MTV.com [Accessed: 16.01.12]

WEB LINKS (OTHER)

Beck – Mutations [Accessed: 22.01.12]

Beck – Sea Change [Accessed: 22.01.12]

Beck – Guerolito [Accessed: 24.01.12]

WIKI LINKS

The Information

Beck

Beck Discography

Beck Awards

PROQUEST (CHAOS)

Binelli, Mark – Sir Paul Rides Again [Accessed: 02.01.12]

Molenda, Michael – Here, There and Everywhere [Accessed: 02.01.12]

Hurwitz, Matt – Goldmine Interviews [Accessed: 02.01.12]

48th Annual Grammy Award Nominees [Accessed: 02.01.12]

The Role of Producers – Nigel Godrich

Posted: November 20, 2011 in RESEARCH LOGS, RESOURCES, SUBMISSIONS
Tags: academia, APA, artist, assignment, audio, bands, bap210.1, Colin Greenwood, composition, Ed O'Brien, engineer, essays, experimental, In Rainbows, instrumental, Jonny Greenwood, media communication, mixing, music, Phil Selway, producer, radiohead, recording, referencing, reports, research, Scotch Mist, songs, studio, Thom Yorke, university, vocals

Select two influential producers. Write a report that provides an analysis of key works that define them as a creative force. Ensure that you provide a descriptive overview of the key elements of each producer’s style. Using a variety of examples, consider how their professional work has contributed to developments within the field.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:

NIGEL GODRICH

SOUNDS:

Air – Pocket Symphony (Producer)

Air – Talkie Walkie (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Beck – Guero (Mix)

Beck – Sea Change (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – 5.55 (Producer, Mix)

Paul McCartney – Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Producer)

Radiohead – Kid A (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Radiohead – Amnesiac (Producer, Engineer)

Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Radiohead – In Rainbows (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Radiohead – King of Limbs (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

Thom Yorke – The Eraser (Producer, Engineer, Mix)

WEB LINKS:

Wikipedia [Accessed: 20.11.11]

Nigel Godrich.com [Accessed: 20.11.11]

Dead Air Space.com [Accessed: 17.12.11]

CBC.ca – Everything In It’s Right Place – The Productions of Nigel Godrich [Accessed: 20.11.11]

ProQuest.com – Rock & Roll: How to Become a Producer in Eight Easy Steps [Accessed: 20.11.11]

Pitchfork.com – Nigel Godrich Talks “From the Basement”, Radiohead [Accessed: 20.11.11]

Les Inrockuptibles, “Nigel the Nihilist.” [Accessed: 18.12.11]

The Mix [Accessed: 20.12.11]

PRO QUEST:

ProQuest.com – “Goldmine” Interviews – Paul McCartney: Behind the Scenes Recording and Touring “Chaos & Creation” – and More [Accessed: 16.12.11]

Here, There, and Everywhere [Accessed: 17.12.11]

Wax On, Wax Off [Accessed: 17.12.11]

Sir Paul Rides Again [Access: 17.12.11]

Studio Session LogBook BAP160

Posted: November 10, 2011 in RESEARCH LOGS, SUBMISSIONS
Tags: academia, acoustic, alternative, assignments, audio, bap160, chorals, Colin Greenwood, composition, drums, Ed O'Brien, Harvard Style, In Rainbows, information, instrumental, Jonny Greenwood, log book, logbook, mixing, music, nude, Phil Selway, radiohead, recording, referencing, research, strings, studio session, synths, Thom Yorke, violin, vocals

Each student is required to submit an individually written report in the form of a diarised logbook. The logbook should contain detailed accounts of the events that took place during the BAP160.2 Practical Assignment. It should commence from the planning stage right up to the finished project. The diary should give an account of the day’s accomplishments, whether or not events occurred according to plan, plus an indication of what could have been improved.

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Comparative Essay (part 2): Smetana – The Moldau (Vltava)

Posted: May 10, 2011 in RESOURCES
Tags: 19th century, academia, assignments, beethoven, classical, classical music, composer, information, instrument, instrumental, mozart, music, nationalism, orchestra, poetry, reports, research, romantic music, symphony, violin

The comparative essay requires students to demonstrate the depth and breadth their sense of historical perspective regarding conditions (E.g. social, cultural, technological and musical) that influenced artists and the works that they produced. In the comparative essay students should demonstrate theoretical knowledge as well as experiential analysis that stems from spending considerable time listening to and analyzing the selected works. Your experiential (listening) awareness should focus on the music’s instrumentation, form, style, and the extent of contrasts evident in dynamics and articulations of sound.