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I really dig french horns in surf music! A great example is the
Astronauts "Main Title From: Ride The Wild Surf". Anyone who haven't
heard it can check it out below:
Klas / The Surfites
--- In , Ran Mosessco <burnman@n...>
wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Neal" <brian@s...>
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> > >
> > I agree it sounds like a much different song, very organic, unlike
> > anything he ever did back then. I'm not sure I can get past the
horns,
> > but I'll give it a few more tries. It is a very unique song with
that
> > arrangement.
>
>
>
> I listened to it a few times, and I have mixed feelings about the
horns. I
> think when used with long sustaining notes, the horns sound good,
but at the
> parts where they're used for rythmic effect (short rythmic bursts)
it sounds
> pretty cheesy. The "rythmic" style works for balkan/gypsy type
music, giving
> it a little comical effect, but in this song it detracts from
the "drama".
> I think this applies in general to use of brass in instrumental
music (of
> "our" type) - long sustaining notes are a good addition to a
> spy/crime/spaghetti western type of tune, and could work in "Middle
Eastern"
> surf. Trumpet melody can be trickier, because it instantly puts a
marciachi
> (sp?) feel to the songs, which can be good or bad depending on the
context.
> As for rythmic use - I say leave it to drums, bass and guitar,
unless you
> strive for chessy-ness (is that even a word?) .
>
> Just my 2 agorot.
>
> Ran
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