Daily Playlist — Compound Time Signature

While simple time signature (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, etc.) is most popular in music, compound meter is also widely used. In compound meter, subdivisions (which are what the upper number represents in these meters) of the beat are in three equal parts, so that a dotted…

Daily Playlist — Jive

Explore what makes the musical backbone to this ballroom dance

In latin dancing, the jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It is a lively and uninhibited…

Daily Playlist — Top 200 Tracks of 2017 (20–1)

The final installment of the Best of 2017 series

20. HAIM — “Want You Back”

Daily Playlist — Experimental Music in 2017

Don’t confuse Experimental with Avant-garde

Experimental music is a general label for any music that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. In contrast, Avant-garde music is music that is…

The Top Ten Hits of 2018

Before we get to the top 100 tracks of the year, let’s take a look at the top…

Daily Playlist — Top 200 Tracks of 2017 (40–21)

The penultimate part of the series

40. SahBabii ft. Loso Loaded — “Pull Up Wit Ah Stick”

Daily Playlist — Top 200 Tracks of 2017 (60–41)

The eighth part of the series

60. Tove Styrke — “Say My Name”

The texture of the instrumentations reminds us of Adele’s “Send My Love”, but “Say My Name” is…

Daily Playlist — Complex Time Signature

Complex time signature refers to time meters that do not fit the usual duple or triple catergories.

Traditional music of the Balkans uses such meters extensively. Bulgarian dances include forms with 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 22, 25 and…

Daily Playlist — Top 200 Tracks of 2017 (80–61)

The seventh part of the Best of 2017 series

80. Dagny — “Love You Like That”

Best New Tracks — October & November 2018

October and November were low months in track releases, but there are still plenty of memorable tracks.