Tag Archive | music

Karma con Carné

Right. So, people have been asking a lot of questions about the title to Andy Joseph’s follow-up album, Karma con Carné. Set to be released in October, Karma con Carné picks up where Songs from Society’s Underbelly left off – life in transition. Featuring 13 original songs, Karma con Carné will be epic – and […]

Annabel…

… is the leading track on Songs from Society’s Underbelly. It is instrumentally simple, featuring only a doubled guitar part and a lead vocal. This song is interesting because of the breakdown, and the long delays and reverbs that fill out the simple rhythm. The vocals are first being sent through a short reverb followed […]

Clanker’s Cavern

World 3 in Banjo-Kazooie is Clanker’s Cavern. I am beginning to notice that the music in the game revolves around a central theme: the instruments change to fit the mood while the song they play remains relatively unchanged. In Clanker’s Cavern the music is played by a tuba filling out the low-end, an accordion on […]

Treasure Trove Cove

The second world in Banjo & Kazooie is called Treasure Trove Cove. Having just filled in the puzzle that unlocks the world, I notice that the music has become more sea-faring: dual accordions comprise the music in the area immediately surrounding the puzzle. Immediately inside the level, vibraphone and steel drums lead the music. The theme is similar to that of the […]

Mumbo’s Mountain Music

Banjo & Kazooie is a Nintendo 64 game. You are Banjo and Kazooie, and the goal of the game is to get Banjo’s sister Tooty back. Tooty was kidnapped by the evil which Gruntilda, who aims to swap quality of looks and be beautiful. When I first played this game, I was over joyed at […]