Thursday, July 22, 2010

072210

What's It Called?

What's The Story?
Bag Raiders are an Australian electronic duo who don't even release their first full length album until September 2010. Shooting Stars is a single from 2009.

Who's To Blame?
It was definitely a commercial. For either a restaurant or a piece of technology. (That's almost a genre nowadays.)

Why ♥ It?
As far as I'm concerned, Shooting Stars is kinda three songs in one. There's a movement that lasts for about a third of the song, and then a building transition in the middle, and then the real catch for the remainder. So, I'm gonna talk about each of those individually, acknowledging that I'm unable to describe with words the gestalt of all three combined.
First, think Daft Punk's Around The World. Now listen to the bassline in the first part of this song. That's a pretty solid foundation for any electro tune. The synth in part one also does a great job of sounding like it's ascending and building momentum for the whole part. Although the lyrics are an afterthought, the vocals fit perfectly with the chill nature of the song.
And that hook. Commercial-worthy, remember?
At around 1:20, there's part 2, which is an interesting bridge. The hook continues, the synth restarts, and there's a gradually swelling guitar sound, which eventually becomes the only sound left, and with the sound effect of a flying jet at 2:20 (unoriginal, but ideal), part three kicks in--the catchy vocal line with awesomehappy contributions from every other instrument.
One of my buddies has an affinity for "songs that make ya earn it"--tunes where much of the track time is spent building and adding parts until eventually there is an opus of all the best parts from the buildup. Shooting Stars makes ya earn it in the best way, and that is its biggest strength.

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