Stuff We Like: Chorus sans Melody
Megapolis musician Tyler Mains just pointed us to this excellent performance. Slightly yet endearingly awkward art school teens perform a piece comprised of structured nonsense words without precise pitch, composed by Adachi Tomomi. We think the guy in dreads could be putting a bit more effort into it, proving once again dreads are for lazy hippies:
Some of the rhythms and vocalizations are reminiscent of Balinese Kecak. For comparison, here’s a scene from Baraka:





