Pattern is Movement - Elephant

From the 2007album: All Together

Category:

Music

Tags:

• pattern
• is
• movement
• elephant

[joshamcbosha]

I actually decided to count this song out, it blew my mind.

30/8 time

Andrew seems to be singing a bar of 14, then a bar of 16

Then the rest seems to be going in 10

Correct me if I'm wrong about that, but I thought this was fucking awesome and found a new love for PiM

[Jowellzzz]

This version > Album version.

[LiveByFoma]

@joshamcbosha

Also, elaborating on my last comment, you're technically right about 14/8 and 16/8. However, the feel is certainly right on the bass drum, so I think the proper interpretation would be quarter note getting the beat, or 7/4 and 8/4 instead of 14/8 and 16/8. This also simplifies it a lot, and simplification is a lot about what music theory works towards. =]

[LiveByFoma]

@joshamcbosha

You're essentially mostly right, but you're WAY over complicating it and kind of confusing how time signatures work. The 14 and 16 bits you mentioned are just alternating measures of 7/4 and 8/4, with the quarter note on the bass drum. If you keep the pulse constant on the break sections, it just continues in 8/4.

Time signatures work on a measure-by-measure basis if they change. You wouldn't combine all the time signatures in the song like you did to get the 30/8 number.

[tototing]

i love this version!!

[TheMainMane]

How does this only have 214 views? This song is amazing.