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The role of the performer/BABYMETAL\

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  Artist Overview   BABYMETAL is a girl group I found whilst trying to find a performer for this blog post. At first I was very skeptical of the group because of the name and that I don’t listen to Jpop but it was in the metal genre so I listened to a few songs and immediately knew I found my topic. BABYMETAL is a Japanese girl group formed in 2010 as a branch off the idol group Sakura Gakuin under Amuse Inc. The mastermind behind the group was their producer Kei Kobayashi, he envisioned a fusion of the cute Jpop idol aesthetic with heavy metal sounds. Originally the group consisted of Suzuka Nakamoyo(SU-METAL) the lead vocalist and the head of the group, Yui Mizuno(YUIMETAL) and Moa Kikuchi(MOAMETAL) both background vocals/dancers. In 2018 YUIMETAL unfortunately had to leave due to health issues and in 2023 Momoko Okazaki(MOMOMETAL) officially became the third member completing the group again. The band behind BABYMETAL is what truly makes the group legendary. Kami Band as it...
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A Musical Trip (Mongolian Throat Singing)

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Introduction     Mongolian throat singing or Knoomei is a traditional style of music dating back centuries. Knoomei origins are foggy but historians speculate that it came about in the Han Dynasty from 206 BC - 220 AD. It was created by the nomadic people of the Turkic and Mongolian regions and is today almost solely practiced in Mongolia. It is thought that Knoomei was created to scare off enemies or to further connect to the land believing that elements of the land were spirits and communicated through sounds like whistling wind or rushing water. Knoomei is a way to connect with the natural world. The nomadic people believed in animism, a belief that all natural things have spiritual essence and Knoomei is a way to interact with the environment based on this belief. When Knoomei is sung a single vocalist produces two different pitches simultaneously, often a low drone and a higher melodic tone that’s controlled by the vocal tension/mouth shape. The throat singing is practice...
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Innovations and Evolutions ( Music Video)

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                                    The Evolution and Innovations                                             of the (Music Video)   The Evolution  Music videos are a vesical that expands the understanding of a body of music through a visual experience further submerging the viewer into the world and the plights of the song. I grew up not ever watching music videos, I only discovered them when I got access to YouTube when I was a teenager. I would spend hours watching them. I loved how diverse they could be, one could be a simple heartfelt acoustic video and another could feel like a thrilling cinematic masterpiece. Music videos add so much to music it creates another artistic way for the artists to express themselves and further express the message of the music. The earliest...
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Music analysis 2# “The Hills”

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Introduction I came across this song from a YouTube video from a channel I like. The video was reviewing the album that the song The Hills was on. I absolutely loved the song and the whole album for that matter. Rachel Chinouriri has been one of my favourite artists for a few years now. Rachel is a London based artist described as an indie pop singer songwriter. Her primary genre is pop but is often mingled in with elements of rock, folk and takes a lot of inspiration from the pop rock sound of the 2000s.  I chose her single The Hills from her critically acclaimed debut album What a devastating turn of events released in 2024. I really enjoy the song for the very intimate lyrics and large screaming rock-pop sound. I think the song reflects on an experience everyone has had in their life, the feeling of not belonging. Lyrics     The Hills perfectly encapsulate the feeling of you don’t belong and having to realize the true meaning behind that feeling. The opening lyr...
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