WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD?MOBY FROM THE ALBUM PLAY

ELECTRONICAHas roots in Club Dance MusicSub genres of Dance Music includeDubScratchingChicago HouseGarage

DUBShort for OverdubbingInvolves taking existing material, and changing layering your own ideas with itHeavy use of samples from all genresTrace roots back to Bob Marleys producer King Tubby and Lee Perry (1970s) who developed the style as a marketing ploy; A side was the original, B side was their Dub version showed off their own artistic talent, and saved on recording studio time

SCRATCHINGDiscovered in 1975 by DJ Grand Wizard TheodoreInvolves manipulating vinyl record by hand to create a scratching sound

SCRATCHINGEarliest examples of Rap music took place outside where DJs would play their beats, demonstrate scratching skills and Toast over the top.Sugarhill Gang released the first recognised Rap single Rappers delight in 1979, a sanitised version of the street music of the time

CHICAGO HOUSEMid 1980s, Djs such as Frankie Knuckles and Farley Jackmaster Funk pioneered sound known as House, named after the club where it was first played The WarehouseWould take existing tracks and mix them together, cut them up and remix them because they didnt have enough new material to play. Frankie Knuckles sometimes known as the Godfather of House because he was the first to bring this style to the Chicago clubsSaw the birth of four-to-the-floor bass drum beat which emphasises the driving beat of House music

GARAGEAs Chicago House was dying out, a new scene was starting up in New York in a club called the Paradise Garage.DJ Larry Levan pioneered a style that was more melodic than House, with more influences from soul and RnB.In London, Ministry of Sound was heavily influenced by the Garage sound.By this stage Moby was based in New York and was gradually becoming more and more involved with the Hip Hop/Dance music scene.

MOBY

MOBYBorn Richard Melville Hall in 1965 in new York, but soon moved to ConnecticutTook Classical guitar lessons from the age of 9Played guitar in a number of punk-style bands including The Vatican Commandoes, Flipper and AWOL.Attended the University of Connecticut but dropped out to pursue music career which consisted of Djing at the Beat Club in New York and gigging with AWOLGot first recording contract in 1989 with Instinct RecordsAt this time was still quite poor, living in a loft apartment with no heating or running water

MOBYFirst successful release was Go, which used a well known theme from the TV Series Twin peaks, very popular at the time. Using a sample didnt work very well, so he had to re-record it before he could start re-mixing it, but it was instantly recognisable, so people loved it.In the early 1990s he released a number of other singles, and began to get recognition from established artists such as The Prodigy, Orbital and Red Hot Chilli Peppers

On his Album sleeves, Moby often talks about issues he feels strongly about, such as Human and animal rights.

WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD - STRUCTURE

DELAYAn effect where a signal is repeated, often at decaying levels.Like EchoTime between repetitions can be varied, sometimes to match pulse of music, sometimes quicker for effect

REVERBAn effect that makes a sound appear to come from a different space to the one it was recorded in.Reverb types can vary from sewer pipes, to cathedrals to vocal plates (specifically used to soften vocals when recorded)

EQShort for EqualisationUsed to adjust the tone of a sound across various frequencies (high/low pitch)Can also be used to create effects, such as telephone effect in section A6

WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD - EFFECTS

MOBY

SONG STRUCTURELabel Structure chart with Chords and Layers

Section A Chords are: Am x 2 Em x 2 G x 2 D x 2Section Bx Chords are: C x 2 Am x 2 C x 2 Am x 2Section By Chords are: F x 2 C x 2 F x 2 C x 2

SONG STRUCTURE

SONG STRUCTUREQuestions 1 - 8

Question 1Is the opening piano acoustic or sampled. How could you tell?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 2What reasons does Moby give for using a dirty sample for the vocals?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 3Why do you think the string countermelody in the first verse is doubled by a piano sound?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 4How many different chords are used before the first Chorus?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 5What effect does the Major Tonality of the Chorus have on the mood of the song?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 6Name two studio effects used in this track, with an example of each.

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 7What studio effect(s) can be heard during the breakdown?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 8How does the Outro differ from the Intro?

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 1Is the opening piano acoustic or sampled. How could you tell?

No ambient noise, clean and precise timing

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 2What reasons does Moby give for using a dirty sample for the vocals?

Gives a Human feel, simple, un-treated, adds texture

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 3Why do you think the string countermelody in the first verse is doubled by a piano sound?

Piano gives attack to sound, sharper, clearer

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 4How many different chords are used before the first Chorus?

4

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 5What effect does the Major Tonality of the Chorus have on the mood of the song?

Uplifting, refreshing

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 6Name two studio effects used in this track, with an example of each.

DelayReverb

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 7What studio effect can be heard during the breakdown?

Reverb

SONG STRUCTUREQuestion 8How does the Outro differ from the Intro?

Static String Chords instead of Piano

VOCAL MELODIES

VOCAL MELODIESNote, this sample is also in Am in the original 1953 Gospel recording, but Moby uses Major Chords to accompany it to change its TONALITY

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