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Offbeat Timing'
Offbeat, originally a music term meaning "not following the standard beat", which has also become a general synonym for "unconventional" or "unusual", may refer to: Music *Syncopation *Off-beat (music), the musical term in more detail *Off Beat (label), a German record label for electronic underground music * ''OffBeat'' (music magazine), a music magazine based in New Orleans, Louisiana *'' Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'', a compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series * Offbeats (band), a San Antonio-based garage punk band *Offbeat Recording Studio & Music Productions, based in Edinburgh, Scotland Film and TV * ''Off Beat'' (1986 film), a 1986 comedy film * ''Off Beat'' (2004 film), a 2004 drama film * ''Offbeat'' (film), a 1961 film Others * Offbeat generation, association of writers united by their opposition to mainstream publishing * ''Off Beat'' (comics), a 2005 manga-influenced comic series by Jennifer Lee Quick See also *Alternative rock Alternative rock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syncopation
In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. More simply, syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur". It is the correlation of at least two sets of time intervals. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, especially dance music. According to music producer Rick Snoman, "All dance music makes use of syncopation, and it's often a vital element that helps tie the whole track together". Syncopation can also occur when a strong harmony is simultaneous with a weak beat, for instance, when a 7th-chord is played on the second beat of measure or a dominant chord is played at the fourth beat of a measure. The latter occurs frequently in tonal cadences for 18th- and early-19th-century music and is the usual conclusion of any section. A hemiola (the equivalent Latin term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-beat (music)
In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the ''mensural level'' (or ''beat level''). The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a piece of music, or the numbers a musician counts while performing, though in practice this may be technically incorrect (often the first multiple level). In popular use, ''beat'' can refer to a variety of related concepts, including pulse, tempo, meter, specific rhythms, and groove. Rhythm in music is characterized by a repeating sequence of stressed and unstressed beats (often called "strong" and "weak") and divided into bars organized by time signature and tempo indications. Beats are related to and distinguished from pulse, rhythm (grouping), and meter: Metric levels faster than the beat level are division levels, and slower levels are multiple levels. Beat has always been an important part of music. Some music genres such as funk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Beat (label)
WestCom (full name: WestCom Neue Medien Tonträger- Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH) was a German recording company that operated the labels Off Beat, Visage Records and other labels. Company history Founded around 1993. In addition to WestCom, its owner also operates NovaTekk and Euromedia. Headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. In 1999 Stefan Herwig, A&R manager at Off Beat, left the company over differences in promotion, to join forces with Eskil Simonsson (Covenant), Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando), Bryan Erickson (Velvet Acid Christ) and Ronan Harris (VNV Nation) to form a new label, dependent (which opened January 1999). When he left, most artists switched to the new label, effectively shutting down WestCom.Bayross, Mark (2004)''VNV Nation - Ronan Harris'' interview. Retrieved 11 August 2008. Labels Off Beat Off Beat was a label specialized in electronic music with industrial and experimental rhythmic features which was founded in 1993 by Stefan Herwig and Thorsten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OffBeat (music Magazine)
''OffBeat'' is a New Orleans, Louisiana monthly local music magazine founded by Jan V. Ramsey in 1987. The magazine, published by OffBeat, Inc., focuses on the popular music of New Orleans and Louisiana, which is generally R&B, blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop, funk, and many other traditional styles of music popular in Louisiana. ''OffBeat'' was the first magazine in New Orleans to resume publishing after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, despite losing all its staff and its printer. ''OffBeat'' publishes several music festival oriented issues, including the "French Quarter Festival Souvenir Guide" in early April, and the "Jazz Fest Bible," a special Jazz Fest The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (commonly called Jazz Fest or Jazzfest) is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz Fest attracts thousands of vi ... issue. These issues contain schedules of local music festivals, detail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Red Hot Soundtrip
''Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'' is a compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series produced by Paul Heck. It combines elements of ambient, spoken word, and trip hop to expand the ideas of artistic collage and spiritual transcendence of ''"the Beats"''. The album is an offshoot of a larger project called The Beat Experience, which explored the legacy of the Beat movement. Track listing # "Intro - Transnational Lullabye" performed by Skylab — 0:20 # "Ryu-Ki" performed by DJ Krush — 6:02 # "Train (Interlude)" performed by Christian McBride — 0:49 # "Looking for the Jackalope" performed by Laika — 4:11 # "Krazy Groove" performed by Christian McBride — 2:01 # "Don Cherry (Interlude)" performed by Skylab — 0:46 # "Black Dada Nihilismus" performed by Amiri Baraka + DJ Spooky — 4:12 # "Surrounded by Flowers/I.K.B. 95 (Interlude)" performed by Skylab — 0:36 # "Cartridgemusic" performed by tomandandy — 3:57 # "Rain Rain/The Phone Call" performed by Skylab — 2:13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offbeats (band)
The Offbeats is an American musical band based in the Texas city of San Antonio with a garage rock sound. Their music has been compared to The Strokes and The Clash and the group has been getting positive critical attention by music critics writing in San Antonio media. Music critic Jeremy Martin described their overall sound as "early ’60s garage rock through a post-post-punk filter." They recorded several albums, and their recent CD ''Lights Out in the City'' was notable for its musical quality as well as its newspaper-themed cover art. Beginnings The band started as a collaboration in 2001 between Bryan Foster and Eric Romasanta who were finishing high school in San Antonio. They played various clubs in San Antonio, with musicians entering and leaving during these early years, and finally settling on a five-piece band. From 2002 to 2008, they played regularly at local clubs and honed their music. They released several EPs but the recorded sessions felt short of the group's e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Beat (1986 Film)
''Off Beat'' is a 1986 American comedy film about a young librarian who impersonates a police officer. The film was directed by Michael Dinner, and stars Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks and Harvey Keitel. Plot Joe Gower is a likable librarian who glides around his job on roller skates. He has a strict boss, Mr. Pepper, and a good friend who's a cop, Abe Washington. A mistake he makes inadvertently messes up Washington's undercover work. Joe now owes him a favor, but is unprepared for what Washington wants. A police charity event needs officers to dress in drag, but because Washington wants no part of that, he asks Joe to take his place. A reluctant Joe decides to go through with the audition, expecting to be so bad that he won't be cast in the show. When he goes there and meets an attractive policewoman, Rachel Wareham, it changes everything. Joe not only does the show, he continues to keep from Rachel the fact that he's not a real cop. As luck would have it, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Beat (2004 Film)
''Off Beat'' (german: Kammerflimmern) is a 2004 German film directed by Hendrik Hölzemann. Plot Paramedic Paul "Crash" Partenheimer (Matthias Schweighöfer) is working without end, even though he is no longer happy there. He is emotionally cold. Only his dreams provide some happiness: Again and again he sees the same woman. But unfortunately these are just dreams. And then one day the pregnant November (Jessica Schwarz) is in front of him - and her boyfriend is on the floor with an overdose. Synopsis The film opens on the accident that Crash survives as a child. His parents die in the accident, and Crash survives with a few scars and the memory of what happened. He goes through the motions during his life as a Paramedic; he smokes excessively, he skateboards in his free time and he works almost constantly. He encounters many helpless people going through various problems, most end without success; A homeless man, a suicidal girl. One of his Paramedic friends, Richie (Florian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offbeat (film)
''Offbeat'' (AKA ''The Devil Inside'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 black-and-white British crime film directed by Cliff Owen and starring William Sylvester, Mai Zetterling, John Meillon and Anthony Dawson. In the film, an MI5 officer goes undercover to catch a criminal gang. Plot After a police sergeant investigating a crime gang is murdered, Scotland Yard are frustrated in tracking down the outfit responsible for large scale bank and jewellery robberies. They bring in Layton, a loner from MI5, to infiltrate the gang. Layton poses as Steve Ross, a criminal who, unknown to the gang, has died and gone missing at sea. He finds the gang is organised like a business, with salaries, pensions, and a camaraderie he has not known before. He also becomes romantically involved with a gang member, Ruth Lombard. As the plot progresses, she starts to become suspicious of his identity but has feelings for him and doesn’t voice her suspicions. In a lengthy caper section, the gang drill and tunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offbeat Generation
The Offbeat generation was a loose association of like-minded writers working across different styles but united by their opposition to a mainstream publishing industry driven by marketing departments. The term—coined by Andrew Gallix in '' 3:AM Magazine'' in February 2006—was a pun on the Beat Generation but more likely to be associated with the Chemical generation immediately before it (who were anthologised at the ''Repetitive Beat Generation'' also). In August 2007 ''Arena'' wrote of them: "Young, untamed, good-looking and as influenced by punk rock as they are by Proust, a new wave of loosely-linked writers dubbed The Off-Beat Generation have been blitzing the net with stories and poems via MySpace and supportive sites such as ''3:AM Magazine'' to organise events and gain publicity." The ''Arena'' article cited Tony O'Neill, Travis Jeppesen and Tao Lin as its key members. A piece on ''The Guardian'' website discussed possible overlaps with the Brutalists. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Beat (comics)
''Off*beat'' is an original English-language manga authored by Jennifer Lee Quick, first released September 13, 2005. It is both licensed and published by Tokyopop. The style of its writing and illustration is heavily influenced by urban culture and the fantasy genre. While critical reception to ''Off Beat'' has been largely positive, with praise from sources like ForeWord Magazine, it has received some negative criticism for being a stylistic oddity among Japanese manga and OEL manga. Set in Queens, New York City, ''Off Beat'' follows the exploits of Christopher "Tory" Blake, a bright and disenfranchised fifteen-year-old who amuses himself by taking endless notes in a notebook about what he sees and hears each day. Usually a loner, Tory becomes infatuated with the boy who moves in next door in the middle of the night, and devotes all his time to learning what the new boy, Colin Stephens, is hiding. History While living in Queens, New York, Jennifer Lee Quick began drawing up id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
