Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?

Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?

1. CONTEXT

   • CLUB DANCE MUSIC
   • NEW YORK - HIP/HOP/DANCE MUSIC SCENE
   • INFLUENCED BY DUB, CHICAGO HOUSE, SCRATCHING, GARAGE
   • FROM HIS 1999 ALBUM - PLAY

2. TEXTURE

   • CHANGED BY THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUMENTS PLAYING
   • CALL AND RESPONSE (QUESTION AND ANSWER)

3. TONALITY

   • A MINOR AND C MAJOR
   • HARMONISES THE VOCAL PHRASES ONE IN A MAJOR KEY AND THE OTHER IN A MINOR KEY
   • VOCAL PHRASES ARE IN A MINOR

4. HARMONY

   • REPEATED CHORD PROGRESSIONS
   • USE OF SUS 4 AND SUS 2 CHORDS
   • ONLY 6 CHORDS USED

5. MELODY

   • BASED AROUND TWO VOCAL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM A GOSPEL CHOIR
   • USE OF COUNTERMELODY

6. INSTRUMENTS

   • PIANO
   • MALE VOCAL AND FEMALE VOCAL
   • VOCAL SAMPLES, DRUM LOOP, SYNTH PAD
   • PERCUSSION - SHAKER, SNARE DRUM, BASS DRUM

7. TECHNOLOGY

   • VOCAL SAMPLES
   • ECHOES, TRAFFIC NOISES ARE HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND
   • DRUM LOOP
   • TECHNOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
     • ECHO ON THE VOCAL SAMPLE
     • EQ EFFECT APPLIED
     • USE OF DELAY
     • REVERB
   • PANNING IN THE STEREO FIELD

8. TEMPO

   • 98 BPM

9. RHYTHM AND METRE

   • 4/4
   • SYNCOPATED RHYTHMS
   • REPEATED RHYTHMS
   • SAMPLED HIP HOP BREAK BEATS

10. STRUCTURE

    • SIMPLE STRUCTURE BASED AROUND TWO CHORD SEQUENCES
    • THE CHORD SEQUENCES ARE ARRANGED IN 8 BAR BLOCKS