Understanding Instrumentals: Kendrick's Untitled 05

2017-08-03

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How Kendrick Lamar can help us understand instrumentals through his words, not by what it gives us, but how that takes away from our ability to imprint our own meaning on the song. I used the song Untitled 05 to make this analysis.

A video essay by Coffee Break

Instrumentals - WHERE TO START GUIDE!

[Personal Favorites]

Emancipator

Nujabes

[Lofi Hip-Hop]

An easy way to get into instrumental music. Very easy listening. There are a lot of channels that mix a lot of good artists together. Worthwhile mentions...

ChilledCow - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJ4gkVC6NrvII8umztf0Ow

Chillhop Music - https://www.youtube.com/user/Chillhopdotcom

Ambition -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4X7J9D6VbTIwnFDFNkfQ1A

[Jazz]

(this lists some good albums to try)

Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis

Take Five, Dave Brubeck

Moanin, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

song - Mia & Sebastian's theme from La La Land

[Classical]

(listed by song)

absolutely anything by Chopin

Claire De Lune, Debussy

Bach Partitia no.2

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart

Symphony No. 9, Beethoven

The Nutcracker or Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 1, Mahler

The Four Seasons, Vivaldi

Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin

[Rock]

Naxatras (let me know who deserves to go in here!)

Arctic Monkeys - Chun Li Spinning Bird Kick

[Metal]

Agalloch

Pessimist - Another Day in Mania.

[Ambient]

- NEED HELP FROM COMMENTS (let me know who deserves to go in here!)

Music Used:

hoogway - morning coffee

https://soundcloud.com/hoogway

Kendrick Lamar - Untitled 05 | 09.21.2014

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/untitled-unmastered/id1089846273

Videos Referenced:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziysTLL5dig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxSORXWjfIE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FAoY5yGHUU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8zngtovtBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZvWQXK_PAg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Q6DRqf9H4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUspi2SLGhw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxZ6kju6xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70I4CTHc_nM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_XV7YCRzKo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1F1uvyoweE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acltpu6Qw_w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAfKZvYZzE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQVztiJHfs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glaG64Ao7sM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_UrLoZRXI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eotOxW5QU8Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0M4vkfCoWM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCc-p3tFRY