OOIOO – Polacca

Polacca seems to be divided into 3 parts that gradually gets more chaotic. It starts off consistent: a consistent drum groove that serves as the backbone, accompanied by a riff on a guitar and some chants. It’s an easy introduction to the song to get you into it. However, the more you sink your teeth into the piece, the discrepancy really starts to show. The tune gets more busy, with the guitar now constantly being in the foreground,  and the percussion also adds more elements to its rhythm. The chants are still consistent. As the last ‘phase’ comes in, everything just gets thrown out of the window. For the last 2 minutes of the song, there’s a alarm esque sound that’s constantly blaring and shouting to you, while there is completely random plucking of strings that adds to the chaotic nature of the tune. The drums are louder, causing the sound to have this uneasiness to it.

Sly & The Family Stone – Spaced Cowboy

Nothing like some low volume funk from the 70s! Spaced Cowboy sounds like any other funk tune, except for the vocals. That’s where the discrepancy is highlighted which goes so well with the song. The “hook” of the song is the yodeling, which could sound jarring at first. But as the song keeps on repeating the hook, you learn to embrace the sound and it incorporates itself into the blend of the song.

Patato & Tatico – Agua Que Va A Caer

The main discrepancy in this salsa tune is the laid back nature of the vocals and instruments behind the drum beat. The flow and beat of the vocals has this triplet feel that is always behind the beat of the conga, which gives it this free flowing sound that isn’t restricted to a solid beat. This isn’t unique to this one specific song, as Salsa genuinely thrives on these types of rhythm that is not always on beat but still gives this sense of flow that is easy to follow along with. If this tune didn’t have this discrepancy and always had a solid time, the magic of the song would disappear.