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TIMELINE | RECORDINGS | know hope/musical info Many people ask questions about the musical structure and content of Timeline's material. Whilst not trying to present an exhaustive analysis, this section of the website should at least answer some queries. It is a respectful suggestion however, that musicians amongst you try to transcribe or learn aurally the elements that interest you before turning to this resource, as that will inevitably move you towards a more complete understanding. Know Hope reflects part of Timeline's repertoire as it was at the beginning of recording Jan 2001. A huge element of the band's identity / philosophy is that all the music we play is within cycles of rhythm that remain unbroken from start to finish of a piece, and within that framework stories / forms are unveiled with varying concepts of progression of other musical materials (melodies, textures, conversations...). The album (which we know is over-long) falls into 2 parts - part 2 (presented first) contains the newer creations…: ROAD RAGE
(beep-beep) …whereas part 1 has some of the older efforts, incorporating arrangements within Ghanaian dance-music structures: …in
the FOOTPRINTS
of others
Wayne Shorter's 'Footprints' is surrounded and counterpointed by another independent composition, Think Again similarly gets mixed up with Bill Stewart's 'Think before you think', Nana Tsiboe's 'Waa daa daa' forms the centre of Universality and there is just a Tadd of other recognisable stuff.
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