breakdown
13 tracksA section where the beat drops out or thins, leaving pads, melody or vocals. On a dance floor it gives a moment to breathe before the music builds back.
Form and structure
interlude
1 track.
What it is
A short piece placed between the main songs of an album or EP to connect them. It usually drops verses and choruses in favour of a mood or a single idea, and works as a pause that shapes how the songs around it are heard.
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ambient texture
10 tracksLayers of sustained, slowly changing sound that create atmosphere rather than melody or beat. Many electronic tracks open and close with them.
Hear it in these tracks
Her
Interlude
A brief, late-night breath on Her's first tape, the French duo's velvet electronic soul pared back to just over two minutes of mood, space and a slow, sensual glow.