People in jazz circles often talk about complexity, and often as an accusation. That guy's music is too complex! It's too far removed from the blues! It sounds like math! Bah! If you went under the ...

Perfume, the Japanese girl group from Hiroshima, is to lend their hit song "Polyrhythm" to Pixar for use in the upcoming animated movie "Cars 2." The collaboration apparently came about when a Perfume ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The conductor Susanna Mälkki led a program centered on Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, propelled by the soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard. By ...

If you heard the McIntosh County Shouters a couple weeks ago at Savannah Music Festival, you may have picked up on rhythms that got your toes tapping one way while your hands clapped another.

We’ve been learning a lot about the music theory behind pop music lately, most prominently in Owen Pallett’s ongoing essay series. But another place to learn about the nuts and bolts of your favorite ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Polyrhythm Master A music game in which you play visually represented, complex polyrhythms with surprisingly simple controls. Neither the difficulty nor the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Polyrhythm Mania A game that faithfully recreates the Polyrhythm minigame from Rhythm Tengoku (リズム天国), with a built-in level editor and side modes. Games ...