Motorik is a term coined by music journalists to describe the 4/4 beat often used by some so-called "Krautrock" bands such as Neu! and Kraftwerk (promoting the official CD release of Neu!'s back-catalogue, Klaus Dinger stated he called it the "Apache beat"). A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik [1] The word "Motorik" means "motor skill" in German. A motor skill is generally agreed as a learned skill that involves voluntary movement to complete a task The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
The name perhaps derives from the repetitive yet forward-flowing feel of the rhythm, which has been compared to the experience of motorway driving -- indeed, the motorik beat is utilized in one section of Kraftwerk's "Autobahn", a song designed to celebrate exactly this experience. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation " Autobahn " is a song composed in 1974 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider of the German electronic band Kraftwerk, with Emil Schult While The Velvet Underground's influence on Krautrock is often mentioned, Mo Tucker's drumming has specifically been characterized as "proto-motorik. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944, in Levittown New York) is a musician best known for having been the Drummer for the "[2]
The motorik beat is in 4/4 time and of moderate pace. The pattern is repeated each bar throughout the song. A splash or crash cymbal is often hit at the beginning bar of a verse or chorus.
The song most frequently tagged as motorik by users of last.fm is Hallogallo by Neu!. A tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information (such as an Internet bookmark, digital image or Computer file) Lastfm is a UK -based Internet radio and Music Community website, founded in 2002 [3]
References
- ^ Klaus Dinger (2002). Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik Interview with UK music magazine The Wire. The Wire is a British Avant garde music Magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray
- ^ Chris Jones (21 June 2007). Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Review of "The Velvet Underground & Nico" for the BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2007. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ http://www.last.fm/tag/motorik/tracks
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