" Intro " is an English indie pop group opening song, xx debut studio album, xx (2009). It was composed as instrumental by the group and produced by one of its members, Jamie xx. The song has been positively received, as well as getting a comparison for Casiokids and Interpol works. It has been analyzed by The Daily Telegraph has become a "TV favorite", playing on several television commercials, shows and shows. The song has reached number 129 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as charting in France, Spain and the United States.
Video Intro (The xx song)
Production
"Intro" production is handled by Jamie xx, who is also a mixer. Recording and mixing was held between December 2008 and May 2009 at XL Studios, a studio by XL Recordings located in London, England. Rodaidh McDonald engineered trajectories and also mixers. Romy Madley Croft and Baria Qureshi play the guitar, the latter being a keyboardist for the song, while Oliver Sim is a bassist. Finally, mastery was done by Nilesh Patel at The Exchange's studio in Camden Town.
Maps Intro (The xx song)
Composition
"Intro" is composed by Baria Qureshi, Jamie xx, Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft. It is an instrumental with a duration of about two minutes and eight seconds, performed in the A minor key - with the F-Am chord following the whole song - and in the same time as 100 times per minute. Instrumentation consists of "fuzzy keyboard, simple guitar riff, singing without words" and "double-tracked drum", according to The A.V. Club Vadim Rizov; Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute described the song as "almost a hop journey". It opens with a riff that BBC Music's Lou Thomas compares it to "Fot I Hose" by Casiokids, before a falling knock where he says "pretty heavy for dubstep". BenMomers journalist Ben Schumer says the "Intro" "can almost graduate to score in a James Bond movie, even though it would be a nightly night mission for Mr. Bond." He also compares it with "Untitled" from Interpol's debut album Turn on the Light Light , explaining that it "made a scene [of xx ] and gave the listener their first intoxicating flavor of soundworld xx." AllMusic's criticism Heather Phares described the sound as "moody" and "monochromatic".
Reception
"Intro" is well received by critics. Busyness journalist Gabrielle Moss calls her "English indie pop gem", and Chase McMullen of Beats per Minute honors the song as "the perfect opener for the greatness that [ xx ]". The Observer critic Sarah Boden writes that "As the faded Intro vortex in [...] you immediately feel you are listening to something very special." Vadim Rizov from The A.V. The club is called a "minimalist epic" setting, while AllMusic Heather Phares believes it's "pretty pretty". Commercially, the first appearance of "Intro" on the charts was in 2010, when it reached number 161 on the UK Singles Chart. Between 2012 and 2013, the track reached number 96 in France and number 50 in Spain, as well as gaining a new peak on the UK chart at number 129.
In other media
In 2010, Neil McCormick, a writer for The Daily Telegraph, analyzed the "Intro" to "become a TV favorite", and has helped xx develop enough media presence to gather "over half a million sales across the board the world without ever having something vulgar as a hit ". The BBC uses it as the theme for UK general elections 2010. It is also used in American skateboard advertisements starring Apolo Ohno for telecommunications company AT & amp; T. In addition, the song was featured in the 2010 movie This is a Funny Story and the 2012 film Project X , as well as in the first season episode > Person of Interest in October 2011.
Rihanna's song "Drunk on Love", from his sixth studio album Talk That Talk , took a melodic sample of "Intro", and then all members of The xx got a writing credit on Talk That Talk
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from linear notes xx .
- Romy Madley Croft - guitar
- Oliver Sim - bass
- Jamie Smith - beats, mixing, MPC, production
- Baria Qureshi - guitar, keyboard
- Rodaidh McDonald - engineering, mixing
- Nilesh Patel - master
Diagram
Certification
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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