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VOCAbuLarieS
Jazz · 2010 · 7 tracks · 1h 3m

VOCAbuLarieS

Bobby McFerrin

A monumental virtual choir constructed from over 1,400 vocal tracks. Orchestral in scale, deeply spiritual, and unlike any other a cappella recording.

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It's like Bobby McFerrin cloned himself a thousand times to build a giant, singing cathedral.

A profound sense of global unity and spiritual awe expressed through hyper-complex vocal harmony.

VOCAbuLarieS · vs · Bobby McFerrin
Maximalist+4.0σ

The production is built around maximalist than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 1h 3m
01
Baby
8:04
02
Say Ladeo
8:44
03
Wailers
10:25
04
Messages
11:22
05
The Garden
8:34
06
He Ran to the Train
10:29
07
Brief Eternity
6:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The staggering wall of sound that emerges three minutes into Messages, where hundreds of voices lock into a rhythmic grid.
The delicate, breathy opening of The Garden that slowly blossoms into a complex, multi-layered floral arrangement of sound.
The way the polyrhythms in Say Ladeo mimic a full percussion section using only human phonemes and chest thumps.
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