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revolving time signature

n.

1. A phrase of music notated in a particular meter, but accented as though it were written in another. When played against the backdrop of the initial time signature, the "revolving" time signature feels as though it is moving around the other one.

2. Another term for hemiola
The revolving time signature at the end of the song gave me motion sickness.
by Sommy July 9, 2004
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khanate

n.

1. A large mass of land under the control of the great Khan/Mongolian empire.

2. A contemporary doom metal band consisting of former members of OLD, Burning Witch, Thorr's Hammer, and Blind Idiot God and current members of (among others) Sunn0))). Possibly one of the slowest, loudest, and creepiest doom metal bands ever, especially since much of the music is coupled with bass player James Plotkin's fantastic sequencing work.
Khanate is the loudest band I have ever seen; the entire room was vibrating through their set.
by Sommy March 21, 2005
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rock revival

Rock revival is a new genre of music that mixes goth rock, metal, punk, and alternative toghter. Think of it as Kittie meets Dead Kennedys.
The Sins, Nirvana (though grunge), Horrorpops are one of the Rock Revival bands
by Sommy February 5, 2005
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polyrhythm

n.

1. A section of music featuring two independent pulses of different speeds playing against each other within the same time frame. For instance, a quarter note triplet in 4/4 meter is a simple polyrhythm in which 3 notes betas take the same time and space of 2 quarter notes of the 4/4 value. Not to be confused with hemiola.
Meshuggah is a band whose music features complex polyrhythms and hemiolas.
by Sommy July 9, 2004
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nose stuffing

v.

1. Snorting coke.
Skeezer's in the back, stuffing his nose.
by Sommy July 10, 2004
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meshuggah

n.

1. A metal band from Sweden whose music features many dizzingly complex polyrhythms and hemiolas characteristic of free jazz and African drumming.

2. A metal group whose rhythmic concepts tend to go right over the heads of most metal fans, leading them to pigeonhole the band with such descriptions as "toughest band I've ever heard," thus raping them of the credibility they deserve.

adj.

1. Yiddish for "crazy."
Meshuggah is meshuggah!
by Sommy July 9, 2004
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h2

n.

1. What Flava Flav bought when he realized that he'd have to save money for his daughter to go to college.
You know what I did when I realized I had to send my daughter to college?

I BOUGHT A H2!
by Sommy July 9, 2004
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