Fluctuates on a small scale because motif keeps getting repeated.
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Dynamics
p-f
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Harmonies
Has a resultant melody (a new melody produced when a variety of parts each play their melodies at the same time, so different/certain notes stand out) which the live guitar plays, to reinforce it.
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Tempo
Crotchet=192, but time signature alternates between 3/2 and 12/8
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Texture
Polyphonic (each guitar part has equal importance because they all contribute to the resultant melody). Build-up of texture helps to define the structure of the piece, and thins out towards the end. The texture seems to always be shifting to the list
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Keys and modulation
Em, Cm, Em, Cm, Em (both keys have no relation, so they ‘counter’ each other). Tonal ambiguity in the beginning, until the bass guitars come in, playing the tonic note of E
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Melodic features
There isn’t actually any phasing (2 identical parts that go out of sync with each other, but eventually come back into sync after a no. of repetitions) because there are little gaps (quaver rests) so that there’s rhythmic counterpoint and the guitars
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Instruments
1 live guitar, 7 electric guitars, 2 bass guitars (during performance, the only instrument present will be the live guitar; all the other guitar parts were pre-recorded by the musician him/herself in a studio)
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Studio effects
Stereo panning (when there’s a left and a right channel, like bass guitars on either side of the stage). Tape loops (pre-recorded loops which can be repeated seamlessly by electronics)
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