CUNY Academic Commons | James Nitis | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/jamesnitis/activity/ Activity feed for James Nitis. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 c11e43a3522c02355c3c0338e3c37836 James Nitis commented on the post, Other Truths - Do Make Say Think, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/05/19/other-truths-do-make-say-think/#comment-370 Wed, 24 May 2017 05:57:39 -0400 Do Make Say Think strikes a nice balance, don’t they? I agree that there is that DIY punk ethos in the sound, and it’s definitely not over-produced, but on the other hand, their music sounds so thorough (to me anyway).

]]> 8bcfa24895c31b1f674278d7d4f95c7e James Nitis commented on the post, Other Truths - Do Make Say Think, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/05/19/other-truths-do-make-say-think/#comment-369 Wed, 24 May 2017 05:47:17 -0400 I guess the logic behind the word “post” is that the music has foregone the traditional standards of rock, and is experimental with instrumentation, texture, rhythm, etc. However, I agree that it is definitely […]

]]> 7ca7015aa4b8debcd9cf4a314cfecc6a James Nitis commented on the post, Other Truths - Do Make Say Think, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/05/19/other-truths-do-make-say-think/#comment-353 Sun, 21 May 2017 18:25:07 -0400 I mean, doesn’t everyone hate pop-punk? But yeah, I definitely agree with you in that it starts off as a “fun” riff reminiscent of that style, but really builds into a much more complex piece. I strongly […]

]]> bc52212884cad49c13646f08a6c64609 James Nitis commented on the post, Thums Up and Arooj Aftab at the Kaufman Music Center, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/03/18/thumbs-up-and-arooj-aftab-at-the-kaufman-music-center/#comment-143 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:00:07 -0400 We have not [yet] gone into much depth on this subject in class and I had hoped to add a different perspective. While I am ignorant of the exact nature of Heems’ comments (although they seem innocuous), I can […]

]]> de861cb1bf1dc2068be86b53a8f8d4c8 James Nitis commented on the post, Roomful Of Teeth performance @ Kaufman Music Center, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/03/14/roomful-of-teeth-performance-kaufman-music-center/#comment-141 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:44:30 -0400 Wow, I remember being mesmerized by that piece in the episode of Black Mirror; it is so hauntingly beautiful. I would love to hear Roomful of Teeth’s arrangement…does anyone have video or know if it is available somewhere?

]]> f5f2a91c37ce2c1179873af91994119c James Nitis commented on the post, Tigue, on the site MSH 334: Music Since 1945 (Spring 2017) https://msh334spring2017.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/03/07/tigue/#comment-85 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:43:34 -0500 Thank You! To me, it was a very interesting setup and I thought a couple images would give context. I would love to discuss rock music and minimalism in class. I think this track on Interpol’s debut album, […]

]]> 676b7a277e7274b058e814ae6f083574 James Nitis became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/453360/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:48:16 -0500