percussive
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Nearly a minute elapses before a keyboard figure joins the fray, and even then it takes the form of short, sharp, jazz-tinged bursts within the increasingly layered percussive texture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
She recorded the new album with the same team — the hit-making writer-producers Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin — but here they go for a murkier, more percussive sound to match Grande’s dark mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Festivalgoers were spilling out of the tent to catch a glimpse of their percussive, high energy performance that straddles the line between jazz, funk, reggae and carnival.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The percussive score by Joseph Shirley and Moses Sumney underlines this and gives the whole film an eerie, curious atmosphere, lending to a sense of unreality.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
There followed percussive thumping as they stepped out and swung the doors shut.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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