{ "tracks": { "aee4994a": { "title": "Nomad's Saz", "bpm": 85, "skip_intro_sec": 30, "intro_note": "The opening guitar/perc loop is thin — skip to ~0:30 when the saz and ney lock in.", "style": "Deep chest drone (kargyraa-style low hum) with overtone peaks riding the saz melody. Wear headphones; the booth records your mic only while the track plays.", "phrases": [ { "start_sec": 30, "end_sec": 44, "label": "Saz enters — ground the drone", "text": "Huuuuuuuum … Oooooh-maaan", "hint": "One long low Hu on the downbeat when saz appears. Chest resonance, jaw loose. 'Aman' floats above — no words needed, just vowels." }, { "start_sec": 44, "end_sec": 58, "label": "Ride the riff — pulse sync", "text": "Hu … (rest) … Hu … Ya-hu … Ya-hu", "hint": "Short Hu punches on beats 1 and 3. Ya-hu doubles the saz phrase — throat closed slightly for a woody tone." }, { "start_sec": 58, "end_sec": 72, "label": "Build — open the throat", "text": "Ruuuuuh … Aaa-lay-la … (breath)", "hint": "Sustain Ruuh from the belly. Lay-la is ghosted — lips barely open, dub-delay feel in your head." }, { "start_sec": 72, "end_sec": 86, "label": "Drop — overtone peak", "text": "Ooooo (low) + iiiii (high whistle)", "hint": "Classic throat-singing stack: hold low O, tighten tongue for a faint overtone i on top of the saz." }, { "start_sec": 86, "end_sec": 97, "label": "Outro — fade with ney", "text": "Haaaa … shhhhhh … Huuuuum", "hint": "Let volume fall with the reverb tail. End on a single long Hu." } ] }, "1c1d7b8a": { "title": "Sahara's Saz", "bpm": 85, "skip_intro_sec": 20, "intro_note": "Saz and ney arrive around 0:20 after the Tinariwen-style guitar intro.", "style": "Whispered chest textures and Sahel call-and-response — lighter than Nomad's take.", "phrases": [ { "start_sec": 20, "end_sec": 50, "label": "Verse — saz arpeggios", "text": "Ya-lay … hu-u-u … (whisper)", "hint": "Barely voiced — breath + throat, not full sing." }, { "start_sec": 50, "end_sec": 70, "label": "Build", "text": "Aaa-oh … Ruh … Haaaa", "hint": "More chest as percussion swells." }, { "start_sec": 70, "end_sec": 90, "label": "Drop + return", "text": "Hu … Hu … Ya-la-la-ya", "hint": "Call on the drop, answer when full mix returns." } ] } } }