Olivia R Lucas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1602876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olivia R Lucas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olivia R |
| FAMILY NAME | Lucas |
| SIGNATURE | LUCAS O R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5337-9286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Performing Analysis, Performing Metal: Meshuggah, Edvard Hansson, and the Analytical Light Show
Light shows at contemporary rock concerts generally create an immersive, multi-sensory experience. In their most sophisticated forms, however, they provide a visual analysis of the music as it unfolds. This paper presents a case study of what I call the analytical light show, by examining how the intricate light shows of extreme metal band Meshuggah contribute an interpretive layer that not only promotes multi-sensory engagement, but also activel…
Kaitiakitanga, Whai Wāhi and Alien Weaponry: Indigenous frameworks for understanding language, identity and international success in the case of a Māori metal band
New Zealand Māori metal band Alien Weaponry rose from local act to international prominence over the course of 2016-2018, lauded by critics and fans for their songs involving Māori history and culture, and with lyrics in the indigenous Māori language. This article examines Alien Weaponry's participation in Māori language revitalisation efforts and explores the use of indigenous frameworks for analysing these issues. Māori principles of kaitiakita…
‘Shrieking soldiers … wiping clean the earth’: Hearing apocalyptic environmentalism in the music of Botanist
This article presents a case study of ecocritical black metal, delving into the apocalypticism of the California-based black metal band Botanist, who conjures a world in which plants have violently destroyed human civilisation. It first contextualises Botanist amidst the broader current of environmentalism in extreme metal as well as within wider cultural explorations of plants as subjective beings capable of violence. The article then examines h…
So Complete in Beautiful Deformity: Unexpected Beginnings and Rotated Riffs in Meshuggah'sobZen
The music of Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah is known for combining a rigid ".fn_meter(4,4)."-based hypermetrical song structure with riffs having a variety of durational spans. These looping riffs fall in and out of alignment with this background structure, but rarely overcome it, as their cycling is cut off at the end of the hypermetrical segment. Some riffs, however, further complicate this structure by seeming to beginin media res. This …
So Complete in Beautiful Deformity: Unexpected Beginnings and Rotated Riffs in Meshuggah'sobZen
The music of Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah is known for combining a rigid ".fn_meter(4,4)."-based hypermetrical song structure with riffs having a variety of durational spans. These looping riffs fall in and out of alignment with this background structure, but rarely overcome it, as their cycling is cut off at the end of the hypermetrical segment. Some riffs, however, further complicate this structure by seeming to beginin media res. This …
So Complete in Beautiful Deformity: Unexpected Beginnings and Rotated Riffs in Meshuggah'sobZen
The music of Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah is known for combining a rigid ".fn_meter(4,4)."-based hypermetrical song structure with riffs having a variety of durational spans. These looping riffs fall in and out of alignment with this background structure, but rarely overcome it, as their cycling is cut off at the end of the hypermetrical segment. Some riffs, however, further complicate this structure by seeming to beginin media res. This …
‘Shrieking soldiers … wiping clean the earth’: Hearing apocalyptic environmentalism in the music of Botanist
This article presents a case study of ecocritical black metal, delving into the apocalypticism of the California-based black metal band Botanist, who conjures a world in which plants have violently destroyed human civilisation. It first contextualises Botanist amidst the broader current of environmentalism in extreme metal as well as within wider cultural explorations of plants as subjective beings capable of violence. The article then examines h…
Performing Analysis, Performing Metal: Meshuggah, Edvard Hansson, and the Analytical Light Show
Light shows at contemporary rock concerts generally create an immersive, multi-sensory experience. In their most sophisticated forms, however, they provide a visual analysis of the music as it unfolds. This paper presents a case study of what I call the analytical light show, by examining how the intricate light shows of extreme metal band Meshuggah contribute an interpretive layer that not only promotes multi-sensory engagement, but also activel…
Kaitiakitanga, Whai Wāhi and Alien Weaponry: Indigenous frameworks for understanding language, identity and international success in the case of a Māori metal band
New Zealand Māori metal band Alien Weaponry rose from local act to international prominence over the course of 2016-2018, lauded by critics and fans for their songs involving Māori history and culture, and with lyrics in the indigenous Māori language. This article examines Alien Weaponry's participation in Māori language revitalisation efforts and explores the use of indigenous frameworks for analysing these issues. Māori principles of kaitiakita…
Art (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Embodied cognition (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Lyrics (2 works) · Music History and Culture (2 works) · Music Technology and Sound Studies (2 works)