c/wikipedia · by dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 1y

Oriental riff (Western composition sometimes used in media to "sound Chinese")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_riff

46 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world

10 Comments

GandalftheBlack@feddit.org · 17 pts · 1y

Huh. Turns out I can read music.

silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

My wife is Chinese. My house is now impossibly racist.

That happens every thirty seconds.

Coming to HGTV this fall: Unfuck This House!

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 1y

Damn I did not expect a LRR reference around here! Can't believe that sketch is ten years old and still good as gold.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

the curvy triangle font of melodies

dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

aka wonton font, recently posted by @silverchase@sh.itjust.works!

klu9@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Bunch of songs with this riff in my orientalism playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IgwxtK9ZtmvH2nCbEK2m7

bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Real mvp

Manticore@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Impressive list! A couple more you could add:

Eastern Intrigue by Todd Rundgren

Miracle in the Bazaar by Todd Rundgren

Teo Torriatte by Queen

klu9@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y

Thanks for the suggestions!

Dragonstaff@leminal.space · 2 pts · 1y

I'm pretty disappointed that the very obvious fact this was written by a Westerner has never occurred to me. The amount of casual racism that survives even when you're thinking about it is crazy.