percussive
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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
Computers and drum machines are used for nearly all the percussive elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Caminos played percussive and woodwind instruments as I meditated, moving them from one side of my head to the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
This results in percussive sounds of body parts clapping against one another and the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
But it is important to distinguish between the first pair and the second: one deals with space and place; the other with percussive force.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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