That part in dance music, where the music builds and builds and builds and BUILDS before the tension finally, FINALLY, gets relieved? That’s “the drop.” Mike talks about its origin, construction, and application, and tells you what P.L.U.R. means.-- Sources --Stefan Sagmeister on Storytellers (VIDEO)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlkIVIau1Nk“Waiting for the Bass to Drop” by Ragnhild Torvanger Solberghttps://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/view/451“Detecting Drops in Electronic Dance Music” by Yadati, et alhttp://www.terasoft.com.tw/conf/ismir2014/proceedings/T026_297_Paper.pdfThe Year in Black Erasure on Pitchforkhttp://pitchfork.com/thepitch/615-the-year-in-black-erasure/Metaphors We Live By on UChicago.eduhttp://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992.html-- A previous version of this episode contained the following music -- Intro: Rhythm Variation 02 by Aoki Takamasa RV8Break #1: Not Butter byDillon FrancisBreak #2: Boss Mode by Knife partyBreak #2: Summertime Sadness by LDR, Cedric Gervais Remix