"I just knew something happened to him". Playing back memories of the laid-back rhythms of life in the salon on Pacific Coast Highway, she said, "Gordon was a world traveler and a camper, and he threw great parties for the other stylists and always invited clients to join them.
After Paul is rather clumsily seduced by David's equally rambunctious mother while hunting for an apartment (call it "Last Tango in Toulouse"), we read the following: "It was at that address, a few months later, that Round-Up was born, a whimsical and laid back rhythm-and-blues group I started with a few of my roommates".
Mr. Stockwell, who also directed "Crazy/Beautiful," has a knack for enlivening tired story lines with gorgeous visuals and a laid-back, naturalistic dramatic rhythm.
These are perfectly synced to the audio to create an ominous but melodic experience, which has a kind of laid-back jazz tempo to its audiovisual rhythm.
He didn't attempt to overegg the rather underwhelming last movement, either, taking it at a relaxed pace rather than trying to spice up its laid-back character, yet its polonaise-like rhythms sounded supple and graceful, never ponderous.
Since it wasn't Carnival season, and since I love the rustic sound of northeastern Brazilian music, I asked if he knew where we could dance forró, whose rhythms resemble a laid-back polka, and he suggested a downtown dance hall called Asa Branca.
The laid-back "Somewhere South" evokes pastel visions of summer sunsets, combining soothing piano lines with soft conga rhythms and shimmering effects.
Collegial, collaborative, competitive, laid-back?
