Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition is an all-male, student run, a cappella group that's been around since 1994. Our focus includes in-depth musicality and giving back to Virginia Tech's community by means of performances in events around campus. Our song choices vary from semester to semester giving us a chance to experience many different genres, and also to keep our audiences interested. To achieve performance-worthy songs in different genres, we encourage group members to enlist their time in arranging our music. Our members' hard work is obvious through our unique sound. Past generations of the group have received multiple nominations and awards celebrating musical excellence, such as being featured on BOCA in 2008, on Voices Only in 2007, and nominated 3 times for CARA awards.

Albums

Off Main

10 Tracks
Released 2009

Off Main is the newest of Juxtaposition's seven albums. The album features ten songs from drastically varied artists while still providing a connectedness to the theme of the album which takes pride in performing songs that are just off the beaten path, commonly referred to as "mainstream." The title "Off Main" can be taken literally since Virginia Tech is a campus that sits just west of Main street, while also being a loose implication to the avoidance of mainstream music in our repertoire. The tracks for the CD were recorded in our former music director's garage with our unmistakably professional setup consisting of plywood, foam, and duct tape. It sure is a good thing that there isn't much of a correlation between appearance and sound quality. We were able to record and produce the album in the timeframe of December 2008 - April 10, 2009 with the mixing and mastering done by Dave Sperandio of Diovoce.

 

	Track	Original Artist	Arranger(s)	Soloist(s)	Duration
1.	Effington	Ben Folds	Brian Livingstone	Brian Livingstone	3:21
2.	Don't Give Up	Pat McGee Band	Zack Bailey	Josh Smith	4:14
3.	Life In Technicolor	Coldplay	Colin Harrell	(none)	2:33
4.	Stitched Up	Herbie Hancock Ft. John Mayer	David Cuffee III	Michael Edwards	4:18
5.	Stay With Me (Brass Bed)	Josh Gracin	Kent Bell	Kent Bell, Brian Livingstone	3:49
6.	Chicago	Sufjan Stevens	Andrew Gisch	Brian Livingstone, Colin Harrell, Andrew Gisch	5:42
7.	Sun Red Sky Blue	Kenna	David Cuffee III	Nathan Denny	4:15
8.	She Builds Quick Machines	Velvet Revolver	Zack Bailey	Kent Bell	3:39
9.	In Love With a Girl	Gavin DeGraw	Nathan Denny	Nathan Denny, Mark Roberts	3:31
10.	The Last Time	Gnarls Barkley	David Cuffee III	David Cuffee III, Josh Smith	3:08

Anomaly

12 Tracks
Released 2007

Anomaly, Juxtaposition's 6th studio release, is a pop/alternative inspired wonderland, chock full of old favorites and guilty pleasures ranging from Something Corporate's Hurricane, to Maroon 5's She Will Be loved.

 

	Track	Original Artist	Duration
1.	Hurricane	Something Corporate	3:52
2.	Polaris	Jimmy Eat World	4:40
3.	Speed of Sound	Coldplay	4:43
4.	Blurry	Puddle of Mudd	4:55
5.	Regulate	Various Artists	4:06
6.	Mr. Brightside	The Killers	3:37
7.	Home	Marc Broussard	4:19
8.	She Will Be Loved	Maroon 5	4:21
9.	You and Me	Lifehouse	3:24
10.	Don't Stop Believin'	Journey	4:14
11.	Touch the Sky	Kanye West	4:02
12.	Street Spirit	Radiohead	4:17

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