Re granular -- I could be wrong, but these sound like they have some granular to me, albeit not the obvious froggy kind. I actually kind of like the first two - at least the music - which is unprecedented for pop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GDnqLPEVnY
(lol she sings part of Carmina Burana)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWg3IMN_rhU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HQ6cjDI3tw
Am I right, is that granular I'm hearing?
-Chuckk
It seems to be predominantly RnB that embraces outwardly "forward thinking"
& the most overtly digital stylisations. Although i don't specifically
recall anything "granular" that springs to mind. "Glitchy" & heavily
spliced, maybe. Most other pop genres seemed less likely to wear any overt
"experimentation" on their sleeve. &, of course, the ever present Cher vocal
effect. But then the old talk box did something similar back in the 70's
yes?