AUDIO: A few cool grooves I recorded today

[Jezen]

EDIT: I changed the files to .mp3 format so they are very easy to listen to! Thanks!

So I happened to be at the Sage with my laptop, and I had some spare time and I wanted to show off my new Alchemy 8" RAW Bell which is such a lovely cymbal..

But umm, yeah I recorded some grooves for you all. The quality is surprisingly good for just a laptop mic, and I didn't strategically place it or anything. Just had it to my left, which may be why the hats were picked up so well.

The rest of the kit is not mine however.. It belongs to the sage.

I was playing a Yamaha Birch Custom (I think?) with like a natural finish. Clear G2s on the toms, EMAD on the bass (not that it's picked up very well), and I *think* a coated ambassador on the snare.

The cymbals were:

Zildjian 13" A Custom Mastersound Hats
Zildjian 18" A Custom Crash
Zildjian 20" Avedis Ride
Alchemy 8" RAW Bell (mine, and I LOVE it!!)

So anyway, here are the grooves (all under a minute long):

Triplety groove that drummguy posted in the advanced section:

http://media.putfile.com/Triplet-Groove


Mambo type groove (with silly fill at the end :p):

http://media.putfile.com/Mambo-Grooving


Some free grooving around the kit:

http://media.putfile.com/Groovin-on-the-Maple-Custom


And finally, some stuff I have been practicing lately like double stroke ostinatos and playing other stuff over the top.

With my feet:

http://media.putfile.com/Doubles-ostinato-on-feet


And with my hands:

http://media.putfile.com/Doubles-ostinato-with-hands


The ostinato stuff could be tightened, but it's definately coming together.


Thanks for listening! :D

[Snarz]

Nice.Those hats sounded sweet.I liked those grooves.

[abandonthetruth]

Soundin pretty awesome man, keep up the good work.

[Zildjian]

cool beat. I liked that triplet groove, I may steal that

[Josiah]

Come on.. 10 meg Wav's?! Compress to mp3 yo!

I picked the feet doubles.. but it wasn't what I thought it'd be. Good stuff though, sounds like you might be rushing a bit when you play the more complex figures over the pattern.
The simpler 16th note stuff either isn't lining up perfect with the notes on the feet all the time, you can hear some flams here and there

It's just so close to a samba you should work on those! Samba's are what got my right foot (or left) doubles really movin.

[FL3P]

I noticed you sped up on the feet doubles too but otherwise that was some good stuff BB. I like the hand doubles the most.

[Superman]

Thanks for listening! :D

Dont mention it. it was a joy to listen to, you got some good stuff there.

[poopoogaypoon]

Good stuff, Ive been working on the ostinato stuff too. Pick up Exterme Interdependence by MM if you havent all ready.

[MNdrummer21]

I see someone learned how to Blushda. :) Nice playing though, BB.

[static]

Great playing, liked the first one. That bass sounds awful, but that snare sounds excellent with the snares off.

[Jezen]

Good stuff, Ive been working on the ostinato stuff too. Pick up Exterme Interdependence by MM if you havent all ready.

Yeah Extreme Interdependance is the one im going through. I'm not looking forward to the double ostinato between left hand and left foot though! :p


Oh and Jos, did you listen to the groove clip? I like to think that my time has improved loads.

[Jezen]

I changed all the files to .mp3 !!!!!

[Daven]

I liked the free grooving one, man. Nice work.

[Chippy569]

still need to work on your double kick, but on the whole they were all very good. you've got taste!

[Jezen]

Double kick? I was using a cheap yamaha single bass pedal :confused:

[Stickman Sam]

Give up now.

Only kiddin you, good stuff! On the tripletey groove, what was the sticking/where is your raw bell on your kit?

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[Jezen]

I mounted the raw bell upside down on top of the 18" a custom crash. The groove is left hand lead. I'm right handed. There's a thread on this groove in the advanced section called "Cool Funk Beat" or something like that. :)

Oh and the sticking was all singles.

[Stickman Sam]

Ahh! Nice. The way the hats were accented a little I though there was some RLL or RRL going on.

*Goes and checks out thread*

Again, nice work BB!

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[saars]

gahhd damn, the links won't work for me...:angry:

[Sync0pation]

Oh man. That was some great stuff. Loved all of it, especially the groove.

AND THOSE HATS!!!!!!!! wow...that's exactly what sound i'm going for - intricate sticking heard clearly, tight, sweet open hihat sound...

how are they live?

[Jezen]

gahhd damn, the links won't work for me...:angry:

I could mail you the files if you want? They are all around 1mb or less.

[Plan B.]

i'm not gonna lie....








SICK grooving!

[saars]

I could mail you the files if you want? They are all around 1mb or less.

sure that'd be great!



scr4tch@gmail.com

[Jezen]

i'm not gonna lie....








SICK grooving!

Cheers man! Means alot coming from you :)