TDJ-Issue-Three

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THE DRUMMER’S JOURNAL
2. Cardiacs - For Good and All
This is definitely a live drummer. Again, the hi-hat pattern plays an
off-beat 16th note pattern, depending on how you count it. There
are also two bridge sections where a quarter note triplet plays a sort
of off-beat pulse, in contrast to the pulse of the section before and
after.
3. Amon Tobin - Nova
Various drum layers built up here. The main theme is based around
a Bossa Nova style clave pattern.
4. Tom Waits - Straight to the Top
Usually these sort of off-beat percussion or drum patterns will resolve
in places which allows the listener to gain some purchase on the
down beat. In contrast, this pattern only resolves on the last note of
the track.
5. Three Trapped Tigers - 10
Although heavily processed, these are real drums played by a real
drummer. This is a totally disjointed beat but with a fairly consistent
two or four bar progression. The down beats hold the whole pattern
together.
Listen to the playlist via the link below:
[LINK TO PLAYLIST]
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