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* Bombay Dance Hall
It's the third millennium global dance hall beat. Could be London,
could be Bombay, could be Sollentuna. It doesn't really matter, as
long as everybody is having a good time. Some artists marry this style
to Reggae, others to Hip Hop. It's all around and it's up to you. Try
adding or subtracting ambience to the different instruments to vary
the sense of space. NE
* Roots
Roots, rock, reggae. The percussionist – playing big bottles and a
vibra-slap – is free-wheeling through the different complexity levels,
whereas the drummer goes from simple to busy. He's using rim-shot
already on some mid levels, so selecting the "Sidestick" function will
make him play a deep fur-drum accordingly. Enough of tech-talk, it's
time to quote the old rasta in Trench-town who once said: "It's like
football. It's there. It's in your knees...". NE
1975 Funk
This is funk drumming inspired by funk guru George Duke (Party Down)
at one end to the unexpected Frank Zappa (I Don't wanna Get Drafted)
at the other... As a matter of fact, they did some great music together,
too! Of course, many are the innovators of funk. Earth Wind & Fire's
Fred White really did some seriously simple but stunningly groovy stuff.
In the 1970's, funk music was often played quite straight except for
the drums that added a little more swing to it. Add the Slick Triangle
and the Wood Block at any time. Style programmed in 126 BPM. dB
1976 Disco
In the early 1970's, the disco era began. In April 1976, the famous
New York club Studio 54 took disco-ing to a higher level, but it was the
movie Saturday Night Fever that spread the hustling world wide. The
drums may sound muffled and some of the fills are kind of cheesy, but
that is the charm of this style. When mixed with the rest of the band,
this beat makes a nice and funky dance groove. So bring out your bell-
bottom pants and your platform shoes, grow some hair on your chest,
put on a satin shirt slashed to the waist and get down on it! FvW
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