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Busy Beat
A lot of 16th notes coming at you in this one, especially at the higher
complexity levels. Busy Beat is a kind of modern funk style with plenty
of ghost notes on the snare drum. I've been inspired by the groove
from the Spin Doctors' hit "Two Princes" as well as Candy Dulfer's
song "Funkyness". If you listen carefully, the sources of inspiration
should be obvious. Programming was made at 104 Bpm. FvW
** Ambitious
Here's the typical 16th note based groove you always hear when
drummers are asked to "Play something!" at soundchecks. There is a
lot of funky, backward playing here with a lot of show off. In the higher
complexity levels our ambitious drummer takes off in a latin direction.
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** 5/4 Fusion (T)
This 5/4 style is a fusion of jazz, rock and Latin and gets rather com-
plex at higher levels. It starts off with subtle percussion and adds hi-
hat, snares and ride along the way. The 3+2 feel goes up to level 17,
where it turns into the more unusual 2+3 structure. Level 20 is a bit
special with its "floating" and irregular meter. It can actually be used
as a sort of random fusion swing in any metric form, thereby meander-
ing the pattern. It tricky, it cool... NE
** 7/8 Funk (T)
"Seven of eight" – sounds like a cyborg space woman... Well, it is
odd, but not that odd. Playing a 7/8 pattern takes some exercising
and this agent sure made her homework, with some good help from
her percussionist friends. From level A to 12 they're elaborating on
basically the same idea, and in 13–16 it gets more altered. In the last
four levels we get a more aggressive rock pattern. So watch out: The
odd can bite! NE
** Paradiddle Triplet (T)
These grooves are an extension of the HM Paradiddle style. It's basi-
cally the pattern I used on the song "Virtual Future" on the Beware
The Heavens album by Synergy. Maybe you can hear influences from
Mikkey Dee during his King Diamond days here. RM
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