SumOne Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Another one on Jahtari: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Listening to some early David Isaacs this morning, nice easy listening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Listening to some early David Isaacs this morning, nice easy listening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Released today, a new track from the marvellous Samsara Collective. Second Attention 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 a classic I've been listening to recently (the whole album) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said: a classic I've been listening to recently (the whole album) Really great album 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Love this but it's over too damn quick! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, upside downer said: Love this but it's over too damn quick! Yeah it’s definitely too short, you got this one with version added 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Dennis Bovell, Raindrops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just watching a film and was surprised to hear an Anthony Johnson track in the background, classic tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 So, I've been trying to learn to play reggae drum groves. Simple grove.. every 2nd and 4th note hi hat and every 4th note snare rim and kick. But, to keep it consistent and dynamic, it's simply bl00dy hard. I'm a metal fan ,but playing reggae is hard. At least I find it hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, SH73 said: So, I've been trying to learn to play reggae drum groves. Simple grove.. every 2nd and 4th note hi hat and every 4th note snare rim and kick. But, to keep it consistent and dynamic, it's simply bl00dy hard. I'm a metal fan ,but playing reggae is hard. At least I find it hard. Yeah definitely a different feel compared to metal, check out some of Karigan reggae drummer video’s, he’s really good, you might have to browse through as he’s got lots of different ones like, one drop, roots , rockers etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just remembered I had this one saved of Donovan miller, you might like this @SH73 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, SH73 said: So, I've been trying to learn to play reggae drum groves. Simple grove.. every 2nd and 4th note hi hat and every 4th note snare rim and kick. But, to keep it consistent and dynamic, it's simply bl00dy hard. I'm a metal fan ,but playing reggae is hard. At least I find it hard. As an exercise, try playing a simple shuffle on the hats (ting tingty-ting etc...), constant, hats closed at first. Count yourself in, and play the bass drum on the 'Two' (so one Two three four one Two three four...). No snare for now, just that for a while. Once that's going down naturally (you're 'feeling' the one-drop for the bass drum...), add sporadic cross-stick snare clicks. Anywhere in the riddum, as long as the shuffle continues and you don't lose track of the one-drop. If you do, leave the snare and pick up the pieces, carry on. It's just a matter of letting it happen, with in mind the notion of 'less is more'. an occasional hi-hat lift brings it to life, once it's all cooking. It helps, once you're able to do this 'one-drop', to get a bass in there, but it's not essential. Good luck wid it, bro... Edited January 7, 2023 by Dad3353 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 46 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: As an exercise, try playing a simple shuffle on the hats (ting tingty-ting etc...), constant, hats closed at first. Count yourself in, and play the bass drum on the 'Two' (so one Two three four one Two three four...). No snare for now, just that for a while. Once that's going down naturally (you're 'feeling' the one-drop for the bass drum...), add sporadic cross-stick snare clicks. Anywhere in the riddum, as long as the shuffle continues and you don't lose track of the one-drop. If you do, leave the snare and pick up the pieces, carry on. It's just a matter of letting it happen, with in mind the notion of 'less is more'. an occasional hi-hat lift brings it to life, once it's all cooking. It helps, once you're able to do this 'one-drop', to get a bass in there, but it's not essential. Good luck wid it, bro... I'm getting the basics as you described, but often end up reversing the beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Just remembered I had this one saved of Donovan miller, you might like this @SH73 Makes it look easy but it ain't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Reggae/Dub is one of the trickiest genre to play. It's a lot to do with feel, syncopation, swing, and it can't be hidden behind effects (eg distortions). Even really skilled musician that are not familiar with it struggle to play it in a convincing way. Just my 2 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, SH73 said: Makes it look easy but it ain't My drum skills are pretty much nil , stick with it I’m sure it will come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 54 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: My drum skills are pretty much nil , stick with it I’m sure it will come I see what you did there RB. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, SH73 said: I'm getting the basics as you described, but often end up reversing the beat. It will help if you've a reference 'One' whilst you're playing. Either a metronome with a strong 'One', or a steady 'reggae-style' bass loop to lock onto. That's only 'training wheels' until it sinks in (see encouraging footnote ...). You can also try counting it differently, with something like 'one BOOM three four one BOOM three four...' in your head (or out loud, bugger 'em...). With a metronome, that becomes TIC BOOM tic toc TIC BOOM tic toc. The important thing is to 'feel' the 'One', despite not playing it. Encouraging footnote (which applies equally to many, many things in Life...) ... It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get slightly easier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Hi SH, I’ve got some original isolated drum tracks saved from Carlton Barrett which I use for playing over , don’t know if they are of any assistance to you, you might be able to break them down .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Hi SH, I’ve got some original isolated drum tracks saved from Carlton Barrett which I use for playing over , don’t know if they are of any assistance to you, you might be able to break them down .. That's brilliant, I have a spare snare, and already tightened the batter head to get that reggae tone. I have been watching a few tutorial videos on YT to learn a couple of basics and dad3353 has also gave some valuable advice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=h7sE0YaQ1l0&list=RDAMVMYlTG-4h1sEY (sorry, link didn't work - out of practice - enjoy ..) 😎 Edited January 9, 2023 by taunton-hobbit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Really like this one from the Wailing souls , there’s another version with Alborosie but I think this is better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Let's try this - 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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