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I actually genuinely hope someone in my audience can supply some more info on this.
It started like this: I’m listening along to my instagram, then I see this “Bill Withers with 32nd notes” thing from Jharis Yokley, and I think “wow, that reminds me of this Chris Dave beat with Meshell Ndegeocello.”
I also thought of the beat I played over one of the tracks I recorded the last time I was at Meinl - this stuff is clearly in my head too.
There was just one problem: I had no idea what to call it.
It’s not exactly breakbeat, the way Jojo Mayer or JD Beck play it.
It’s also not really jungle or Drum and Bass.
But it does seem to share their DNA.
After texting umpteen drummers and asking “what is this thing”, I got fed up, and decided to hatch my own tinfoil hat theory.
In today’s video, I’ll tell you what that theory is, and also show you how to play the beat. Complete with transcriptions.
Hope you enjoy!