martyn wrote:hmm i really don't get this discussion at all! you can't just start making different beat patterns cos the scene is in a need for it ??? the beat fits the total idea of the tune, just like all other elements in there. bass beats sounds noises chords whatever all need to blend into one signal. If you have the vibe of the tune down the beat pattern will present itself to you.. so yeah coki's spongebob needs a slow beat cos if it were fast, with a bassline like that it just wouldnt be right. and kode's badawi remix needs to have a pumping uptempo beat to support the theme. so it all needs to fit the music, not just programming the beat for the beat's sake
I hear you on this one. I never start making a tune with the drums, always with the bassline, melody or both, and then fit the drums around it. Sometimes this comes out as a fairly ploddy kick on 1, snare on 9 kind of thing, sometimes not, depends what fits really!
On the other hand, I get what you are on about shonks, and I feel that there are a lot of tunes where the drum work could be more interesting, and add more to the tune. But its all about personal taste I suppose.
We need some more Search and Destroy stuff. And Oris. And bits like Mammoth remix by plastic, that tune is sick, the ultimate roller for me. Unfortunately I only ever heard JoeNice playing it. Big up Joe!
I digress...