Members rsadasiv Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 I got tired of being in the woodshed, so I'm going to start recording and posting stuff again. This one is more of a collection of grooves than a song, but you have to start somewhere. "Uptown Rulerz Medley", on soundclick and myspace. Rhythm is something I have been trying to address in the woodshed, so please administer the American Bandstand test - does this have a good beat and can you dance to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eclepto Funk Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 i like all four of the snippets ... all interesting i think the second and fourth will be your winners for a dance tune ... one and three are too slow (for my taste) to be real dance tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 1--A little sloppy, particularly the guitar. Glitchy enough that I fell out of it. 2--Not sure how long you could keep it up before it got dull, but good while it lasted. 3--Good--the crashy cymbal was a little much--could tighten up that sound. 4--Sloppy again, especially the guitar. Otherwise, good. You're taking chances with the drum machine, and they pan out 80-90% of the time. I'm not hearing stock rythyms, but it's not so anti-stock that I get lost on them. Most of these don't need much beyond a voice and bass over top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eeglug Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 Agree with both comments above. The first one is too Meters-y. I think the second is the most successful but maybe only because it seems more 'finished' than the others(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 one and three are too slow (for my taste) to be real dance tunes 1 and 3 are ~85 bpm, 2 and 4 are ~115 bpm. I couldn't find a good way to mix the tempos, so I just inserted a couple of beats of silence in between each part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eeglug Posted September 4, 2007 Members Share Posted September 4, 2007 They all started out as Meters (aka The Uptown Rulers) covers. I'll have to listen to those other source tracks... I like your approach and I think you're part way to making the groove entirely your own (re: 1). If it were me I would go a step further and remove the bass line, the one element tying it to the original source. Experiment playing new bass lines on top, maybe even implying different chords. (It might be worth tightening up the guitar parts first though). Look forward to hearing what you do with these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaSpider Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 Hey rsadasiv! I really like the 1st one. Nice groove. Could see/hear a really cool song there.The 2nd was a little early Duran Duranish (I like Duran Duran, but it's usually hot or cold for some people).The 3rd not to sure about this one. Maybe a bit tighter.The 4th - This one has some potential too. All in all, it sounds pretty interesting. Can't wait to here what you do with them. Neall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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