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  1. Get Your Shuffle On

    December 28, 2009 by Ryan

    I just realized I’ve posted 116 different loops on this site but not a single one has been a shuffle. What the hell is wrong with me? Some of my favorite songs are shuffles. Pride And Joy, Sweet Home Chicago, Moanin’…. I could go on and on. From jazz, to blues to rock, the shuffle is one of the few grooves that can find a home in almost any genre (except for Viking metal or perhaps Psychobilly).

    Loop #117

    Today’s loop is a straight ahead jazz/blues shuffle ala Art Blakey. With a “four on the floor” feathered bass drum and a steady gallop on the snare drum, it’s the first of many shuffle grooves to come out of the ryangruss.com beat factory.

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    Blakey Shuffle

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    Superbowl Shuffle



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    131 BPM

    Category 120-140 BPM, Blues, Jazz | Tags: ,,,,, | No Comments

  2. Lunchtime Lesson #8.

    March 20, 2009 by Ryan

    Today the great Art Blakey shows us how a shuffle should really feel.

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  3. “Wooah yes!”

    March 8, 2009 by Ryan

    No loops today. I’m doing some work on my studio, testing out a few mics and implementing a complex digital smell converter (via SNIFTI) into Logic. Soon you will be able to mix in various odors along with my individual drum tracks. Cutting edge stuff. In lieu of loops, I’ll let Bernard Purdie show you how to play some funk:

    Once you’ve got that down, check this out:

    Hat tip, pesto.

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  4. I Want You to Loop Me

    February 20, 2009 by Ryan

    Everyone has their “go to” jukebox songs. The frat boys always go to “Ants Marching”. The Parrot Heads consistently go to “Margaritaville” and the stoners love themselves some “Redemption Song”.

    And for me? Well, after a few pints, it’s not unusual for me to scrounge around for a some quarters, stumble over to the nearest jukebox and punch the buttons for my “go to” song: Cheap Trick’s 1979 power-pop classic, “I Want You to Want Me”.

    It’s the ultimate bar song. Loud guitars. Huge, anthemic choruses. And a great rock-shuffle groove that has undoubtedly lead to many walks of shame.

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    Loop #16

    In order to get in the last call, 1:45am, run-to-the-jukebox state of mind, I guzzled 4 imperial pints of Brooklyn Lager, ate a plate of greasy buffalo wings (ranch dressing, not blue cheese) and then repeatedly drunk-dialed my wife. All from my studio. She finally made me come upstairs and go to bed. But only after I recorded this loop.

    8 bars dirty. 8 bars clean. Rinse and repeat.

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    206 BPM

    Category 200-220 BPM, Pop, Rock | Tags: ,,, | No Comments