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In The Toms Tonight

Loop #136 While I might not use single-headed toms with Pinstripes (I stick to the coated Ambassadors), one two three things that Phil Collins and I have in common is our love for Gretsch

Posted in 080-100 BPM, Experimental, Rock

With Coffee

Loop #135 I’m not even sure if Trent Reznor drinks coffee (he strikes me as the type that might consume it by the gallon), but assuming that he did, and that he happened to spill that coffee

Posted in 100-120 BPM, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock

Drums Wide Open

Loop #132 This is what it sounds like when you take a drum groove with no muffling (even on the kick) and run it through a completely overdriven Brownface amp. Get the .wav file here. Get the .rx2

Posted in 060-080 BPM, Funk, Reggae, Rock

Get Out Your Hacky Sack

Loop #127 Take a little bit of Sublime, mix it up with a dash of 311, and you’ve got yourself some serious stoner-funk-reggae. This particular genre requires one very ringy, high-pitched snare

Posted in 120-140 BPM, Fusion, Rock, Wanking

7 Days

I’m not referring to the lame Sting song (ok ok, I admit I like it… relax), I’m talking about the seven days I just spent on vacation in Mexico. Without going into too many details

Posted in 080-100 BPM, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock

Lez Zeppelin And The Importance of Ghost Notes

Last night I had my ass kicked by a bunch of girls. Lez Zeppelin, the all female Zep tribute band, came storming through Boston, rocking a capacity crowd at The Middle East. I should have been

Posted in 080-100 BPM, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock

Snow Day

I had intended to spend most of today locked in my studio, laying down all kinds of new loops, guzzling a few gallons of coffee and writing my usual “top-notch” commentary… but that

Posted in 080-100 BPM, Rock

The Soundcheck

Ryan
posted on December 13, 2009July 10, 2010
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Those of you who have ever toured or played your share of local gigs will probably be able to relate with the topic of today’s post – the soundcheck. A horribly mundane, necessary evil of

Posted in 080-100 BPM, Dance, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock

Dipster

Ryan
posted on December 10, 2009December 10, 2009
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Loop #113 Dipster. A groove with origins stemming from deep inside the PBR-soaked clubs of Williamsburg. On the surface, it may sound like a rather straight ahead dance/rock beat, but it is actually

Posted in 100-120 BPM, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock

The Grinder

Ryan
posted on November 27, 2009November 27, 2009
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After putting my stomach and liver through “The Grinder” (aka Thanksgiving), I figured it would only be fair to do the same with my loops. Digging into some of the other new features in