Drums Solo Ostinato

[xxxslayerxxx666]

this is the hardest ostinato for me(and of course any variation of the clave) i feel most comfortable with this one(don't know the name) 0  0

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now that i wrote it out it's 2 over 3(it's been forever since i've read music, and i've never written stuff down).... but does it have a name?

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@xxxslayerxxx666 wtf.....it goes boom daboom boom boom daboom lol

[earcandy]

@xxxslayerxxx666 : yeah, that would an appropriate way to write downthose twisted rhythms. Sorry for the late reply.

[earcandy]

@xxxslayerxxx666 : hello ! just make a vid of this ostinato, that would be easier ! And that clave ostinato you're writing about is evil !!! I watched Horacio Hernandez with Michel Camilo on the song 'Fire'. EVIL !

[AlexMPruteanu]

this is nice and so tasteful and musical. much enjoyed.

[Ezzynation]

great played!

[KurdtKobain09]

Dude thats a shitty high - hat no offence. And do start to just free jam during the vid? :P

[earcandy]

@KurdtKobain09

Not sure of what you mean exactly :^) but, yeah, everything's a matter of taste. This was the hi-hat I could afford at that time.

And most of the drumming you hear in this vid was planned before the recording on music sheets...only a few bars were improvised. I followed Trilok Gurtu's song structure for 95%.

Thanks for your feedback.

[KurdtKobain09]

@earcandy Free jam - i just mean improvise, make your own stuff up as you go along.

[adamo89]

@KurdtKobain09 what's wrong with the hh?

it seems perfectly ostinato to me..

[earcandy]

@adamo89 I think he-she means that the sound of the hi-hats could be better ^^ it is indeed quite aggressive, but I love it ^^

[KurdtKobain09]

I forget...an ostinato is when you have a constant rhythm on the bottom and you can do whatever on top of that right?

[earcandy]

@KurdtKobain09 : indeed, and it also work for example if you play a constant rhythm on your right hand and solo freely on 'top' of it with the other limbs.

[KurdtKobain09]

@earcandy dude your playing is fucking awesome :)

[crazyjimheath]

sweet...you own those weird time signatures

[SilentBombr]

This sounds great.. like the use of meter!

[upbeatmantis86]

nice drumming mate... may i know who's ur main influence? .. your style is different..

thx

[earcandy]

Like you, I love Mangini and Donati, but my fav' one is Bozzio ;-)

[upbeatmantis86]

I love Mangini and donati as well.. but i would say my strongest influence is Dave Weckl and dave dicenso .. :) ..

Keep on drumming mate!! =D

[sweetfly66]

@earcandy .... to my knowledge Terry Bozzio invented this sort of solo drumming over ostinato`s .... maybe someone else did it before him but Terry without a doubt got everyone else doing it .... regarding Mike Mangini .. he has amazing chops but he is , in my opinion , a cheap clone of Terry Bozzio ... i used to see him in boston when he was a teenager .. total terry clone ..roto toms , china`s way up high ... the whole nine yards

[VBoodZ]

Nice groove dude, keep up the good work, yeah trilok gurtu is a great drummer and percussionist...hes probably one of my favorite drummers....

[kendt123]

even I can play as him.. Stupid !

[earcandy]

Mmm, I'd really love to see you in action, funny boy.

[mateoarv]

yea right

[mikeleza]

Awesome... I really like it

[DennyAJD]

very-very musical, i hope i can more musical just like you. :) Awesome metric modulation on 4:02. :)

[livesalmonroe]

3 over 4 on both feet. love it!

[PrimalShadow3]

Did you doubt at the very end what finish you would give or were you counting the last counts to end in time?

It looked kinda cute - not being able to decide how to properly finish this perfect piece.

[earcandy]

Thanks ! Good comment. In fact, the song which is the base I used for that piece, 'Old African', ends with a fade out...so I decided to go on and finish ad libitum. I did not count and I didn't really hesitate...but yeah, I should've thought of something more consistent to conclude ! I'll take care of this next time ;-) ;-)

[janken919]

That's one beat up china! Could you explain ostinato?

[hawkcwg]

an ostinato is just a repeating pattern

[earcandy]

Thanks a lot for your question !

The snare is a Yamaha Steve Gadd Signature Birch 13". The batter head is Evans Genera G2 Coated. And the resonant is something like Evans Resonant, a thin head. No particular tuning. Just P.F.T.

Pretty f*ck*¨ng Tight, as Chad Smith once said during a clinic.

Hope it'll helps.;-)

[MFRedeemerp2]

did you write it or is there sheet music out there?

[earcandy]

Hi, thanks for you interest.

I wrote music sheets for this solo indeed. In order to build a (quite simple) structure, I chose a song ('Old African' by Trilok Gurtu on the verrrry good album 'African Fantasy'). Its time signature is 12/8, very cool to play polyrhythms with. Then I chose different feet ostinatos. And on top of that, I play with my hands the voice melody.

The rest is just trying to be spontaneous when recording that solo.

[clikxas]

dude this was awesome. how long have u bin playin?

[earcandy]

Thanks ! I've been banging the drums for 20 years (started at 7) but I've been trying to PLAY MUSIC for 10 years ! ;-)

[rullante]

you're playing is perfect ! 5 stars ! great ostinato!

[mattwalker21]

Awesome, man! That's a really well constructed solo with some cool ideas. You have a really good sound, too. I love playing around with ostinatos. Check out some of my stuff if you get the chance!

[STIXAHOY]

amazing !!!! Give me some pointers bro

[CtrStDrumSchool]

Excellent work man!!

[earcandy]

Thanks, Matt. Your vidz are great as well !