Travis Orbin - Dyed In Grey Session - "Sphere Of Light"

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Next up from Dyed In Grey's full-length is "Sphere Of Light," a bit of a departure from the other tunes with its dynamic subtleties, nuances, funky riffs and a tasty solo around 3:31.

When Adam and Pete initially approached me for session drums the plan was for an EP, which quickly grew into a nine-song album. Three of the tunes were presented to me via Guitar Pro (a favored composing device between all of us) as two guitar tracks with a barren drum track - a completely open canvas for me to do my thing. "Sphere" is one of those tunes and I can't stress how fulfilling it was to construct my parts from scratch. Thanks, fellas! (five of the other tunes featured fairly straight-ahead programmed drums and the last one was an acoustic number that I also wrote parts for)

Here are a few notes highlighting the subtleties I mentioned above:
2:47 - hats are slightly open, sustaining a moderately static mezzo forte to provide a pleasing wash until 2:59, when a single strong hit (with the hats completely open) sets up the fill-in
4:04 - same as above, except without fill-in
4:31 - light crash riding
5:00 - the brief polyrhythmic foot pattern underneath of the hands complements both guitars

Full drum set transcription:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/shaftninja/?action=view&current=dy...
Tempo = 134 BPM

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[lifejones27]

no joke,,,my 4 year old daughter walked up behind me as i was watching this and asked "why is Jesus drumming?" lol, i just said "i don't know sweety, he's pretty good though isn't he?"

[gergreg2883]

3:03-3:30 that groove is downright gangsta!

[j0gan673]

@Phergan I've never heard it called a bass club before, that's brilliant :D

[Phergan]

Don't you just love it when the bass club head gets caught in the leg of your pants?

[OscarWichiWichi]

WTF he has pants o.O

[information94]

He's so good, its strange that hes not bored of this genre. I love this kind of music but I also love many other kinds as well. Personally I dont think I'd continue in this area but rather would explore a bit more.

However the part I'm listening to is kinda funky haha

[SermirP]

Hi man...write me if you will travel to Czech rep. :D I want your lessons! :D :) You play so good. Your technique, feeling are amazing. Well done! :)

[DrumEagle]

nice cut at 1:29

[inimicalODDITY]

Thing is: Practice or not, you can never attain Travis's style.

[crescendo352]

@drummerjeroensimons Black ones look like Neumann Km184's and the silver ones look like Sure KSM32 or KSM44's.