1 Nov
2009
1 Nov
'09
11:17 a.m.
On Sun, 1 Nov 2009, Ken Restivo wrote:
Very cool rhythm. Most of the Bulgarian stuff I've
heard is in what I
thought was 7/4; perhaps it was in this 15/16.
I did one some years ago in 5+5+2 (with a turnaround in 5/4 + 5/4 +
9/8 every few measures):
http://www.restivo.org/blog/podpress_trac/web/96/0/552-0.2.3.ogg
Fun with Hydrogena and Ardour. Could you imagine trying to describe to
a real drummer: "Now, this song is in....."?
Hey, lots of real drummers pride themselves in being able to handle
oddtime and mixed meters! On the other hand, American dancers...<thud>
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