24 Jul
2007
24 Jul
'07
7:53 a.m.
On Tuesday 24 July 2007, Jan Depner wrote:
Here I am, back again. I've added a song to my
site. It's only missing
a few things:
a real drummer
someone who can play bass
someone who can sing
an entire band that really knows how to play reggae
You know, just a few things ;-) This is more a proof of concept than
anything else. It's really all about the story (which is on the site).
For those interested, the implements of destruction are:
Home-made guitar ;-)
Roland GR-9 guitar synth (organ)
Mesa Boogie Maverick Dual Rectifier 212
Digitech RP250
Blue Ball mic
ESP 854 bass through an Art Pro Channel
Alesis SR-16
http://www.thecfband.com/Bio/MyMusic/MyMusic.html
Oh, the name of the song is "Joe Black" (ya gotta read the story to
understand).
It sounds ok. But one important tip about reggae. The rhythm is mostly a so
called "one drop" which means that the 1 is not emphasized. Instead the
emphasis is on the beats 2 and 4 [or on beat 3 depending on how you count]:
time: 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
guitar: | | | |
kick: | |
A reggae with emphasis/kick on 1 simply doesn't sound right :) Or better: A
reggae with emphasis ONLY on 1 doesn't sound right..
Here's an example of a very simple reggae "riddim" just to illustrate the
point:
http://tapas.affenbande.org/one_drop.ogg
Ann to drive the point, here's the master of reggae, Bob:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3VRGANguGQE
[the song starts after 20 seconds or so]
In this song "natural mystic" even the bass doesn't play on the 1 :)
Regards,
Flo
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Palimm Palimm!
http://tapas.affenbande.org