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Vaisvil | Slicy Basses

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Uploaded May 26, 2010 9:08pm.

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CROSS-OVER POLYRHYTHMS
This is actually a type of enharmonic polymeter, where 2 rhythms with different meters (i.e., a different numbers of beats/measure) are played at the same tempo: the measures do not line up each time. These rhythms have measures that start at the same point, but do not end at the same point until cycling through a certain number of measures -at which point they “cross-over”. In this example, the bass lines are played in 4/4 and the percussion at 5/4, so they don’t share a common downbeat until cycling through 5 bars of the bass groove. The over-all effect is to give the illusion of a quite complicated percussion, when actually it is just distorted through the lens of an “incorrect” time signature perspective. At the end of the piece, once the bass has faded out, the simplicity of the underlying 5/4 percussion pattern can finally be recognized easily - at which point the abrupt change from 4/4 to 5/4 sort of feels like jumping off of a merry-go-round!

Once again, many thanks to Vaisvil for his totally slicy (and improvised!) bass work!!

“La clave es la llave, la llave es la clave” - The clave is the key, the key is the clave.

“Abrecuto y guiri mambo” - Open your eyes and listen.

180bpm.

thetworegs said February 28, 2011 3:42pm

Missed this one excellent

somno project said July 2, 2010 12:12am

great recording!

Guest said May 30, 2010 5:36am

How can you have any slicy basses if you don't eat your vaisvil?

Guest said May 29, 2010 4:49am

I thought I had faved this MF. Sorry, it's faved now boys. Great sounds.

Guest said May 28, 2010 6:48am

I do like the gutsy bass in there, great percussion keeps us on our toes.

Gen. Libra said May 27, 2010 9:59pm

i can dig brother man âˆ†âˆ†Libraâˆ†âˆ†

launched said May 27, 2010 8:21pm

This is badass, guys. I have to keep coming back to it!

another cultural landslide said May 27, 2010 6:04pm

SUPERB!!!!! w;-)

kirklynch said May 27, 2010 12:39pm

Very cool groove! Nice work!

Wildgeas Music said May 27, 2010 10:39am

Felt real good. Nice job fellas. :) very interesting. Coll bass riffin' too.

richardlaceves said May 27, 2010 5:29am

Take me to your Leader.... this is an awasome (however you spell it ) cool piece...

Guest said May 27, 2010 4:10am

this is very cool. I've been wanting to experiment with poly-rhythms too. Nice stuff Fellas!

Guest said May 27, 2010 4:03am

Love the description. Very educational as well as entertaining. :) U2 make a good team.

Reefwalker said May 27, 2010 2:15am

polyrhythms, thanks for explaining that - Tasty percussion. Also, Vaisvil does a great job playing along this groove

Johnny Stone said May 27, 2010 1:36am

This is great top beat dig it.

vaisvil said May 27, 2010 12:55am

I enjoyed playing on this thanks Norm! - no guitars harmed in the improvisation

Tharek Ali Mokbul said May 27, 2010 12:46am

sublime beats and awesome groove what more can anyone ask for?

launched said May 26, 2010 10:40pm

Enharmonic what? :) This is where it's at, guys! I'm diggin' it to China. Very cool!

Rick Phillips said May 26, 2010 10:13pm

Very nice drum and bass/guitar work. Love the complexity and the groove!

Alister Flint said May 26, 2010 9:33pm

y u m m y ! la llave es la clave, si!

Guest said May 26, 2010 9:13pm

Explosive chemistry here, guys! Brilliant work! Love that rhythm, love that raunchy guitar. Sounds like conjuring up mischief on a hot day.

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