First Attempt at REGGAE! ( need feedback!)

bassAddict05 · #1 07-19-2008, 02:05 AM

what up everyone.

First attempt at a reggae song... of course with a citizen polak twist.

Its called

' Sand With A Twist '

http://www.myspace.com/citizenpolak

let me know what you all think!

Andrew Jones · #2 07-19-2008, 02:17 AM

I couldn't get it to play right.I heard like 10 seconds I would suggest this though. Loose the kick drum on one and keep it on three. Practice with it like that,one of the weird things about reggae is often the bass in the only intrument playing one and you have to KILL it.

Aj

Basseroni · #3 07-19-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Jones

Loose the kick drum on one and keep it on three.

Ummmmmmmmm.....if you want to sound as authentic as possible with that genre you should practice with the kick drum on 2 and 4. Check out Bob Marley's "Waiting In Vain" and you'll see what I'm talking about. Traditionally in reggae, the downbeats are on 2 and 4.

adube810 · #4 07-19-2008, 02:57 AM

i was always under the impression the "one drop" rythm just had the accented 3rd beat...hmmmm

Linkert · #5 07-19-2008, 09:38 AM

"Roots reggae meets tango or British skinhead-ska."
First thoughts that crossed my mind.

jazzy grille · #6 07-19-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bassAddict05

what up everyone.

First attempt at a reggae song... of course with a citizen polak twist.

Its called

' Sand With A Twist '

http://www.myspace.com/citizenpolak

let me know what you all think!

Were you trying to go for roots, or your own twist? We tried to stick to roots, but there are so many people doing that here where I live... So we started to dub it up and throw anything in there we could think of.

I dig it. Keep it up.

Basseroni · #7 07-19-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by adube810

i was always under the impression the "one drop" rythm just had the accented 3rd beat...hmmmm

Now that I think about it, it really all depends on how you're counting it. I've always counted (the .= an eighth note) 1.2(Down).3.4(Down). You're thinking 1, 2, 3(Down), 4 which is correct as well. As long as that feel is there it's all good.

bassAddict05 · #8 07-19-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzy grille

Were you trying to go for roots, or your own twist? We tried to stick to roots, but there are so many people doing that here where I live... So we started to dub it up and throw anything in there we could think of.

I dig it. Keep it up.

A little of both. Roots and twist.
Hopefully you saw that.
Anyways thanks everyone for cehcking it out so far. Anymore feedback is always appreciateid

Kraken · #9 07-19-2008, 01:18 PM

Good Sounds, Enjoyed it!

bassAddict05 · #10 07-19-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kraken

Good Sounds, Enjoyed it!

thanks! glad you enjoyed it!

jazzy grille · #11 07-20-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bassAddict05

A little of both. Roots and twist.
Hopefully you saw that.

I did, I just wanted to make sure that it was what it was.

It sounds great to me.

bassAddict05 · #12 07-20-2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jazzy grille

I did, I just wanted to make sure that it was what it was.

It sounds great to me.

cool cool. Thanks man

phxlbrmpf · #13 07-20-2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Basseroni

Now that I think about it, it really all depends on how you're counting it. I've always counted (the .= an eighth note) 1.2(Down).3.4(Down). You're thinking 1, 2, 3(Down), 4 which is correct as well. As long as that feel is there it's all good.

Yeah, I was a bit confused by this at first too but the 1/3 vs. 2/4 thing in "One Drop" really depends on how you count, most people unfamiliar with reggae usually think it usually uses slow tempos, but it doesn't! Song tempos in reggae are usually sort of measured in double time compared to what the rhythm sounds like and that's why it's most common to talk about the bass drum as being placed on beat three. If you look at reggae song transcriptions, you'll notice the number of beats per minute that's specified is usually pretty high.

As far as I know there's also some sort "bass drum hit on every beat" rhythm (yet again with a relatively high tempo) that's often used in Reggae which is also quite fun but I forget what that style is called, Even The Police used it frequently.

Andrew Jones · #14 07-20-2008, 07:00 AM

I think your talking about the "steppers"groove,think exodous.

Aj

manutabora · #15 07-20-2008, 07:32 AM

That's really cool dude, especially the fact that you played everything. You did, right? Anyway, kudos to you.
The 2 and 4 thing with the kick was the only thing I could think of as a suggestion, but when I was listening to your track it didn't strike me as odd or out of place, so I guess it worked

bassAddict05 · #16 07-20-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by manutabora

That's really cool dude, especially the fact that you played everything. You did, right? Anyway, kudos to you.
The 2 and 4 thing with the kick was the only thing I could think of as a suggestion, but when I was listening to your track it didn't strike me as odd or out of place, so I guess it worked

yea i do play everything.

thanks for listening man I appreciate it alot.

Glad you liked it.