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The somewhat vague rythm is one of the the things I liked about it. The good news is that one can play in on or around the beat and it will still work. A fluid, drifty style of play can work as well as a more surgical way of soloing. It leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Some very good analysis from Ben on this one!!!
QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ May 24 2021, 09:25 AM)
Yup, that would work too, although I feel the counting becomes almost too slow then, but not impossible of course. If I recall correctly the backing is in 110 BPM, so it would be like counting quarter notes in 55 BPM. I think I still feel it in relation to the 4/4 pulse kinda provided by the hihat/cymbals etc. That tends to be the case too for some of the more modern drum grooves in the djent genre too. A steady pulse from a china for instance, but more advanced snare and kick pattern work. For instance Periphery's old song Icarus Lives, though in this case the snare often sits at 2 and 4:
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Notice how there is almost always a steady quarter note marked by the cymbals.
As for something more advanced, just for funs and giggles, here's Mangini playing 17/16 over 19/16, which of course is more of a prog metal thing:
