Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news came through of Chuck Berry’s passing. ...MORE
Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news came through of Chuck Berry’s passing. ...MORE
03/05/2017
In this issue we are going to look at polymetric basslines and drum patterns that have been recorded by two bands described ...
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In this issue I am looking at a tune from a musical I saw when I was 15 years old. It was one of the reasons I became a professional ...
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As it’s the Christmas period, I thought I would do some shameless marketing. There is a new album, ‘Dunedin Spleen’ ...
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This Deep Thinking bass lesson concerns how two sources of bass in a band can sound big and grunty (is that a word?). I did ...
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Latin Grooves: In this issue we are going to look at some Afro–Cuban bass lines two of which are contemporary, and one, ...
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In this issue we are going to take some of the techniques from last issue’s Deep Thinking column and turn them into a country ...
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Some funky fun this time from a bass player much admired in rock and funk circles – Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...
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I have written (or arranged!) something extremely different from our recent rock and funk escapades for this first issue ...
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