25/08/2017
Imagine the following scenario: You're a songwriter who usually plays solo. For your next recording and subsequent tour, ...
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Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news ...
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Retaining the confidently diverse formula of acoustic grooves, rock riffs and a touch of foreign tongues in their lyrics, ...
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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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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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Upon learning her first instrument, Henrieta Tornyai, more commonly known by the name Henika, fell in love with music. Having ...
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Paul Dyne is a Wellington-based jazz musician specialising in double bass. Born in Timaru, his own musical education has ...
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Well, this is a lot of fun. According to the liner notes, Duffty Baker went to Camp A Low Hum with a mate who turned 50 ...
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