Hello - this is Beat #336 with an extra video (not included on my IG post) of a longer version of this beat.
Behind the paywall you’ll find a additional behind-the-scenes videos, photos and explanations of me creating sounds on timpani and chimes for this session at Electrical Audio as well as some thoughts on my approach to the drumkit and recording with Wilco.
I’ve recorded at Electrical several times in the past with folks like Bobby Conn, Edith Frost, Eighth Blackbird, Jason Narducy and Fred Armisen, so it was nice to be back. It’s interesting how often when I’m going into a session just to play drums, I also end up adding “sounds” or timbres or textures as overdubs on songs. I love collecting sounds and the more I use them practically on records, the more I can justify acquiring new ones! Advice to any drummers: have non-rhythmic sound options at your disposal - if you’re able to play drums, percussion and unclassifiables - you’ll get to play more, work more, explore more and have more fun! Enjoy and thank you for listening - Glenn
Beat #336 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.3.26 Notes:
From Electrical Audio - the house that Steve Albini built, always great to be back there. I was recording last week w/the incredible Majel Connery (with my good friend Felix Fan on cello) and came up with this beat for a song. I got the kit to sound a bit processed: nice and crunchy, by preparing it with seed pods on the drums and cyms thanks to the ingenious Drumgees (these little bungie cords for attaching things to drums are game changers). This is a simple pattern beat with a samba bass drum ostinato. I’m using Demsticks “yang ling” broom rods to execute it all (& not crush the pods!). Nothing very tricky here besides making sure to strike the correct spot on the snare and hihats to get those alternate sounds. The first part in the video below has the best sound to hear those differences. The second part shows everything nicely including the optional pandeiro (a kind of Brazilian tambourine drumgee'd to the rack tom) hit on the “+ of ct. 4” - this is “variation 3” in the notation below. The third part is a close-up of the two different playing areas on the snare drum and fourth part has the double, "+a" pandeiro hit - “version 2” in the notation below. The second video is an alternate take.
