Travis Orbin - Second Pete Peterson Session - "Death Country" (RE-UPLOAD)
Pete decided to remix this tune and as a result the drums are punchier with more presence. I approve! Hehe. It's available as a free download via SoundCloud. The clip was originally uploaded in May of this year (the day after "Touring Kuntucky in a Pig"). Thanks to everyone that commented, 'favorited', liked, etc. and feel free to give it some mo' love! Here's the original description: http://www.facebook.com/PetePetersonMusic Song info - http://petepetersonmusic.com/music/transitional-farms/death-country http://petepeterson.bandcamp.com YEEHAW! Ahem... so next up in this little series is "Death Country," which is the first Pete P tune that I ever heard way back in 2009. I began composing parts for this one while on tour with SEA last year. I've had the isolated drum track on my website since it launched, as I was pretty elated at my work. Starting around 1:42 there's a cool samba pattern / foot ostinato happening underneath the tom patterns; I wanted to try to 'inject' some staple world rhythms into Pete's material for fun, but only if it didn't sound forced. Also, around 2:17 -- after the 'gravity blast' -- I launch into some moderately improvisational playing. I sorta knew which fill-ins I wanted to play, but the transitions were improvised. The unique barrage of drums that follow, featuring the hyperactive cymbal work that isn't uncommon in Pete's tunes, is unbelievably difficult. Somehow, I managed to knock out that entire middle section in not only one take but one pass as well. The 'drum nonsense' at the end is all timed and played to a click (check the transcription). Additional notes: 0:05 - chinese cymbal complements vocal 0:10 - hoo doggy, train beat! 1:04 - 1:05, 3:11 - 3:12 - brief metric modulation 1:32 - the chick/splash hi-hat trade-off complements the geetar pickin' 2:00 - 2:05 - hi-hat chicks are in 7-16 against the 3-16 tom-tom strikes 2:43 - begin to loosen hats 3:43 - 3:46 - the lack of the backbeat on the '4' complements the vocal If you'd like to purchase an isolated drum movie for this, please visit: http://travisorbin.bigcartel.com/product/tunes Full drum set transcription: http://www.travisorbin.com/images/Pete_Peterson_-_Death_Country.JPG Tempo = 156 BPM Tempo change (2:06) = 192 BPM Tempo change (2:53) = 156 BPM until end http://www.travisorbin.com
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