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Stratuspheric

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mpointon
Spain
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This drum pattern is very heavily based on Billy Cobham's fantastic '70s track 'Stratus' (most of you would know it if you heard it!).

Anyway, I can't play like Billy Cobham. But I like the groove and it is quite fill-heavy and there's a fair number of pushes and over-the-bar fills going on. Maybe I could argue it's my solo upload given all the recent drum solos going on around here! Sorry about the slightly odd structure. It seems I ...
rp3drums
like your playing. It's very clean... +2
Guadaña
Magnifique!!!! +1
OliVBee
fantastico :) +1
burrundi
Excellent stuff mp! +1
Tofzegrit
Oh that sounds !
Good things to come...
Bravo MartinVador +1
MajorTom_III
I love Billy Cobham. Awesome drums you played +1
mpointon
mpointon Thanks, Cody. I just wish I could do his super-fast fills and swiss triplets! The groove from of one my other favourites, The Pleasant Pheasant, is on my to-do list too. +1
PaulBOwens
Great drumming Martin - love the tight drum sound! +1
mpointon
mpointon Thanks, Paul. I'm hoping it's workable with for people! +0
Marceys
Ah yeah! Very good drums and amazing sound in your mix! Thumbs! +1
BigDaddyCee
Nice work man....very useable track..what's
the Bpm? +1
mpointon
mpointon 88. It's done to a metronome so should be on the money. I hope! +1
wiseshanks
Yeah Martin! Really tight and clean! I love the ghost notes on the snare. Really gives the track texture. Great work buddy! +1
mpointon
mpointon Thanks, wiseshanks! I'm genuinely proud of my ghost notes - one of my few advantages of being a left-hander playing right-handed! I use them too much though, I admit. Just need my right hand to be as expressive! +1
wiseshanks
wiseshanks Do you have your kit setup right handed. I play on a right handed kit but I play hi-hat with my left hand and snare with my right. It's a curse but I've been able to drum ok so far... +1
mpointon
mpointon I'm jealous - you play open-handed. Two of my favourite players, Simon Phillips and Carter Beauford play open-handed. I'm left-handed but play completely right-handed. So kit is set up right-handed and I play right-over-left. To an observer, I'm a right-handed player. Except I'm completely left-handed and left-footed! +0
wiseshanks
wiseshanks I didn't know open handed was a thing. I just started playing that way and it stuck. I've tried right over left and it doesn't work. +0
mpointon
mpointon Trust me when I say I'm jealous. It opens a whole new world of tom work whilst still on the hi-hat which I'm desperate to develop! +1