by Per Ulfhielm | Mar 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Now let me tell you about a very cool project that OddGrooves drummer Magnus Brandell recently participated in. Magnus plays drums on Danish artists Thomas Magnussen and Bjorn Palmqvist’s brand new CD Shakespeare Sonnets, which features Magnussen’s...
by Per Ulfhielm | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Time for some free drum loops again, don’t you think? This time we have a bunch of 4/4 loops taken from our upcoming pack with the working title “Magnus Brandell Signature Grooves”. These grooves feature a lot of ghost notes, drags, buzzes, flams,...
by Per Ulfhielm | Sep 7, 2012 | Blog, Interviews
About a year ago, I got an e-mail saying something like “Hey guys, here’s a song I recorded using your Latin Drumming pack. Feel free to use it on your website”. The sender was Andy Kotz, a Minneapolis-based...
by Per Ulfhielm | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, what’s up with 7/8? Yeah, what is up with 7/8 time? Well, for starters it’s a damn cool time signature – and a popular one if you’re into advanced music styles such as progressive rock and fusion. When OddGrooves started out back in 2008...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 1, 2012 | Free drum grooves
“The Sound of Prozak” Here at OddGrooves we absolutely LOVE Porcupine Tree, and the song Sound of Muzak is one of our favorites. So, OddGrooves Chief Drummer Magnus Brandell decided to record a version of the song and release it as a free MIDI drum jam,...
by Per Ulfhielm | Mar 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
We just finished updating our all of our latin drum loops to include mapping for Steven Slate Drums 4.0. f you already bought the Latin Bundle (or any of the packs Bossa, Mambo, Samba or Songo Drumming) you can expect an e-mail with a download link for the updated...
by Per Ulfhielm | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog
Here’s a short update from Magnus on what’s cooking in the OddGrooves lab:
by Per Ulfhielm | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog
So many music styles have their roots in New Orleans; Ragtime, Dixie, Jazz, Marching Music, Rhythm and Blues, and some Funk to mention a few. Many great New Orleans musicians started off in Marching bands performing music for funerals and they would march through...
by Per Ulfhielm | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s a video of drummer Magnus Brandell playing some quintuplets. Looking for polyrhythmic drum loops?
by Per Ulfhielm | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
The very talented Adriaan van Niekerk was kind enough to share a short sample of a song he recorded using a couple of grooves from our upcoming Latin Drum Loops Pack. Listen to it here: SummerBreeze What do you think? Please share your thoughts!...