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!...
by Per Ulfhielm | Oct 7, 2011 | Articles
A Brief History Of Latin Drumming And The Role It Plays In Music Today The history of Latin drumming begins with the slave trade. Drums were, and still are, a huge part of the African culture and many tribes in Africa used drums as a way to communicate with one...
by Per Ulfhielm | Sep 1, 2011 | Blog
James Lake – Rosy Okenfold I just love it when our customers spontaneously send in songs that they have recorded with OddGrooves MIDI drum loops. Especially when they sound as good as Rosy Okenfold by James Lake. Magnus plays drums on a couple of songs on...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 3, 2011 | Blog
So what about the funk? I love the funk. I love to play it, listen to it and go to funk concerts. But I wasn’t always a funk fan, and if you read this blog regularly you may remember some of my previous posts about metal and also being a closet reggae fan. I...
by Per Ulfhielm | Mar 27, 2011 | Sound Clips
Funk Sound Clips Here are a couple of audio demos from the upcoming OddGrooves Funky Drumming drum loop pack. 95 BPM Funky Magnus 138 BPM Funk Fusion 111 BPM TOP Funk 86 BPM Funk Shuffle 115 BPM Popcorn Funk 112 BPM Funk 91 BPM Funk...