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...
by Per Ulfhielm | Dec 18, 2010 | Blog
Frequently Asked Questions Many people have asked us questions via e-mail and on our Facebook page, and we thought it best to answer them all in one place: Right here on the OddGrooves blog. We will keep adding more questions and answers to this page as soon as they...
by Per Ulfhielm | Dec 14, 2010 | Blog
Free Metal Drum Loops A lot of people have been asking whether there will be any freebies associated with the Shredder Pack launch, and the answer to that is… Of course there will be freebies! Hey, this is OddGrooves, and we ALWAYS give away a bunch of high...