JUNGLE/DRUM 'N' BASS FOR THE ACOUSTIC DRUM SET +CD: A Guide to Applying Today's Electronic Music to the Drum Set (incl. CD)

If you love time, you will love this book. I love time, and I'm willing to take as much as I can to learn these grooves. Every time I play Johnny Rabb's grooves I feel relaxed because of the bass drum line that he lays down. It takes the stress away. It's very clave and it's what anchors the whole thing. In Jungle drumming, Rabb takes the emphasis away from the backbeat and replaces it with syncopated snare and solid clave from the bass drum. The result, played at warp speed is jungledrum'n'bass.Here's what I really like about Johnny's book: It covers a lot of ground that needs covering, like buzzes and rolls and seamlessly incorporates it all into rock grooves. It's methodical, follow his method, and you'll get it right. But take the time. And, these grooves flow like water and are very hypnotic once you master them. And that takes time. Which you need to love.I took my time getting through the book, I am only now doing the chapter on Linear Jungle Grooves. There's a page of exercises I'm working on in this chapter and I swear I hear Middle eastern rhythms, African rhythms, South American rhythms, and even North American rhythms. We are talking worldbeat to rock in one half second. The linear approach to drumming is incredibly cool. I first learned about it from some of Glenn W. Meyer's books,which I also recommend. But Johnny Rabb takes linear to a whole new level. Way to go Johnny.My advice is to practice every exercise with right hand playing cymbals, then take the extra time and switch over to every exercise with the left hand on cymbals Why take that time? It may seem like an unnecessary slog but it will really improve your bass drumming, among other things. It's the bass drum that is the key to these grooves. Repetition, if played in time, and not out of time, will lead to your brain wiring in these bass drum patterns, and to a solid but tasty groove.You have to love time and repetition to be a groove master. Johnny Rabb is up there, in the Pantheon. Thankyou for these beautiful jungle grooves Johnny. In a month or two, I plan to upload a video playing one of the exercises on conventional set, on Dhaal, and on Dun Duns. I'm talking totally jungle. The clave like patterns of Rabb's grooves lend themselves to the melding of African Dun Dun and rock grooves.

Acquistato qualche anno fa e visto che Amazon mi chiedeva di recensire articoli di recente acquisto, nell'elenco mi sono ritrovato anche questo manuale didattico che sicuramente merita una recensione. E' ottimo! Fine della questione. Per essere più articolati, è un bel manuale sullo studio dell'indipendenza rullante/cassa/hihat con analisi progressive di pattern che sicuramente si rifanno alla cultura Jungle ma che affondano le proprie radici nel linguaggio soul/funk. Può essere studiato quindi sotto diversi profili ed è una continua fonte di ispirazione e ottimo esercizio per rafforzare l'indipendenza degli arti con pattern via via sempre più complessi. Molti degli esercizi proposti sono dei bellissimi pattern estremamente musicali e adattabili a diversi contesti o presi in considerazione come fill da inserire nel proprio accompagnamento.

Rinse out the sound! Good intro book for programming jungle.

Johnny Rabb hat mit Jungle/Drum'n'Bass ein super Lehrbuch herausgegeben welches mit einfachen Rythmen und Grooves beginnt und immer komplexer wird. Zusätzlich sind zwei CD's enthalten, damit man eine Vorstellung über die Übungsbeispiele im hohen Tempo erhält. Super Buch!

Perfect!! My son -in-law is a drummer and this was brilliant - he is very happy with it! Excellent present !!