New tom heads! New bass drum head! New pedal springs! New pedal settings! New me! (Well, maybe not that last one, but just back from vacation anyway…)
This album, and especially this song, really made a mark on me when it came out. Covering it feels astonishing. I miss spots here and there, but I think I’ve delivered most of the song’s essence and energy!
Challenges:
- Weird tempo switches mid-riff (!).
- Crazy arrangement. I had to do a lot of counting to try to figure this one out, and some parts I still haven’t figured out fully.
- 250 bpm is no walk in the park, but I’ve been practicing on a pad lately, and I feel that my blasts are getting better.
This took me 8 sessions, since May. Once again, it’s nowhere near perfect, but being able to get to this level with a song this complex in only 8 sessions is to me an enormous feat.
Please excuse a few tiny cuts: I have lag issues with my GoPros.
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Hardware:
Czarcie Kopyto pedals
OnTrigger triggers
Tama drumset
UFIP, AAX etc. cymbals
ProMark Forward 5B Nylon Tip
Evans EC2S drum heads
Recording:
GoPro Hero 10 (for hands and sound)
GoPro Hero 7 (for feet)
Roland TU-2 (trigger module)
Roland Rubix22 (audio interface)
GarageBand (recording software)