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Finding the elusive surf drum beat
Joined: Feb 16, 2012 Posts: 153 Rincon Beach, California, USA 
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 11:57 AM
Hey, I’m a guitar player, ok? I don’t speak drum. We want to do some surf songs and the percussionist asked me what she should listen to as an example. She is not playing an American drum kit, so we are translating it to her selection of doumbeks, conga, etc. While I am sure there are dozens of examples of great surf beat drumming, what is the ONE definitive recording you would recommend as an example of the textbook surf beat? Last edited: Jul 18, 2023 11:58:24 |
Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel 
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 01:48 PM
Pipeline, by: everybody (but mostly The Chantays). |
Joined: Jun 27, 2015 Posts: 236 San Francisco East Bay Area 
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 02:39 PM
+1 —Jonathan the Reverbivore The Reverbivores Please check out our latest album The Reverbivores Watch TV! |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25538 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. 
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 02:55 PM
Walk don’t run —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1335 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 04:06 PM
Walk Don't Run is good; got a little swing beat during bridge. Modern recommendation Surfcat NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP](https://agentoctopus.bandcamp.com/) |
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 05:48 PM
You really can't define the thing with a single song--there's too much variety even in this fairly narrow genre. For best results, strap drummer to chair and force drummer to listen to multiple surf compilations, as found on youtube, for example. Here's a great single song start. This whole album would be a good primer: |
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 05:55 PM
Here's another tack. Have her listen to these surf versions of a song she's already familiar with, if I'm interpreting your signature link right. And note how different they all are! |
Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1374 New Orleans
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 06:03 PM
Female beat (two snare hits on 1, one snare hit on 3) and lotsa rattataty fills. —Daniel Deathtide |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1892 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 09:25 PM
When it comes to early surf, Dick Dale always has the answer. It's even in the name of the song. "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Last edited: Jul 18, 2023 21:26:58 |
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Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1892 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Jul 18 2023 09:32 PM
Here's Dusty Watson demonstrating how to do it. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
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Joined: Feb 16, 2012 Posts: 153 Rincon Beach, California, USA
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Posted on Jul 27 2023 07:14 PM
Mahaloz for the suggestions, everybody! |
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