I’ve played music for decades, as a guitarist first, and I’ve been increasingly interested in rythm over time.
I remember a night we have been dancing at a Mandrakesoft event, in a club. There was this guy who had his very own way of dancing, breaking the rythm, making pauses with his body. I also remember at this time the song “Independent Women”, with some breaks in the rythm. It sounded super original. It was in 2000 or 2001 I think.
Since this this moment I have always expected that music would turn into something more innovative, especially regarding rythm.
Drumboxes have gotten more and more sophisticated with impressive alterations capabilities for sound, but not that much for the rythm. As a drummer you can create something different and new, and some do, at least to a certain extent.
But in the end nothing very radical happened and listening to newly released music always makes me extremely bored: nothing happens but these either old or silly patterns. 0 creativity, 0 surprise.
So, earlier this year, I aked Claude if there was any innovation in this field….
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