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Fran Merante - MH Funk on the DL - Styrocultural Antidote - From the CD "Sweathog"

1,662 views · Published 26 July 2009 · 4:33 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: funky2714 · 2009 · Music

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This is a tune from Ronnie Neuhauser's Styrocultural Antidote  "Sweathog" Cd. 
You can check out more of Ronnie's work at www.nocheez.com

This is a DIRTY DIRTY tune!! The feel for the first section of the tune is a slow filthy funk groove. The backbeat is anticipated and at this tempo, it is a challenge to create the thick yet slinky groove this tune is screaming for.  Notice not a lot going on with the kick. Just enough to accentuate key parts of the bass line. The bass line is busy and I thought it best to stay out of his way. 

In the next section, the  tune builds in intensity and the most natural thing I felt to do here is open the hats to a point where they are nice and "sloshy"  playing a broken sixteenth pulse but outlining the quarter note with the essential dynamics. This keeps the forward motion going while the 16th note subdivisions and anticipated backbeat played on the snare remain, which keeps the "slinkiness" alive. I also occasionally displace the groove for a brief moment to create some nice tension trying to provide more intensity to the section.  

The next section is a nice light section which to me, has kind of a Spanish Flamenco type of feel to it. I put some off beat high hat splashes in there to keep it light and airy and the call and answer on the snare and tom seem to work nicely with the melody. 

Now we move back to the A section but I choose to keep the hats open because of what I felt was needed behind the intense guitar part that is happening. I also choose to do a stop time in place of where one might normally fill to let the guitar finish out his phrase as well as add to the intensity of what the guitar is doing. It is a tension and release technique that works well here.

BAM!! Out of nowhere we shoot off into a section that has a double time feel with the bass walking and guitar playing an open, spacey, airy feel. I try to lock in with the bass player here and depart from the slinky feel and go to a groove that is more "on the beat" as opposed to being a little behind the beat as that is what I feel is necessary for this section. I play some more 16th note subdivisions for a more "fusion" feel and play some various accents on the hi hat and toms. 

THEN out of double time  back to the mellow section again!! Difficult to change the feel here and keep the groove for this section in order!!! 

The remainder of the tune use sections that were already explained!

Questions are ALWAYS welcomed!! ENJOY!!

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