is anyone better at hi-hat patterns than Derrick May?

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I'm thinking of 'it is what it is' and his remix of Dee Lite(a different one) ,Wild Times'. The only person I can think of that might be is Timbaland, who else do you think, and if possible try and type their best pattern/passage.

― edward (big E.D), Monday, 2 September 2002 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

the quick answer to the question is "NO".

― michael w., Tuesday, 3 September 2002 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

although timbo nearly pinches it for "one in a million" alone.

― michael w., Tuesday, 3 September 2002 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

It is probably more appropriate to ask this question in the past tense. Is Derick May the Kevin Shields of Techno?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Am i the only one that hates Timbaland hi-hats?! ESPECIALLY on One In A Million, its feking annoying

― vic (vicc13), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Derrick May is awesome w/ hates - "Beyond the Dance" is so intense for me.

and Timbaland's "One In A Million" was the most groundbreaking record of the 90's (except for maybe "Soon")

but the high-hat award goes to Class Action - "Weekend (Larry Levan's Weekend mix). It's on the 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life' book - soundtrack.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Best Derrick May hi-hats--"The Beginning"

― Ben Williams, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

whoops!, Mr May is no Hater, but he's definitely a player hatter. (i.e. excuse typo and bad pun - thanks).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

observe: prince's hi hat programming on the time's 777-9311

― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I was always endlessly fascinated by the hi-hat playing on "Down in the Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal. At times it sounds sloppy, but it's *perfect* sloppy, so I concluded that it was performed like that on purpose.

― Ernest P., Tuesday, 3 September 2002 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

My favourite hi-hats: Green Velvet's "The Stalker", Dem 2's "Destiny". Detroit techno *does* have lovely hi-hats generally, but I think its a genre thing and not something that's specific to May (though he is exemplary).

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

joseph modeliste / luke vibert / john french / billy cobham / bogdan raczynski.

― bob snoom, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 11:09 (twenty-two years ago)

listen to "icon"(montage mix) - d.may really does stand out, even in detroit. carl craig is also particularly ace: "at les", "elements".

― michael w., Wednesday, 4 September 2002 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

and reese "rock to the beat", atkins "the chase", pullen "silent phase", larkin "tedra". shit, yeah,"TEDRA"!....you're right, it's a genre thing...

― michael w., Wednesday, 4 September 2002 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Lovely hi hats are a trait of Detroit, and tracks like At Les and Icon are very tastefully done. The May tracks I mentioned earlier stand out because the hi hats dominate and have this ridiculously energetic hyper funky feel that to me is fucking mindblowing.

By the way when I said try and type their best pattern/passage, I meant like tsk-chka-tsss-tk-tk-tk-tss, and shit like that.

― edward (big E.D), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

has anyone ever heard of Carter Beauford??????????

― Jes B, Tuesday, 4 February 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

J Swinscoe?

― Oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Slightly different territory from DM, but in D&B I always thought this was one of A-Sides' strengths.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

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