End of Watch Soundtrack - Intro-5/8

Last night I watched the movie 'End of Watch', a captivating portrayal of Los Angeles police starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Michael Pena. Made me glad I didn't live there anymore.
Anyways... it had the coolest soundtrack that I have heard in a long time, thank you David Sardy. It wasn't all in odd time - but it started in 5/8... waaaay cool, check out the sample below.

End of Watch - Intro 5/8 - David Sardy

Oddly Yours,
BetZe13
Odd Time Obsessed

Hymn in 5/4

Today in the states a major holiday is observed, many stores are closed and churches filled for Easter Sunday. The majority are eating ham, hunting for eggs, singing in church in reverence and or all of the above. I on the other hand am eating jellybeans, thinking about numbers and states of being.

Odd meters stop me in my tracks, no matter where it comes from. On this positive day, somehow, I found an odd metered hymn, 'How Deep the Fathers Love For Us'. This contemporary Christian hymn by Stuart Townend, an English worship leader and it is in 5/4. Yes, a hymn in 5/4 is being sung by many...... I wonder if they know.

Now, this is not my first choice in genre, Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' is more my speed, but I can appreciate how smooth his vocals fit into 5, whether I resonate with the lyrics or not. So, whatever your spiritual perspective is, this is genre-biased-free odd meter speculation and a hymn in 5/4 is pretty cool.

Oddly in all forms,
BetZe13
Odd Time Obsessed

SeeVanGurl - Rap in 7/4

 Check out Wonder Gurl in 7/4, young talented rapper from the UK who rapped over one of my riffs. A wonder she really is....

Flight of the Bumble Bee in 13/8

Here's one in 13/8 from me to you - my odd meter midi remake of Nikoli Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumble Bee.
Flight of the BetZe BeeZ - 13/8 [33322]



Keepin' it ODD,
BetZe13
Odd Time Obsessed

Don Ellis on You Tube

If you are jonesin for some visual Don Ellis Orchestra, or really would like to see how odd meter funk orchestra is done,  - go here.... now.....

http://www.youtube.com/user/electricbathhouse 

These are some incredible videos....

And you know who told me about this link? 

David Crigger, oddmeterite drummer extrodinare, who I might add played with Mr. Ellis on a few albums, including (my favorite one): Music from Other Galaxies & Planets (imagine my luck).  He can be found playing and recording in many places and online at  www.DavidCrigger.com

Keepin' it ODD,
BetZe13 
Odd Time Obsessed 

New Sun - Damage Done

In case you were hungry for some fresh prog, try some New Sun with flavors from the 70s and the mystical 2012. Damage Done is their 4th release with a nice balance of meters. Here is the metoric lineup: Shards in the Sand - 4/4 (with 1/16 shift by drums and bass in versus) Damage Done - 15/8, 6/8, 4/4 Antigravity - 5/4, 5/8, 7/8, 4/4 She Moved Me - 5/8, 4/4, 6/8, 7/4 Dreams - 4/4 Miscreants 4/4 (with 6/8 variant in verse groove) Chasm City - 4/4, 5/4, 13/8 www.new-sun.com Keep your ears open for them on OddTimeObsessed.com radio. Keepin' it ODD, BetZe13

Obsessing 7 with BetZe13 - SeeVan

Here is a little diddy I did a few years back for the RPM Challenge. Drums are spliced from BetaMonkey Odd Meter Meltdown, and the rest I played live, simple but groovy...

BetZe13 - SeeVan 7/4

Keepin' it ODD,
BetZe13
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