Random Grooves Solo Vid...

[kartikaysrivastava]

I recorded myself yesterday and decided to put it up on youtube. Do check it out..And let me know what you guys think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuFX6Mq21a8

[aydee]

Killer stuff Karthikya! Lucknow rocks, man!! : )

[kartikaysrivastava]

Killer stuff Karthikya! Lucknow rocks, man!! : )

Hey thanks a lot...But i dont live in Lucknow anymore. I shifted to New Delhi..

[beatsMcGee]

cool stuff, i liked all the ghost notes, you seemed pretty fluid too which is always a good thing.

[kartikaysrivastava]

cool stuff, i liked all the ghost notes, you seemed pretty fluid too which is always a good thing.

Thanks. I love this kinda stuff. With a lot of ghost notes and all..

[khanedeliac]

Ok...Im going to try not to be harsh, but you DID state you would be playing funk.

Instead, you played flashy show off breakbeat at circa 130bpm. Nothing wrong with flashy show off breakbeat; just dont call it funk.

As far as your playing, yes its fluid and yeah you got some good ghost notes rolling to keep that texture alive; but your feel is WAY off in my opinion; mainly because you keep trying to stick as many fills and embellishments as possible. I know it was just a video you were making for fun; but you asked for criticism, so here it is.

Start grooving more and thinking about sound more, worry about the amount of notes less, let those fills come naturally, dont plan them.

I cant sit back and watch these so called funk videos anymore when cats cant even come close to an Alphonse Mouzon or a Ziggy Modeliste groove, why is all this neo-funk so sped up?? All the best funk is played at slower tempos....

Rant over, not trying to knock your fun or your skills; just making a pontificated pointy pointerson.

[FunkRaft]

great chops.
A little too much SOUND, lol, all at once. Try playing more dynamically and take the listeners on a ride, you have the skills to accomplish this for sure. Look forward to more videos.

Justin

[Maytridy]

Nice chops...you've definitely developed a lot of technical skill. However, I agree with Khan that the playing needs some musical development.