Meshuggah - I

[MegaMoose]

No, it was because they wanted a more mechanical/robotic feel to the album, from what I've heard.

 

[The Poona of Peshwa]

I heard that it was because they wanted to get the whole band in on the rhythms, considering 4/5 of the band is a rhythm section.

 

[CF87]

I heard it was because the simple single e riffs were so offbeat he could not do snare hits at the right time!

 

[thelordofcheesecake]

I heard that it was simply a time constraint issue. I doubt it's down to not being able to play it.

 

[Gunt Piddlesworth]

I heard it was because the simple single e riffs were so offbeat he could not do snare hits at the right time!

more like F riffs. get the facts str8 son

 

[froghawk]

Um.. there are only 4 people in the band, and the whole band is basically a rhythm section.

But yeah, drums were programmed with Drumkit from Hell, which is a drum machine made by Thordendal and Haake, and the drumkit is sampled from Haake's set. Given that they even made the software involved in making the drum parts, it doesn't matter to me. Also, it wasn't just time restraints - it was a very collaborative album, so they wanted to make it so that any of the members could make drum or guitar parts for the song. Even Jens played some guitar on it.

 

[The Poona of Peshwa]

The fifth member who is not part of the rhythm section is the FANS.

 

[wankerness]

Um.. there are only 4 people in the band, and the whole band is basically a rhythm section.

But yeah, drums were programmed with Drumkit from Hell, which is a drum machine made by Thordendal and Haake, and the drumkit is sampled from Haake's set. Given that they even made the software involved in making the drum parts, it doesn't matter to me. Also, it wasn't just time restraints - it was a very collaborative album, so they wanted to make it so that any of the members could make drum or guitar parts for the song. Even Jens played some guitar on it.

2 guitars +1 bassist +1 vocalist +1 drummer = 5 owned

 

[The Poona of Peshwa]

I think maybe the current bassist is a session guy tho.

 

[wankerness]

I think maybe the current bassist is a session guy tho.

Maybe, not like you can really hear him 90% of the time anyway