tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280197508368908020.post4254515191240450832..comments2024-03-29T01:58:35.571+11:00Comments on CardrossManiac2: Ratchet & Trap ExplainedTim 'Space Debris' http://www.blogger.com/profile/11182952223658140228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280197508368908020.post-8056550242320632122014-08-14T09:11:14.461+10:002014-08-14T09:11:14.461+10:00that description of ratchet doesn't really cap...that description of ratchet doesn't really capture the stylistic essence of things like "Rack City" and all that followed it, though does it - "simple rhythms, kicks and claps, squelchy synth bass" - i'm not sure i can do any better, though! Deceptively simple, i think would be the first nuance i'd add. Mustard's tracks are like Dre's classic beats, in way -- not doing anything very flashy or obviously avant, but real groovy. harder than it looks, i'll bet. with Mustard, the signature features are the snare rolls with the paradiddle-like military feel, the HEY!HEY!HEY!HEY! Marine-regiment doing-drill chants, and, more recently, those repurposed and slowed-down 90s house licks and vamps. SIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.com