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Steve Jordan's Groove, Eloy's New Stick & Does Grip Actually Matter? | The Back Beat #1
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Steve Jordan stripped his kit back to four pieces and somehow made it the most talked-about groove of the year. This week on The Back Beat: a Japanese jazz album that's been on heavy rotation, Eloy Casagrande's new signature stick with Promark, and the grip debate that won't go away.
00:00 - What's on this week
00:56 - Heavy Rotation: Chihiro Yamanaka, Guilty Pleasure
02:33 - Drummer Spotlight: Steve Jordan's minimalist groove (ride, snare, kick, hi-hat, no crash)
04:45 - New Gear: Eloy Casagrande's Promark signature stick
06:18 - Think Piece: Does grip actually matter?
08:09 - Outro & fanmail
Referenced in this episode:
→ Steve Jordan's Europe Drum Show clip (groove starts ~5:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOwtLx5waRY
→ Eloy Casagrande's new Promark signature stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=End6tqaWejY
→ Chihiro Yamanaka, Guilty Pleasure on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/433TtbOGVFXo5LZjEvNOKc
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