“One of the most common failings [when writing a drum track] is repetition. Nobody wants to hear that same stupid 16-line bass-snare pattern throughout the WHOLE song. Didn't your mother ever teach you that variety is the spice of life?”

—  Andrew Sega

"Melodic Structure", Necros, TraxWeekly #15, 1995

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musician from America 1975

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