How to Write Polymeter DRUMS • Music Theory from Periphery "Atropos"
How to Write Polymeter DRUMS
Step 1. Kick in 7
The new Periphery single “Atropos” (from the album Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre) opens with a classic djent polymeter, which we love! Staying true to Meshuggah’s original polymeter recipe, the kick is in odd time while the snare and cymbals are in 4|4. So, start by programming a one-bar kick rhythm in 7|8. And just cos you’re in 7|8, doesn’t mean you have to only use 1/8 notes, so change your grid to 1/16 notes. By the way, the tempo is 80 BPM.
Once you’re happy with your kick rhythm, copy and paste it over four bars of 4|4. At the end of…
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