3/4 & 4/4
This song was recorded sometime around the year 2004. The Flecktones actually performed it live for a short period of time. I came up with the song after stumbling upon the bass line at a Flecktones sound check. By accident, I realized that the bass line could be felt in two different time signatures. So, the song was written with that in mind and because of this, Bela called the song 2 Timers.
2 Timers can be felt in 3/4 and 4/4 at the same time. Musicians have used 3 against 4 forever but what makes this version unusual is that the 4/4 starts 1/16 of a beat earlier than the 3/4. Because the bass line (in 3/4) starts 1/16 beat before beat one, the line works in both time signatures perfectly. It's hard to explain, but this may help someone of U figure out what's going on.
To make it more apparent, at certain times of the song there are two drummers outlining the different time signatures. The song starts in 4/4. Then, at about 1:37 into the song, it goes into 3/4 with JD Blair hinting at 4/4 while Derico Watson stays in 3/4. At 2:39 into the song, it breaks down to only bass in 3/4. JD and Joseph enter playing in 4/4. This is where it starts to get a little tricky. The two drummers fade in and out with Derico playing in three while JD plays in four.
Derico's drum tracks were lost sometime during the recording process. Derico had to come back and re-record all of his parts. Overdubbing an incredible drum solo like that is not easy. My hat's off to Derico Watson and JD Blair. This is also the first time that I've really used a horn section. Howard Levy and Eric Silver help fill out the sound.