Badminton
By Abludo on January 4, 2026 11:55 pm
Happy New Year! It's nice to be back, but this beat I think encompasses the way it's going to go for me this year. I just have no time; I'm married, with a part time job at an emmy-winning sound studio and lots of freelance sound work on top of that, which is a dream - but it has come at the cost of my passion for music. I haven't made a single song for myself since my last weekly beat in 2024. And today I had to compromise and upload something unfinished, which is usually not the case for my first week. But I've spread my passion into other things and maybe music doesn't give me the same hit as it used to. I don't know, it feels a little disappointing this year. However, good to be back and this song wouldn't exist had it not been for the pressure of starting WB26 off well.
It starts with a drum beat I recorded in September, finally getting my drums out the cupboard for the first time since moving into this house 2 years ago. I only have a snare, hi hat and kick pedal, so you're hearing the snare and hi hat but the kick drum is actually a contact mic attached to a plastic box. I was going to use it to trigger samples, but it's surprisingly good by itself.
My favourite artist of 2025 was a band called Tennis, and if you know of them you'll definitely hear the influence. Probably used the same chords subconsciously. Hence the name, badminton, as I always preferred that sport.
Looking forward to listening to your entries!
Tom
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