astroid said: there's something kinda clumsy sounding about the hihat clankz

but when it drops into the beat, it's ssexxxxxxy.

i'd fuck around with some soloistic type biz on a ride cymbal instead of a hihat, and complement it with some very dissonant rhodes stabz and reverb tweakz.

if it's jazz, make it a touch more on the tony williams side, where the ride is a lead.

those are just first feelings. oh, and don't be afraid of the "tritone sub" or the sus 4 paralellogram. how about a chord solo on the guit? you got the sex for that.