I'm a big fan of Manu Katche, or however you spell it. I've not heard a lot of his drumming, but I remember being amazed at what he did on Peter Gabriel's Secret World tour, specifically Come Talk to Me, in which he plays probably the two greatest solos/extended breaks I've ever heard. They weren't huge on technique, but the feel was incomparable.
I've wanted to get hold of some Mark Mondesir for quite some time - I've heard he's joined some kind of drum orchestra (six kit players), so I might try to lay hold of that. I've only heard him on a couple of songs he did with his brother a few years back, and his playing was extraordinary, the man's got an alien brain. Shifting the backbeat an offbeat down the bar with each successive verse is inspired (an one I'll use myself at some point), but playing in 33/32 is just ridiculous. And it grooved, didn't sound calculated at all.
Anyone who's a fan of drumming should listen to the later Bordoms work. Vision Creation Newsun is a three kit psychedelic epiphany: louder and faster and louder and faster and louder and faster....
Besides that, I mainly prefer listening to drum programmers these days, as I don't have to wade through jazz-wank to get to decent ideas. My favourites are Tim Simenon, Photek, and Aphex Twin (shadow would have made the list if it weren't for his last album).
If any one wants to give me a list of great jazz drummers and their finest hours, I'll take back what I said about jazz-wank and take my card unto the library. |
