[AbeSapien]

Hey folks,
 
I was watching a very interesting and sick video on YouTube about a drummer called Tony Royster Jr. . I saw him once live here and it was awesome !! 
 
Here's the vid:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPPISJPl50s
 
Of course I have to talk about the other drummer too. He is indeed as amazing as Tony.
 
Now back to topic...
Do you have any albums of 'drummer-only' music ? I only want to the percussion and the drums.
Does something like that even exist ? ^^'
 
Thank you for your help.
 
Abe
 

 

[Chimchang]

Killer link. I just spent about an hour on those and the related videos.
I'm interested to hear other people's suggestions as well.
I don't know of any drums ONLY music (but its not because I wouldn't listen to it haha) however I do know a lot of music that is kinda drums-only, or at least very percussion-focused. 
A lot of electronic music is essentially drums only, but with an ambient backdrop added. A good example would be "Freeman Hardy and Willis acid" which is Squarepusher and AFX working together. Off the top of my head I think the first 5 minutes are literally just drums, but the last 45 seconds are drums highlighted by an acid bassline. Unless you hate electronic music with a passion, I'd definitely recommend it.
Also electronic, but much more 'realistic' would be the entire album "Permutation" by Amon Tobin. He plays this at Jazz festivals. Its not strictly drums-only by any means, but at its worst its still "somebody absolutely going to town on a drumset while a minimalist jazz band provides background."
And finally, Black Sabbath's "Rat Salad" and Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick." They both start out with the whole band playing for 30 seconds- a minute, but the drummer plays alone 90% of the song.
So yeah, nothing 100% drums there, but imo they are worth checking out if you like percussion-heavy music.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to watching that royster jr video 10 times in a row.

 

[JadeEast]

In Brazil there is a music style called Batacuda.

There are number of compilations out there. This one from Mr.Bongo records is
pretty good. 
http://www.mrbongo.com/product/batucada-the-sound-of-the-favelas-cd-1092
 
 
 
 

 

[Deep Funk]

Billy Cobham?
Kodo (Traditional 'Japanese' percussion with other instruments and sometimes vocals.)
 
Dig for South-American and African percussion music from the sixties and seventies and you will find more beat patterns than you can imagine. (Curtis Mayfield included a special percussion section in his backing band for a reason.)

 

[AbeSapien]

Hey
 
Thank you for your replies
 
Yeah it's indeed not only a killer link but a drum killer There are two other which i recommend: Tony Royster Jr. killing DW Drum
and the one where he is only 12 years old or so can't remember ^^
 
Indeed the Freeman Hardy and Willis acid isn't my cup of tea :/ I do like electronica but not too much.
Amon Tobin is more the sound I'm looking for Thank you very much, Sir. Need this album
 
Woah Billy Cobham sounds chill ^^ pure Jazz Fusion. Very interesting, have to grab me one of those
 
Holy moly the Kodo Drumming is huuuuuuge sound ^^ Do you know if there are any cps out there ?
 
Thank you again
 
Abe
 

 

[AbeSapien]

Just went to www.cdjapan.co.jp to look for Kodo and I found some interesting cd's  
First order for next month
 
cheers,
Abe
 

 

[Deep Funk]

I love the Kodo-music. Their recordings are very good and you can almost feel the the moving air which produces some unbelievable percussion sound. Some of their compositions are my favourite reference tracks...

 

[Chimchang]

Yeah, I probably should have mentioned that Aphex Twin's music is...different... hahaha 
He does do some really cool things with percussion though, and an utter lack of sanity is usually a pro in my book.
 
Deep Funk-
Anything you would specifically recommend for kodo? Every time I come here I get way too much new music. And the worst part is, it's headfi, so most of it is actually good. Can never keep up.
 
 
Not exactly on-topic, but my friend sent me this video out of nowhere today. While it may not be "necessary" to do all that crazy ****, it definitely looks really, really fun.
 

 

[Deep Funk]

At least get their "Best Of compilation" and the first album "Irodori".
 
The video is an oldie, stays fun though.

 

[AbeSapien]

Hey
 
YEAH the guy on the drums is crazy ^^ saw him a few times on youtube funny as hell 
 
Thank you for the recommendation Deep Funk
 
Cheers,
Abe
 

 

[antberg]

to many ,the best drummer around here,independently of any genre,is Dennis Chambers,i discover his works some years ago while playing in a concert with Mike Stern,during his solo i was just hipnotized!!then i had the opportunity to see him for real at a concert with Carlos Santana.superb
the intro of the first track of extraction (-2003- with Greg Howe and Victor Wooten) is marvellous too.

 

[manveru]

 
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Dennis Chambers

Technically amazing, but I've always found his solos to be very boring. Kind of a mixed bag in the context of music.