While he does play VERY aggressively, it’s definitely the recording/microphone set up that is causing many of the sound issues here. You can hear crackling in the back half of this piece, as the gain is WAY too high for the mic setup. Also, the placement of the mics/ environment could have been better set up for marimba IMO. Honestly, I love the expression and aggressiveness. For me personally, I would just take the high end (dynamic wise) down by about 10%, and it would be perfect based on my interpretation. Well done
I remember during online school, my older brother would practice this every day. So now anytime I hear it i get a sort of nostalgic feeling anytime I hear it
Big brain move is to start with a mallet that you know is about ready to break and then when you need a break just absolutely slam the next note and break it. Free 5 second break
