These two may be the most technically proficient players on their respective instruments ever BUT.....I can't help but feel the gazillion notes/rhythm strokes takes something away from the soul of the music. It's like a computer programmed to cram in more information than is actually needed to achieve the goal. I'd rather listen to these two vs. Taylor Swift, obviously, but the original Weather Report version has more than enough notes while achieving an added warmth that I'm missing in this version.
I've seen just a little of this duo but never took a good listen until now ... Seriously accomplished musicians to take Havona and come up with this. Awesome.
@@ajpend Just making a point. Doing what you feel at any given moment is not, in and of itself, beautiful. I think this music is incredibly ugly. The original recording of Havona is one of the most majestic and extraordinary pieces of fusion I've ever heard. This version is a travesty, mainly because of the drumming. Domi had some of the qualities in the original Havana in her early playing, but years of hanging out with JD Beck have killed it. As I said, a real shame.
I am confused by the groove. Does he use the same blast beat for everything? Perhaps I'm missing something. No offense to him or anyone who like this kind of thing. Long live music! The younger players are the musical future. Best wishes to them all.
Just his style. It's very influenced by 90s DNB/Jungle/Breakcore, and he's even listed artists like Squarepusher and Aphex Twin as big influences which all utilize these types of percussive patterns. He's just skilled enough to play them with a kit.
Domi still reading sheet music for these tunes years later?? Even original tunes she wrote, still reading. This is a duo, could go anywhere, but they only do arrangements. Love to see some actual real exploration in the moment.
I don’t know a thing about drum playing but is his slumped over posture a good thing? That fast playing with that posture just seems like an injury waiting to happen.
I couldn't figure out where Domi's technical brilliance came from until I realized that she's a trained classical pianist, and she can obviously play wonderful jazz too, judging by her "For Free" video. But I don't get the stuff she's doing with her friend JD. It sounds very thin to me.
