Richard Spaven | 'Spin' 

"How dry do you want your cymbals?" "Yes."

those hits with snare, surprise me every time

Richard Spaven + Jordan Rakei = Pure Nirvana. The groove on this song is something else.

Not usually a fan of dark dry cymbals but in this setting its perfect

I'm crying... Richard your drumming is something special.

Absolutely crushed it to pieces!

Whether Spaven featuring Rakei or vice versa, one thing's for sure - the combination of those two is pure magic every damn time.

Once again, I have to thank Richard Spaven for keeping me grounded. From my darkened apartment in a shitty town, thanks Rich.

Spaven reminds me of my created character on "Skate". Easily in my top 5 fav. drummers. I can listen to him all day.

The scene + the music + the performance = a piece of Art

My goodness, this is on another level. Best Spaven track since 'The Self', hands down!

The perfection of taste and badassery.

I'm upset that it's taken so long for me to find out about this guy 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️. Wow!

It's so beautiful that it kind of makes me cry, laugh, dance, wander all at the same time... Massive Respect!! 🙏

That mixing is glorious! Richard is awesome!

Spaven, you sir, are on a different level. Such a beast. IMO, no one has the subtly, elegance, precision, and groove that play so well together like you do. Thanks for putting out such great music!

this song is a spiritual experience . thanks spaven. everytime I hear this masterpiece it taps into the inner artist within.

What is the most amazing in this groove is the placement of the kick drum . Quite hard to reproduce actually

That was 🔥 from 0:00-4:39 period.

The timing! Wow

such a nasty groove, his subtlety is unmatched

Wow! Probably one of my favorite tracks in the last 2 years

Well, dry cymbals are a testament to being raw, and not overpowering vocals. You can do whatever you want, hit as hard as you want, but it keeps the drummer in check, which really gives him focus to play out the beat.

Clean and understated.

This is so beautiful and calming.

I think i have got a new favorite drummer! Holy shit! Love everything about that!

I mean, who needs chops

Smooth ❤

Bravo Spotify for sending this track across my consciousness - wonderfully rhythmic and enveloping, melodic and dreamy. And of course the performance on the kit is tight!

Amazing Track and drumming .

Grandisima originalidad y musicalidad de este baterista .

❤ 16” bass drums

damn this track is so clean

Just in case someone else was wondering about the time signature/where the "1" is etc (like I was), here's my take on it: Tempo = 160, so the HH figure is in 16ths (if you feel it in 80, which is more natural (i guess), the HH figure is in 32nds obviously). Anyway, the song is MOSTLY in 4/4 except a few bars of 3/4 and 5/4 or (according to your taste) pushes of 1 beat to the left/to the right. Around 1:13, there's one bar of 3/4 leading into a new "1" on the crash hit, at 1:37 there's one bar of 5/4 (he's landing on the "3" of that bar with the break, the next crash is the new "1"). The same thing happens again around 2:24, one bar of 3/4 leading into the new "1" one the crash hit. Then at 2:38 there's the same break as before on "3", only this time it's in a bar of 4/4 (not 5/4 as before). The rest of the tune stays in 4/4. Clues for hearing the "1": use headphones and listen for the guitar chords on the right. Those are on "1". Another thing he does frequently is playing the bass drum on "4" and the "d" of 4, anticipating a bass drum hit on "1" which never follows. The main pattern (at least in the beginning) is centered around a two bar phrase (again, feeling the pulse at 160bpm) with the main snare hit on the "2" of the second bar and the bass drum on "4" and the "d" of 4 as I said before. Hope this helps!

Haven't heard a song that gets me back on the kit quite like this one 🙏

still love your work!!

💘💘

Mannnn!!!! I can't get off of this viideo!!!!!!!!!!! Tough is the word!!!!! 96 more times to go!!!! Outastanding!!!!!!

First Drumming Video where I immediately wanna buy all cymbals! And I don't even play drums regularly... Extremely tasty, Richard did it again!

Wow

The drum maybe old but those new beats are priceless !!... I take me high hat off to the drummer.

amazing

What an amazing f-ing drummer!!

Richard Spaven, the Best drummer in the whole world. 😀

God damn

beautiful track, this is a new wave of music

I am a die hard R&B fan, this song is so calming and chilled. I think I have found a new artist. Thank you to my neighbor for putting me on this song and this artist

Straight mesmerizing.

This is so beautiful, beyond expression in words. I wish could pour the tender palette of emotions this track got me through... I guess I have to check out the album now. Amazing performance, thank you 🙏

I seriously have this song in my head for days straight, good thing it's absolutely fucking fantastic

What a player

Every time I see you or I hear you play, you touch my heart

I applauded at the end of this video.

I saw this band live in London doing this (end 2019) and it was just amazing.

O.M.G... i watched Richard perform this at The UK Drum Show in Manchester this year

Everybody knows that Richard is a drummer with the style of his own, right? Yet everytime I come acoss a new vid of his, it'll always be so refreshing and inspiring! HOW THE HELL DOES HE DO THAT??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mesmerizing!!

ooh Man! Perfectance somewhere here! Bless You!

Always so nice to hear from you, mr. Spaven 💙

I love his sound

groovy

Makes it look so easy!

In awe.

Super solid and perfection from any optical position!!

Rich sound

14 people are like “Where all the crazy chops and fills?!?”

its so beautiful. so musical....

Thanks Meinl for delivering very good audio quality all the time

I enjoy this way more than Zildjian live. They try to sound and look like Snarky Puppy when all you need is an close-up with the drummer.

Amazing tune.

Too cool with the mesh of vocals and 🥁 all good though 💯✊🏽

Excelente recomendado mostrisimo el tema.. brutalisimo el groove...

There’s something lovely about those cymbals.

man.. this is the vibe

Great!

AMAZING !!!!!

Outstanding drumming! I like the sounds of those cymbals too.

мощно, круто

freakin' love those cymbals!!!!

Another level Rich. I WILL see you live one day!

cant wait for this album to drop...

Way tight!!!!!

Brilliant in every aspect! Congrats!

Golden as always

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥...Spaven,Jordan & Stewart💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Incredible how hard-edged and restless tranquility can be - thanks to drums only

Masterful.

Whaaaaaaaaaaat! Hell Yes!!!

This is too beautiful

Meinl dry cymbals! How original! :D

Damn!

This is crazy. amazing

This is excellent. It's hard to believe that it's mostly drums and vocals.

Beautiful!

Icredible mix. Pozdro666

New album! Yae!!!!

Nice!

sick mate

It’s just sick! Love it!

excellent .