+WALKER MACMILLAN I guess. Ive been an AAL fan since Tosin was tracking the first album. Seeing as how its all art, id say that Garska and Baca create art that is equal in weight and depth, but that appeals to people in different ways. There is no competition between them, thats for sure. This most recent contortionist album is as much a work of art as the newest AAL.
Usually RU-vid comment sections are brutal and negative, most of these comments on this video are positive and actually are appreciating this talent and the guy who took the video, thank you dudes! So stoked on this video
Man, why on earth isn't there more of his content available!? Top 5 favorite drummers period...and I've seen a looooot of em. His groove ability coupled with his accents give me goosebumps to this day.
I can’t get enough Contortionist in my life. Every single musician in that band is remarkable. Can’t wait to see y’all In Minneapolis with Animals as leaders. Thank you guys for what you do . Cheers
This is why I love drum videos. Sometimes the music blends together so well that when you listen to a studio recording you aren't able to fully appreciate the effort of each instrument because you can't hear or comprehend everything that's happening (at least sometimes I can't) until you see the live performance.....Great skill and timing, and I LOVE the ghost notes on the snare....
You know what? This drumming/recording is on a whole Nother mother loving level. It’s high quality video shot from a good angle, with great mic’ing and mixing. The playing goes without need for description.
The fact that those 4 hi-hat hits set up pretty much everything that is going to happen for the next two minutes and the listener doesn't even realize until almost a full minute later is amazing. Really good drum writing.
His playstyle and fills remind me of myself playing the drums some years ago. Sadly i have no room to practise in at the moment. Love the atmosphere of this song(s).
It's funny, I kinda view it as meinl being the Sabian of European style cymbals. More innovative with their sounds, better with artist relations, but meinl cymbals tend to be European style, kinda thicker, and they tend toward automated manufacture. And if that's the case, then paiste is the European Zildjian. Worse artist relations, and for no discernible reason, unwilling to experiment or facilitate custom sounds for artists. At least thats what I've been told. Zildjian is stubborn and they can afford to be because they're Zildjian. If I had to choose, I like Turkish sounding cymbals better than European. And Sabian seems like the best prog sound to me. Win!
Meinl just tried to get their name out their, and somehow seemed to find a lot of their products getting used by various groups in popular sub genres of metal, not sure how. Meinl generally is just way more expensive than it needs to be so I don't see how it's so popular. But I guess a brand name can take you far. I think their strongest shit is honestly their budget stuff. The Classics lines are probably the best price-point cymbals I have ever heard.
Gavin Oswald Yeah I really dig them. I got a Sabian AA Metal-X 19" for under $200 new but I guess that was because by then they'd phased it out for the AAX Metal crash or whatever it is now.
16 HHX ozone, 8 AA china splash on top, 14 HH medium hats, 18 legacy crash (?), the stack im pretty sure consists of a aax 12 max splash (whatever the ones that are based off ozones are called) with a 14 aax china natural, 22 aax omni, and im assuming either another legacy crash/artisan. i have no idea what the china is.
