Champion Rabbit wrote:

Maurice wrote:Awesome! Sadly, when I saw them, he'd left already, so I missed out on that experience.

Bitch Magnet toured with a different drummer?

Yeah, on the Ben Hur tour, pretty much toward the end of the band. I recall seeing an article around that time talking about "changes in the band" (along with a photo that didn't match previous ones), and when I saw them the drumming wasn't the same at all. I can't absolutely verify this, but it wasn't the same level of energy I'd been expecting. Dunno the personnel list at the time, though. (Sooyoung was still there, of course.)

I'm jealous. I would have loved to have seen them.

right then.

drum sounds would be:

jawbox: jawbox
don caballero: american don
battles: ep c
channels: open
cinematic orchestra: every day
miles davis kind of blue
tori amos: choir girl hotel


perfomances would be:

any don caballero
any jawbox with zachery baracos (ie, not the first two albums)
anything with elvin jones
anything with tony williams
tool: lateralus
any joeyfat (but particulary 'drake breaks ranks')
any unhome


best programmed stuff anybody?

dj shadow: the private press
anything by lamb
four tet: rounds
anything by aphex twin
mice parade: obrigado saudade

Maurice wrote:

Champion Rabbit wrote:

Maurice wrote:Awesome! Sadly, when I saw them, he'd left already, so I missed out on that experience.

Bitch Magnet toured with a different drummer?

Yeah, on the Ben Hur tour, pretty much toward the end of the band. I recall seeing an article around that time talking about "changes in the band" (along with a photo that didn't match previous ones), and when I saw them the drumming wasn't the same at all. I can't absolutely verify this, but it wasn't the same level of energy I'd been expecting. Dunno the personnel list at the time, though. (Sooyoung was still there, of course.)

Really?

I saw them on the last tour and it was still Orestes playing...I find it hard to believe they'd have played without him since his drumming was pretty central.

Interesting though; there's so little info about them out there, but I know so many people who found their records to be pivotal. More-so than Slint's.

Champion Rabbit wrote:Really?

I saw them on the last tour and it was still Orestes playing...I find it hard to believe they'd have played without him since his drumming was pretty central.

Interesting though; there's so little info about them out there, but I know so many people who found their records to be pivotal. More-so than Slint's.

I could be wrong, of course. Maybe it just wasn't a good show for them--certainly the audience was sparse.

You're certainly right about the paucity of information about them, and I do wonder about the details.

Maurice wrote:do wonder about the details.

Yeah; I'd love somebody to do a detailed article about them; their 2nd and 3rd records changed my thinking regarding music forever. My relationship with BM is like many people's relationship with Slint.

I think the drum sounds on Shape of Punk to Come are incredible.

David Sandström

form of rocket, lumber.

tyler smith is a really dynamic drummer. some of the most unique and best shit I've ever heard/seen.

drums suck. how about dem' glass harmonican thingys?

bomberz1qr20 wrote:drums.com forum:

http://www.drums.com/forums/index.php?s=

The best place on the net for reading the rants of angry drumming 13 year olds - "Peart would kill Lars in a knife fight", etc.

Hilarious.

that is really one of the worst sites ever. I post on it sometimes, but rarely to any avail. That's why I always post my drum questions on electrical