Zap Pow, "River"
"Both versions of this are magnificent, I
can't, or don't want, to choose between them
"These productions from 1977 are Lee Perry at his
zenith
"Were drums ever more sibilant and luminous than this?"
Watty Burnett, "Open the Gate"
"More Lee Perry- the drum-kit-at it's most dread, reggae at it's most
hallowed"
The Beatles, "Its All Too Much"
"Astonishing in its splash
and thwack. Above all, its chorused beat, as if Ringo has learnt how to clone
each impact and is intent on demonstrating his newly born powers"
Morton Feldman, "The King of Denmark", 1962, played by Max
Neuhaus
"Feldman said this should be played quiet but I always ignore this and
turn the volume right up in order to luxuriate in its gamelan-esque intricacies"
The Scratch Orchestra, "Paragraph 2" of "The Great Learning",
1971
"The score calls for the Orchestra to beat cushions with sticks- but you
would never know - I imagine the relentless courage of Maoist march into
battle - onward onward
"Cardew said the Orchestra had to imagine themselves
drumming against a waterfall "
http://ubumexico.centro.org.mx/sound/scratch_orchestra/great-learning/Scratch-Orchestra_The-Great-Learning_Paragraph-2.mp3
Add N to X, "The Black Regent"
"In case anyone missed the
point, I recall seeing Add N to X perform this with two drummers - what a
glorious rampage"
Michael Bundt, "The Brain of Oscar Panizza"
"The DNA of 'The Black Regent' is here in this amazing track
rock-drum-kit v syncopated- synth death match from 1977"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
wicked selections -- particularly "River" (which I know and love from a Woebot roots 'n' dub tape from years ago; it's also on this Pressure Sounds release) and Michael Bundt, who I'd never heard of... what a find that is!