For You Lot Diverse Creative Mortal - 2004 Drum Nation Vol. 1

When the people at Modern Drummer periodical conceived the sentiment of an album highlighting around of the close innovative drummers on the scene today, they likely didn't realize they would too last making a disputation applicable to all instruments: that in that place are around people who are players of their instruments, too and thence in that place are musicians —artists who exceed the boundaries of their instrument, ascent to a higher house the egotistical concerns of demonstrating exactly how expert they are too ambitiously aim, instead, to practise compelling musical statements. Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation Volume One has its part of both, but, happily, the style leans towards artists whose interests prevarication beyond only the potential of their chosen instrument.
Take Bill Bruford's reading of "Beelzebub," an interesting pick because it finds Bruford's recent all-acoustic Earthworks ensemble tackling the outset rails from his outset solo album, Feels Good to Me ('78), a to a greater extent than electrical fusion thing that included guitarist Allan Holdsworth. With his electrical flow grouping of pianist Steve Hamilton, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland too acoustic bassist Mark Hodgson, Bruford proves that expert cloth transcends context too instrumentation. While Bruford's mathematically-precise drumming yet drives this complicated niggling piece, he has loosened upwards over the years. And Garland's bass clarinet too soprano saxophone convey a unlike complexion to the tune, making it every chip equally relevant equally the original.
Republic of Chad Wackerman uses his infinite to move out along documenting his close recent band of Australians, including vibraphonist Daryl Pratt, bassist Leon Gaer and, inwards particular, immature guitarist James Muller, who continues to last i of the close inventive players you've never heard. "The Spell" is a clever too to a greater extent than cerebral variety of fusion that should brand listeners desire to dash out to banking concern jibe out Scream ('00) too the to a greater extent than recent Legs Eleven ('03), both featuring this fine group.
Stanton Moore, of Galactic fame, continues to mine the wealth of New Orleans rhythms, this fourth dimension augmenting his organ-guitar-bass-baritone quintet amongst a six-piece horn department to hand "Sprung Monkey" an authentic New Orleans street vibe. Steve Smith, teamed amongst tabla main Zakir Hussain, delivers the eleven-minute opus "Mad Tea Time," which successfully traverses the boundary betwixt East too West, climaxing amongst a thrilling serial of trade-offs betwixt drums too tablas. And British legend Simon Phillips delivers a pedal-to-the-metal slice of high octane fusion amongst "Manganese," featuring non alone his fine drumming, but too guitarist Andy Timmons, a histrion nosotros ought to last hearing to a greater extent than from.
While the residue of the tracks successfully demonstrate the innovative minds of its creators—most notably Terry Bozzio's "A Glimpse into a Deeply Disturbed Mind," which turns techno on its ear past times having alive drums trigger too run off sampled sounds instead of sampled sounds working off programmed drum rhythms—the album actually does carve upwards the men from the boys when it comes to truthful artists versus players. Still, Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation Volume One is a captivating expect into the instrument's potential, highlighting several artists who are for certain worthy of to a greater extent than than a 2d look.

Track Listing:

H5N1 Glimpse into a Deeply Disturbed Mind; Beelzebub; Mad Tea Time Part 1; Mad Tea Time Part 2; The Spell; Sprung Monkey; Manganese; Lagerborg; Faceless Pastiche; Shut Up too Play Yer Drums; Wandering Portland Maine; Pull Up My Sleeve

Personnel:

On "A Glimpse into a Deeply Disturbed Mind": Terry Bozzio (drums, keyboards, voice, reason, too Ableton "live" sequencing software)
On "Beelzebub": Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Bill Bruford (drums), Tim Garland (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone), Steve Hamilton (piano), Mark Hodgson (acoustic bass)
On "Mad Tea Time Parts 1 too 2": Steve Smith (drums), Zakir Hussain (tablas), George Brooks (tenor sax too tamboura), Fareed Haque (sitar guitar), Kai Eckhardt (bass)
On "The Spell": Republic of Chad Wackerman (drums), Daryl Pratt (vibes), James Muller (guitar), Leon Gaer (bass)
on "Sprung Monkey": Stanton Moore (drums), Robert Mercurio (bass), Jeff Raines (guitar), Rich Vogel (Hammond B-3), Ben Ellman (baritone sax), amongst the L'il Rascals Brass Band Horns: Dewen Scott (trumpet), Jeffery Hills (tuba), Glen David Andrews (trombone), Corey Henry (trombone), Mervin Campbell (trumpet), Vincent Broussard (saxophone)
On "Manganese": Simon Phillips (drums), Jeff Babko (keyboards), Jimmy Johnson (bass), Andy Timmons (guitar)
On "Lagerborg": Josh Freese (drums)
On "Faceless Pastiche": Rod Morgenstern (drums, percussion), Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Rudess (keyboards)
On "Shut Up too Play Yer Drums": Tim Alexander (drums, percussion), Brain (drums, percussion)
On "Wandering Portland Maine": Marco Minnemann (drums, percussion)
On "Pull Up My Sleeve": Stephen Perkins (drums), Brooks Wackerman (drums)