Re: OT: Integrity of Performance and the Sample

[rich <rich@nuvisionsca.com>]

>Their drummer was really good. On his kit he included  one of those 
>african instruments (and forgive me, I don't know what its called) 
>that consists of a wooden bx with the topcut into differently 
>porportioned wooden tines (used to see them at "Natural Wonders" 
>type stores) anyway, during his solo(s) while playing his rhythms he 
>would maintain a melody on this instrument. Came off as a very cool 
>effect. I realize the consists of the "something new" that you were 
>trying to avoid, but I thought it worth sharing all the same.

got to see a very nice drum clinic with Stephen Perkins (Jane's 
Addiction, Porno for Pyros, and Banyan...with that wierd sounding 
Nels guy...:)

He was doing really incredible stuff just playing one of them wooden 
boxes (forgive me...i've forgotten also).  Also he did a very nice 
demo just using a selection of cymbals.  It is such a joy to watch 
percussionists approach their instrument from a melodic point of view!

as far as the taped stuff, he had a dat with him and he played along 
with some Jane's stuff with the drums out of the mix, and also played 
along to some orchestral Beethoven as well.  very enjoyable clinic, 
and i'm not a drummer.


rich