January 27, 2006 It’s 2006! >>> Drums, Musicianship & Melody
Filed under » Drums, Cymbals, Percussion, Music, Rhythm, Aesthetics, Fashion, Spirituality, Drum Heroes, Master Drummers — DF @ 1:15 am Hello again, out there!!!
Daddy Funk Returns from Christmas & New Year Refreshed, Rejuvinated & Ready for Action!!!>>>
I hope You ALL had a Fantastic & Festive Holiday Season!! >>> WELCOME TO 2006 >>> IT’S NOW IN FULL SWING!!!>>>
This Year I’ve been Working hard introducing New Students to My TeaChing Practice; Building up & Strengthening My Roster with New Blood ready to be Inspired & Uplifted by the Rhythmic Art of Drums & Percussion!!!>>>& Writing NEW & Inspiring Tunes with My Musical Partner in “Friendship and Respect” an experience which lead Me to the Subject of this Blog>>>>>
My first Drumming thouGht for January 2006 is MELODY & MUSICALITY on both DrumSet & Congas ! >>> Infact on ALL Percussive Instruments!!! >>>
It has come to My attention recently MORE & MORE in the Wonderful World of Drumming that the emphasis is on Technique WITHOUT Style, Speed WITHOUT Dynamic, Power WITHOUT Finesse!!!>>> Increasingly the Fashion is for Loud, Super~Fast & Super~Complicated “EXTREME Drumming!!!” >>> I Know it Can be exciting to Watch & it DOES have it’s place in the Scheme of things >>> but VERY QUICKLY for Me it gets Boring to See & Hear >>> To Put it Bluntly, it just becomes a TIRING NOISE!!!
What I NEED in these Cold Winter Months, as this New Year begins to come Alive, is MUSICALITY & MELODY coming from MORE Rhythm People>>>
There Are of Course Many Great Players Out there who Use Subtlety, Light & Shade & MELODY on their Instruments >>>
Manolo Badrena, Airto Morera,Robert Thomas in the Realm of Percussion >>>
Harvey Mason, Manu Katche, Billy Ward & Brian Blade are Fine examples on the Drum~Kit & OF COURSE if You travel back to the Early Innovators MAX ROACH is Your MaN!!! Beautiful, Lyrical, Musical!>>> This is what I yearn for More & More, what My Mind & My Soul NEED, Like a Musical FOOD!!!>>”Can You Dig it?” >>>I’m SURE You CAN!!!
Let Us ALL make it Our Aim in 2006 to Explore the Tonal potential of Our Drums & Cymbals whenever We can, in ALL Musical contexts! >>> Let’s make Our Instruments SING with Rhythmic Tunes & Musical Shapes that COMPLIMENT & ENHANCE the other Instruments & Musicians AROUND US!! Bringing Sensitivity & New Colour to the Creative Table!!!
My Musical contributions to this Idea can be found on the MP3 Page of the Friendship and Respect Web Site in BOTH the Duo & Trio forms >>>
More ThouGhts & InsiGhts from Me SoON but in the mean Time…..
Peace to the Planet, ENJOY, Keep the GroOVE Phat & MELODIOUS!!!
& Let the LIGHT Shine,
***<<<<< SiMoN the DF >>>>>***
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I Agree! All were getting these days is super fast punk with no style or imagination. All of this wasted double pedal stuff. More and more, the music of the 21st century is just made quickly and for nothing but commercial gain. No-one is making music because they want to be creative and to express themselves anymore. If a popular major artist is pouring out his soul into his music its only because their producer told them to do it.
Comment by Marky — January 29, 2006 @ 10:05 am
Well said Marky!!!>>>
GoOd to get soMe intelligent & Sharp feed baCk!>>> Nice work!!! >>>
More Blogs Will be invading Your area SoON!!!
Keep Your eyes Peeled!
REAL, Heart~Felt MUSIC to the PlaNet,
*** <<< DF >>> ***
Comment by DF — February 13, 2006 @ 12:40 am