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Metal Chops Matrix by Romain Goulon A course on extreme metal drumming, with the expected spotlight on double bass and blast beats. In this instructional video, available on DVD and in downloadable formats, French drummer Romain Goulon (Necrophagist) gets into a concept he calls Leg Ankle Limit, that 150-to-170-bpm sweet spot where there’s a transition from
your leg to your ankle being more engaged. Goulon focuses on his fl uid heel/toe double-stroke work for bass drums, and he explains his wicked hand technique, focusing on his wrist. Of note is Goulon’s well-developed fusion skills and how he applies gospel-chops-style improvisation to his overall approach. Some attention is paid to odd times as well, so metal drummers looking to expand their horizons will have plenty to work on. The production value is no-frills but eff ective, and Goulon engages in enough on-camera speaking to give your mind an occasional break from the relentless barrage of killer patterns coming at you. (DVD: €20, digital download: $19.99,
romain-goulon.com) Ilya Stemkovsky
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Sex & Drumming by Larry Crockett Yup, the author’s serious with the title—but not too. Either way, open minds will fi nd that there’s a thing or two to be learned here. Author and drummer Larry Crockett (Eric Bibb and J.J. Milteau, Martha Reeves) resides in Paris, so perhaps it’s those famously unstuff y French attitudes toward sex that inform this fun but
practical collection of stories and insight about drumming and lovemaking. Take the chapter on “quickies,” where Crockett explains the connection between getting to the point without wasting time under the sheets and short sixteen-bar solo spots behind the kit, where you have to please an audience right away. Chapters with titles like “Keep the Fire Lit” (helping a gig/relationship stay fresh) and “Bigger Better?” (kit size/“stick” size) give you a sense of what’s inside, but the material is not pornographic. Instead, the anecdotes about not faking it sexually or musically, and about experimenting with diff erent tempos on stage or in bed, are surprisingly useful in the real world. And though much of this is from a male-dominated point of view, female drummers can take something from here as well. (€19.99,
larrycrockett.com) Ilya Stemkovsky
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108 Modern Drummer January 2016
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