Michael Giles -- WIth Single Bass Drum

King Crimson's first drummer. VERY unique player.

I tried to capture his jagged style as well as the double bass stuff -- but played with a single bass drum. .

The "Tympani" is mallets on a floor tom with all the reverb I could muster. : ) This one was a LOT of work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvg-_NprXU




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Hmm, no Crimson fans? Or did it suck that bad? lol

I guess a lot of people don't go back that far.

[opentune]

yep for sure i caught it. i just did not have much to say lol.
now...really, give 21st century schizoid man a try next! (actually gov't mule do a neat live version of that too)
but yes, i bet many on here do not recognize the mike giles ....(bruford on the other hand)

Originally Posted by opentune

yep for sure i caught it. i just did not have much to say lol.
now...really, give 21st century schizoid man a try next! (actually gov't mule do a neat live version of that too)
but yes, i bet many on here do not recognize the mike giles ....(bruford on the other hand)

I have played Schizoid man many times on drums but playing the guitar, bass, keys and horn parts to that one is a little too daunting! I don't think anyone could!

Also -- I know it's subtle, but those bass drum 16th's in the verse are pretty damn cool. : )

[opentune]

what kit you using on your vid of epitaph? whats the bass drum setup for recording?

Originally Posted by opentune

what kit you using on your vid of epitaph? whats the bass drum setup for recording?

I use a Gretch kit -- one mounted tom and two floors, and a supra phonic snare. The kick is an 18" with no muffling except for a towel laid on the bottom so it just touched both heads, That adds punch without losing the tone. I also have tiny port in the front head both to sharpen the sound and to put a mic into the shell.