sept 032011
 

Pile au moment où je pensais avoir tout vu, je tombe sur cette vidéo d’un batteur qui a monté sa batterie sur ressort. Il monte et descend comme un yoyo. Quels sont les avantages ? Je l’ignore. Peut-être veut-il tout simplement se faire remarquer. Et à bien y réfléchir, je ne vois pas d’autres raisons. Continue reading »

fév 042011
 

Featuring 91 year old female drummer/singer on an oxygen tank, Jerrie Thill.

« I hate how they say a 91 year old FEMALE drummer, Like it’s a new thing.. I’m a girl drummer… Lots of other people are to. Drums aren’t only for boys ;) But man 91 years old!! She is good! » – Lexterthegirl

Jerrie Thill, une jeune batteuse de 91 ans joue de la batterie alors qu’elle est sous oxygène. Oui, elle a 91 ans et continue de se droguer. Ah le rock…

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sept 282009
 

L’artiste Walter Willems a invité Han Bennink, un des meilleurs batteurs de Jazz, à  jouer sur une batterie en fromages hollandais. Je suis heureux de vous présenter un improbable et noble emploi de la nourriture pour le corps, les oreilles et le cerveau.

Cheese Kit Diptych is an installation by artist Walter Willems consisting of two drum kits. In one, full rounds of real (mainly Dutch) cheese sit atop drum stands; in the other, plastic cheese replicas usually found in store display windows are employed. In this absurd setting Willems reinforces the international stereotype of the Dutch by using a classic Dutch export product as its main ingredient.

Cheese Kit Diptych was created specifically to be played by world-renowned Dutch improvisational jazz drummer Han Bennink. Bennink, ambassador of the Dutch free jazz scene, is known for his ability to drum on any surface, teeming with humor, virtuosity, and creativity through his animated style. Willems considered his installation incomplete until Bennink played both of the drum kits.

The drum performance by Han Bennink was recorded on June 17, 2005 at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art where the Cheese Kit Diptych installation was a featured artwork in the Demons Stole My Soul: rock ‘n roll drums in contemporary art exhibition. As part of the performance Bennink also played a conventional drum kit and a pair of wooden shoes. [YouTube]

Directed and produced by Walter Willems.
DVD available at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada.