OTTO - Clam Day, so damn punchy and snappy. almost mixed too present but just perfect in execution Rustie - EVENIFYOUDONTBELIEVE, if you like drums that are distorted to the point of saturation and hit hard enough to snap your neck this is for you Reso - Tabris, the drum programming on the tracks Tabris and Axion still blow my mind. it sounds like a drum kit thrown into a particle collider Burial - Burial, drums so swung and off kilter they shouldn’t work. Broken Home and U Hurt Me especially Flying Lotus - You’re Dead!, varies between maximalist freestyle jazz drumming and sleek stripped back beats
My first gig of the year coming back to London was a Manchester band by the name of Nightbus: a gothic trio following the cities roots in the scene, even closing their set with a cover of Joy Division’s ‘Shadowplay.’ Nightbus mix their goth styles with industrial break beats and looming vocals, creating an intensive atmosphere that translates seamlessly live, replacing drum machines with a DDJ Flx-4 for a bit of a modern twist. With an album on the way, Nightbus is a group worth checking out, both online and on-stage.
An oldie but a goodie. Techno-y madness for the first few songs that ramps up before dropping off into ambient, then gets crazier and scarier and more fun. six impala are masters at making shit fit together, and out of the sets they made for their online tour for their 2020 album WFLYTD, it's really tough to pick between this, Skyward, Lavapalooza, or Loner Online. They're all ridiculously creatively good.