Topic: The list of indie rock drum sounds (Read 9977 times)

Jules · « **on:** April 25, 2004, 06:14:23 PM »

Er.....

"rehersal room hallway' - Built to Spill

"Dead n Sluggin" - Nirvana Nevermind

"All but cymbals done with samples" - Punk

"Deafening kick level" - Emo ?

"Fucking nice" - Early Dave Sardy

"Did we actually think that was good" - early U2

Lets make a list!

prairiedog · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2004, 08:17:23 PM »

"Just broke every #%@$-ing snare in the studio" - Foo Fighters
"More distortion on the drums please" - The Wrens
"Keith Moon on Quaaludes" - Sebadoh
"Drummer I'd Like To Fuck (D.I.L.F.)" - The Donnas
"Needs new cymbals" - The White Stripes
"Can we add samples to the samples?" - The Flamings Lips

I had to try...

prairiedog · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2004, 11:17:00 AM »

Is this all the farther this post can go?

I'll never get to smoke a fatty at this rate....

Fibes · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2004, 12:26:01 PM »

"They should have hired someone else"--- Phil Eck

"Nothing but China"-- Monks of Doom

"Do it again"-- Primal Scream

Fabricoh35 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2004, 12:32:16 PM »

"I know about 4 different fills and I'm not afraid to use them...in every song" Archers of Loaf

"Feel, feel, and more feel." Pavement (Gary Young era)

djakes · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2004, 07:02:22 PM »

Very present kick....
....overall meaty

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

Nice Filterings....texturous
.....drumkit character
moves with the songs

A Perfect Circle
- The Thirteenth Step

I love them

cory

j.hall · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2004, 07:28:42 PM »

"my god, the lowend" - Soul Coughing - irresitable bliss, el oso

"we compressed em, then compressed some more, and you love it" Failure - fantastic planet

"this is what real drums in at abbey road sound like" Shellac - terraform

"i can't use any verb because this guy plays to many notes" Jawbox - Jawbox

"the snare drum rings like a MOFO, and you can't help but like it" Helmet - betty

"these drums sounds are so clean and beautiful you'll question if they're real.....but they are, muw ha ha ha" Shudder to Think - pony express record

Jules · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2004, 03:17:06 AM »

"OK I give up, how DID you do those hi hats?" - Deftones White Pony

"Big ass LA producers star in "Drum room ambience wars with hip hop like rythems part II" - Train - drops of jupiter

j.hall · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2004, 01:43:33 PM »

wait wait wait

perfect circle?
train?
deftones?

this thread is titled "indie rock...."

not goth, pop, metal...

stay focused people....

"mmmmmmm 1" 8 track" deat cab for cutie - we've got the facts and we're voting yes.

meverylame · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2004, 10:32:28 PM »

j.hall wrote on Tue, 27 April 2004 13:43

"mmmmmmm 1" 8 track" deat cab for cutie - we've got the facts and we're voting yes.

I thought Chris Walla was using 1/2".

"A little dryer please"- Sparklehorse "Piano fire"

"20:1 on cymbals? Are sure thats enough?"- French Kicks "Down now"

Dan-O · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2004, 04:35:10 PM »

"Wow, just...........wow" New Pornographers-Electric Version

Bo · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2004, 10:37:04 AM »

meverylame wrote on Wed, 28 April 2004 03:32

j.hall wrote on Tue, 27 April 2004 13:43

"mmmmmmm 1" 8 track" deat cab for cutie - we've got the facts and we're voting yes.

I thought Chris Walla was using 1/2".

Correct. 1/2" 8 track for the first couple of records...the newer stuff was tracked tiny telephone in san fran, I believe.

I am in love with Walla's stuff. Perfect for that band.

cymatics · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2004, 12:03:12 AM »

"OHMYFUCKINGGOD" - Lightning Bolt

- jon

stickman · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2004, 05:06:57 AM »

"any album, each for a different reason, PICK ONE!"... tortoise

carne_de_res · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2004, 05:42:04 PM »

Matthew Sweet - "100% fun"
great drummer,great kit,great room...perfect!

Flaming Lips "Transmissions from the satellite heart" -
Bonzo meets Ringo

Nirvana "Milk It"
so real and natural it's scary.

Weezer "Tired of sex"
fat,extra large,obese. drum kit meets sumo wrestler.

Slint "Spiderland"
lots of attack,detail and dynamics.

Henrik Vogel · « **Reply #15 on:** May 07, 2004, 05:58:02 PM »

"My kick is bigger than yours, and Bonham's too" - Long Snake Moan by PJ Harvey.

Cheers,
Henrik

Fibes · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2004, 03:26:24 PM »

Henrik Vogel wrote on Fri, 07 May 2004 17:58

"My kick is bigger than yours, and Bonham's too" - Long Snake Moan by PJ Harvey.

Cheers,
Henrik

You forgot: "I can directly rip off a traditional blues tune verbatum better than Led Zeppelin without giving an ounce of credit either." ---PJ Harvey

Anyone know who that tune came from? Pop quiz!

weihfool · « **Reply #17 on:** May 11, 2004, 05:42:11 PM »

"This is soooooo 80's and I LOVE it" - Quicksand - Slip

scott oliphant · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:13:26 AM »

gotta agree with jhall on the shudder to think, sick. and the shiner record lula divinia (sp?) has kick ass rock drum sounds. Aimee Mann lost in space has some nice drum sounds, and I really like the wilco drum sounds on ghost is born in that 70 shirt over the snare kind of way.

xonlocust · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2005, 09:51:35 AM »

"this whole fucking record is distorted to crap and we still don't give a fuck" - coachwhips: bangers vs fuckers

"if it's not one of the disco songs - we didn't really try too hard" the rapture: echoes

"it's like electrical - but in nebraska!" cursive: burst & bloom

all observations meant in a flattering way.

TheViking · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2005, 10:49:04 AM »

'check out my wannabe marching band drum circle... got floor toms?' - jimmy eat world, 'your house'

'you can almost hear the japanimation in my drum sound' - matthew sweet, 'girlfriend'

'somehow we almost cared where we put the drum microphones... and it worked' - pedro the lion, 'it's hard to find a friend'

'OMG!!! nigel, let's digitally distort the shit out of the drum tracks. brilliant!' - radiohead, 'airbag'

pg666 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2005, 12:50:30 PM »

hmmm...

"canyon size ambience" Neurosis 'Times of Grace'
"'punchiest' non-techno kick drum ever" Shipping News 'Say Anything'
"we have TWO nutty drummers" Black Eyes 's/t'
"one of the few examples of good squashing" Refused 'Shape of Punk to Come'
"dryer than grand funk railroad" Silkworm 'it'll be cool'
"i gave up my killer snare sound to record blink 182" Drive Like Jehu 'yank crime'

canada · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2005, 01:07:08 PM »

"rock's greatest drummer! make him sound like shit floating through a sewer" - trans am, television eyes

"what drummer? that's Reason, jackass" - m83, teen angst

"I tried to hype the drums a bit, Swedishly" - dungen, ta det lungt

mogwailoveyou · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2005, 02:29:58 PM »

"Damnit Al! I'm going as fast as I can!" - Low

Kennyd03 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 01, 2005, 10:19:02 AM »

I would also add:

White Stripes - "Elephant" (Whole Record)
The Blur - "Song 2 (woo hoo)"

-KD03

volthause · « **Reply #25 on:** March 01, 2005, 04:33:18 PM »

Jules wrote on Tue, 27 April 2004 03:17

"OK I give up, how DID you do those hi hats?" - Deftones White Pony

j.hall wrote on Tue, 27 April 2004 13:43

wait wait wait

deftones?

this thread is titled "indie rock...."

Yeah, but I am kinda curious...

Ryan Leigh Patterson · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2005, 09:08:48 PM »

Whoooo, another Helmet Betty fan!

craig boychuk · « **Reply #27 on:** March 16, 2005, 03:37:09 PM »

Ride the Fader - Chavez

craig boychuk · « **Reply #28 on:** March 16, 2005, 03:41:22 PM »

Any Don Caballero record

"Frisbe" - Heavy Vegetable
& whatever the first Thingy record is called...

endertheprophet · « **Reply #29 on:** April 05, 2005, 02:59:32 PM »

By far my most favorite indie drum sound comes from

From First to Last "Secrets Don't Make Friends"

Yes the drums are VERY loud, but the thickness of snare and kick combined with 'thunder toms' make this song rock imo.

ahuimanu · « **Reply #30 on:** April 08, 2005, 02:21:42 AM »

"I'm a machine... a goddamned MACHINE!" - the Pixies

wwittman · « **Reply #31 on:** April 09, 2005, 07:31:34 PM »

Matthew Sweet
Flaming Lips
Nirvana
Weezer

aren't these all major label artistes?

lord · « **Reply #32 on:** April 11, 2005, 02:55:23 PM »

canada wrote on Mon, 28 February 2005 13:07

"I tried to hype the drums a bit, Swedishly" - dungen, ta det lungt

I have been jocking this record ferociously. I just read a new interview in which I learned that they did the whole thing at home in Cubase. Mercy me. It really is hot though.

But more on topic: when will this whole "big dick drum sounds" thing just GO AWAY?

It's really just a pain in the balls.

wwittman · « **Reply #33 on:** April 11, 2005, 03:51:17 PM »

lord wrote on Mon, 11 April 2005 14:55

when will this whole "big dick drum sounds" thing just GO AWAY?

It's really just a pain in the balls.

errr, When 80%+ of the rock listening public stops loving them?

Just like big guitars.

I laughed my way through the "guitars are dead" years a while back.
yeah right.

lord · « **Reply #34 on:** April 11, 2005, 05:11:23 PM »

It was just a crude way of stating the seemingly obvious (but not) concept that the "biggest drums possible" is not necessarily always a desirable outcome.

On that Dungen record for example... If that was a pro job, likely it would be perfectly balanced throughout and it would be complete C 'n B. Their previous record was in fact, like that.

The moments on it where the guitar solos completely obliterate the entire rhythm section are awesome. The mix is a little overly enthusiastic in spots. Some whiny drummer in the back of the room constantly demanding more drums would have killed the vibe.

canada · « **Reply #35 on:** May 09, 2005, 07:05:10 PM »

lord wrote on Mon, 11 April 2005 19:55

canada wrote on Mon, 28 February 2005 13:07

"I tried to hype the drums a bit, Swedishly" - dungen, ta det lungt

I have been jocking this record ferociously. I just read a new interview in which I learned that they did the whole thing at home in Cubase. Mercy me. It really is hot though.

But more on topic: when will this whole "big dick drum sounds" thing just GO AWAY?

It's really just a pain in the balls.

I'm glad someone replied to this, it's my favorite album of '04. God it's good. You never heard nothin til you heard ta det lungt.

To be fair, Arcade Fire's record is totally awesome too.

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