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ok, if you are a Drum & Bass fan, do not pass up this chance to catch a night of completely live d & b featuring this SICK one man drumming machine from Seattle, KJ SAWKA

Just please check out this video, or you'll have no idea just how ridiculous this guy really is;
WATCH THIS!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5OxEzxuSg


_also on the bill are local boys CHAMELEON PROJECT, my old live drum & bass, jazz, funk and dub group (now a trio) -- they have asked me to join them for this special show, and I'm really looking forward to laying it down...

KJ SAWKA is featured in both this weeks NOW magazine and EYE Weekly;
Check out the articles here:

From his interview with Denise Benson:

http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_...xtendedplay.php

From his interview with Benjamin Boles:

http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/20...music_vibes.php

Very very impressive, but overall, not too exciting. The range of sounds possible with a drum kit is much more limited than what dnb producers have at their disposal in the studio, so I think after about 30 minutes, his performance would get a little stale. He needs to form a DNB band - it's a little too much for one man i think.

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^^^ Read the articles... He not only plays kit but uses samplers, sample pads, Ableton Live, and other software, so it's not just a drum kit -- he actually has MORE sounds at his disposal than most Live p.a.'s -- he has the software element, and over top of that the live acoustic element...

This guy is known to play straight for 2 to 4 hours, he has worked with Amon Tobin, Bill Frisell and many others...

That video is a little older too, so his range of sounds and styles will vary much more...

HYPE!

Try something different for a change!

Haha, dude, after going to Friction and World of Drum & Bass last weekend, I'm a little bit "drummed out".

I was only commenting on what I've heard in the video. Youtube had a couple of vids of DNB bands, and the bands have had a fuller sound. He's really good, but I just think he needs to hook up with someone who will work the keyboards and the sampler so he can focus on the kicks, snares, and high-hats.

Edit: still thinking about going.

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I'm the trouble starter, fuckin' instigator.
I'm the fear-addicted, danger illustrated.