Favorite drum and electronic percussion sounds

[poltr1]

(Originally posted on the Blatherchat at electricpenguin.com.)

One of my all-time favorite XTC songs is "This World Over", from "The Big Express" (and the "Upsy Daisy Assortment", their greatest hits collection). Instrumentally, it's a rather minimal song -- vocals, block organ chords, piano, bass, and drums. The words are post-apocalyptic. But the drum sounds on that track are phenomenal! I don't know if it's two drummers, or one drummer with a drum machine. I'd love to get a set of electronic drums, or find an old LinnDrum somewhere (like on eBay).

Some other songs with drum tracks/sounds I absolutely love:

• Head Like A Hole by Nine Inch Nails
  
• The Working Hour by Tears for Fears
  
• Let The Good Times Roll by the Cars (old Synare drum sound)
  
• The Old Ways by Loreena McKennitt (processed bodhran)
  
• A Criminal Mind by Larry Gowan (100ms flanged delay)
  
• Master And Servant by Depeche Mode (electroclang at its finest)
  

What are some of your favorites

Comments

[figmo.livejournal.com]

My all-time favorite drum part is Gene Krupa's playing in the Benny Goodman Orchestra version of "Sing, Sing, Sing."

There have been lots of drum parts since, but IMHO nobody comes near Krupa.

[gleepy.livejournal.com]

Krupa was a good showman, but I still say that Buddy Rich was better technically. Nevertheless, my later father absolutely enjoyed Krupa's work in "Sing, Sing, Sing".

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but Buddy Rich never had a hit record.

[poltr1]

Krupa. Now there was a drummer! I think my father has that recording of Sing, Sing, Sing. And yeah, that's one killer drum solo. How many drummers list Gene Krupa as one of their musical influences?

FWIW, Buddy Rich and his band played at my high school 20+ years ago; we got to see him in person. He also gave a impromptu clinic to the percussion students.