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Clay has mastered the art of space. He leaves space, which let's the music breathe, but also lets his tasty fills stand out. Great addition to the band.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@jessecruzen1597

Жыл бұрын

Dude you’ve never even been to space. You can’t taste things in space. You should hear yourself. 🥴

@BroudbrunMusicMerge

Жыл бұрын

@@jessecruzen1597 Hahaha, good one

@whitekidscantdance

Жыл бұрын

@@jessecruzen1597 how can we think about tasting riffs when the music can’t even breathe, man?!

@dudeudontknow341

Жыл бұрын

It’s very Danny Carey-esque

What I love about Polyphia is that each member is a complete monster on the instrument they play and together they are just phenomenal.

@teehee186

Жыл бұрын

Even the camera guys and editors are awesome, you can see everything being performed clearly.

@themakerstoolbox9688

Жыл бұрын

Kinda like Led Zep. They just can't do any wrong because every player is so incredible and the band is so tight.

@antopratama6572

Жыл бұрын

@@teehee186 😂😂😂

@Goku17yen

Жыл бұрын

@@teehee186 also the director, i love the set of playing god! it gave such a chill, and unique vibe to it, especially in that ivy filled house during the bossa nova section!

@xCCflierx

Жыл бұрын

Truly polyphonic

I went to high school with Clay. He was in the Drum line and was amazing. Also I repember in Spanish class he always had his drum sticks and this weird rubber pad that he would practice on. So much so the teacher has to take it away. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you want to be good at something, practice, practice, practice!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

100%!!!! That's awesome

@emorsi

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if practice alone will get you to that kind of level that Clay is showing here. It's 90% practice for sure, followed by 9% pure talent, but the last 1% is genius. And that is what we have seen here in this clip. I don't think that you can get there only with practice and talent.

@GabrielSkolderblad

Жыл бұрын

Not only, you also need to be a musical genious.

@deathya1

Жыл бұрын

@@emorsi Not quickly at least. Sounds like this guy has been playing for a very long time, and sounds like he practices *a lot*, so of course you're not going to catch up to him. However, with the same level of dedication you could get close to where he is *now*.

@daviddewey1111

Жыл бұрын

Neil pert of rush his father made him play on a drum pad for a full year before he was even allowed to get a drum kit anyone can play like this it’s all about hand techniques, backing with rudiments & time

i swear...Clay has mastered the art of doing a ton while not doing too much at the same time.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Total relaxation and control

Clay is such a great drummer. His accuracy with the mix of trap beats with jazzy accents is just unlike anyone else in the rock side of music right now.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Unreal Zach

@1slotmech

8 ай бұрын

This. This right here.

Clay is the one drummer that I just can't predict anything he's about to do. His parts are simple yet ridiculously complicated at the same time

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Well said Joe. One of the best!

i love how you include the meaning everytime you speak a jargon saves the time from searching it up. you got my sub

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricky!

I like to call Polyphia "Inter-dimensional Elevator Music".

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHA

@chrissennfelder7249

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that sums it up perfectly.

Just... wow. What a boss

I know other bands do it too, but I really love the way Polyphia treat the drums as another instrument and not just as a timekeeping device

I saw in another reaction that Clay was in a marching band, which is why he is so tight and clean with his playing. They also stated that he definitely pulled some of the rolls from the marching band into this, especially with the high hats and the ride.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense

@DiamondiumJones

Жыл бұрын

If I recall the interview, he was a quad drummer which definitely makes the tom fills make sense.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

@@DiamondiumJones Nice info! Thanks!

I play no musical instruments and this kicks ass.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

SURE DOES!

As a guitarist i knew how talented of a drummer he was but did not fully appreciate his ARTISTRY until seeing his drum playthrough of this song. He riffs on those drums like a stringed instrument. Getting every tone and texture out of each piece of his kit. That's beyond technical proficiency. That's beyond drumming.

Yea he’s really good. When they played at SoWhat festival in Texas, I guess his in-ears went out. So his drum tech who could hear the tracks and click through his in-ears tapped his leg through the whole show so Clay wouldn’t go off. What I read about this that was even more impressive, assuming it’s true, is he played a good portion of one of their songs without click before he was able to make anyone aware but didn’t miss a beat. That’s solid playing right there!

@rylanszudy6707

Жыл бұрын

Theres a video on it somewhere. It happened haha. The dude is beyond impressive

@NotABandMember

5 ай бұрын

This is true. I worked MainStage (that stage) at the festival. His tech absolutely deserves some credit. His tracks + levels are different than clays which is why he couldn’t give clay his pack. Another band outside the stadium brought an ears rig and did not clear it with either RF tech on site and it fucked everyone that was playing the same time slot

Clay is my absolute favorite drummer because how he stops, getting on again, stops, and riding the train again is so unique and sounds so instantly classic. I think he is one of the best in the world right now.

My dad’s coworker somehow called Clay a 4/10, so we have since been sending him videos nonstop of Clay playing just to make him feel like an idiot 😂

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

😮

What stands out most about his style is how long he can go relying entirely on cymbals and bass*. There’s whole phrases of the song where he’ll maybe touch the snare once through a whole bar. That level of control, and really using the whole kit is what makes him standout.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Great compositional approach

@zachhamilton456

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. He really has a mastering of the space between the melody that I don't hear from anyone else. It's almost like a foreign style of playing to me because of how his approach is.

@moviebad109

Жыл бұрын

@@zachhamilton456 my old high school band teacher used to say 20% of being a great drummer is knowing where to put notes, and 80% is knowing where not to put notes so the other instruments can take the foreground.

@zackmash851

Жыл бұрын

yes! he really shows how the beat can be pushed and music can be created across the cymbals. theyre not just keeping time and crashing at the end of a bar

@derpderpin1568

Жыл бұрын

@@zachhamilton456 its cause hes really accentuating a hip hop beat rather than maintaining a steady rock style backbeat.

Legato in drums. Lol 😆 Such an amazing drummer. His play style is so different, I can only explain it as playing the drums like a guitar.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

That’s it Harvey. Or a horn player

I think the best part of this, isn't the playing. It's the skill and creativity it takes to actually compose a track like this

So someone else has said it already but just wanted to reinforce the idea that Clay is playing Trap beats with jazz inspiration. The guitar you are right, there is certainly djent elements a la Animals as Leaders. It's also got a low fi feeling about it, which makes you want to play this track at midnight while cruising down the highway. I really liked the electronic elements, especially the "glitch" at about a third of the song in.

There is a sound I make when a Drummer does something amazing. It's kinda like "pluh" but with more disbelief. That video was pluhcentral!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya Chris

I love this Polyphia reactions..it always start with a little Mentor like attitude and ends with "I must more practice " in mind

Only now watching this, he brings Stewart Copeland of The Police to mind, around 1979 - 1980, especially the song "The Bed's Too Big Without You".

@AndrewRooneyDrums

7 күн бұрын

Great shout

2:01 when the pros smile: nice when the pros frown: you've made history

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

HAHA Benjamin

no need to transcribe it, polyphia has it available :) Clay is a damn amazing and the entire band is just amazing. I'm loving how polyphia has erased the concept of genre from their music. They just create awesome art.

@chelfyn

Жыл бұрын

Polyphias genre has become "polyphia". What an achievement.

Polypia's genre blending creations are quite unique. Hope you enjoy a wonderful new year & thank you for the reaction! 😁

YESSSS I been waiting for this!!! Thanks Drew 🔥🔥🔥

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

YESSS

"Transcribe that fill for me, im gonna learn it. Just kidding I can't play it." hahahah man I cracked up. I think we are all thinking the same thing. He is unreal

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yes Matt!!!

Awesome reaction as always Andrew! Keep up the great work 🤘

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do Brian!

As a non-drummer even I can see his timing and rhythm are just Extraordinary.

Really love how you show explanations to various terms! Thank you!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Another great video! He really makes his playing look effortless, I love the sound of his snare as well. Keep the videos coming! :)

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do Mike!

I was hs marching band/ indoor drum line/ jazz/ concert band and then into wgi open/ world so I’ve dabbled in different percussion and I’ve always found drum line battery gives people the best base for drumset imo. Things have changed so much. When I was in school the radio was filled with drummers with middle school level talent and now we have so many truly amazing players.

Clay definitely has is own composition style and patterns. But in general is not to surprising to me (compared to new era drummers) Please we need a Matt Garstka special!! He recently has released a lot of playthrough videos, and every song has his own "character" to make different analysis. Greetings from Chile!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Hola! Sounds good. Can't wait to see more Matt

Drums is such an adventure. What I'm liking most about learning of this man is the realization that the speed and chops are really just focused on the hats and cymbals. Bass drum is pretty rudimentary for the most part isn't it? It just grooves. But the hands are insane and the subdivisions and space is to me, what makes this stuff stand out. It sounds great; so musical.

first time watching you and i gotta say I appreciate the fact that whenever you use a technical term you put an explanation

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexander!

Absolutely amazing dexterity and adroitness. Clay is an off the charts player.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Agree Lou

would love to see Clay and El Estepario Siberiano do a drum off. I think these 2 drummers are 2 of the top drummers in the world right now!

This song is a major show of his marching band experience. The whole drum solo looked like he was paying a set of tenors from the drum line lol.

Love Clay's drums on Chimera as well!

That was another amazing video. Keep up the great videos…..CHEERS!!!!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Janson!

I knew it was good, but hearing and seeing it isolated makes it even better. I'm kinda inspired to learn this now.

I like the informational blurbs you edit in afterwards

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for the feedback!

**Clay Aeschliman enters the top drummer conversation.**

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Clay is the man!

What makes his playing so fluid is ability to stay relaxed. Really is a beautiful performance. Genre is technically math rock

@benkse2010

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what I thought, it's in the math rock umbrella.

Great that you reacted to the drum playthrough. Perfect for your channel, and I enjoyed your reaction! I'd suggest watching the produced full-band video now, and also Tim Henson's guitar play-through, which is mind-blowing. Not sure either of those videos is a fit for your channel, but I'm sure you'd enjoy and appreciate them.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

I'll check it out Mike!

So I've been surfing all these teacher reaction channels being a polyfiite. Love the reactions

The track’s been on repeat!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

I freaking love this. LOVE IT

Yo, I really liked you throwing up the definitions of terms up on screen.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yes I need to do that more often! THANKS

GENERATIONAL TALENT!

Clay is a beast!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Damn straight!

That was beautiful.

Didn't know Bruce Willis was a drum teacher man of many talents

@AndrewRooneyDrums sweet flight of the conchords t-shirt!

See you at 99.5k subscribers checkin in before you hit 100k cheers bud!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed Ross!

i love it so much~~~ use cymbal do a fill

The Key and Peele snip got me. Alright, 1 sub right to you!

"monster, Absolute Monster"😀😀

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

YUP!!! lol

Super tasty stuff Andrew 🙏🏼

You know it's business time when Rooney busts out the Flight of the Conchords shirt

I've only heard 4 songs of theirs so far, but it sounds like smooth jazz to me.

I keep telling my son, "Son, keep learning them stick controls, you'll use it one day!" haha

This seems like jazz played "correctly" and with a very dynamic and sharp technique.

Genre: Groovy Math Rock I don’t know the defy being placed into any genre so what kind of made something up that vaguely fits

Before I heard Clay play, my favorite drummer for creativity in rock was Josh Eppard from Coheed & Cambria. Coincidentally, Clay has a full armful of Coheed Tattoos.

These dudes are all ludicrously talented at their respective instruments

Do you have any videos of you playing drums? Love the content man, keep it up!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Hey Dale! Yup hundreds of vids of me playing on here :)

Aeschliman drums like god, for sure

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Agree Sergio

Hey Andrew! You should check out a song called Misty covered by a guitarist Joe Robinson; some of the best classical finger-picking off all time and it utilizes a walking bass too. I think you’d really enjoy the complexity :)

Can you do a video on Marco Minneman. Also love that snare you got there, it’s my main snare for while now.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry! I think I have done a new vid On Marco... (I think) And yup. I hardly ever get to use that snare because I gig on a supraphonic

Aeschliman? Geesh! No wonder he’s such a good percussionist. It takes both coordination and practice just to say and spell his last name.

Progressive jazz rock fusion. No words, just a stank face.

The genre is called epic

That was really good.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable Matt

Your blinds are clean and well maintained

you're dame right wow.

The original song has a lot of emphasis on the guitars and bass, I'm glad this video exists so we can see just how cracked the drums are, too. Four absolute virtuosi creating magic on the soundwaves: Polyphia.

awsome! 🍻

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

LOVE IT

I've thought of you...and everyone of their Music Vids...and yeah very Jazzy...I've heard it addressed as Math Rock and Tim's face always seems to accompany that... I've termed it Prog Rock meets Jazz. Whatever label floats your boat it's... insanely good if not incredible.

His toms are part of the Melody

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

100% Kevin! Such a musical drummer

Clay is great, you’ll see ART with Blur-Lights by Improta. 🤪

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

I'll get there Rob!

Clay's a straight up Bad Ass!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible

My favorite part is actually after the “overdub” when he’s on the ride and that left hand is doing WORK. Clay is an animal! That fill is also absolutely disgusting 😂

this man is just so filthy on the drums i just bust out laughing listening to this

Please react to Volkan Oktem-Sultan fainted, it is a pure drumming masterclas 🤘😎

Hi Andrew, I think that trying to define Polyphia in a musical type is approaching a level of mental gymnastics that will make a serious mess of your day!. When I first heard them, my immediate reaction was to compare them with Sky (check them out, especially their second album if you get a chance) with John Williams and Herbie Hancock - it was just fabulous. If you want my tuppence worth, the lead guitar work is almost classical in style, the rhythm and drums are more jazz/funk, the combination is ear candy (or Classical/Jazz/Funk fusion, your choice but, I prefer ear candy).

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yup I really dig this Jerry. Thanks for the info!

I don't play drums and I don't enjoy this kind of music at all but I'm entranced by the musicianship of each of them.

Sleep token hypnosis drum through by II. Shit is amazing.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

You're gonna dig next week Matt...

Thunder Funk!

you said it right, ...monster.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

100%

Polyphia fits into one of the broadest genres: PROG ROCK! They have don't a whole lot that is much closer to djent metal but they have always experimented with different sounds.

"Did you read the book?" "What book?" "The BOOK book." Polyphia's genre is MUSIC music.

This is John Mclaughin, Paco DeLucia, and Al Dimeola musically reincarnated and modernized to arrangements that do not lose the non-musical listener (which the formers often did while showcasing their virtuosities). 'Ineffable' is my description. The bar has been reinvented.

Holy fuck I knew Clay was really good but DAMMMMNNNNN

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

This is bonkers

To me, as a non musically knowledgeable listener, Polyphia's greatest asset is their "dynamic range". This is greatly demonstrated by Clay here and Tim on his playthrough.

I think the best way to describe polyphia as a whole is that they take a little bit from every single genre that's genre it's out there right now jazz electronic hip hop rock prog rock and probably a few others And create something that doesn't fit into any of those Genre's

the Hi Hat whisperer

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

LOL yes!

Polyphia never fails to impress.

I’d say it’s a Math rock jazz fusion.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Nice Dylan! 🥁🙌