"You don't fuckin' learn any of this in music school and thank god for that." WISDOM!

damn, for someone not used to this type of music you sure seemed to get why it's good real fast.

Chippendale made the mask specifically to hold the microphone in place in front of his mouth since he's also the vocalist in Lightning Bolt. The sound is him, he's just looping his vocals and stuff, you're a million percent on the money (store)

"This is art that I'm not smart enough to analyse" SUBBED So refreshing to see someone admit they appreciate something without understanding it in stark contrast to many a youtube-music-snob.

Lightning Bolt is one of the sickest duos of the 00s and Sonic Citadel is great start

@jujubones

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6WXyK5rYby7cpc.html their latest 2019 footage rips

@cormacbohren3175

3 ай бұрын

I'd start with Hypermagic Mountain, since it's the most representative of them while still having very catchy songs. I think Sonic Citadel is definitely astray from their regular formula

Check out Black Midi too if you’re on this noise kick. Their drummer is one of the best new musicians I can think of

@venusinfurs7033

4 жыл бұрын

Luscious Mustard Black Midi/Morgan Simpson would be great! Especially something like 953 live

@vattgholu

4 жыл бұрын

fantastic, just saw this comment after recommending morgan simpson myself hahaha

@dylanbaxter4092

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that and maybe NoMeansNo and Victim's Family, although those are less noisey but still Post something

@davidhodgin8900

4 жыл бұрын

he’s cool too, i talked to him at one of their shows

@vattgholu

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidhodgin8900 wow, nice.

"This dude has never met a F##k!" So great. I'm going to use that for a month.

Black Pus is a performance artist. This reaction is absolutely priceless as it's about far more than just music, there's so much more going on than just a drummer and some fancy pedals. It's why I love it and keep coming back to watch it

Brian Chippendale and Zach Hill have been doing their own thing for ages and met through their eclectic style of drumming

@ronaldmcdonald8168

3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: hella's(zach hill's) 2 piece math noise rock bands first show was opening for lightning bolt(brian chippendale's) 2 piece math noise rock band in Davis California

Some insight on his setup, his vocals (telephone mic element in his mask) are going into a fuzz (to get it to be loud enough & occasionally get feedback) , going into a line 6 dl4 (used as a looper constantly utilizing half/double speed and restart functions). The bass drum has a sd coron drum synth strapped to it (triggering a sweeping synth sound when he kicks it & the pitch gets higher the harder he hits it) going into an overdrive (to make it gritty) then a wah(for filter sweeps), then another dl4 looper(not used on this song). As for the improvisational aspect, while there is a good bit improv mixed in, this is a song he plays mostly the same every time (the end is improv). He has some older stuff with more instrumentation and some select tracks on more recent albums he doesn't play live, but he can faithfully re-create a lot of his tracks live. i'm a big fan of Brians work, and was glad to see you have a positive reaction. I definitely listen to black pus & lightning bolt on the regular, usually full volume in my car. To my knowledge brian is friendly with zach, but hadn't heard of him when he started lightning bolt, and has been drumming like this forever. I cant say alot about his musical inspirations, but i know he listened to a lot of metal type stuff when he was younger & is into percussion driven stuff, noise rock, industrial, weird electronic & free jazz stuff along the lines of sun-ra. You should definitely check lightning bolt, as well as the documentary "checking in at 20" it will give a bit more insight to his work. As for similar stuff, there isn't, but you would probably get a kick out of the drums / sounds behind MoHa, Big Lad, and possibly The Locust.

@anarchofonzi8139

4 жыл бұрын

fred noneya The Locust! His mind would melt.

@bobbycampbell7790

4 жыл бұрын

DS-7 Coron drum synth/synce* :)

@tedesco7219

4 жыл бұрын

We need The Locust reactions!!

John Stainer of Battles! ( he's got a much simpler style In a way... but he beats the shit out of his kit) he plays like a drum machine and has one cymbal - a crash cymbal sitting a few feet above the kit lol

@Quake18

3 жыл бұрын

an absolute ICON for technique and control

@lifesoldier

3 жыл бұрын

fuck yes

@abraxasjinx5207

2 ай бұрын

The drummer in Deerhoof is also rad on a very small kit with one very large cymbal.

Fun fact: Chippendale is a visual artist as well and played a set in one of his installations.

Off the geographical mark again. Chippendale is based in Rhode Island. 😂 As to the free jazz element, you're spot on. He cites Sun Ra as one of his biggest influences. Definitely check out Lightning Bolt. I describe them as the musical equivalent of a couple of 8 year olds who just snorted a whole bag of Pixie Stix. They're so much fun. "Dracula Mountain" is a good entry point, imo.

Glad you reacted to this! Your open-mindedness for the strange, bizarre, and avant-garde is a breath of fresh air! I really hope you react to John Stanier next! His drumming is the polar opposite of Zach Hill and Brian Chippendale, but he's just as unique!

Yes Zach Hill has been influenced by Chippendale in some form Zach is more technical but Chippendale can lay some unreal energy Hella was Zach Hills band; Chippendale Lightning Bolt

@florianff8673

4 жыл бұрын

I remember Spencer Seim of Hella saying they did their very first gig with Lightning Bolt and he was surprised that there was another band like that, wondering how many more exist.

@georgemct

4 жыл бұрын

Lightning Bolt started in 1994, Hella in 2001. Ride the Skies was out by the time Hella started.

@tolstoyed

3 жыл бұрын

well, they both have a background in hc

@lifesoldier

3 жыл бұрын

brian definitely influenced zach's already maniacal drumming

If you want to chceck more from Brian C. go check Lightning Bolt - ride the sky, dead cowboy or assasins. And also i highly recommendu you to check hella - biblical violence.

@thomaskenneally219

4 жыл бұрын

BIBLICAL VIOLENCE

@amedeomodigliani4389

4 жыл бұрын

I’m more of a “Been a long time cousin” type of guy

@doomsdaydanceparty7646

4 жыл бұрын

@@amedeomodigliani4389 aye me too my man

@FRONTIERSPERSON

3 жыл бұрын

DRACULA MOUNTAIN

@targetbuddy5

Жыл бұрын

@@FRONTIERSPERSON Wonderful Rainbow is a treasure. Blew my mind when I first heard it.

this dude's paintings look like his music!

@Psiconauta004

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's in "The power of salad and milkshakes" that Brian says something along the lines of: I like drumming as I like painting, without leaving blank spaces.

Thank you so much for checking Brian Chippendale.

There was a huge scene of crazy noise-rock bands including Lightning Bolt/Black Pus up in Rhode Island. They all lived together in some crazy art warehouse thing where they were all devoted to art.

@kevmac1230

3 жыл бұрын

Fort Thunder

Haven’t seen it mentioned in the comments, so to explain; those lower notes are the result of an oscillator hooked up and mounted on the kick drum, which he does in Black Pus and sporadically busts out for Lightning Bolt. I’ve seen him upwards of 40 times between both acts, and I still haven’t really made sense of how the fuck he is controlling the note, and never bother to ask him because it’s like the least interesting thing you can talk to the guy about. A truly one of a kind musician and the nicest dude you’ll ever meet.

This is EXACTLY every drummer that is fed up with band mates.

Fellow Chippendale here. Please review some 'The Locust' or any of Gabe Serbian's drumming. The guy is a machine.

Chris Corsano is a great modern-day free jazz drummer that you would prob enjoy immensely. and seeing chippendale play in lightning bolt 5 feet away from you is almost a religious experience - some of my fav shows ever.

yo, my man keeping it clean and crisp scented with the Lysol.

"we need this" - amen

Its cool that you made the zach hill connection. Chippendale, zach, and greg saunier are all born out of the early 2000's/late 90s noise rock scene so they're all cut from the same spastic drumming cloth. Interestingly enough, of the three, saunier's the only one with a formal music education (oberlin), but zach and brian both fall on sorta opposite ends in terms of complexity where zach is way more technical than brian, but brian's more explosive. All 3 have collabed with one another in some form (except brian and zach to my knowledge) in the 00s and their collective influence on the rock underground in the past 20 years reaches really freakin far.

@THEMATTHIAS225

4 жыл бұрын

What are the Greg/Zach and Greg/Brian connections?

@lilguy7491

4 жыл бұрын

@@THEMATTHIAS225 Greg and Zach collaborate on Nervous Cop. Brian and Greg collaborated on this: famousclass.bandcamp.com/album/brian-chippendale-and-greg-saunier

@patrickfwalter

4 жыл бұрын

Early math drummers like Damon Che and Jerry Fuchs were key here too.

"Brian Chippendale Greg Saunier Side A" - Might be too long for a reaction video, but you should check out these two playing off of each other. Just amazing. No samples, no loops, no effects, just two drummers vibing. Plus Chippendale uses a hi-hat!

when Zach Hill was in Hella, his first tour was with Lightning Bolt!

I love how as soon as you try coming in and dissecting he just shuts that down and just starts going even harder

Nudged for a Don Cab episode in Zach Hill comments, glad to see you like Brian - again, check out Don Caballero (there's an HQ live set from 2006, admittedly a chill one, chiller than albums and a doc on Damon on YT) - Damon Che is more 'melodic' than Zach and Brian, think if they sounded like Copeland a bit I guess? Not really but that's the only comparison that makes sense to me. You know, if Copeland played in a post-hardcore band.

@jacobbates6540

4 жыл бұрын

damon che is an absolute boss

It was great to listen to someone who knows drumming so well that they can help me understand why I like something. I hate reaction channels but this was actually intelligent and insightful. I'm so glad I stumbled on your video ♡

“I may not be smart enough to analyze what’s going on” 😂😂😂 dude I lost it when you said that

I really needed this video and your thoughts. Thank you.

Lightning Bolt is legendary. See them live if you can, make sure you have a lot of energy and no valuables to lose / break, and push up to the front so that you can lose your mind and simultaneously hold back the crowd from all collapsing on top of the two Brian's.

I wanted this video so bad! Thank you Junkdrummer! You da best mayne

Brian breaks everyone the first time they listen to his brain on drums haha “guitar” vocals at the beginning were popped onto the line six loop and he hits triggers to run those through some effect presets. Also the expression pedal. It’s an amazing live set. He’s super nice to his fans from my experiences

Also after referencing all the Downtown No Wave and Avant-garde Jazz there's no way around Weasel Walter! Really like his performance when he was with the CP Unit and those shows he did with guitarist Mary Halvorson and Trumpet player Peter Evans. Obvious choice would be his own project the Flying Luttenbachers.

Brilliant video! Thank you!

Hearing chippendale related to Keith Moon is so perfect. They are so spastic but so precise and powerful.

He’s hitting a trigger with a filter to do the bass note with his left foot and also hitting the loops he’s made with his own voice with his left foot as well Dudes a legend

YES he is a legend! He is using a telephone receiver btw! I think he wired it to the receiver like a mic.. kinda cool!!

His Lightning Bolt stuff is tighter but still wild as hell. Great take on him, I feel the same way man.

Loved your I'm speechless comment. Your channel rocks

I didn't really get lightning bolt until I watched live footage and then I wanted to be in that crowd so bad

10:00 the high pitched sound is the first vocalization pitched up and looped, i can only tell that much about it! Fucking awesome

Good connection with Rashied Ali, I hadn't clipped that together before

Best review of some drum music ever. So appreciate ya humble open attitude. Hilarious. I’m not laughing at ya. Laughing with ya. Great work.

Loved that you mention Rashied and Dolphy!

Loved this. Loved your realness 🖖🏻

I've seen Lightning Bolt and stood right next to him the whole time - greatest drummer I have ever seen live. They're from Providence Rhode Island to btw

I was literally watching this video earlier today, skipped around youtube to a bunch of other music stuff and came back around to find your review of this video by means of your review of Famine Wolf - BTBAM (which was an incredible breakdown btw!). Anyways. I love what you're doing! It's so hard to show videos like this to people I know because the music is so far from anything mainstream or just so unlike anything they've heard it's just deemed 'weird' and dismissed or at least not appreciated as much as I hope it would be. It's really cool to see and hear your reaction to the weird stuff I love to listen to and it especially hits home to see a review someone flying as under the radar as Black Pus/Lightning Bolt/Brian Chippendale is. I can't express enough how wild the live shows are. Definitely check it out if you can. Thanks again! This was a blast to watch and I'll be checking out a lot more of your stuff. Stay safe!

Seeing these guys live was unbelievable

@abraxasjinx5207

2 ай бұрын

I never got to see them in their heyday. Saw them a year ago and you can tell they don't have the same live energy, especially when they're forced to perform on a stage as opposed to the concert floor.

I’m a long time B Chippendale fan. I love this video you made and everything you said was so perfect-I was laughing my ass off. I’ve always thought of Lightning Bolt/Black Pus as jazz. Thank you!!

"This is art that I am not smart enough to analyze, is what it feels like. This feels like something you would see in a museum" LMAO Too true. This guy is from Rhode Island, and he is an artist first musician second. He uses his music to also expressart. His main band is Lightning Bolt (Highly recommend checking them out) and it's just him and another artist, who plays bass. The two of them together are chaotic and wonderful all at the same time. When asked what kind of genre the band is he responds with "Well some people call us noise rock or experimental noise. I always thought of our music as Art Metal". My favorite Lightning Bolt song is Dead Cowboy. It's so beautiful.

I think your description is perfect, your link with avantgarde also and your comparison with Pollock is perfect, Pollock also plays with structure/chaos . Although there is a lot of craftsmanship.

Lightning Bolt was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

I love --- "I'm so puzzled- I'm feeling things..."

the left foot is triggering a "play once" button on a line 6 DL4 looper pedal. the mask has a mouthpiece microphone stolen from a payphone. he uses a boss SD1 to get the signal hot enough for the looper, and the octave drop for that bass hit "bow" is achieved with the half-speed feature on the DL4.

Love this dude, need to check out Lightning Bolt! Saw them live a few months ago and it was mental

I don't normally like react channels but you've sold me after this video and the Zach Hill video. You seem like someone who would be cool to hang out with.

The highlight in my drumming career was opening up for Brian. I've seen him as many times as possible. Between Brian and Zach Hill, they are the reason I became a drummer. I'm glad you're vibing. Watch the power of salads and milkshakes. Being in the room during a lightning bolt show is almost spiritual how the crowd is just transformed into mutants. Brian and the bassist Brian are two of the nicest people I've ever had the ability to hang out with. Checkout another mutant collection out of Providence called Arab on Radar. There's tons of us mutants in basements making madness for the freaks of the world.

Don't ever miss them live!

Junkdrummer you are awesome! Greetings from Argentina!

I seen Lightning Bolt live while on psychedelics and it was the most surreal and intense experience of my life. So when you talk about "Getting outside of his body". Let me tell ya, I didn't know what limb was mine in that crowd.

@JunkdrummerTV

10 ай бұрын

Comment of the day!

Well said

They got a lot of energy

I'm pretty sure the bass sound is a sample triggered by the kick that he turns on and off with a volume pedal ... Man, I wish I could experience Lightning Bolt live some day

It's hilarious watching you fight so hard to find the words 😂😂😂😂😂

They're actually from Providence Rhode island, lotta killer bands like lightning bolt out there, one of my faves there is a no wave band called Arab on rabar, really neat stuff, a tonal guitar riffs, mathy drums, oddly dancable grooves at times as well

@feebypeels2883

3 жыл бұрын

If you like Arab on Radar, check out Psychic Graveyard. Eric Paul's newest project. Daughters is another great band from Providence.

@doomsdaydanceparty7646

3 жыл бұрын

@@feebypeels2883 arab on radar is an all time, got all their shit on vinyl (tough as fuck to find now) also psych grave is fantastic, heard they got a new album otw, i talked to eric a lil while back n he said it was in the works. Crazy how prolific they have been like 2 albums and 2 eps in 2 years?? Wild! Also daughters is also an all time fav, saw em on tje YWGWYW tour in 2019 with show me the body and health. Close to the best show ive ever seen. A place to bury strangers takes that cake, go see em if u get a chance

Us Steves gotta represent

Hey Steve, KAREN CARPENTER! Lol, love your channel man -Nick

good content my guy

This totally fucking rocks! This is one of the best reaction videos I've seen and your analysis is spot-on. Kudos to you for getting it! This is visceral, spontaneous jazz, arrhythmic and unconstrained but still directed. It is a song being created and played because it is joyful to do so. It is a celebration of ability and possibility. It is very avant garde and you are 100% correct: we *need* this. I can't wait until you watch some Lightning Bolt!

@JunkdrummerTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You rock too.

Brian’s primary band Lightning Bolt formed in 1994, first release was a 45 in 1997 when Hisham Bharoocha was in the band (before or right as Black Dice formed), all RISD folks. Mindflayer and Black Pus Brian’s other projects are also sick. Brian is def an influence on Zach from Hella (who formed in 2001) and they know each other definitely. You should also check out Hisham, early Boredoms, Greg from Deerhoof, Tatsuya Yoshida/RUINS, Weasel Walter/Flying Luttenbachers, Pat Samson/US Maple, and Damon Che of Don Caballero!

you HAVE to check out both Lightning Bolt and Black Midi

Good content!

Two drummers that Zach Hill's and Brian Chippendale's styles are totally beholding to are Don Caballero's Damon Che and Turing Machine's Jerry Fuchs. Perhaps two of the most thrilling drummers of the last twenty years.

@danielregneri5116

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn thank you for giving it up to Che and Fuchs. Brandon Relf from Sleeping People is someone that is also up and coming. Incredible drummer.

Brian Chippendale has an awesome freeform drumming project with Deerhoof’s drummer Greg Saunier that’s pretty wild. I’d also recommend checking out Ian Chang’s “Spiritual Leader” album, and Deantoni Parks’ “Technoself” album.

The mic in the mask is kinda genius

Next logical step would be Tatsuya Yoshida/Ruins Alone. The guy who inspired Zach and Brian kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5iVxMildK-6htY.html

@sschindle

4 жыл бұрын

I just recommended him too, only to scroll down and see this. Hell yeah.

Husker Du is a big influence for Chippendale and his bandmate in Lightning Bolt

Has anyone suggested Sebastian Thomson from Trans Am? Dude is powerful, yet precise, and enchanting to watch. There's a great live vid of them doing "I want it all" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Brian chippendale Is a master of the creation for me . He saved my Life for real . I'm not a Copy of him .with his music, He Screamed at me "do It , idiot! " And I follow him till the Hell's gate .

Your reaction to Brian's playing has inspired me to work harder today

One nut analyzing another nut. Hilarious is right. Chippendale may be some kind of genius, or just extremely spirited and hyperactive. Lightning Bolt lights my fuse, but I can't tolerate them for more than a few minutes or I'll I have a bad case of insomnia. Good analysis, Steve. I think you've got it.

@stefhirsch6922

Жыл бұрын

I went through a few years listening to lightning bolt every night before I went to bed and every morning as soon as I woke up.

Hey man, loved the earnest reaction to some crazy music. It is wild how Chippendale hits that quasi-spiritual experience that the jazz moment hangs in... because yeah it is some chaos, as well as music. I would imagine you're getting a lot of noise nerds throwing names on the pile, so let me add to that. Weasel Walter/Flying Luttenbachers have a more direct Albert Ayler thing than Lightning Bolt but equal them in brute force. You might also dig Damon Che/Don Caballero for an equally complex and urgent sound but with certainty and not calamity. Thanks for the great video.

You should really make a video about Greg Saunier from Deerhoof I'm surprised you haven't done that yet. Love this video by the way you have an openness and an enthusiasm with music that is really fun to watch.

He has a microphone in his mask and he uses loopers and pedals to build the accompaniment.

George Bass of King Krule is one of my favourites. Cant think of a specific vid to react to though :)

You'd have to check out a live performance from lightning bolt - Brian's duo - that has been around since the 90's. Their shows are always something special, and I find that there is ever so slightly more coherence to the sound with the added "bass".

He uses drum triggers also I think. There is probably a piezo/contact mic in his mask. He and Zach Hill are totally aware of each other

Lightning Bolt is a great live experience. Every time I've seen them I've walked away feeling energized. The feelings of the show are tribalistic and almost spiritual in a way. Similar to Jazz, I had to change the way I listened to music to really understand them. The bass guitar creates the landscape for the drums to dance across. The drums are the main voice in their music, while the vocals are used as a conductor to direct the soundscape and provide queuing to the bass guitarist (Brian Gibson). Lightning Bolt has actually commented in a interview that yes, their music sounds like chaos, but its structured and they don't tend to not improvise their live performances.

Enjoyed your opinion. Thank you.

saw this band live once..... never been to a louder show.

I've seen Black Pus and Lightning Bolt here in Providence many times, friggin legendary

Definitely check him out in his main band Lightning Bolt. the experience with people involved gives it so much more context!

You’re actually spot on with the origins. Sonic Youth and Lou Reed were definitely the influencers of the arty noise rock scene that Lightning Bolt draw from.

sounds like a boss harmonizer pedal on the pitched up s wave setting

A few years ago I start to learn piano. It was going ok. I was doing scales etc and felt like I was progressing well. It was when I was asked whether I wanted to get my grades that the whole thing suddenly changed. I felt like I should, to somehow "have something to show for it". But it made me think about why I was playing in the first place. I just wanted to play music and to enjoy playing that music the way it feels to listen to music you love. Trying to validate myself by doing grades just felt wrong. Like it was going to destroy the passion for music I have by shifting my priority to proving myself. This guy is just going balls out expression and passion and energy. Which is fucking awesome in my book. I don't play piano much. I'm distracted by wanting to play what I really want - the drums.

Real late to this one but have to say, out on the fringe is where you find those rare esoteric stuff. Reminds me of Trout Mask :)