PAUL WELLER TOUR 2015 HOW TO
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We just went with whatever sounded right for the song we were recording at the time. There were some Ludwig and Pearl snares in the mix.

PAUL WELLER TOUR 2015 HOW TO

I’ve got one myself, so I know how to tune it up really well. Paul has got an old Premier Genista set that I really like. Paul Marshall at Natal has been really good to me, and sets me up with kits wherever I go. I did some post-production as well, chopping things up, moving them around, EQ-ing the kit, and adding things like reverbs and delays.īen: I used a lot of different Natal drums.

Some of the tracks are two or three parts put together, so I might have just recorded the kick and the snare on their own, and then added the toms and cymbals separately. On each track I’d tune the kit differently or use different pieces. I think that’s another reason he was keen on me, because I have an engineering background.

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Paul’s really getting into Pro Tools and that way of recording, so I think he’s just trying to mix it up a bit, keep it fresh. Steve Pilgrim By Dan Massieīen: Yeah, that’s kind of my style, rather than just playing the standard “snare on the 2 and 4” sort of thing. There are lots of interesting textures, and the drum tones are constantly changing from song to song. MD: Speaking of, the beats on Saturn’s Pattern feel deconstructed at times. That worked really well, so I think we were on a similar wavelength. I’d recently tracked drums on a song called “Brand New Toy” on which we both had a similar idea for a rather backwards drum beat in the verses. I was at his studio just sort of hanging out already, and if someone’s nearby, he’ll get them to play. Why did he choose to go this route?īen: I don’t know if Paul thinks too much into things like that. But Ben, you’re the only drummer on Saturn’s Pattern. MD: The last few Weller records have featured a handful of different drummers, including both of you guys. I came down to London for what I thought was an audition, and it turned out there was no other drummers there! So we ran through a couple of songs and Paul was like, “What are you doing on Saturday”? Next thing you know, I was playing at the Roundhouse in London that weekend. When Steve White parted ways with Paul, I got a call from Stan Kybert, who produced Paul’s last few records. I was with a group called the Stands that had some success in the U.K., and we did some touring with Paul in the mid-2000s. Steve: I’ve been playing with Paul for about seven years.

So when Paul needed someone, Andy put my name forward. I play drums in a band called the Moons, and our singer, Andy Crofts, has played keyboards for Paul for eight or nine years. There’s a lot of random sounds on that album, so I ended up playing some additional percussion as well. When Paul toured on Sonik Kicks, he needed someone to trigger some samples-sound effects and things like that.

MD: How long have you guys been playing with Weller, and how did you get the gig?īen: I’ve been doing it for three years now. East Coast and Midwest June 9–20 and the West Coast September 29–October 8, with a European run in between. We gave a ring across the pond to get the skinny on how this dynamic drum duo sussed out their respective roles with Weller, and if we can look forward to any onstage drum duels on the Saturn’s Pattern tour, which hits the U.S. Pilgrim, a thirty-six-year-old Liverpool native, is Weller’s longtime live drummer of choice, in addition to being a key contributor his 2010 album, Wake Up the Nation, and 2012’s Sonik Kicks. If you catch Weller on the road this year, however, it’ll be dynamic powerhouse Steve Pilgrim dishing out the beats, with Gordelier in tow to sprinkle in additional percussion, samples, and the occasional double kit jam. From the spacious, Bonzo-esque stomp of the title cut and album opener “White Sky” to the Beatles-y bounce of “Going My Way,” Gordelier impresses with his solid pocket and understated creativity. The fresh-faced talent boasts a knack for composing cleverly deconstructed rhythms that mesh perfectly with the vision and onslaught of textures conjured by Weller and producer Stan Kybert. Looking lean, mean, and as impeccably hip as he did when he burst onto the London scene in the late ’70s, the Modfather celebrates his fifty-seventh birthday with the release of Saturn’s Pattern, his most sonically ambitious effort to date.īlessed with skilled timekeepers throughout his storied career, Weller tapped thirty-three-year-old Ben Gordelier to slap the skins on his twelfth solo album.

And though he may be considered an elder statesman at this stage of his career, he continues to defiantly reject the shiftlessness associated with such a stuffy title. British national treasure Paul Weller-front man of seminal mod-punkers the Jam and soul-infused new wavers the Style Council-is well into his fourth decade of making vital rock ’n’ roll records.

Paul weller tour 2015