Vertebrae by Vertebrae

The drums on “Vertebrae by Vertebrae“ are equally compelling, a real rollercoaster of rhythm. Like most leaders, Björk knows when to farm out the work.

I have to give Damian Taylor credit for that. He is an amazing drum programmer. First, I tapped on a table sort of where the main accents should be. It is a tricky song because it is in 9/8. He then programmed a beat and used a white noise, static micropallet for the beats. I felt the pattern was right but the noises were wrong and suggested he should change it into a marching beat. He then used the same pattern but changed the noises and sprinkled some magic dust on top.

remixmag.com - 01.07.2007