[kj] Gatherer's bands

[cliffmonka at alaska.net]

Hiya Frank,Humm i'm not positive but we met on kj 03 tourbus,maybe boston.Remember
the bentmen tshirt,had some ghoul on it,haha.
Here's my thang http://www.myspace.com/cliffmonka and here's some other KJ fans
that put forth and donated tracks to benefit Jester Joe MOjica R.I.P. in his time
of need. http://www.myspace.com/attackcancer   everyone on that cd is either a
gatherer or someone's friend.Peace,CliffMonk-A


> Cool.  Thanks for this thread.

>

> I've been playing drums for over 35 years and it is my true passion in

> life.  I have two vintage Slingerland acoustic kits plus a set of Roland

> V Drums and have also written my own software to trigger and control

> images and videos from the pads.

>

> Demo:

> http://www.21ca.com/2007/vdrums.html

>

> I also play the full array of percussion instruments, as well as

> keyboards, soundscapes, samples, loops, etc.  I sing, too.  I've played

> with everything from symphony orchestras to live DJs to punk bands and

> everything in between.

>

> I'm happy playing any style, but I prefer a spectrum that runs from

> experimental/dub/trance-ambient/trip hop to rock/industrial/punk/pop.

> Stylistically, I definitely prefer drummers who play for the song,

> rather than showboat and try to cram in a million riffs.  Martyn Atkins,

> Rob Hirst, DJ Bonebrake, Pete DeFreitas, Robert Gotobed.

>

> I'm in four bands at the moment.  Three in New York City, one in Boston.

>

> A. 777s (pronounced "Triple Sevens"): power trio consisting of two hot

> chicks and me.  Kinda like The Ramones with a sex change.

>

> B. The F-Units: classic four piece lower East Side rock 'n' roll band.

> Two guitars, bass, drums.  Sort of like early Green Day, Social

> Distortion with occasional nods to AC/DC.

>

> C. Direct From Hollywood Cemetery: Horror-rock septet (2 guitars, bass,

> drums, farfisa organ, male and female lead singers).  Imagine The Cramps

> on speed.  Everyone is in costume and makeup.  We have a hypno-wheel and

> the male singer saws his way out of a coffin.  My persona is "The

> Vegetable" -- kind of like the lobotomy victim in One Flew Over The

> Cuckoo's Nest.  It's a blast.

>

> D. The Bentmen:  I'm one of two drummers in this band (though for our

> 20th anniversary gig last year, we had *six* drummers), a Boston-based

> performance art rock band with 5 albums out and a movie score (MARK OF

> THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, I edited the soundtrack).  My first gig with The

> Bentmen was on 10 days notice in front of 40,000 people. (!)  We're

> doing a movie of our rock opera, ULCER GULCH and I'm directing.

>

> I've been doing a lot of session work lately.  My brother runs The

> Cutting Room studios in NYC.  When a band gives me their mp3s, I

> generally chart 'em up and get well rehearsed beforehand and then just

> cut the tracks by myself to a click.  For me, it's just easier to sing

> the songs in my head and follow the chart. Much faster -- less

> distraction.  I did 15 songs in 2.5 hours for the 777s and 10 songs in

> 90 minutes for DFHC.

>

> And my #1 favorite band is Killing Joke.  I hope to someday play drums

> for them, or at least for Jaz on one of his other projects.  He and I

> have discussed it on several occasions, so maybe it'll happen.  Hope

> springs eternal.  We are both Colemans after all (probably cousins of

> one sort or another) and have many parallels in our respective lives.

> Oh, and of course, I know every song cold.  ;)

>

> Anyway, that's my rant.  Peace and respect to all...

>

> best,

> FBC

>

> F R A N K . C O L E M A N

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> Interactive . Online . TV . Video . Audio  . Print

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>

> MySpace . Frankie7 . http://www.myspace.com/frankie7

>

> Drummer . Bentmen . http://www.myspace.com/bentmen

> Drummer . 777s . http://www.myspace.com/triplesevens

> Drummer . F-Units . http://www.myspace.com/funits

> Drummer . Direct From Hollywood Cemetery . http://www.myspace.com/dfhc

>

> Alter Ego . The Vegetable . http://www.myspace.com/the_vegetable

>

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