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Gavin Harrison is a member of the
British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree.
In addition, he has authored two
instructional drum books entitled Rhythmic
Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives, and
produced his own instructional DVD's, Rhythmic
Visions and Rhythmic Horizons.
Gavin also released a solo cd in
1997 titled "Sanity and Gravity" which featured
a unique slant on the composition. Gavin writes, "Faced
with the prospect of making a 'solo' drum album I decided
I would take a more experimental approach to playing
my instrument, rather than make a record of fast flashy
solos and fills to try and show off my technique. Drums
traditionally have a purpose in music to supply and
hold a tempo. After all there isn't any really definable
pitches coming out of the drumset that you would want
to try to play melodies on in the normal sense. But
I felt there was still a way to express emotion from
the drums played with the attitude of "blowing" on
a saxophone or "twiddling" around on a piano.
These "squiggle" pieces or sections (as I
call them) would start with me recording the drums
on their own without any pre- defined tune, arrangement,
or tempo.
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