The masked members of Sleep Token have largely maintained their aura whereas incessantly staying away from media interviews, however Sleep Token drummer II (two) has granted his first video interview with Drumeo. He goes in depth on his drumming strategies and influences whereas showcasing a few of his enjoying as effectively.
In maintaining the thriller, II’s voice can be masked, however he does provide a couple of extra particulars surrounding his musical background, particularly the place it involves his drumming influences.
The drummer notes, “I’ve always personally taken lots of inspiration from the U.K. dance music scene, and listening to various subgenres of drum and bass specifically allow me to incorporate stylistic traits from those genres into my vocabulary as a drummer.”
Getting into specifics, he title checks 4 completely different drummers as being influences. At one level, when talking about his drumming model, he cites Eric Moore, the 2003 Guitar Center Drum Off champ who has toured with Bobby Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Infectious Grooves and Suicidal Tendencies, but it surely was his work with a extra gospel model of drumming that caught the ears of II.
The drummer said, “I’ve always been a big Eric Moore fan and gospel drummers in general. But I’ve taken a lot of influence from Eric’s licks and they find their way into my playing.” He then shared an example dissecting a triplet phrasing that leaves the drummer three notes short of resolving itself, thus forcing him to be creative to fill out the remainder.
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He also shared three other drummers on the heavier side that caught his attention, explaining, “When I first started playing, I, like many others in my generation, were heavily into drummers such as Joey Jordison, Matt [McDonaugh] from the band Mudvayne, as well as the more extreme speed players such as Derek Roddy.”
Check out extra of II’s interview with Drumeo beneath.
Sleep Token Drummer II Speaks With Drumeo
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