Glenn Kotche (Wilco)
Glenn Kotche focused on pushing every boundary he could, drumming on things that aren’t traditionally used as drums (ping pong balls, hubcaps, chains, ball bearings, air tubes, you name it, he’s hit it). Kotche is also well known for his use of a MIDI pad on stage to play compressed drum sounds to pair with his actual drumming. Kotche wasn’t the first person to do this (lots of Japanese bands; Fishmans, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Harumi Hosono), he was the first to record unusual or “unintentional” polyrhythms and replay them via software during his set for added flair.
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