Matt Garstka - Cognitive Contortions Play-through

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • The "Madness of Matt Lesson Series" is packed full of insight into Matts writing process for the band Animals as Leaders. Thorough breakdowns, slowed part demonstrations and transcriptions of Ectogenesis, Arithmophobia, Cognitive Contortions, Inner Assassins & Backpfeifengesicht are included. Support your boy and grab over 2 hours of footage filmed in 4K.
    Go to matt-garstka.m... and check it out!
    Here is your coupon code(Wolfgang) for a limited time(3/20/18 - 3/27/18). Enter Wolfgang in the coupon code box and receive 15% OFF!
    This Playthrough Audio is completely unedited. No Quantizing, No Take-Comping, No sample replacing - All one take start to finish. This one was either the 3rd or 4th take.
    Setup:
    Tama Starclassic(Japan) Bubinga/Maple with .6mm outer ply of Cordia
    22" x 16" Kick (3 ply bubinga, 5 ply maple)
    14" x 6.5" Snare (3 ply bubinga, 4 ply maple)
    10" x 7" Tom 1
    12" x 7" Tom 2
    14" x 12" Floor Tom 1
    16" x 14" Floor Tom 2
    Cymbals are all Meinl Byzance Line
    From left to right:
    14" Traditional Top & Sand Hat Top
    18" Extra Thin Jazz Crash
    8" Traditional Splash
    18" Traditional Hammered Crash
    22" Vintage Pure Light Ride
    16"/18" Matt Garstka Signature Fat Stack
    18" Extra Dry China
    All Coated Vintage Emperors on Toms
    Coated P77 on snare
    Coated P4 on Kick

Комментарии • 436

  • @danielsemmelrock7808
    @danielsemmelrock7808 6 лет назад +607

    you can't buy happiness, but you can buy Matt Garstka lesson pack

    • @EBjeebies1081
      @EBjeebies1081 6 лет назад +25

      Daniel Semmelrock I’d say that’s pretty damn close

    • @fleagalisyourdaddy
      @fleagalisyourdaddy 6 лет назад +25

      So... what you’re saying is you can buy happiness.

    • @gaia38ant
      @gaia38ant 6 лет назад +4

      and now you have to get through sadness and sacrifices to achieve your drummer completion, only there you'll access happiness

    • @kamiwouter
      @kamiwouter 5 лет назад +1

      Or you could just watch this video for free ;)

    • @trusoundlowvolumedrumheads1002
      @trusoundlowvolumedrumheads1002 4 года назад +1

      You think a lesson or 2 has you playing like that uh? Lol good luck with that ;)

  • @phildore7928
    @phildore7928 6 лет назад +693

    This was our first dance at my wedding.

    • @adammtroutman
      @adammtroutman 6 лет назад +10

      Perfidious Albino lmao too funny

    • @Neuri
      @Neuri 6 лет назад +1

      Lol

    • @treehavn
      @treehavn 6 лет назад +81

      Did yall break your ankles

    • @TheDayisMineTrebeck
      @TheDayisMineTrebeck 5 лет назад +38

      Bro im high as fuck but that's definitely the funniest thing I've read in awhile on youtube. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @brunomontoya1448
      @brunomontoya1448 5 лет назад +18

      And your last

  • @nnathangrahamm
    @nnathangrahamm 3 года назад +44

    0:57
    something about not having the kick on the crash is so fucking violent i fucking love that

  • @AdamTuminaro
    @AdamTuminaro 6 лет назад +285

    n e x t l e v e l 👽

  • @Nahuel_Ramos
    @Nahuel_Ramos 6 лет назад +153

    I'm a simple man. Matt uploads, i press like

    • @VinnyG_Music
      @VinnyG_Music 6 лет назад +6

      I'm a simple man, I see a comment like this, I point out its unoriginality.

    • @maxpaindude
      @maxpaindude 4 года назад +1

      @@VinnyG_Music shut up.

    • @ignaciojauregui7423
      @ignaciojauregui7423 3 года назад

      you both shut up

  • @JonLeinbach
    @JonLeinbach 6 лет назад +94

    Salt mining here is tough. Either people complaining his cymbals don't sound like bells or that his playing isn't pristine 4/4 by Ringo Starr. Keep up the great work Matt, anyone who actually puts the time in to learn about the art and mechanics of drumming even a little bit understands your tremendous work ethic and talent.

    • @Aozora333
      @Aozora333 6 лет назад +2

      exactly

    • @OfficialDreamTheater
      @OfficialDreamTheater 6 лет назад

      Only complaint my drum teacher has is that the toms are too low-pitched. They don't have much personality. I sorta agree, but the sound fits the music anyways in my opinion, so I don't really gripe about it.

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 5 лет назад +7

      Uh, don't agree at all
      Even many pro drummers can't understand all the complexity in his drumming

    • @MFink-oq5hy
      @MFink-oq5hy 5 лет назад +7

      Who are these people complaining that you speak of? Most of us here are drummers or at least muscially inclined enough to recognize his brilliance.

    • @rohanahlawat5809
      @rohanahlawat5809 4 года назад +3

      If anyone complains, they probably listen to pop music and can't even fathom his drumming or they're just jealous.

  • @ramykaram4278
    @ramykaram4278 7 лет назад +210

    This is a tough one to get at full speed. It's tricky to get those articulations on the hi hat to be nice and clear. And that ride pattern at 3:06 is pretty tough at this speed with all the ghost notes and kick pattern. Not to mention the fills with the quintuplets. I'm hoping to cover this one but it will be a while before I get it at 100% speed. You're the man Matt.

    • @waltergabriel1943
      @waltergabriel1943 6 лет назад +2

      Ramy Karam. its not speed. control you hands. and. read music

    • @JoHarm96
      @JoHarm96 6 лет назад +1

      I've been working on this one for a while. Seriously have had to slow it down to about three-fourths speed to figure out where everything fits in there.

    • @stevenparentdrums
      @stevenparentdrums 6 лет назад +8

      I just finished a drum cover of this(its on my channel) and I literally spent 4 days straight on the solo section at 95% speed before I could play those ghost notes at full speed lol. Matt's left hand is downright spooky.

    • @SylarTheBest
      @SylarTheBest 6 лет назад +5

      Fills in quintuplets? When?

    • @stevenparentdrums
      @stevenparentdrums 6 лет назад +1

      2:09

  • @asheshinfinite3766
    @asheshinfinite3766 4 года назад +40

    I call him the 'Mattronome' 😁

    • @DrBell-gi7bf
      @DrBell-gi7bf 4 года назад +3

      Metronomes use a Matt to keep time.

    • @ericthorpe5670
      @ericthorpe5670 4 года назад +1

      Yes, both very original comments.

    • @de-ja-vu
      @de-ja-vu 3 года назад

      @@ericthorpe5670
      mettropo-genders

  • @1Second1Day1Step
    @1Second1Day1Step 6 лет назад +56

    And to think there was a time that I was devastated to hear that Navene was being replaced.

    • @rohanahlawat5809
      @rohanahlawat5809 4 года назад +10

      Don't get me wrong, navene koperweis is great and all but I'd choose Matt over him in a demisemihemidemisemiquaver.
      EDIT : Changed Heartbeat to demisemihemidemisemiquaver.

  • @GiggityGretsch
    @GiggityGretsch 6 лет назад +340

    You can see the cognitive contortions all over his face.

  • @samuelbassani1845
    @samuelbassani1845 6 лет назад +189

    When the music has no easy parts...

    • @uraharamitchell7250
      @uraharamitchell7250 6 лет назад +1

      Samuel Bassani 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @omukssbm
      @omukssbm 6 лет назад +11

      Samuel Bassani what? hit the drum? sounds easy to me

    • @raymondbauer2152
      @raymondbauer2152 4 года назад +5

      @@omukssbm I hope you're trolling. If you're not then you are literally the worst kind of person to exist. "jUsT hIt ThE dRuM" guess you've never even been closer then 1km to an Instrument in your life.

    • @kennethledford9877
      @kennethledford9877 4 года назад

      Omuk no you’re right 😎

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 3 года назад +1

      @@raymondbauer2152 bruh he trolled u hard
      He got ur little ego twisted

  • @da1ewok
    @da1ewok 6 лет назад +22

    I just cant...your ghost snares are like the Energizer bunny that just keep going and going and going and going and going and going till you have great grandkids! Unreal

    • @rafanj824
      @rafanj824 7 месяцев назад

      Yeah lol, in every song his drumming makes me move my legs like crazy, just to keep up with the rhythm. And this song was VERY challenging!!!

  • @HarperMattraw
    @HarperMattraw 6 лет назад +54

    This album definitely has some of the tastiest drumming on any prog album this decade. Always in love with your style, dude!

  • @troydye81
    @troydye81 6 лет назад +6

    I think this was the sickest drumming I've heard played over a track

  • @BionicleSaurus
    @BionicleSaurus 6 лет назад +132

    Seeing these videos on my feed always gives me a mini heart attack haha

    • @kumquatmagoo
      @kumquatmagoo 6 лет назад +18

      You spelt huge erection wrong.

  • @DomGrady97
    @DomGrady97 3 года назад +5

    I'd love to know how someone can even think of this shit lmfao this is actually intense af. I bought this book but damn this is hard

  • @CHABIEPORTNOY
    @CHABIEPORTNOY 4 года назад +5

    At the back are all the books you have to read to understand what matt is doing.

  • @baraldobumpa3447
    @baraldobumpa3447 6 лет назад +63

    3:41 matt's right hand cant take it anymore

    • @gabrielanderson43
      @gabrielanderson43 6 лет назад +12

      Aldo Smok Damn, nice catch.

    • @Beerandrums
      @Beerandrums 6 лет назад +11

      Holy shit I thought I was the only one who caught that ! We all must strive to that level that people are just seeing if it’s even possible for us to make a mistake! He’s phenomenal for sure

    • @PlumRugOvDoom
      @PlumRugOvDoom 6 лет назад +13

      He hesitated for a quarter second haha...favorite drummer!!

    • @gabrielanderson43
      @gabrielanderson43 6 лет назад +28

      Jason Berlin
      This is the first piece of evidence that I've ever seen that contradicts my theory that he's a robot. And only slightly. Could just be a glitch.

    • @baraldobumpa3447
      @baraldobumpa3447 6 лет назад +2

      Gabe Anderson fair enough

  • @MitchellvdEeckhout
    @MitchellvdEeckhout 7 лет назад +34

    I was so curious how the last minute of this song is played and even when it's visual now, man, i'm still drooling..

  • @eddiecousinsjr
    @eddiecousinsjr Год назад +2

    Grooving, such a unique feel, super creative and not boring at all. Up there with the metal drumming greats.

  • @iking311
    @iking311 4 года назад +18

    I remember the days when Mike Portnoy was my idol and no technical human being is close to him until this new genre that this guy's band built. I never knew there's way beyond that drumming. To cover a single song by this dude you need to burn your ears by months, Jesus!

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 3 года назад +1

      Mike portnoy's never been close to Virgil technique and musicality for me

    • @iking311
      @iking311 3 года назад

      @@JGBDYT yeah but you are not close to either both lol

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 3 года назад +3

      @@iking311 you are ?

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 3 года назад +1

      @@iking311 I covered Bleed from meshuggah, Arithmophobia intro (from AAL) and working on This particular song right now

    • @iking311
      @iking311 3 года назад +2

      @@JGBDYT good for you, but still, its a cover song, you didnt composed and originated the beat. What makes a drummer great is they have their own identity and signature.

  • @samuliauno8163
    @samuliauno8163 6 лет назад +8

    Your recording engineer is a god damn wizard. Awesome sound and no (apparent) bleed issues, while using condensers for toms etc! Absolutely beautiful, like the performance as well.

  • @uraharamitchell7250
    @uraharamitchell7250 6 лет назад +3

    There is no such thing as a "Matt Garstka Instructional Video".
    But there is such a thing as Matt sits at the kit and starts playing it, and you focus on not being swallowed by madness and and drowning in a river of anxiety.
    You don't 'listen' to Matt Garstka...you survive him.

    • @bagosubeno
      @bagosubeno 5 лет назад

      this comment should be pinned on top 😂

  • @jareksiejakowski1829
    @jareksiejakowski1829 6 лет назад +1

    A walking rudiment. He's playing is out of this world! He's drum parts perfectly fit to other instruments. Odd time signatures? Waaaaaaaaaaaaat :) Animals As Leaders! Long Live!

  • @gigemaggies3287
    @gigemaggies3287 6 лет назад +4

    It only took my entire lifetime! LOVE YOU MATT

  • @eliasschnee9377
    @eliasschnee9377 6 лет назад +5

    MATT YOU ARE INSANE!!!! LOVE YOUR GHOST NOTES

  • @davidjeffrey5902
    @davidjeffrey5902 4 года назад +5

    4:09 THAT STACK PART

  • @1dudecrush
    @1dudecrush 6 лет назад +18

    It pisses me off that I have subscribed and turned all notifications on for this channel, yet I only found this video by seeing it elsewhere. Its not in my subscription list. Never got notified. I mean jesus christ, RUclips. When I say I want to know about this channel's activity, it wasn't a suggestion.

    • @ThePhobophile
      @ThePhobophile 6 лет назад

      It probably has to do with the fact that it was uploaded privately and then made public just a few days ago. All of these Madness Of Many playthroughs have been available to anyone who actually bought the lesson package I believe, hence why you can find comments on here from almost a year ago.

  • @collinmorris
    @collinmorris 2 года назад +1

    I like when we plays the drums.

  • @allmotorm3539
    @allmotorm3539 6 лет назад +38

    The ending of the song still gives me nightmares. Only Dirty D is capable of such dirtiness.

    • @JGBDYT
      @JGBDYT 3 года назад

      Shhhhhhh don't reveal his secret mate !

  • @abisheks2418
    @abisheks2418 3 года назад +1

    Matt is such a great composer of drum parts! It complements the guitar and bass so well! The song opens a drummer’s mind to so many possibilities.

    • @frodowatt4272
      @frodowatt4272 3 года назад

      Bet you didn’t know that there is no bass player, just Matt and two guitarists

  • @__jdiesel
    @__jdiesel 6 лет назад +1

    One of the fills into the break was so good I couldn't help but laugh.

  • @braxtonburke
    @braxtonburke 7 лет назад +39

    INCREDIBLE

  • @SpeedShifterX
    @SpeedShifterX 6 лет назад +1

    Your performance is absolutely stunning! Can´t wait for your next project!

  • @kylestewart4444
    @kylestewart4444 6 лет назад +1

    Matt is my all time favorite drummer.

  • @santiagocabrera2543
    @santiagocabrera2543 6 лет назад +1

    The lesson pack is awesome Thanks! By the way I love the show with Animals in Argentina, live is another level of experience! Matt you are by far one of the best drummers of this era Man!!

  • @jdb3611
    @jdb3611 6 лет назад +1

    I can’t tell y’all how freakin long I was waiting for him to post the next video! Very well played and sounded like it was in 4/4. Anyways, great video!

  • @vahan-sahakyan
    @vahan-sahakyan 6 лет назад +1

    The Best Matt I've Ever Met !!! :]

  • @cristianobasili465
    @cristianobasili465 4 года назад +1

    Semplicemente geniale e con una tecnica incredibile, per me tra i 5 batteristi più forti del mondo

  • @ericmickens6287
    @ericmickens6287 5 лет назад +1

    The skill level of this dude is unreal

  • @Salvo100
    @Salvo100 4 года назад

    Of all the drummer forums of the greatest, Matt rises to de-throne them all.

  • @stevetama4448
    @stevetama4448 6 лет назад

    Always impressive. People who criticize who likely cant play nearly as well this type of drumming is not easy. Amazing as always Matt

  • @Keefralei
    @Keefralei 6 лет назад +4

    Well. That was relaxing.

  • @de-ja-vu
    @de-ja-vu 3 года назад +1

    Every drummer's dream ... a masterpiece

  • @toxiq7399
    @toxiq7399 6 лет назад

    So many time changes your rarely move your body, and become the drummer of many faces lol. Great piece . Really enjoyed

  • @jaystephens2759
    @jaystephens2759 5 лет назад

    Fav playthrough ever

  • @mcdrumlessons
    @mcdrumlessons 6 лет назад

    One of the most musical ferocious drummer out there today!monster playing.monster track!

  • @anblu1565
    @anblu1565 6 лет назад

    Legendary drumming. Simply amazing.
    And drummer face

  • @justinthomas1069
    @justinthomas1069 4 года назад

    this man is my favorite drummer of all time

  • @iQuincyboy
    @iQuincyboy 6 лет назад

    My goodness. I smashed my brain against this multiple times now, still don't get the whole picture at once.

  • @KianF
    @KianF 7 лет назад +5

    worth every penny!!!

  • @adammtroutman
    @adammtroutman 6 лет назад

    Reasons to thank our holiness, Matt Garstka. Subdivisions for days.

    • @poxi__
      @poxi__ 5 лет назад

      *insert Rush reference*

  • @sasdd2020
    @sasdd2020 6 лет назад +13

    Like before watching.

  • @phosstheboss04
    @phosstheboss04 6 лет назад +2

    That part around 2:20 gave me a Dazed and Confused kinda vibe 👌

  • @cx777o
    @cx777o 6 лет назад +1

    to even think about drum parts like this.... his creativity seems limitless

  • @t3hgir
    @t3hgir 6 лет назад

    just dope. I love the :o face you make hitting the snare and china 2 minutes in, such passion

  • @asheshinfinite3766
    @asheshinfinite3766 4 года назад

    One of the Greatest........I mean, come on, how can you remember all this?😲

  • @asdoylejr
    @asdoylejr 6 лет назад

    You're a madman. Can't wait to see AAL live again.

  • @subhamduttachowdhury6188
    @subhamduttachowdhury6188 6 лет назад

    It must be illegal to be this good!!

  • @madfinnishgamer38
    @madfinnishgamer38 4 года назад

    Love that bass drum sound.

  • @learningisgrowing
    @learningisgrowing 6 лет назад +3

    "Hey Matt, your shoelaces are untied..." *Steals drum stick infused with awesome power, become ruler of the world!

    • @xSTONYTARKx
      @xSTONYTARKx 3 года назад

      The Drumstick of Destiny

  • @mcAzcrew
    @mcAzcrew 6 лет назад +6

    To another dimension.

  • @jarrahdrum
    @jarrahdrum 6 лет назад

    This is beyond me. I’m speechless again

  • @firkinja
    @firkinja 4 года назад +1

    I feel like this is one of those songs that you have to start a pattern and then just stop paying attention to that part and focus on everything else, like the ride pattern at 3:06. Just gotta start it and let that groove set in your mind and dance with it

  • @robo369.
    @robo369. 5 лет назад

    Your drum kit looks and sounds amazing!

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 6 лет назад

    good to see new content, brother.

  • @MrDaveHammer
    @MrDaveHammer 6 лет назад

    Matt you are the best beast!! ⚡

  • @dropbearrc9819
    @dropbearrc9819 6 лет назад

    My internal metronome needs to be recalibrated after that effort.
    Bloody beautiful 🤘

  • @CityStomperMedia
    @CityStomperMedia 6 лет назад

    The only person who could've possibly thumbed this down is Matt Garstka himself... I guess that explains how he plays these songs - there's 15 Matt Garstka's out there!!!!

  • @miscellanyman263
    @miscellanyman263 4 года назад

    Garstka is amazing. I would be shocked if Peter Erskine/Weather Report were not jealous (snicker!)

  • @kamikazedibujando3582
    @kamikazedibujando3582 5 лет назад

    I love this so much!!

  • @Mattr3X
    @Mattr3X 6 лет назад +1

    The last 30 seconds made me think twice, 3 4 5.... etc; about me calling myself a "drummer". This is Alien LVL.

  • @BreathlessOblivion08
    @BreathlessOblivion08 6 лет назад +7

    why do so many drummers have this jaw tic? 1:30 I do this too when I play lol

  • @samuelmaney1250
    @samuelmaney1250 6 лет назад

    Yo Matt, saw you live in Asheville, NC. Your my biggest inspiration man.

  • @dunzerk5926
    @dunzerk5926 6 лет назад +1

    1:29 when those ghost notes are just right

  • @santiagogarcia9436
    @santiagogarcia9436 6 лет назад +6

    GOLD.

  • @Drumsholic
    @Drumsholic 6 лет назад +1

    When you finish from Berklee and you get out to swim at the ocean of giants drummers you must shake the world so it is may as you rise like a star from an other universe !!He did it in some way and did it perfect !! For a while but no one knows what it's came to tomorrow! Isn't easy to remain a star upon there!!I wish he will do it, cause is good...very good!!!

  • @sapecyk
    @sapecyk 2 года назад

    More than great

  • @dduem13
    @dduem13 6 лет назад

    This guy is seriously fucking amazing. God damn.

  • @proggo2923
    @proggo2923 6 лет назад

    You are a beast man!Keep doing what you do :D

  • @rancecox5802
    @rancecox5802 6 лет назад

    This is amazing. So badass dude

  • @rafanj824
    @rafanj824 7 месяцев назад

    Unbelievable. How to keep up with that? What a challenge to listen this. Matt's brain have to be studied, because he is NOT human.

  • @zacharyswain7034
    @zacharyswain7034 3 года назад

    Love how the extra dry stuff from meinl sounds. I have the china but want more, especially the splash

  • @raineatsfood
    @raineatsfood 6 лет назад

    that sick ghost note counting the rhythm from the start.
    i just died

  • @lmk001
    @lmk001 6 лет назад +5

    Bringing jazz chords to metal is great. I'm not huge on jazz because it's complex but not hard enough. This is complex and hard and has a lot of dynamics.

    • @eliborg
      @eliborg Год назад

      jazz is one of the harder styles of music to play what are you on lmao

  • @zerolullabiez
    @zerolullabiez 6 лет назад

    I'm just happy after this. 🥁🔊

  • @BrandonVincent1
    @BrandonVincent1 6 лет назад +1

    3:06 freaking love this

  • @tryharder249
    @tryharder249 6 лет назад +13

    Wooowwww flam no bumbo?? Massa!!! 1:22

  • @danielsgrunge
    @danielsgrunge 3 года назад

    This guy's left hand is unbelievable
    HOW

  • @carlslaughter2653
    @carlslaughter2653 2 года назад

    Top notch drumming

  • @3in1allinme
    @3in1allinme 7 лет назад +7

    So sick

  • @phlavee
    @phlavee 6 лет назад

    Oh yes ive been waiting for this ♥

  • @BlackenedNL
    @BlackenedNL 6 лет назад

    Very interesting to watch

  • @akunz24
    @akunz24 6 лет назад

    Every time I finnish watching one of these I just say "fuck off" because I admire his playing but at the same time I am in deep disbelieve about what I just saw. It seems so impossible but at the same time he is actually performing it.
    I witness it but Ican't believe it. It's just too amazing

  • @voxcrt
    @voxcrt 6 лет назад

    that snare tone is godlike

  • @DrivenToChaos_0331
    @DrivenToChaos_0331 4 года назад

    This entire series🤯 🤦🏻‍♂️... Anyways, maybe this'll be funny to someone but was almost in tears laughing in anticipation as i began scrolling downward towards the comments... 😁✌️.. Matt, unimaginable terror for my brain, it collapses into itself if i begin to calculate the signatures..

  • @Gronozzz
    @Gronozzz 3 года назад

    Excuse me ?! are you a robot? love that drumming and i cannot even imagine...after years of playing doing that shit1 amazing!

  • @rogerbenson9544
    @rogerbenson9544 6 лет назад

    Light work Matt, light work

  • @ND-iz6dd
    @ND-iz6dd 6 лет назад

    Amazing!!!

  • @Turcomichael
    @Turcomichael 6 лет назад +18

    That’s my dad

    • @mandy30pls
      @mandy30pls 3 года назад

      No I'm pretty sure it not

    • @massgrave8x
      @massgrave8x 3 года назад

      @@mandy30pls fuck you dude