Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Breaks Down His Favorite Drum Sounds | Under the Influences | Pitchfork

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  • @hmbutuub
    @hmbutuub 4 года назад +6927

    Okay now I want him to talk about synths

  • @electraheart7745
    @electraheart7745 4 года назад +4652

    He would be the coolest music teacher

    • @clairex4132
      @clairex4132 3 года назад +16

      thought the same thing

    • @udkc
      @udkc 3 года назад +61

      Your so right!
      Actually, every music artist reaching the pillars of success should be "forced" to do at least a bit of teaching throughout their life. Maybe where they grew up. Just as a way of giving back to the community, since we all have been throwing our millions at them

    • @mcblahflooper94
      @mcblahflooper94 3 года назад +18

      @@udkc if you want to skip ahead of waiting for that to happen you can just analyze his songs yourself and learn a lot. Maybe not all his production secrets and private flairs but that's not going to teach you the mindset to do that stuff yourself anyways, or why his music is so good in the first place

    • @jdjdjdjjc6535
      @jdjdjdjjc6535 2 года назад +5

      Currents probably generates the same income on Spotify in one year than a teacher does in 20

    • @Akai111
      @Akai111 2 года назад

      Did you just assume his gender??? 🤣

  • @Not_Mii_Uus
    @Not_Mii_Uus 4 года назад +7853

    Dude, no way, my favorite member of Tame Impala!

    • @LilyKeene
      @LilyKeene 4 года назад +147

      lmaoooo

    • @duncangagnon8907
      @duncangagnon8907 4 года назад +326

      I wish Paula could've showed up. Oh well were lucky we even got Tim

    • @odvop
      @odvop 4 года назад +10

      LMAOOOO

    • @eliothebeast
      @eliothebeast 4 года назад +146

      @@theblackupgrade It's a joke, I think they know

    • @bertjamsolina2663
      @bertjamsolina2663 4 года назад +30

      Nahh, I loved the former Kevin on drums, but this is also okay.

  • @-Kal-
    @-Kal- 3 года назад +996

    I hope Tame Impala never kicks him out of the band. He’s responsible for some of my favorite Tame Impala sounds.

    • @julianoliver3006
      @julianoliver3006 2 года назад +62

      guys guys i think this guy doesn’t know it’s just one guy 🤯

    • @RADZIO895
      @RADZIO895 Год назад +81

      @@julianoliver3006 ummm clearly you haven't seen the music video for "Why Won’t They Talk To Me", there's at least 6 of them

    • @ProdAdape
      @ProdAdape Год назад +8

      @@RADZIO895 for live play.

    • @RADZIO895
      @RADZIO895 Год назад +4

      @@ProdAdape they were in the official music video tho

    • @ProdAdape
      @ProdAdape Год назад +3

      @@RADZIO895 strange joke.

  • @Nova_Ethos
    @Nova_Ethos 4 года назад +4685

    Kevin's passion and appreciation of music is so evident here. He's explaining each song as a student and not a teacher. Really refreshing

    • @TheShatteredlamp12
      @TheShatteredlamp12 4 года назад +90

      The best teachers are perennial students

    • @aidenwoulffe3704
      @aidenwoulffe3704 4 года назад +15

      I believe i agree with you, but I don't think I really know what you mean by "talking like a teacher" vs "talking like a student". Is informative speech not just informative speech?

    • @jasp42
      @jasp42 4 года назад +62

      @@aidenwoulffe3704 I think it's the fact he doesn't act like he knows it all inside and out like many teachers do. He's spreading his knowledge but also explaining what he doesn't understand and showing that he's still always learning himself

    • @hazrel
      @hazrel 4 года назад +2

      If Kevin Parker in the 3 Idiots movie, he is the Amir Khan.

    • @vicentedevidts7647
      @vicentedevidts7647 4 года назад +2

      Didn’t even notice the double kick on “Good Times Bad Times” till he pointed it out, great explanations

  • @donaldpriola1807
    @donaldpriola1807 4 года назад +1034

    The drums in Mind Mischief are so eccentric. Love that one--mostly just a fill repeated over and over.

    • @meliskolat
      @meliskolat 4 года назад +22

      same, one of his best songs

    • @lmkelly12345
      @lmkelly12345 2 года назад +9

      and a complicated fill at that!

    • @taylordunn6362
      @taylordunn6362 2 года назад +2

      id say that song has some of the best drum fills ever.

    • @TKbeatwerk
      @TKbeatwerk 2 года назад +2

      A lot of rolls also

    • @parkerfiskar3589
      @parkerfiskar3589 2 года назад +1

      When I hear Mind Mischief I hear a passionate emulation of Lennon-McCartney 1967.

  • @funky__monk5927
    @funky__monk5927 4 года назад +2357

    I can literally listen to this guy talk about music all day.

  • @lalathebarbieee
    @lalathebarbieee 2 года назад +307

    I saw Tame Impala play last night in Brooklyn, Kevin and his crew were AMAZING, the visuals in the show were insane

    • @MixMasterSplinter
      @MixMasterSplinter 2 года назад +4

      i was theyre too it was magical!

    • @lalathebarbieee
      @lalathebarbieee 2 года назад +2

      Oh nice!! You’re right, it WAS🤩

    • @MixMasterSplinter
      @MixMasterSplinter 2 года назад +9

      @@lalathebarbieee hes literally just amazing i really think he deserves a superbowl halftime show he would kill it

    • @venus-rc7pk
      @venus-rc7pk 2 года назад +2

      i saw him in pittsburgh and have never felt better

    • @oliverg.5137
      @oliverg.5137 2 года назад +2

      same i saw him in asheville last tuesday it was so great

  • @davebruck7395
    @davebruck7395 4 года назад +3301

    Honestly I don't recall watching an interview with him where he sounds so into it, it's almost weird. Now I just want him to talk about producing, pedals, mixing etc. instead of all the redundant questions

    • @gomezbr1
      @gomezbr1 4 года назад +188

      Agreed. He looked/sounded excited throughout this interview. All the other ones he seemed bored

    • @jasp42
      @jasp42 4 года назад +180

      @@gomezbr1 I think it's cause he actually gets to talk about the technique of the music here rather then having to talk on a more surface level to cater to a larger audience like BBC or somethin'

    • @slash196
      @slash196 4 года назад +109

      Because the music and the production is all he spends his time thinking about, so tapping into that is tapping into who he is. Asking about anything else, you might as well be asking what he had for lunch.

    • @TheMrsuperjosh
      @TheMrsuperjosh 4 года назад +21

      Listen to his rick rubin interview

    • @stuartholden6163
      @stuartholden6163 4 года назад +6

      I don't know man...I think more questions about his upbringing and how he got into music would be great 😈

  • @cesare.ambrizaguilar1842
    @cesare.ambrizaguilar1842 4 года назад +250

    This needs to be turned into a series, please. It’s so enlightening. I could hear him talk about freaking harmonicas for days.

  • @CameronMayfield719
    @CameronMayfield719 4 года назад +3794

    I’m surprised he didn’t play a new version of Borderline

  • @jjmckenna
    @jjmckenna 4 года назад +729

    This is one of the most informative, illuminating and interesting interviews of a musician that I’ve ever listened to.

    • @CS-sf1rz
      @CS-sf1rz 4 года назад +2

      Oh yeah Illuminati I mean illuminated

    • @jjmckenna
      @jjmckenna 4 года назад +2

      @@Mfiore588 Yes, son, I meant to tell you, through a comment on RUclips. How’s it going?

    • @fielflameno5831
      @fielflameno5831 3 года назад +6

      Check out thundercat’s interview, you might appreciate it too!

    • @jjmckenna
      @jjmckenna 3 года назад +1

      @@fielflameno5831 Thanks for the tip, Fiel! I will most definitely look for it. Cheers!

    • @TheStudioDrummer
      @TheStudioDrummer 3 года назад +5

      You can tell he has spent alot of time listening, analyzing, thinking about, recording, reading, etc. these tracks. It's the only way to gain this depth of knowledge.

  • @NowyouknowMusic
    @NowyouknowMusic 4 года назад +1216

    Best thing to come out of the Covid era is Kev doing more interviews about him as a drummer. It’s always been my favorite part about ol’ Tame Empanada.

    • @drewcobarrubias2093
      @drewcobarrubias2093 4 года назад +80

      I love an Empanada when it's Tame

    • @malvo.n9
      @malvo.n9 4 года назад +39

      I love empanadas but not de pino, only napolitana

    • @injeolmi6
      @injeolmi6 4 года назад +14

      Oh, man, I love empanadas.

    • @CJbrinkman602
      @CJbrinkman602 4 года назад +5

      Kevin is killing it during Quarantine

    • @cosmefulanito2001
      @cosmefulanito2001 4 года назад +19

      Aguanten las empanadas

  • @LivFP
    @LivFP 3 года назад +203

    His album Innerspeaker has such amazing drums. Every song hits the spot. SO TIGHT

    • @IllaDillaJ
      @IllaDillaJ 2 года назад +15

      Yeah I know right, especially Alter Ego has a unique pattern

    • @jhonnybravo5284
      @jhonnybravo5284 Год назад +1

      Solitude is bliss oh my god

    • @coldacre
      @coldacre 8 месяцев назад

      yep. Kevin & Jay played some amazing drums on that album.

  • @evangarry3525
    @evangarry3525 4 года назад +140

    Kevin's one of the most humble musicians I've seen in a long time

  • @Beatle-Byrd
    @Beatle-Byrd 4 года назад +1628

    You can tell Kevin is a great drummer by how he can imitate bonhams quick bass drum double kick hits with his mouth 3:15

    • @robberonbrent
      @robberonbrent 4 года назад +52

      This is an underrated comment

    • @sailingshadowfax7518
      @sailingshadowfax7518 3 года назад +137

      My old drum teacher, Jeffrey Nearpass RIP, told me "If you can sing it, you can play it."

    • @travissekutt
      @travissekutt 3 года назад +2

      I do that all the time now cool thing

    • @scrimpy403
      @scrimpy403 3 года назад +2

      How funny. I thought the same thing!

    • @evanderholiday2535
      @evanderholiday2535 3 года назад +8

      I literally watch this video for that part

  • @dylanwesley3964
    @dylanwesley3964 4 года назад +442

    Kevin's drumming on "Innerspeaker" is some of the best I have heard on any record. He really knew how to roll around the kit with some great fills on that record.

    • @TsarCzar9
      @TsarCzar9 4 года назад +35

      I agree, Innerspeaker has the best and most instrument playing all around. He has slowly morphed more into a sample producer, which is still just as cool and good!

    • @Bellavista26
      @Bellavista26 4 года назад +10

      @@TsarCzar9 fr man if Currents didn't exist Innerspeaker would still prolly be my fav album by Tame. Yet Currents wouldn't have existed without Innerspeaker. Also I loved TSR ♥️

    • @milanklaui5158
      @milanklaui5158 4 года назад +6

      @@Bellavista26 and the drums on the slow rush are crazy good

    • @SugarW1thC0ffee
      @SugarW1thC0ffee 4 года назад +12

      @@milanklaui5158 good but not as good as Innerspeaker and Lonerism

    • @bambogini
      @bambogini 4 года назад +15

      Mind Mischief, Endors Toi, Apocalypse, Nothing that has happened so far.... :o

  • @DJReachOfficial
    @DJReachOfficial 4 года назад +187

    Ok but the drums on "Lost in Yesterday" are just immaculate man. You gotta give yourself some credit for those Kevin. They're so perfectly saturated, compressed, and crispy while also so delicately sprinkled with the phaser and it just 😩🙌

  • @davecsizi
    @davecsizi 4 года назад +839

    This is my first time hearing this guy talk, and he seems like such a chill dude. Like an average guy, one of your friends. I don't now, the way people have been over mistifying his music made me expect some music snob, but it's just s guy who loves music. He's cool.

    • @FishFullOfFeathers
      @FishFullOfFeathers 4 года назад +97

      Nah it's just Tame Impala fans who are music snobs. One being me.

    • @roryvonmeyer2643
      @roryvonmeyer2643 4 года назад +67

      That's Acid Jesus right there, mate

    • @Demention94
      @Demention94 4 года назад +9

      Tame Impala is good, but nothing new. I don't know why people are snobby about it.

    • @nickhaldin8674
      @nickhaldin8674 4 года назад +30

      Yeah he’s just a regular dude. and whats so crazy, is he’s good. He really is VERY good. But he gets deified by people and that is almost never warranted.

    • @nickhaldin8674
      @nickhaldin8674 4 года назад +2

      @@Demention94 thats exactly how i feel

  • @ObiePictures
    @ObiePictures 4 года назад +24

    “Some drum parts make me dream”. I absolutely agree and that’s the best way to put it.

  • @dollarsaurus01
    @dollarsaurus01 4 года назад +186

    Now I want Kevin to do a Masterclass

  • @IllusionInHD
    @IllusionInHD 4 года назад +237

    I've always felt like the drums in his songs stood out more prominently than other instruments (synths, guitars). Like in Innerspeaker/Lonerism, the drums sound out of this world, especially when mixed with that Lennon-esque voice.

    • @elliotyeager
      @elliotyeager 4 года назад +7

      that's compression baby

    • @SugarW1thC0ffee
      @SugarW1thC0ffee 4 года назад +5

      Yes, wow I jam so hard to the drums in Alter Ego, WWYMUYM, I mean basically every song in both of those albums! Kevin was crazy phenomenal with those two albums! Truly psychedelic.

  • @nickwalling2702
    @nickwalling2702 4 года назад +92

    his drum sound on It Might Be Time is one of my all-time favorites already

    • @natalieciocca2186
      @natalieciocca2186 2 года назад +3

      Top 2 favorite song for me. Of all. Just…🙏🏼

    • @TrishV1
      @TrishV1 Год назад +1

      Yes, and I love the Supertramp keyboard sound in that one too.

  • @Bandstand
    @Bandstand 4 года назад +3458

    Very cool Kevin...appreciate yuh

  • @daphnestrem190
    @daphnestrem190 3 года назад +44

    this man doesn’t know how much i appreciate him

  • @danielboulton922
    @danielboulton922 4 года назад +922

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen Kevin this animated before

    • @drinkmoreagua8984
      @drinkmoreagua8984 4 года назад +74

      Director: Kevin act like you actually care
      Kevin: 😴😐
      Director: 🤔😡🔫
      Kevin: 😁

    • @Obgavin10
      @Obgavin10 4 года назад +22

      well i wouldn't be surprised if he's a little high here... lol

    • @iggystardust9236
      @iggystardust9236 4 года назад +38

      Nah he just loves music haha
      Or maybe he is high as ballz.

    • @knivesout33
      @knivesout33 4 года назад +31

      It's what happens when you don't have to worry about bills or boring jobs anymore.

    • @RJohnODonnell
      @RJohnODonnell 4 года назад +14

      He's like a brand new person here.

  • @acludo1278
    @acludo1278 2 года назад +28

    love how in every single one of those songs he mentioned you can almost hear the heavy influence each one of those songs has had into tame impalas sounds, it just sounds orgnanic like you can feel the influence of the song on all his music.

    • @kittervision
      @kittervision 2 года назад

      Definitely. He makes it his own while representing his most appreciated influences. Masterful

  • @SugarW1thC0ffee
    @SugarW1thC0ffee 4 года назад +35

    This is the most excited I’ve seen Kevin be. You can really tell how happy he is talking about the music that influences him, his eyes basically glimmer. This was fun to watch and even informative.

  • @dgmj_24
    @dgmj_24 4 года назад +43

    I love these kinds of interviews where Kevin goes into the technicalities. It makes you take a glimpse of his genius mind and how the creative process is done in his head

  • @boglot
    @boglot 4 года назад +225

    The secret to that amazing drum sound on that Queens of the Stone Age record is the producer Eric Valentine. He is the absolute king of drum sounds. My favorite example of his signature “punch in the gut” drum sound is Can’t Stop by Maroon 5. He knows how to get the drums to explode out of the speakers without taking it too far. What’s awesome is Eric even has his own RUclips channel where he explains in detail how he gets his sounds. I highly recommend watching his channel to anyone interested in music production.

    • @Journeymanlive
      @Journeymanlive 4 года назад +8

      can't stop is great, underrated Valentine prod. Let's ask him to deconstruct it for us !!

    • @bonnellie2008
      @bonnellie2008 4 года назад +2

      Maroon 5? Queens of The Stoneage? cringe buddy

    • @JohnsDough1918
      @JohnsDough1918 4 года назад +16

      @@bonnellie2008 okay, so what?

    • @joshuacontant-perdue9080
      @joshuacontant-perdue9080 4 года назад +28

      @@bonnellie2008 Such a short sighted comment.

    • @davidwilson-kl7up
      @davidwilson-kl7up 4 года назад +6

      Because they recorded the drums without cymbals then recorded with cymbals so the drums would stand out and be louder. So simple and effective

  • @theodorgarcia2427
    @theodorgarcia2427 Год назад +5

    He's one of the best pop drummers of these times. He's sound is so unique. Having him in the studio playing and mixing the drums must be the must cool thing ever. Thanks for this content, is just gold

  • @ronyrojas7695
    @ronyrojas7695 4 года назад +148

    Perhaps many people don't know, but Kevin first was a drummer, then a guitar player o keyboard player.
    Love this guy

    • @nathanrosich6790
      @nathanrosich6790 3 года назад +6

      yeah Kevin sort of had the Dave Grohl story, he drummed for Pond, and then went off on his own later. But drums have always been his core

    • @User-xw6kd
      @User-xw6kd 3 года назад +3

      Well now he's a one man rock band.

  • @Michael-cv5wk
    @Michael-cv5wk 3 года назад +98

    The drum sounds in Radiohead's In Rainbows are my favorite thing about that record, and it's my favorite record :)

    • @ivycee
      @ivycee 2 года назад +28

      mmmm yesss, immediately I think of the drums on weird fishes. One of the best songs ever

    • @kyloasio
      @kyloasio 2 года назад +9

      The instrumental climax of Jigsaw Falling Into Place will never not be eargasmic

    • @youtubesucks1111
      @youtubesucks1111 2 года назад +3

      if in rainbows is your favorite record you need to listen to more music

    • @filiplipkowski3902
      @filiplipkowski3902 2 года назад +29

      @@youtubesucks1111 edgy

    • @joelowry1323
      @joelowry1323 2 года назад +17

      @@youtubesucks1111 man just let people like what they like

  • @SamBellGuitar
    @SamBellGuitar 4 года назад +34

    Such a humble guy, amazing talent, great ear. This was brilliant to watch.

  • @kreepe634
    @kreepe634 4 года назад +113

    "Drumming is the most fun when u dont know what your doing"
    I'm gonna have a blast

    • @bipbong2906
      @bipbong2906 3 года назад +6

      protect ears

    • @kab9706
      @kab9706 8 месяцев назад +1

      It's true, you have no limits when you're not following any rules! Of course, it takes years of practice to get "good" though. With any instrument.

  • @pastaboinch
    @pastaboinch 4 года назад +119

    His drums on the 070 Shake "Guilty Conscience" remix are AMAZING. You can totally hear a lot of the elements he mentioned here like compression, saturation, and crazy drum fills.

  • @DoubleKimbro001
    @DoubleKimbro001 4 года назад +29

    Hearing Kevin talk about queens of the stone age was a highlight of my week

  • @jul-yenhippolyte4042
    @jul-yenhippolyte4042 4 года назад +28

    i could listen to him talk about drums for hours. wish he hopped on the kit.

  • @quentinquogamoddy1999
    @quentinquogamoddy1999 3 года назад +21

    Having both a science and a music background, I really appreciated how he brought physics into the drum sounds @ 9:30 discussing the waveforms. "Oh, so that's why the sound sounds the way it does!"

  • @ethanpawelczyk1510
    @ethanpawelczyk1510 4 года назад +3439

    “It was good enough for Rihanna apparently”

    • @HarrisonSim
      @HarrisonSim 4 года назад +301

      such a great flex lol

    • @ULTRAVISTA.
      @ULTRAVISTA. 4 года назад +35

      Oh my God, bruh. Didn't she make that song without even asking him?

    • @ethanpawelczyk1510
      @ethanpawelczyk1510 4 года назад +133

      @@ULTRAVISTA. No she asked

    • @ULTRAVISTA.
      @ULTRAVISTA. 4 года назад +15

      @@ethanpawelczyk1510 I was never sure. I always thought she just jacked the instrumental

    • @swagman2861
      @swagman2861 4 года назад +25

      @@ethanpawelczyk1510 Kevin didn't find out until it released

  • @RobBoss420
    @RobBoss420 4 года назад +21

    I’ve never paid much attention to the drums, and now I’m listening all my favourite music again with a new set of ears.
    Amazing.

  • @thebreakfastmenu
    @thebreakfastmenu 4 года назад +144

    Because Kevin plays guitar and sings in live settings, I think people are quick to forget that drums are his first instrument.
    Mudmen by Pink Floyd and Weird Fishes by Radiohead, and actually Kevin's drumming on "One More Hour" are probably my top three drum sounds ever.

  • @uonakelep
    @uonakelep 4 года назад +7

    I have no idea how to play the drums, but I enjoyed every minute watching him talking about drums with so much excitement.

  • @guit4rguy
    @guit4rguy 4 года назад +592

    I thought that this video was cool hearing all these different drum sounds. Then he picked a Portishead song and it was taken to another level of cool.

    • @guit4rguy
      @guit4rguy 4 года назад +16

      Can’t forget Queens Of The Stone Age too!

    • @louislanfear9403
      @louislanfear9403 4 года назад +1

      Shame he got the drummer wrong for the portishead track though ey

    • @vznquest
      @vznquest 4 года назад +1

      nah it has always been another level of cool regardless of his take on it

    • @freddie7981
      @freddie7981 4 года назад +1

      @@louislanfear9403 yeah idek the name of the guy who plays the drums I just know what he looks like bald n lanky

    • @hueyfreeman818
      @hueyfreeman818 3 года назад +1

      Tame Impala, Portishead and Queens of the Stone Age in the same video. Definitely worth the click!

  • @L33VS
    @L33VS 4 года назад +427

    He literally plays drums with his mouth

    • @AidanXavier1
      @AidanXavier1 4 года назад +31

      I bet there's a word for that

    • @germanaxelaguirre4384
      @germanaxelaguirre4384 4 года назад +12

      He plays drums with his brain 🧠 the mouth is just a way to express the sound he's thinking of haha

    • @AndresLopez-bz7bs
      @AndresLopez-bz7bs 3 года назад

      Since when autotune is playing the drums?

    • @AndresLopez-bz7bs
      @AndresLopez-bz7bs 3 года назад +1

      @Lefty Two Guns oh yes i thought he was speaking about his "singing"

    • @matthewjames206
      @matthewjames206 3 года назад

      If you can sing it, you can play it.

  • @qdilly7397
    @qdilly7397 Год назад +65

    As a guitar player, percussion to me is the most important and fundamental part of music. If you you don’t have a good drum beat in the back ain’t no asses gonna be shakin.

  • @thaddeusford
    @thaddeusford 4 года назад +60

    He mentioned Portishead and Elvin Jones in the same interview...mad respect ✊🏾

  • @phishcatt
    @phishcatt 3 года назад +7

    I always loved the drums in Beck's Chemtrails; it's really cool to see someone like Kevin talk about it.

  • @omarfoudeil2497
    @omarfoudeil2497 4 года назад +66

    I love how self-depricating he is about his drum sound. Drums are one of the main reasons I love Tame Impala. You are doing something right Kev!

  • @lucagattoni-celli1377
    @lucagattoni-celli1377 2 года назад +7

    Everything about this including the graphics is so well done.

  • @gunnarpaagaaren1888
    @gunnarpaagaaren1888 4 года назад +63

    Kevin truly is an inspiration to modern music!

    • @1998Cebola
      @1998Cebola 4 года назад +1

      too stuck in the past for that

  • @DiscountEscape
    @DiscountEscape 3 года назад +6

    I had goosebumps quite a lot throughout this incredible interview drum thing. Wow. This was incredible. Thank you for this!

  • @icaroramos19
    @icaroramos19 4 года назад +248

    That's why "It might be" time drums are so sick

    • @roryvonmeyer2643
      @roryvonmeyer2643 4 года назад +7

      When he was talking about drums sounding reliable, that was the first song that popped in my head!

    • @Bellavista26
      @Bellavista26 4 года назад +24

      When "It Might Be Time" first dropped as a single, Kevin posted on his instagram saying it took him a whole year to perfect the drums on that song lmao

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 4 года назад

      His music is quantized and rigid. Great drum sounds are pretty useless if they aren't played with soulfulness,

    • @ethandemille2585
      @ethandemille2585 4 года назад +1

      @@frankmarsh1159 Listen to his first two albums. Obviously pop/electronic songs are gonna be quantized lmao

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 4 года назад +1

      @@ethandemille2585 It's not obvious to me. Quantization is a choice. Good musicians don't need to quantize.

  • @nitehaus5182
    @nitehaus5182 4 года назад +3

    This is so great. It is so awesome to listen to an artist who is a real student of their genre talk about their influences in such detail.

  • @Stechunderscore
    @Stechunderscore 4 года назад +33

    It was actually Gene Trautmann who came up with the drums for Go With The Flow, and I believe it's him who's playing in the recording. He also played on Millionaire, but the rest of the songs are played by Grohl.

  • @auralepiphanies4055
    @auralepiphanies4055 4 года назад +14

    Glad to hear him mention Dave Friedman...he is an amazing producer and engineer but back in his day he was always SUCH an amazing bassplayer...very very creative!

  • @ephraimhill1109
    @ephraimhill1109 4 года назад +4549

    $10,000 reference speakers behind him....but listening to his iphone.

    • @zapata9617
      @zapata9617 4 года назад +185

      lol he also says "it's like breakbeat before there were break beats" love kevin but bro have you ever heard of james brown

    • @freelance_commie
      @freelance_commie 4 года назад +371

      @@zapata9617 he’s referring to the repetitive nature of the music sounding electronic. Not just extracting the drum beat and looping/sampling it. If you hear a James Brown track you can hear how it’s sampled and used but it doesn’t sound like a breakbeat. It’s a funk song. The silver apples track sounds like it could be a contemporary electronic song. I don’t think he was trying to claim they were the first drums to play like that but rather so consistent and repetitive. And he’s completely right it’s a quality of the song.

    • @zapata9617
      @zapata9617 4 года назад +28

      @@freelance_commie Thanks, the reason I thought he was referring to breakbeats is because the drum track does sound like it could be a sampled breakbeat. The breakbeat is a drum break in a funk song. Because it is isolated they ended up being sampled a lot. The beat he is showing does sound like it could be a breakbeat that was sampled so that's where all the confusion is, because it seems like he is saying it was pre-breakbeats

    • @zapata9617
      @zapata9617 4 года назад +22

      @francis bk $10* speakers LOL Parts for the iphone x are $370 and probably 90% of that is the battery and LCD

    • @inkusaido
      @inkusaido 4 года назад +11

      ​@@zapata9617 You don't think speaker manufacters make profit over part cost? That's what manufacturing is about

  • @itsmanishaaa
    @itsmanishaaa 2 года назад +1

    This video should be treasured in the archives for future educational purposes, his brain and sense of sound never fails to astound me, which is why I proclaim him to be my favourite artist of all time!

  • @harperellenburg
    @harperellenburg 4 года назад +81

    The photo they used for Steven Drozd is actually Kliph Scurlock. Just thought everyone should know.

    • @Snutchi
      @Snutchi 4 года назад +1

      True

    • @zenstars1148
      @zenstars1148 4 года назад +3

      ... And the song he should of chosen was Slow nerve action

    • @milesdoodling1054
      @milesdoodling1054 4 года назад +1

      @@zenstars1148 YES! I was just thinking that!

  • @DavidDantePhoenix
    @DavidDantePhoenix 4 года назад +8

    Pocket is to time what dynamics is to volume- the awareness of tempo, and the inclination to push and pull it accordingly.

  • @raypark6013
    @raypark6013 4 года назад +72

    as a drummer i'm very honored that kevin did this

  • @anachronologist2017
    @anachronologist2017 4 года назад +29

    The way he sounds out drum grooves through onomatopoeia makes me feel less crazy than I am, because as a drummer, that's the kind of sounds going off in my head all the time.

  • @DanteLikesRock
    @DanteLikesRock 4 года назад +1522

    Nobody:
    Kevin Parker: **Shazams his own song**

    • @shapeovertime6364
      @shapeovertime6364 4 года назад +85

      He’s just built different

    • @flashdog3000
      @flashdog3000 4 года назад +10

      @@shapeovertime6364 different breeeeeed

    • @clanculariusmortem5687
      @clanculariusmortem5687 4 года назад +3

      ShapeOverTime hi

    • @shapeovertime6364
      @shapeovertime6364 4 года назад +2

      @@clanculariusmortem5687 Hey There

    • @kayleafeon
      @kayleafeon 3 года назад +6

      Pretty sure he was just playing his song on his phone. The song was edited over in the video

  • @adamgreenhill110
    @adamgreenhill110 4 года назад +5

    Kevin Parker has the most impressive drum sound, and rhythm patterns, I've ever heard. His effort really shows

  • @steadyrhythms9571
    @steadyrhythms9571 4 года назад +15

    this makes sense. Kevin is really good at making drums sound incredible, that’s been one of the real highlights of his music over the years.

  • @jeffthepoet7
    @jeffthepoet7 4 года назад +5

    Always loved the drums. Didn't have the patience to go deep, but hearing Kevin inspires me to learn more about the rhythms of his and others songs. Keeping the beat and harmony.

  • @DawsonTMiller
    @DawsonTMiller 4 года назад +27

    Finally. Finally people are interviewing Kevin about his instruments and all. So interesting

  • @guyravenscroft8118
    @guyravenscroft8118 4 года назад +11

    Bill Bruford’s ‘Red’ snare is impeccable

  • @joep869
    @joep869 4 года назад +141

    Currents drum sound is a modern day masterpiece

  • @420weabooslayer
    @420weabooslayer 5 месяцев назад +2

    GOAT Drummer of this generation, thank you for making one of my fav songs in SKELETONS in ASTROWORLD

  • @louislanfear9403
    @louislanfear9403 4 года назад +41

    Just for the record that’s Clive Deamer on the portishead track, he plays on most of the tracks on that record. He’s an incredible drummer with amazing technique and feel and that makes up for a lot of the drum sound on that record. It’s one of the reasons Radiohead took him on

  • @aronebert5701
    @aronebert5701 Год назад +10

    12:06 Dave Grohl played drums on most of the album, but not on 'Go with the flow', that was Gene Trautmann. But other than that, he's right, it's one of the best drum tracks ever and Dave Grohl is a beast

  • @jthao2424
    @jthao2424 4 года назад +5

    You guys are legendary to finally have kevin do this.

  • @100milesandrunnin
    @100milesandrunnin 4 года назад +5

    Not that much of a music person but when it comes to Kevin Parker, I always think of the band Pond. He was a drummer for that band. Tame impala is something else, it’s very good. I dig the new album too

  • @Slashycent
    @Slashycent 4 года назад +25

    As a drummer whose biggest musical idol is Kevin, this is *amazing* .

  • @pm11237
    @pm11237 4 года назад +42

    Loved this video. I love the drums in “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Can Control”, they sound like beach waves crashing.

  • @DanteLikesRock
    @DanteLikesRock 4 года назад +39

    Id love to see a "Kevin Tells us about his favourite guitar riffs" video.

  • @alex199273
    @alex199273 4 года назад +9

    I strongly feel that he got Bonham’s influence in his song Mind Mischief. Beautiful drumming.

  • @DannySullivanMusic
    @DannySullivanMusic 4 года назад +9

    The drums on New Person are what specifically sold me on Tame Impala's sound

  • @romipolli
    @romipolli 4 года назад +9

    I could watch a whole hour of Kevin just talking about his favorite drumming songs

  • @tylercattproducer9583
    @tylercattproducer9583 4 года назад +131

    yaaaas QoTSA, would be interesting if he produced their next record.

    • @Quandris
      @Quandris 4 года назад +13

      OMG i didn’t know i needed this but now i need this

    • @paulgazzola
      @paulgazzola 4 года назад +21

      It’s more possible than you think given the mutual connection with Mark Ronson 🤔

    • @corda93bg
      @corda93bg 4 года назад +4

      Mark Ronson's turn out bad though. It might not be his fault but still

    • @funkymonk2893
      @funkymonk2893 4 года назад +1

      @@corda93bgi agree wasn't enough bass, too trebly. the live versions rocked though.

    • @b0000kify
      @b0000kify 4 года назад +1

      You'd be able to hear the drums and bass that way! ayoo

  • @illustrious-jaco
    @illustrious-jaco 4 года назад +3

    i really liked him talking about the drums having motifs at 12:35. makes me think about how really good drummers make "riffs" as much as the other instruments do

  • @curiouslyunruffled
    @curiouslyunruffled 4 года назад +25

    He's definitely chirpier than usual in this one, guess it's because of the drums. 🙌🏼
    All your songs are more than good enough. Thank you for existing, Kev. ❤️

    • @foiledits
      @foiledits 4 года назад +1

      Maybe replace the M with a G

    • @curiouslyunruffled
      @curiouslyunruffled 4 года назад +2

      @@foiledits lol, maybe you're right. He's certainly way too reserved for a famous musician. Probably bc he's an introvert, I know what it's like.

  • @dana5646
    @dana5646 4 года назад +2

    I got introduced to your music with Half Full Glass of Wine way way way back and to this day its still my fave drum beat ever

  • @jdmresearch
    @jdmresearch 4 года назад +3

    Great selection of songs! The amazing thing is that I'm 54 and of course I don't know many post 90's songs, and I still know everything he's proposing.

  • @stevenrivera5798
    @stevenrivera5798 11 месяцев назад +1

    Songs fo the Deaf shoutout is amazing. So much respect.

  • @basielu
    @basielu 4 года назад +8

    6:57 of course he can make THAT realistic of a cymbal sound.

  • @picamorsa2708
    @picamorsa2708 4 года назад +2

    U can notice how this man loves music, such a pleasure to watch

  • @alexmiller3845
    @alexmiller3845 2 года назад +14

    You can tell he has poured hours into trying to perfect his drums because he really analyzes everything down to the most minute details

  • @Manays
    @Manays 2 года назад +4

    glad that pitchfork got a very obscure artist to show what he does on their channel, hope he gets big!

  • @zzirjukez2899
    @zzirjukez2899 4 года назад +4

    This video was super cool and inspiring, grateful for all of tame impalas music. inner speakers a decade old like woah..

  • @Packers909
    @Packers909 4 года назад +109

    Dang Kevin bold of you to put st. anger as the greatest drum sound of all time.

    • @MortanAMrk
      @MortanAMrk 4 года назад +8

      hate it or not, works for the album

    • @jern_222
      @jern_222 4 года назад +4

      *TUNG*

    • @ObiePictures
      @ObiePictures 4 года назад +2

      For those who go to the comments immediately...you’ve ruined many lives. Well done.

    • @zombiemanana
      @zombiemanana 4 года назад +1

      🤣

  • @danmsc
    @danmsc 4 года назад +356

    This is the video I have been waiting for since lonerism

    • @minidudedillybop
      @minidudedillybop 4 года назад +9

      This is exactly what I thought when I saw this thumbnail

    • @LevelH34D
      @LevelH34D 4 года назад +29

      Still waiting for him to come back to the innerspraker and lonerism psych rock. Not that the new stuff isn’t good, but really? Those two records are still in my rotation.

    • @amaurylannes
      @amaurylannes 4 года назад +5

      @@LevelH34D glad to see that someone shares my thoughts, i kinda felt like i was the only one who wanted him to go back to rock

    • @FishFullOfFeathers
      @FishFullOfFeathers 4 года назад +5

      @@amaurylannes I'm with you as well. I don't rate Currents or The Slow Rush highly in regards of his other albums.

    • @JC-kp1hr
      @JC-kp1hr 4 года назад +3

      @@FishFullOfFeathers currents still had that psychedelic vibe, but I agree, he should try a psychedelic rock album next time

  • @laurisaarinen1126
    @laurisaarinen1126 3 года назад +15

    I'm a drummer and i love Tame Impala, this is so perfect for me!
    So cool to know Kevin is also a big fan of Portishead. Yeah their beats are otherworldly.
    By the way i can do the douple kick, i love that technique but... I have never figured out how to play that Good Times Bad Times beat, it's super tricky.

  • @robertbernstein7811
    @robertbernstein7811 2 года назад +3

    Pitchfork! You nailed it with this (and Thundercat’s on bass). Kevin and Thundercat are so engaging, informative, educational… THE BEST!!!

  • @flexibleskedule
    @flexibleskedule 4 года назад +1

    The whole video I was waiting for him to mention "New Person, Same Old Mistakes."
    Such a satisfying beat and sound.

  • @Julibiar
    @Julibiar 4 года назад +100

    *Has thousands of dollars in sound equipment
    Kevin: gimme dat phone

  • @profcraigarmstrong
    @profcraigarmstrong 7 месяцев назад

    I am now obsessed with Silver Apples' 1968 album. Thanks, Kevin.

  • @ThaLegend00
    @ThaLegend00 3 года назад +4

    as he played and listened to each track, one after another, i could literally see how every single one of the ones he played inspired his playing lol. each one had bits and pieces of what he is as an artist except he turned it into a different sound all his own. one of my favorite artist for sure

  • @alyssacharpentier_author
    @alyssacharpentier_author 8 месяцев назад +1

    And they say introverts don't have personality... ask us about our passions, and we come alive -- just like this!