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The drums on the new Midlake album
Posted by Steerpike on 2 February 2010 - 10:10pm.
I've been listening to the rather excellent new Midlake album, 'The Courage of Others'. Whilst Tim Smith claims to have been listening to British Folk Rock and to Jethro Tull, a more contemporary comparison might be made with recordings from Espers. There is certainly parallels with the British canon though - most notably, to these untrained ears, in the sound of the drums.
It is with the drums that I can hear the influence of Tull - circa 'Stand Up' and 'Benefit'. I'm not sure why though.
Are there any drummers amongst the Massive who can explain what's going on with Midlake's drums?
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Listening to it now.
And thinking the same. The drum sound is very dry and a long way forward in the mix to my ear with a lot of emphasis on the toms but very little cymbal. It seems a little obtrusive at the moment.