Anika Nilles has stepped into Rush, and the drumming world is buzzing. This week I get into her first show, dig into Djo's synthpop record Decide, put you onto UK rod brand Ramrods, and ask the question that splits every drummer: does the click kill your feel?

00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Heavy Rotation: Djo - Decide
01:40 - Drummer Spotlight: Anika Nilles joins Rush
03:25 - New Gear: Ramrods percussion rods
05:16 - Think Piece: Does the click kill feel?
07:24 - Outro

Referenced in this episode:
→ Djo, Decide (album): https://open.spotify.com/album/4JDXBZdRPId4devseaAOKH?si=Szzgxd3ERgiLINufPSqEFw
→ Anika Nilles with Rush (Anika cam full show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAgGYM8_-A&t=
→ Ramrods percussion rods: https://www.ramrods.co.uk/
→ Last week's episode (self-taught vs academia): https://youtu.be/ugD8ed1PJzg

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You can practise on your own for ten years and just get really good at doing it wrong. This week I'm asking whether learning drums alone is quietly holding you back. This week on The Back Beat: a Bad Bunny record that genuinely surprised me, Keith Carlock's vocabulary with the Wayne Krantz trio, and a drum carved from a single log.

00:00 - What's on this week

00:21 - Heavy Rotation: Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos

03:04 - Drummer Spotlight: Keith Carlock with the Wayne Krantz trio

04:21 - New Gear: Pollner drums (one drum, one log, no cuts)

05:57 - Think Piece: Do you lose out on learning drums alone?

08:34 - Outro & fanmail

Referenced in this episode:

→ Keith Carlock with Wayne Krantz & Tim Lefebvre, "Why" solo from 1:13:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8to1EpkKVEE

→ Pollner Stave Drums, our interview with Martin: https://youtu.be/qvZAsTIDViU

→ Pollner Stave Drums, our interview with Martin: https://youtu.be/qvZAsTIDViU

→ Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5K79FLRUCSysQnVESLcTdb

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Steve Jordan stripped his kit back to four pieces and somehow made it the most talked-about groove of the year. This week on The Back Beat: a Japanese jazz album that's been on heavy rotation, Eloy Casagrande's new signature stick with Promark, and the grip debate that won't go away.

00:00 - What's on this week
00:56 - Heavy Rotation: Chihiro Yamanaka, Guilty Pleasure
02:33 - Drummer Spotlight: Steve Jordan's minimalist groove (ride, snare, kick, hi-hat, no crash)
04:45 - New Gear: Eloy Casagrande's Promark signature stick
06:18 - Think Piece: Does grip actually matter?
08:09 - Outro & fanmail

Referenced in this episode:
→ Steve Jordan's Europe Drum Show clip (groove starts ~5:20): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOwtLx5waRY
→ Eloy Casagrande's new Promark signature stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=End6tqaWejY
→ Chihiro Yamanaka, Guilty Pleasure on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/433TtbOGVFXo5LZjEvNOKc

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