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Zach Barocas, Diasporist Diarist

I’m Zach Barocas. I’m a drummer (I play Ludwig Drums), sometime poet (though not lately — see below for links), a publisher, a somewhat cranky cinephile, an amateur photographer, and a stationery shop owner in Brooklyn, New York City.

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Tag: fundamental

Fundamental: Talking Heads

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Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime,” Remain in Light, 1980 (Chris Frantz: drums, percussion).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/04OnceinaLifetime.mp3

Posted on March 14, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united states

Fundamental: Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson, “My Own Peculiar Way,” Teatro, 1998 (Victor Indrizzo and Tony Mangurian: drums, percussion).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/05MyOwnPeculiarWay.mp3

Posted on March 7, 2014August 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united states

Fundamental: Freddie Hubbard

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Freddie Hubbard, “Mr. Clean,” Straight Life, 1970 (Jack DeJohnette: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/FreddieHubbard-1970-StraightLife-02-Mr.Clean.mp3

Posted on March 2, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united states

Fundamental: Charles Tolliver

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Charles Tolliver / Music Inc., “Earl’s World,” Compassion, 1980 (Alvin Queen: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/Earls_World.mp3

Posted on March 1, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags charles tolliver, drumming, fundamental, music inc., united states

Fundamental: Emmylou Harris

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Emmylou Harris, “Where Will I Be,” Wrecking Ball, 1995 (Brian Blade: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/EmmylouHarris-WreckingBall-01-WhereWillIBe.mp3

Posted on February 28, 2014August 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united states

Fundamental: Dreaming in Metaphors

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Seal, “Dreaming in Metaphors,” Seal, 1994 (Andy Newmark: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/03-DreamingInMetaphors.mp3

Posted on February 28, 2014August 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united kingdom, united states

Fundamental: Trouble Man

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Marvin Gaye, “Trouble Man,” Trouble Man, 1972 (Marvin Gaye: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/06.TroubleMan.mp3

Posted on February 27, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united states

Fundamental: Talk Talk

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Talk Talk, “Ascension Day,” Laughing Stock, 1991 (Lee Harris: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/02AscensionDay.mp3

Posted on February 27, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united kingdom

Fundamental: Peter Gabriel

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Peter Gabriel, “The Rhythm of the Heat,” Security, 1982 (Jerry Marotta: drums, percussion).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/01TheRhythmOfTheHeat.mp3

Posted on February 26, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united kingdom, united states

Fundamental: Gang of Four

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Gang of Four, “Paralysed,” Solid Gold, 1981 (Hugo Burnham: drums).
http://zachbarocas.com/audio/01Paralysed.mp3

Posted on February 26, 2014July 15, 2016Categories listening, musicTags drumming, fundamental, inspiring rhythms, united kingdom

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