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Im a drummer from Norway who loves playing in odd times and intericate beats. I still live in Norway though..

Excellent taste in music you have, have you tried bands like Henry Cow, Univers Zero and Present? I think you would have liked them!

RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!

I want to apologize beforehand, if this post is somewhat long, boring, or pointless to anyone.

I am not sure if this would be the proper section to post such a request, and if it not, I do apologize.

Furthermore, I am in search of a complex, jazzy drummer, as every drummer I have known can only play in 4/4 time. The music I write has no modern influences in it, but rather that of:

King Crimson, Soft Machine, Yes, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gnidrolog, Hatfield & The North, Giles, Giles & Fripp, Gong, Egg, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Le Orme, Magma & Jethro Tull, as far as progressive rock goes (this does not mean that I try to imitate any of these bands).

In addition, I am also influenced by the more obvious (and not so progressive, although some are somewhat progressive):

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, The Moody Blues, The Byrds, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, The Jimi Hendrix Experience & Bob Dylan & The Band.

Albeit, I do not like to add mainstream-sounds to my music (such as the previous list of bands). Basically, if my music was published, it would most likely not be played on the radio, due to length, and the fact that it is not something everyday people would listen to (i.e. King Crimson, Yes' longer pieces, Pink Floyd's early material, and probably the rest of the first set of bands I named).

Location does not matter, as I am looking to travel anyways. But if you are not in a band, or a serious one, and what I have written interests you, please contact me and perhaps we could conversate about music in general.

To further describe myself, I play guitar, bass, keyboard, flute and create tape music (avant-garde, concréte) on a vintage reel to reel tape machine. I also write poetry, which would be used in place of standard lyrics (it is usually, but not always philisophical (i.e. space, time, meaning, etcetera). I am not looking for other musicians other than drummers, unless they are multi-instrumentalist and their main instrument are the drums.

I fuse rock, jazz, classical, psychedelic and avant-garde music.

And finally, in addition to the bands that I have listed above, here are the last of my influences (just so you can get a good idea of the type of music I am interested in):

Jazz:

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Clark & Hank Jones.

Classical:

Fryderyk Chopin, Ludwig Van Beethoven & Felix Mendelssohn

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Avant-garde:

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Morton Subotnick & Edgard Varèse

Aleister Portier

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Aleister Portier Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 08 2008 Location: USA, TN. Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: June 08 2008 at 19:05
	Thank you both for your kind responses. BJ-1, I have listened to both Henry Cow (e.g. Leg End or: Legend, Unrest) and Univers Zero (only Heresie). I first came to hear Univers Zero from listening to and reading about Magma. I am very much interested in the avant-garde, whether it be in music, art, film, etcetera. If you would BJ-1, could you possibly private message me your email so that we may further talk about our interests with the avant-garde? Good day.
	Aleister Portier

Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31294	Posted: June 08 2008 at 18:43
	Im a drummer from Norway who loves playing in odd times and intericate beats. I still live in Norway though.. Excellent taste in music you have, have you tried bands like Henry Cow, Univers Zero and Present? I think you would have liked them!
	RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!

rileydog22 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 24 2005 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 8844	Posted: June 08 2008 at 18:35
	Your music sounds interesting. Sorry I can't help.


Aleister Portier Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 08 2008 Location: USA, TN. Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: June 08 2008 at 17:39
	I want to apologize beforehand, if this post is somewhat long, boring, or pointless to anyone. I am not sure if this would be the proper section to post such a request, and if it not, I do apologize. Furthermore, I am in search of a complex, jazzy drummer, as every drummer I have known can only play in 4/4 time. The music I write has no modern influences in it, but rather that of: King Crimson, Soft Machine, Yes, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gnidrolog, Hatfield & The North, Giles, Giles & Fripp, Gong, Egg, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Le Orme, Magma & Jethro Tull, as far as progressive rock goes (this does not mean that I try to imitate any of these bands). In addition, I am also influenced by the more obvious (and not so progressive, although some are somewhat progressive): The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, The Moody Blues, The Byrds, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, The Jimi Hendrix Experience & Bob Dylan & The Band. Albeit, I do not like to add mainstream-sounds to my music (such as the previous list of bands). Basically, if my music was published, it would most likely not be played on the radio, due to length, and the fact that it is not something everyday people would listen to (i.e. King Crimson, Yes' longer pieces, Pink Floyd's early material, and probably the rest of the first set of bands I named). Location does not matter, as I am looking to travel anyways. But if you are not in a band, or a serious one, and what I have written interests you, please contact me and perhaps we could conversate about music in general. To further describe myself, I play guitar, bass, keyboard, flute and create tape music (avant-garde, concréte) on a vintage reel to reel tape machine. I also write poetry, which would be used in place of standard lyrics (it is usually, but not always philisophical (i.e. space, time, meaning, etcetera). I am not looking for other musicians other than drummers, unless they are multi-instrumentalist and their main instrument are the drums. I fuse rock, jazz, classical, psychedelic and avant-garde music. And finally, in addition to the bands that I have listed above, here are the last of my influences (just so you can get a good idea of the type of music I am interested in): Jazz: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Clark & Hank Jones. Classical: Fryderyk Chopin, Ludwig Van Beethoven & Felix Mendelssohn & Avant-garde: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Morton Subotnick & Edgard Varèse
	Aleister Portier