I notice a lot of the drummers here are either old school (jazz and such) or metal heads. Not that anything's wrong with that. It just reminds me a lot of the drummers I know in real life. Just wondering if there are any drummers here that play ska. Personally, it's my favorite kind of music to play. Just curious to see if anyone else likes ska drumming too.








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Right now my primary gig is roots reggae. Not ska, but it's all the same family.








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i'm a fan of ska drumming, especially like the Skatalites. i like some newer stuff too.
i played in a ska band for a while. a christian ska band...which was kind of bogus because our trumpet player was an in-closet lesbian and our vocalist was banging our guitarist and our keyboardist along with a revolving door of other musicians.

but that said, yes. i'm a ska fan.








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I love some of the stuff that has spawn from the early ska and dub roots..

Op Ivy had great stuff, citizen Fish, the Specials..even the Clash blended that dub feel into a lot their stuff

and it's funny how each of those bands drummers all had very different style, ranging from punk to jazzy to very straight forward.

I can't say i like much of what came out of the 90's ska revival because it was all so poppy and bubble gum..

but none the less, generally those bands had great drummers...

lots of very fast 4 and 4 with that alternating hh...








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i love ska
but ya i also love metal jazz blues funk and rock

but yes ska kicks ass








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I'm currently drumming in a ska/punk, alternative band and I love it. The drumming is so energetic and the overall style is just really catchy.








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I'm currently drumming in a ska/punk, alternative band and I love it. The drumming is so energetic and the overall style is just really catchy.

ska is some good stuff....damnit you got me listening to voodoo glowskulls....(I know, not really ska-ska...but ska enough...those dudes are great)








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i havent drummed to some ska ina minute... i like jersey ska like Catch 22 ooo and the drummer from Streetlight Manifesto taught me everything i know about drum corp. hybrid rudiments... yea i know you dont care.








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There's the "oldschool" guys and the younger guys. Then there's people like myself who don't really fit in to any of those brackets. I'm both a codger and a youngster. Dangerous for both camps, I suppose.

Whether you categorize your certain brand of drumming as Ska, Punk, Metal, Extreme, etc. it all involves swinging sticks and hitting things in a rhythmic manner.

Ska has the "skank" rhythm (pushing the upbeat out front like the hook on a sawblade). It's an urgency thing that drives the music.

So some of us may relegate our "feel" now and again to the back note of a triplet...doesn't mean we don't know what's up. I'm just as content to do that, because I know that something different always lurks around the corner!!








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There's the "oldschool" guys and the younger guys. Then there's people like myself who don't really fit in to any of those brackets. I'm both a codger and a youngster. Dangerous for both camps, I suppose.

Whether you categorize your certain brand of drumming as Ska, Punk, Metal, Extreme, etc. it all involves swinging sticks and hitting things in a rhythmic manner.

Ska has the "skank" rhythm (pushing the upbeat out front like the hook on a sawblade). It's an urgency thing that drives the music.

So some of us may relegate our "feel" now and again to the back note of a triplet...doesn't mean we don't know what's up. I'm just as content to do that, because I know that something different always lurks around the corner!!

bill, dude....... I'm reading this post of yours and trying to avoid calling this a "defensive position"....








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i love ska drummers.

My only problem with Ska is that it gets old after a while
Like punk or metal
Not a lot of variance
Of course, you can point to the different flavors but it all goes back to the same style of drumming
Kinda like rockabilly/psychobilly etc...








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dwtoast72 wrote:

BillRayDrums wrote:

There's the "oldschool" guys and the younger guys. Then there's people like myself who don't really fit in to any of those brackets. I'm both a codger and a youngster. Dangerous for both camps, I suppose.

Whether you categorize your certain brand of drumming as Ska, Punk, Metal, Extreme, etc. it all involves swinging sticks and hitting things in a rhythmic manner.

Ska has the "skank" rhythm (pushing the upbeat out front like the hook on a sawblade). It's an urgency thing that drives the music.

So some of us may relegate our "feel" now and again to the back note of a triplet...doesn't mean we don't know what's up. I'm just as content to do that, because I know that something different always lurks around the corner!!

bill, dude....... I'm reading this post of yours and trying to avoid calling this a "defensive position"....

No defense at all. Just illustrating a point.








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I like to jam with friend who play all kinds of stuff like reggae, ska, jazzy/funky stuff, and I play some old school metal too.








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I like to jam with friend who play all kinds of stuff like reggae, ska, jazzy/funky stuff, and I play some old school metal too.








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Assback wrote:

I notice a lot of the drummers here are either old school (jazz and such) or metal heads. Not that anything's wrong with that. It just reminds me a lot of the drummers I know in real life. Just wondering if there are any drummers here that play ska. Personally, it's my favorite kind of music to play. Just curious to see if anyone else likes ska drumming too.

i dont do old school,metal, or ska lol

my band plays punk with grunge elements...its really hard to classify so yeah thats the best i could come up with

GiveItAll wrote:

Assback wrote:

I notice a lot of the drummers here are either old school (jazz and such) or metal heads. Not that anything's wrong with that. It just reminds me a lot of the drummers I know in real life. Just wondering if there are any drummers here that play ska. Personally, it's my favorite kind of music to play. Just curious to see if anyone else likes ska drumming too.

i dont do old school,metal, or ska lol

my band plays punk with grunge elements...its really hard to classify so yeah thats the best i could come up with

haha. Me too. Mostly punk but once in awhile we throw some ska in there. Oh and whoever said ska drumming is kinda repetative. I disagree. The thing I love so much about ska drumming is that I can play absolutely anything (blues, jazzy hi hat tricks, fast punk, simple 4 4) and it fits well. idk. Whenever I play ska it's just jamming and improv. Just coming up w/ shit on the spot and idk. No other music gets me playing so "out there".








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I am currently playing in a Ska band and LOVE it. With horns added into the mix of things and the energetic style makes playing with a band very enjoyable. Ska is a mix of many styles of music thrown together in to one style. With in one song the band I play with covers punk, funk, Rock, and disco. I have played almost every stye with a band some where down the 9 years I have been playing and Ska has brought the most joy to playing. It is very demanding as the drummer.









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dunno if you'd call this ska exactly, but I used to idolize gold-finger's "hang-ups" cd. definitely some nice drumming on that album, really creative fills too.

and I love the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. again, not really ska, but awesome drumming and horns, ha.

yeah ska drumming is so energetic!

i play it alot, check out a band called Streetlight Manifesto, i like his style of drumming








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SKA SKA SKA!!!! http://www.myspace.com/generaltsosfury

next to afro-cuban jazz and cubop, ska is my favorite type of music. i love the first wave of ska from the fifties, like: the blues blasters, don drummond, prince buster and derrick morgan. i also like the new set of traditional ska bands out there like the toasters, let's go bowling, monkey, see spot, mobtown and hepcat. of all the types of ska, traditional is my favorite to play behind a set. it is very jazzy and allows you to make great use of hit hat work. if any of you are into traditional ska, check out my band los hooligans.

Well go to my page on myspace and let me know what you think. As a matter of fact I would like for all my fellow drummers to go to my page on myspace and let know what you think. Maxwell Smart is what you wanna look for, and ska has been a part of my life for years. Later

Eduardo Lizarrag
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I've played in a noteable ska band over the past four years. This means I've been in long enough to hear every single nasty thing that's said about ska drummers, and we take it... it's worth it.

It truly is the jackpot of drumming, I believe. First of all, to play ska at a high level, a solid knowledge of reggae, four on the floor rock, punk, motown style rhythm and blues, and even jazz is vital. The R&B and jazz are important to know because when you play ska, you're expected to be able to play all three waves (the r&b infused first wave, new age second wave, and punk rock third wave). You're also expected to understand reggae, calypso and reggaeton.

One must keep in mind all times the sanctity of the upbeat, and be careful not to impede it's dominance. A lot of jazz players "play" ska to prove how easy it is. These are the same players we make fun of later, because they simply don't get it. The best way to say it is that jazz is about the fine details of each notes. In jazz you're a fox hunting for pray, and playing off the other instruments. In ska you're a swan, definitatley, but gracefully swimming, and letting the other musicians play off of you.

When I get some free time after I finish the next album, I'm going to do some video ska clinics, I'll post them on this site.

Take it easy.

who did you play with? curious, i have been around most of the bands and just wondering if there is a chance i have ran across you at sometime down the line.

I love the mucis...it's really fun to play and has a lot of breakbeats if you are creative enough...check my all time favourite spanish ska band SKA-P. they rock

I absoloutly love ska drumming. The 4 on the floor technique is used quit a bit in my band. We are more dance, disco -ish, rock than we are ska but I got alot of my influence from alot of old school ska records. One of my favorites was Mephiskapheles album God Bless Satan, it is so good from start to finish. If anyone is bored or has time to kill you should check out my band Cold Hands.

http://www.myspace.com/coldhandsband

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now this is cool
ive been the heart and soul of my ska band for the past 7 years now
we play 3rd wave ska, which is basically ska-punk but the ska parts always seem to be the crowd pleaser.
check out some of the songs on our myspace
we have a female singer, and she sings in Hebrew
you can also download our 1st album for free and watch videos...
www.myspace.com/beer7

as for playing ska, its as fun as it gets (and it comes from a guy that plays death and grind usually).
as for sounding ska - get a really old hi hat with a nice "chick" sound and just fly with it

remember this - as drummers, we cant be motivated by only one style of music.
for example, funk and metal are much alike drummingwise, so why not put metal into funk and vice versa?
its pretty much the same with every style. mix it up! most of the things in music have already been done.
now is a great time for crazy mixes.
i always wanted to listen to a death/reggea/groove band

keep skankin all u rude boys and girls, punks and skins...








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i love ska. it's truly my favorite style of music to play. i grew up playing it and still love it! if i had the chance to join a ska band i would in a heartbeat!

LISTEN TO SKA NOW! Ska= Faster reggae

im not one to really listen to ska but it doesnt bother me, we played a show with this ska band called Public Access a while back and they did a really cool cover of raining blood by Slayer with horns and everything i was impressed... they're on myspace if you wanted to check em out

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Well go to my page on myspace and let me know what you think. As a matter of fact I would like for all my fellow drummers to go to my page on myspace and let know what you think. Maxwell Smart is what you wanna look for, and ska has been a part of my life for years. Later

Eduardo Lizarrag
Maxwell Smart/Independent

No way. I found you guys on myspace a few months ago. "Waiting" is my favorite song from Maxwell. I've actually played along to it and made my own drums for it awhile back. Good band.








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we play a bit of ska.... come and have a listen to the first two tracks on www.myspace.com/mjsimm

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i havent drummed to some ska ina minute... i like jersey ska like Catch 22 ooo and the drummer from Streetlight Manifesto taught me everything i know about drum corp. hybrid rudiments... yea i know you dont care.

that's sweet dude, I love both bands to death. I play in a skapunk band myself, and both chris greer and chris Thather have been a major influence for me.








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I have been hoping ska would get some more recognition again. The drumming on the first suicide machine album was sweet








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ohhh man. not to say anything bad about metal drummers but ska drummers have chops up your butt holes!
I love ska!








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SKA is so intresting and dynamic. I love playing it. If you can, check out Panteon Rococo from Mexico. Great ska drummer.

I'm in a band that plays a lot of ska tunes now. I like it, not much to say about it other than you need to play a tiny bit infront of the beat. Not sure if that makes much sende to you, but if you heard of on the beat, behind the beat, or on top of the beat, that will give you some direction.








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