Best of KJ Sawka Live - Vol. 1

[jmadduxaz]

I have been drumming for 26 years, and this guy is a-friggin-mazing. Its enough to keep a beat over multiple drums, much less DJ your own tracks while you're doing it. To the guy who said Steve Gadd isn't theatrical, or doesn't have insane fill, hasn't watched or listened to Gadd the Godd much.

[FunkBeatsandBass]

I prefer groove over the flashy, theatrical, "insane fill" type drumming. That's why Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, and KJ Sawka are three of my favorite drummers. They are no better or worse than the Neil Pearts, and Mike Portnoys of drumming.. It's just that drummers that stay deep in the pocket for what seems like hours is what I think great drumming is all about.

[adekz1662253]

MAD CUNT, I LOVE HIM!

[Khironification]

AT THE END. HOLY SHIT.

[Savateboy]

someone knows the songs at 0:50 and 6:37? thanks!

[baronvonchunk]

@Savateboy at 6:37 it's "the eyes have it" by Spor, not sure about the other one :)

[nelson3300]

So awesome... This guy has such a great gig going on! As a drummer I salute you

[SuperPerran]

bloke on the keepboard looked mashed out of his head

[Teknoboi99]

@SuperPerran HAHAHAHAHA ya he does LMAO!!!

[ciararavenblaze]

@SuperPerran good music does that to you. :D

[karmasore]

this dude is sick

[kakao307]

whats is name of track 0.50??and name of this woman??:>

[toonooky]

@kakao307 Don't know the name of the track, but the girl looks like Jenna G

[kakao307]

@toonooky thx so much:>

[HexicNexus]

absolutely wicked

[wowrazzor]

What is the track @0:50 called?

[MEMYSELFnFAM]

Fu**g badman! my fav @ 2:55 & 3:44

[TheDarkness71]

That show at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham was off the chainnnnnn!!!

[theSyringe]

Very inspiring!

[Hexanitrobenzene]

My favourites start at 2:55, 3:25 and 6:35.

Stunning guy!

10/5!

[djronin275]

I was lucky enough to see this guy live when he came to dallas. He brought the house down and blew everyone out of the water when he began his set. Its an intense experience and I highly suggest that you catch him live when you can.

[NRGCryptonite]

I just fucking love his version of "The Eyes Have It" by Spor. Sounds even more brutal

This man is a genius

[cubq666]

gr8

[livingweird]

WoW your a GENIUS on drum,i envy you so much lol.I play DnB myself and you are the best ive seen, thank you for the inspiration and the perfect musik you give to us.

[kicbea]

Great job mate!! Rolling those bad ass beats.. proppa jungle.

Nice Duppy man rmx ;)

[jorcher]

do anybody know the title of the song at 9:04

i love it

awesome

please help me^^

[DreamStuffed]

omfg 1:35 to 1:58 is fucking SICK

anyone know a name or something to find this?

[Predata22]

The track is called "Brotherhood of the Drum", feat. Bshorty (aka. Blake Lewis). It's the first track on Kev's 2007 album "Cyclonic Steel" ;)

[fotifo]

sick shit kj Bigs up man for u

[AliobotQ]

That guy on the synth...now he feels music!

[mixnii]

Hello!

Does anybody know the tune from 2:55 to 3:25

thanx in advance

Cheers!

[Sexecutioner44]

I really don't care how other people dance. In fact im not watching this video because it was titled "dnb dancing." No im watching it because its kj sawka. People need to shut up and get over their superiority complexes. "oh yeah well we dance better here in so and so" and the town or country you're dissing probably says the exact same thing. Its really dumb and not even the focus of the video. The focus is kj sawka kicks ass, watch him play, enjoy it and then move on with your life.

[jospar]

is this in america? no one seems to know how to dance to d & b

[Lawlson21]

Us Americans can't dance for shit. We square-dance in a circle.

[ahngoesvoyage]

I know tons of kids that know how to dance to d&b. Heres the problem. The west coast is beautiful and most who like electronic are light and fluffy kids who dance like it's the Grateful Dead. Go to Philly, Chicago, New York or even at Mid-west raves I used to go to and kids know how to dance. It's not hard...follow the snares!

[mmmmBACON]

you don't follow the snares you dumb shit

jesus christ some people

[ahngoesvoyage]

I really wanted to knock you but it's not you're fault. I just hope you are not a producer or aspiring musician. In all music you follow the kicks mostly..or the timing. But in D&B you follow the snares. You'll learn. Please refrain from being a jerk.

[Yuitsin]

i hope you're joking.

DnB is all about the backbeat AKA snare. twat.

[xoio]

LOL ... you don't dance to DnB, you Mooooooove..

[pukkafucka]

6:30 siiiiick!!!!

[Savateboy]

someone knows the name of that tune?

[rustynest]

2:55

[Slayerbubu]

Thats so unhuman fucking awesome stuff right here... Sawka is the best!

[tarcal87]

at 3:10, anyone knows what tune that is? is he playing a tune of his own or it's improvizing?

[sleepyjesus1]

+1!

was flicking through some other tabs and this made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

[radman23]

what equipment does he use to sample? and what program is that on the laptop? please reply

[Vipmaxp]

I could be wrong but it looks like he uses mainstage on the laptop

[RTVereen]

pretty sure he uses Ableton Live

[greensunshine2008]

did foh sound for KJ sawka vs Dj James Christopher @ Cirquinox this summer. Prolly one of the sickest sets....if you like also check out these live electronica/dnb "surrounded by ninjas" "Eoto" and "Chip Chop"

all are on youtube or myspace

[bishopdante]

oh lord, that break at the very end, quite a serious unleashing of the breakage. lol. classic. man, I was working with this drummer about 4 years ago, he was properly on that fire trip. We went to a countryside rehearsal studio to work, and we were doing like 8, 10 hours a day. He couldn't drive back! He had to go for 6 months physiotherapy from the injuries LOL. careful people...

[twilkes123]

worship!!!!!!!!!!!!! hemaruha sawka hemaruha sawka...... you are the chosen one. i will follow you for as long as your energy permits in this field of music. god your good. thanks waxchard for this channel. waxchard rules. (ill make it known) kind regards tom

[0hourth]

he is still the best!

[mapexplayer25]

awesome!!

does anyone know what the name of the song that starts at 39 seconds

[siliciuminat]

dats fuckin awesome!!!

[AngryPotato2012]

What I will never understand is why the fuck people will always compare KJ Sawka to someone like Neil Peart just based on what is displayed. I mean, fuck, he's doing A LOT, and what the so-called "music geniuses" out there fail to realise is that the drums in DnB are just meant to be grooves, so there's no place in the music for theatrics like most rock and jazz drummers. They also fail to realise that KJ Sawka is OBVIOUSLY skilled in the jazz genre, and he shows it in his grooves.

[firehehe]

Agree completely but such is Youtube. Everyone has their stupid little opinion and they actually think people give a rats ass. Even I am guilty of it. ;)

[DanielRobertFrosT]

oh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugg­gg!!!

[AmericanEric]

These performances are quite simply the bee's knees.

[chadders42]

Well, i suppose there are quite a few legless bees roaming about now

[ayeyen]

My god would it be fun to be there.

[thebeastishungry]

ha, the guy on the keyboard does look funny...

[digitalmuzak]

U wish u knew Kent on the keys, he is the man!

These are all cool ass people, check them if you visit Seattle.

[shawnmann]

That's right. Kent is a very cool guy, he was just over at my house a little over a week ago. And Kevin is an amazing drummer, the crazy thing is he can keep doing these ridiculously awsesome beats when he's programming his computer. He isn't even paying attention and he's doing beats 100 times better than what I can do when I'm totally focused!

[Tehnikmusik]

@ 6:38 - omg omg greatness !!!11

[MaracaTastic]

Awesome!

[TheKesy]

Oh, sorry that was supposed to be a responce to Savateboy's comment.. Something went wrong I guess... me probably :D BTW the guy on the video is true master!

[JazzCloud]

good

[marvinator95]

look at head of the guy on the keyboard

lol

he`s head is spinning around`n`around

lol

[datoneportagee]

The bellingham show was at the nightlight. I was there!

[Savateboy]

what song is at 2:57???

[TheKesy]

That song is called "Phenomenon" I think

[Unlovely]

4:55 is QUALITY :D

[turbinchik]

genius drummer !

[madmikejehuty]

wtf, why do they dance like spastics?

Sawka is a badman.

[killslay]

haha, ecstasy will do that to you! nobody dances like that sober thats for sure. sawka kicks all kinds of ass though, wish i had a fraction of this talent

[djassimilator]

i hate him he's soooo good bitch

[leeperryismerry]

you're an Idiot! you shud just apreiciate his talent not say you hate him!

[SirRobIV]

"the new neal peart"

[datoneportagee]

Maybe if you knew how to spell Neil Peart...

[BokorugroRR]

Nooo, don't judge to early, great artist, good drummer but not Neil Peart...Anyway, the two are very different.

[stevewonderallstars]

what's the trackname starting at 00:52(when the woman singin)?

[ambulanceanxiety]

Kj Sawka - "Cosmos (Craze Mix)"

[stevewonderallstars]

thanks a lot

[SmithGreen]

СПАСИБО :)

[crwrfn]

this music is amazing

great flash^^

[dpj30]

This guy is BAD A**, The Best!!!

[Opladoki]

awesome shit damn nice

[LookAspider]

wish i was there

[trialstar]

wow! @ 2:59!

[antonuk10]

Genius!!!

[semacomer]

you will have wide audience in Cracow, please come with your show

[basskid54]

please come to michigan!

[incekt]

KJ, very tight, represent! See you in SF on the 22nd!

[Kennyisbananas]

Fabulous! KJ needs to come to the east coast, plz!!! I hope to hear more from this guy!

[g0reskin]

RESPECT!!!

[FearsMormo]

I want him in russia, that will be outstanding great )

[TheCoolMom]

Hey Jenlar! I thank you for checkin out Kev's video's! I'm glad you like them - I sure do! :) I love him too of course. He just got back from the UK - awesome! Did a nice gig in Canada again - he is sooo good!

The Cool Mom :)

[gigimorello]

you are amazing my friend!

[chrisor187]

love this music, d&b 4 eva!!

[unseenryan]

he is one of the best (in my opinion) your my drumming hero lol

[Nonchalant82]

HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[p4ulm4n]

wow that was totaly amazing!!!great work, great tune, great sound !

[KJGould]

Yeah deffinitely check out some Jason Bowld as well, I have loads of his videos in my profile. KJ Sawka is excellent.

[cheezeygranny]

sexy back...

[jenlar]

I think I'm in love :D

[nuckinfelly]

I always enjoy your shows. I love what you are doin. :)

[benthabits]

I adore you!!!

[hessiantube]

great stuff. Hey KJ come to Boston

[luckythirteen77]

crazy precision

[JustAdam7817]

This guy has to be one of the best drummers around right now. Anyone interested in great drumming, then (if you haven't already) check out clips by Jason Bowld, (Pitchshifter, This Is Menace).

[MMonreal]

nice work. When r u in LA?

[hyperfunk]

sick shite :)

[seederstylee]

1st. Great shit brotha- keep it up!