Travis Orbin - "Long Walks On Short Bridges" Interpretation

This tune kicks off the S/T album (other than the brief intro) and it's very intense and energetic. The drum part is highly taxing and puzzling to play with or without my 'interpretation.' There are many touches of odd time but you may not immediately notice because of the fast tempo. There's also a lengthy metric modulation towards the middle that purports a 'six' feel.

I was going to use my good ol' 14" brass snare but as I was changing heads, one of the lugs snapped right in half! Crap.

Notes:
0:02 - 0:15 -- Drum intro is performed as it is on the album, then with my twist
0:32 - 0:37 -- 3-8 crash cymbal superimposition
1:02 - 1:11 -- Crash cymbals complement electronic progression
1:41 -- Ten weeks of touring, countless hours of rehearsing and the only time I ever miss one of the hi-hat strikes is when I'm filming... hilarious
2:10 -- Quick snare roll locks in with electronica
2:57 - 3:09 -- Spiced this section up quite a bit
3:51 - 3:52 -- I saw a live video of Kenny (former drummer) muting the crashes, but on the quarter note downbeats; I changed it to half-note triplets to create a brief superimposition

Full drum set transcription:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/shaftninja/?action=view&current=sk...
Tempo = 180 BPM

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[rioseber]

I would like to see you playing against Thomas Pridgen... you guys would open up wormholes, black holes, dimensions... and the whole fucking world would be sucked into those...haha seriously a whole new generation of drumming is going on!

[xBASSBOOMx]

3:34 what

[MrUnicycleguy]

why can't we all have a pretty pair of Demon Drive's?

[TehJaytius]

@rioseber Judging by Travis' recent Twitter posts, that might actually happen soon!

[alfinut]

@rioseber travis is better than thomas in the sense that he uses more dynamics and more calculated beats. thomas is just an improv badass. yes wormholes would open.

[DaseTwo]

Ridiculousness...



[centineo250]

he is so awesome

and the drum mix is so good

[centineo250]

he is so awesome

[UnderUrBlackWing]

I think my favourite thing about this video is that Travis looks like he's having a lot of fun.

[Tinaerwinboy]

The orbinator !!!

[ShnHonour]

3:31 damn love it :)

[BuyAtLess]

this is by far the best drummer i have seen.