Drum Cover - Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

I'm back after six weeks without my beloved drums... (I'm going to blame my sloppy playing on that this time :P)

I was thinking about doing an Opeth cover, but I love playing PT too much. I hope to do an Opeth one sometime soon however.

I did this video wanting to see what I could do with a second camera angle, pointed at my feet. The camera seems to be slightly out of sync with the music, but it was the best I could do with my limited knowledge of my video editor.

I took some of the fills from the Anesthetize DVD and threw them in here. Some I made up on the fly (you can probably pick those ones, they are pretty messy). The 'Gavin fill' as I like to call it can be seen at 4:49, with the backing track muted out. If anyone is interested in the sticking I'm happy to explain it.

Hope you enjoy it...

Filmed on my Zoom Q3, edited in Audacity and Sony Vegas

Category:

Music

Tags:

• gavin harrison
• drum cover
• fear of a blank planet
• drum fill
• anesthetize
• porcupine tree
• progressive rock
• foot
• feet
• camera
• steven wilson
• bonnie the cat
• richard barbieri
• colin edwin
• mapex
• mars pro
• sabian
• zildjian
• china trash
• remo emporer
• ambassador

[blackzeus298]

Dude nice work! Could you explain the "Gavin Fill" please? Thanks in advance.

[danjohnmosa]

@blackzeus298 From a comment I wrote 9 months ago:

The sticking is (K being kick drum):

R-L-R-R-L-KKR-L-R-R-L-KKR-L-R-­­R-L-KK... and then after that I kind of play by feel.

So, you play the hands as 16th notes, and the two kick drum notes as 32nd notes.

The first R-L-R-R-L-KK is played (S for snare, H for hi-hat) S-S-S-S-H-KK, then (T for floor tom) T-S-S-S-H-KK, then for the final part back to S-S-S-S-H-KK. Hope that makes sense.

Let me know if it needs more explanation. :)

[Mart1nwalker]

Nice work.

Just using overheads?

[danjohnmosa]

@Mart1nwalker Nope, was using my Zoom Q3 - although it features two condenser's set up in an X/Y pattern, so kind of like overheads without actually being 'overhead' haha! I'm putting together a small recording setup at the moment... it will have two overhead mics, along with a kick and snare mic.

[RuneGERPlayer]

@blackzeus298

@danjohnmosa

In Google, type in "fear of a blank planet fill" and then go on the first link (askgavin harrison).

There the fill is transcripted.

[andicerbo]

GREAT JOB DUDE...AWESOME DRUMMING

[nevermindrock]

Great work! i'm actually preparing a cover of this song but in guitar

[familysnapshot1]

the gavin fill is fantastic, how is the sticking?? great job!

[setman69]

dude sweet

[danjohnmosa]

@axedstoninst That is my old Mapex Mars Pro. I've since sold it and bought a Mapex Saturn Birch/Walnut kit.

[axedstoninst]

@danjohnmosa Dude what drum kit is that? i love the sound.

[Jimbomiles]

Really nice playing! I've been learning this song recently, just done the fill today, still trying to get it up to that speed though! :)