The weird game of this CHEESE DRUM KIT
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My channel normally focuses on video game design and narrative. Today though, I want to talk to you about Dutch drummer Han Bennink giving it his all on a kit made of cheese and how that's like Resident Evil 2, improvisers being made to turn against each other by avant-garde saxophonist John Zorn and people hitting blocks of wood for several minutes at the behest of minimalist juggernaut Steve Reich. What do these weird and wild events have in common? Well, let me take this time to explain why they are all games in their own right—and how one might go about creating a game out of performing music.
Thank you for indulging me in this experiment—it's the most fun I've had writing a video in a long time. Hopefully that comes through for you watching.
Watch the Han Bennink performance here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL9BrZ-zUpQ
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:42 - The cheese kits
3:33 - Some personal context
6:53 - Bennink's absurd power
7:44 - The game
10:20 - It's kinda like Resident Evil 2, in a way...?
11:10 - Bennink plays the game
14:55 - John Zorn, Cobra, and power
17:22 - Steve Reich and Music for Pieces of Wood
20:40 - Outro/conclusion
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Thumbnail photo credit - Camilla Singh (http://www.camillasingh.com)
Thumbnail by HotCyder - http://twitter.com/hotcyder
Intro text animation by Isaac Holland - http://twitter.com/drazgames