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Reed Michaels "Maximalist Minimalisms, Vol. 1" LP

Limited to only 300 copies

1. intro 00:32
2. farfisa 00:44
3. kalimba 01:30
4. prius 01:32
5. electro lysis 01:16
6. brushed 00:46
7. this is not a break 01:05
8. one for norm 00:48
9. express 00:23
10. mpv 00:31
11. 101 00:47
12. gong 00:27
13. blocks 01:07
14. heavy spring 01:19
15. one for rick 01:00
16. 77 00:40
17. shug 00:53
18. snail 00:45
19. tambo 00:56
20. kola 00:24
21. kalimba 2 00:47
22. bang's theme 01:44
23. for to fore 01:11
24. kalimba 3 00:59
25. temple 01:18
26. slide 00:29
27. claps 00:36
28. obtuso 01:00
29. tchlump 00:25
30. echo 00:24
31. kalimba 4 01:30
32. tricity 01:07
33. nile 00:50
34. doonph 01:12
35. pizza 00:54
36. open 01:03
37. roll bounce 00:37
38. piano outro 01:22

Maximalist Minimalisms, Vol. 1 is the first installment in a series of drum library records. Minimal elements comprise each track with an emphasis on the drums.

In an age of the prevalence of digital drum packs, Reed Michaels sought to create a tangible artifact of his drumming with the intention of use and re-use by the listener. The result is otherworldly, timeless, and funky.

Maximalist Minimalisms, Vol. 1 features 38 tracks spanning a wide spectrum of Reed’s recording and drumming styles. One-shots of kicks, snares, and percussion are sprinkled throughout, and a suite of dubbed-out Kalimba tracks adds grounding to the piece as a whole.

‘electro lysis’ and ‘shug’ feature deconstructed drumset recordings resulting in b-boy and funk breaks, while ‘for to fore’ and ‘this is not a break’ draw from the live rawness inherent to the Tascam 424 4-track.

The hard hitting, raw sounds of ‘farfisa’ (no farfisa organ here) are complemented by the J-Dilla style slump-funk of ‘claps’ and ‘tambo,’ while ‘temple’ is recorded imagining Ziggaboo hanging out with Lee Perry.

Reed’s drum work can be heard on recordings by Call Sender (Tru Thoughts Records), Secret Sidewalk (Primal Dap Sound, CB Records), The M-Tet (Funk Night Records, Lugnut Brand Records), Mophono (CB Records), and the ‘Warning Shots 3’ drum pack (Sndtrak / Wax Cartel), among countless others. Reed can be found performing regularly with various jazz, funk, and hip hop outfits in the San Francisco Bay Area.

credits

released December 13, 2024

All instruments and production by Reed Michaels, except
Congas on ‘kalimba 2’: Frankie Aguilar
Band on ‘express’: the Grease Traps
Mastering: Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Studios, San Francisco
Change the Beat Certification and B Boy Supervision: Benji Mophono
Photography & Design: W.A.L.A. (Asonic Garcia)

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