xpost maybe I'm thinking of a later album---doesn't he sometimes play drums, percussion?New one due in November:https://www.factmag.com/2019/09/23/dj-shadow-to-release-double-album-our-pathetic-age/
― dow, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
Stewart Copeland - "Rumblefish" soundtrack already mentioned, but also "The Rhythmatist"
In a similar English-drummer-in-Africa vein, Mick Fleetwood's "The Visitor"
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 04:01 (four years ago) link
Oh wait, Copeland's American. I'm an idiot.
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 04:02 (four years ago) link
Robert Wyatt's "End of an Ear" was what jumped into my mind when I read the thread title.
― InternationalWaters, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link
xpost maybe I'm thinking of a later album---doesn't he sometimes play drums, percussion?
Are you thinking of RJD2 maybe? He started with breaks, and then obsessively learned to engineer and play (and then sample) his own breaks to match the qualities of a nice & dirty '60s/'70s recording.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link