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Re: [Simmons Drums] ABWH / Bill & EARTHWORKS

2005-02-02 by Paul.Maddox.Mail-list@Synth.net

Patrice,

> Bill had then 3 SDXs ! one each side of him & one under the stage .
> Expensive set No ?

blimey, thats a lot of SDX.

> But certainly the nicest realisation with the SDX  !
> Look at this drum stage !

yeah, very nice..

> I know he has some releases of some EARTHWORKS gigs (where the SDX was
> triggering some chords & textural sounds ...) , I ask him sometimes when will
> it come out ...!?
> But I'm afraid, he doesn't think about it because of the small amount of
> interested people...
> But maybe ifwe are a few something could become possible, in a sort of
> limited collector for the Simmons group ...

even if just on DVD+R!

> In the 1st ABWH video , there is a fabulous studio session with Bill & Tony
> LEVIN...

now *THAT* I'd like to see and hear!

> I wish that Bill releases us his "SDX earthworks" one day including all that
> fabulous documents (where the SDX is sounding so GREAT )...

point him at the website, perhaps its something we could sell on his behalf?

> & maybe some KAZUMI WATANABE sessions are recorded somewhere  ....
> We would have a great sample of what can be done with an SDX ...

yes it would.
We've now got an SDS-V demo up thanks to a list member, so come on guys (and
girls) lets see some more demos...

Paul

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