Modern Drummer

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Tim Thornton's music as Tiger Village generally consists of glitchy, fractured drumming splattered against sporadic bursts of wayward synth melodies. It brings to mind some of the more outlandish material released by Tigerbeat6 circa 2000, but with the spontaneity of free jazz improvisation. Constructing beats from live drums as well as samples of household items, his tracks sound like haphazard machines assembled from random items found in his basement, amalgamating bits of metal, plastic, wood, and varying levels of voltage. Most of Tiger Village's music has been released on cassette, which is entirely fitting, as it has a sort of analog roughness which seems hard to emulate digitally. It wouldn't make sense to say that Modern Drummer is the project's most organic-sounding release, but the drum sounds derived from a standard trap kit certainly stand out. While always a confusing, challenging listen, the most engaging moments are when things seem to be pulled together in a frenzied rush. This happens right in the middle of "Summer Bells," and while it doesn't exactly make everything seem clearer, it's blindingly exciting. At the end of the album, "Tightly" has more explosive beats, like rapid paint gun bursts against a brick wall, while a crystalline melody manages to escape. Thrashing away at any notions of consistency or linearity, this is music meant to be felt and experienced; attempting to logically evaluate it will ultimately be a futile pursuit. ~ Paul Simpson