Some utopian rhthyms worth investigating…
Street Drummers
Oh man, this is special. Thanks to our good friend Alex for suggesting I investigate this…
Bike Bashers
Thanks to Shiri for the first link:
Levenshulme Bicycle Orchestra’s album to stream:
(more on this fine fine band here).
Pot and Pan Pounders
And I cannot mention utopian pot and pan bashing without reference to the Icelandic Womens’ Strike of 1975.
A Dystopian Rhythm
Rob Young has just written a fascinating post on the phenomenon of ‘rough bands’- groups who would hound people no longer welcome in their village (usually for a sexual offence) by banging anything they could get their hands on outside their residence- a practice known in Suffolk as ‘drumming a man out of the village’. Read the full post here.
As I pointed out in the comments there, this is perhaps a form of protest/direct action that could be revived for this day and age. The Downing Street railings look ripe for some paradiddles.
And to finish us off…
lest we also forget: