Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/10/17/fellow-plays-a-tiny-drum-kit.html
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That’s a hell of a step up from plastic buckets, from a busker point-of-view.
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If you think this is great, wait until it breaks, and he plays his tiny violin.
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ba-dum, tsssch
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Even the natural reverb of a concrete hallway can’t make it sound huge.
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Oooh. I know someone this would be perfect for!
Does it come in orange?
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The beads substituting for a snare were an interesting choice.
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The first number he played sounded like Stewart Copeland-type stuff.
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SLOPPY JOURNALISM, MARK! THAT IS CLEARLY A GIANT MAN! 
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I thought so too. A real “Regatta De Blanc” vibe.
The guy is a puppeteer-drummer, whose puppet you can see below playing Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” on soup cans.
This new kit is definitely a step up.
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Kitten wears a tiny hat:
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Reminds me of the first two minutes of this. Ordinary drums, but they sound tiny.
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The full-sized pedals+linkages kind of ruined it for me.
Okay, big-drum chaser for the the tiny-drum haters:
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Psh. Mine is bigger.
cries self to sleep
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That guy has really small hands.
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Thanks for the post - it reminded me to check out some of the Kodo drummers vids on YouTube.
Saw them at this years Earth Celebration, in their own ‘village hall’ - 11 guys & 1 girl having an absolute blast, they just can’t stop smiling while they play:
(photos during the performance not allowed, plus I was too busy watching). It was a joint concert with a Vietnamese troupe called Bac Ha, and the last 20 minutes was all of them together on stage - simply amazing.
Also took a Taiko lesson from one of their master players, he’s come up with a combination of Taiko and exercise called ‘Exadon’:
An absolute blast! And yes, I’m the sweaty English dude on the right in case anyone is wondering. Highly recommended if anyone gets to go, and Sado Island is beautiful.
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Wow. YouTube kept recommending his videos. Here’s an amazing one of his puppet “Chopsy” playing “Overture/Temples of Syrinx” from 2112:
And here’s another one of his newly-built drumkit, with him playing “Limelight” without the puppet:
I am now a big, big fan. If nothing else, he’s about the most precise drummer I’ve ever seen.
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