JOSE PALAFOX
Struggle, Swing Kids, Yaphet Kotto
This man is an extremely influential drummer for me. He's a complete madman. Full energy. Hits the shit outta his drums. Too excited to sit down a lot of the time. And he's usually screaming along with the lyrics, without a mic. Anyone who knows me...well yeah. Jose came to me at a pretty good age. I was finding myself more and more disassociated with being straight edge and the scene that came with it, and looking for aggressive music outside the realm of hardcore. Searching, a friend suggested the Swing Kids. It's a 9 song discography. One song is a cover of Joy Division's “Warsaw”. But it's a really good 9 songs. They killed it, but were short-lived. The guitarist would commit suicide, putting this band to rest as well. I would go on about his other projects, as they are all equally as good. Meeting him was an absolute pleasure, as anyone who saw Yaphet Kotto at the French Broad house could tell you. Quite an amazing show. But his drumming...listening...its just fucking bonk bonk. He makes an art out of muscle spasms with drumsticks. He knows how to play, and how to go completely crazy at the same time. I suggest anything he has done. Worship.
This man is an extremely influential drummer for me. He's a complete madman. Full energy. Hits the shit outta his drums. Too excited to sit down a lot of the time. And he's usually screaming along with the lyrics, without a mic. Anyone who knows me...well yeah. Jose came to me at a pretty good age. I was finding myself more and more disassociated with being straight edge and the scene that came with it, and looking for aggressive music outside the realm of hardcore. Searching, a friend suggested the Swing Kids. It's a 9 song discography. One song is a cover of Joy Division's “Warsaw”. But it's a really good 9 songs. They killed it, but were short-lived. The guitarist would commit suicide, putting this band to rest as well. I would go on about his other projects, as they are all equally as good. Meeting him was an absolute pleasure, as anyone who saw Yaphet Kotto at the French Broad house could tell you. Quite an amazing show. But his drumming...listening...its just fucking bonk bonk. He makes an art out of muscle spasms with drumsticks. He knows how to play, and how to go completely crazy at the same time. I suggest anything he has done. Worship.