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[@ElEsteparioSiberiano]

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by! if you want to support my work, just comment whoever you want me to react next! THANKS!

[@krzych76a]

@ElEsteparioSiberiano - Matt GarSTka ...not GarTSka ;-) Change "T" and "S'.😀😀😀

[@emmanuelrossano2087]

What about Nathan Camarena Thank you for this great videos man

[@TheChzoronzon]

What about Vladyslav Ulasevych? I'd love to see your dissection of Vortex Aaanda payo, tirate el mooooco

[@lucasreents6784]

I'd suggest to react to the criminally underrecognized Travis Orbin. This guy basically smokes anyone in terms of complexity, technicality and overall musicality.

[@ARMASARMY]

How about a video reaction to the drummer Jorge Garrido ? Hahahha

[@halfknightdrummer]

"You hear it and you think you can play it. Trust me you cannot" I think you overestimate my confidence

[@MrMostaza14]

exactly.. it should be "you hear it and you know you can't play it. trust me, you're correct."

[@CnutLongsword]

I can play the silences really well personally.

[@powertrip6426]

No one can hit a ghost note like me. It's alllll ghost notes tho baby 😂

[@kendre1302]

I love seeing someone willing to tell people to leave if they don't like the content. Not only the best drummer, but the most confident of KZbinrs, too. You're a true champion.

[@boozalm3715]

So refreshing. Every other simp is like "This is just my opinion guys, don't get upset please!" haha betas.

[@kendre1302]

@@boozalm3715 I dunno about simps, per se. I've seen simps with more spine than some of these PC Police KZbinrs 😂

[@basturmaman6707]

boy would you like reynlord

[@rock-creek]

You are an ace of a communicator. Your drumming is second to your ability to translate the art/science of drumming. You could create a cooking channel and it would be an effortless subscribe for most of us. Love your passion.

[@jeremyhartman1225]

I love your break downs and reactions. The technical aspects from a musician of your caliber help make things seem at least attainable. I listen to a lot of animals as leaders. They are amazing!!

[@joebisbey4521]

Thank you for introducing this amazing talent to those of us who didn’t know. Your videos are a joy to watch; I laugh, I shout “WHOA!” I shake my head in wonderment, and am ultimately inspired to sit down and practice to learn something new. You are a blessing to the drumming world, sir, bravissimo!

[@groovinpiper]

The simple fact that “nasty” gets translated to “delicioso” is amazing. I love it!! Keep up the amazing work my friend! Your content is incredible.

[@johanwodzynski8637]

Hombre, realmente me gusta este video porque me encanta mucho esta canción, Matt es uno de mis bateristas favoritos de todos los tiempos y también me encanta sus videos. Tomar una clase contigo sobre algo que me inspira tanto fue increíble. ¡Gracias, maestro!

[@MrAndrewCreech]

That WAS a lot of fun! Thanks Estepario!! The thing about Garstka and AAL imho, there's not enough space. You're getting blasted with notes for 45 minutes, and it gives most listeners a headache. Stuff one of their tunes in the middle of others, and it's a hit, because they're monsters. I guess what I'm saying is that I prefer music that expresses emotion and or conveys a story more than the "wow look at me and how awesome I am at my instrument" music. And that lots of notes are great, but it needs contrast.

[@LaDeCR]

I love your commentary and reviews of the performance of other drummers - thank you for taking the time to share your understanding and knowledge to help other understand the magnificence you see and hear

[@Undamarnu]

El silencio es la nota más importante en todo tipo de composición. Enhorabuena Estepario Iberiano por esta increíble explicación.

[@spluv1]

LMAOOO i love the way that this dude does react videos because, i do this when i watch movies LMAOOOO nobody wants to watch with me. i think they're just missing every fuckin thing that makes a movie special. i don't even know if we're watching the same movie, even though i'm sitting with them in the same room watching the same tv. blows my mind honestly. i appreciate the love and attention he gives here so we can learn loll 2:20 yess this dude is letting us know of the musicality of the cymbals. i love it. it's easy to think that drums are all just the same note because we're taught it's a rhythm instrument, but hoooooow WROONG. every single hit has its own tone and resonance and makes its own music. and the players that go back and forth with the tones also, they can make a drum come alive

[@Lycanthropy54or]

Thank you for saying drummers compose which is why any group making music, every musician is composing and deserves all credit creating and writing. Everyone loves you ❤

[@eatingtrees9077]

It feels crazy to say this watching the first clip, but Matt has actually gotten so much better since! He was stellar before, but his more recent playthroughs are actually on another level!

[@GrowmietheGreen]

LETSA STOP RIGHT HERE!! 😂😂😂 Something about his accent and tone makes shxt so much funnier. Much love, brother.... youre a fcking legend

[@lokinslawomir0793]

I’ve never heard of this guy thank you for sharing him wish us, he’s amazing!! The more inspiration the better 🤘

[@floralfire]

Great video!! I love the analyzation and thoughts of Matt’s drumming.

[@myriandominguez]

The one thing i have taken away from el estepario and all of his other videos is his total and absolute passion for his art! He is the true definition of a drummer. If he keeps up this love for the skins, i predict he will become one of the big legends.

[@Graveltongue]

A humble genius - that’s a very rare commodity, as rare as rocking horse shit! Excellent job sir. It’s a privilege to witness your analysis of another great musician doing their thing. Humans can be awesome!

[@metalstraoz]

¡Brutal, pero para mí el mejor siempre será Gavin Harrison, sería bueno escucharte tocar un tema de porcupine tree o de pineapple thief! Saludos

[@teddythedrummer]

Quality content for sure ! At least some commentary videos with actual study and relevant comments! Thanks man, you put a lot of heart in your work, it really makes the difference! Inspirationnal at EVERY LEVEL! If I had to suggest the next video's topic I'd say one of Raymond Hearne from Haken, or obviously the great Gavin ! xxx

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Dudo, I'd love you to react to/ break down Baard "Ultimate Dark Souls Boss" Kolstad's drumming. I'd recommend his Playthroughs for 'Moon' and 'The Sky Is Red' 🤟🏻

[@ab-gomes]

Great video! Advice: in my opinion the backing audio was a bit loud. I had some difficult to pay attention on what you where saying...

[@epitome278]

I 100% agree that he is on another level and one of the best if not the best active drummer today. I don't have enough drum knowledge to explain why he's the best but he has been on the top of my list since he joined AAL. great video

[@joelariasdiaz6991]

The thumbnail is a master peace!!! And Matt is the one that's pushing the boundaries!!!!

[@behimveladzic7701]

This is what reaction videos should be! Please consider some of the following for the next video: Mario Duplantier, Danny Carey, Eloy Casagrande, Art Cruz (maybe even a comparison with Chris Adler to show how two different styles can add new nuaces in a similarly composed song), and Gavin Harrison. Love the playing, love the videos, lotsa love all round 🤘🏻

[@narmale]

6:38... i listened to this twice and your explanation... i think there's even more in the that ghosting on the high hat... that is STUPID insane what he's doing in the first 4 seconds! he's creating rhythmic repetitions in the high hat, and just ever so lightly kissing the top and bottom edges, not so much that it douses it, but it sets up an entirely new, sympathetic resonant note.... and its NOT in the same timing... he's mixing it up in the rhythm... thats crazy

[@Agte1234]

All 3 Dillinger Escape Plan's drummers are the absolute math/prog prodigies..Chris Pennie, Bill Rhymer, Gil Sharone. Thomas Pridgen is also a god

[@Esko354]

I JUST WANT TO SEE HIS REACTION TO Matt playing “KEPLER”. 😢

[@stoopit123]

Need a nobel prize for the thumbnail

[@darontv7210]

Please record Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror, it may seem not like a tough one to play, but it´s awesome. There are already some covers, I am sure yours would be the best!

[@gargaj]

1:48 "That's something very modern, that didn't used to happen a long time ago" Are you sure? My impression was always that it's just a re-implementation of big-band / jazz drumming where you'd usually have the cymbals follow the big horn stabs.

[@Tony-zp8xn]

From the moment I first came across Animals As Leaders, I could hear that Matt's drumming was incredibly nuanced. Not metal, but both Ringo and Jonathan Moffett are both epic drummers in their own right. It would be cool to hear you break down some of their playing.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

It's so hard to say someone is the best XYZ- Mario Duplantier, Gavin Harrison and Thomas Lang could all be called the best, but each is the "best" in a different way, Like El Estapario is certainly the best at one-handed covers! Well other things too!

[@anubismetalphotography9861]

Matt Young from currents !! Vengeance or the death we seek

[@oink988]

Garzka is out of this world

[@danalawrence4473]

Time to meet Christian Vander!

[@louiegolden]

"Try to play the ghost notes the right way and you'll see: you're fucked." lol

[@nhoelyagalan675]

Matt es brilante!

[@diafenix]

*Matt Garstka has officially exited The Matrix*

[@jacklenanders5164]

Can you cover perfect circle counting bodies? Please n ty!

[@Nickysticksofficial]

I continuously slowed this down to .75 or .50 speed as I usually do on Matt’s videos And I caught you saying “Poor Wall” at .50 and it was glorious 😂😅

[@seanfay7679]

And you, covered/played it perfectly.

[@estebanegomez]

Excelente análisis de un hermoso Frankestein bateristico!! 🤯🤯🤯 Te recomiendo para analizar o al menos para escuchar si todavía no tuviste la oportunidad a Ted Kirkpatrick, baterista de Tourniquet. Si buscas musicalidad en el kit, ese tipo es la respuesta!!

[@bennyhill8186]

Iv been following him since he was a skinny little drum turd, I mean nerd, at Berkeley, and I always thought it was interesting he was adamant about not needing traditional grip to do all the left hand acrobatics that say jack dejohnette can do, (there's a good one, see live performance with herbie hancock, pat metheny and his good friend, Dave Holland.. Just the first 5 minutes.. Phew,) so in Berkeley he started doing KZbin videos and you would always notice him talking about left hand speed because he was in competition with somebody who is very fast with traditional grip in his classes which was the first thing I got to see about him was that he could do any style but he refused to go traditional grip with the left hand because he could pull off whatever they could do but with match grip... that would be one conversation I'd love to hear interviewed with him taking it back to those days I forget the guy's name that was in his class that he would always bring up that he was in competition with over left hand speed but obviously he's not lacking anything but not adopting traditional grip

[@bennyhill8186]

Another good one, I'm showing my age now, is Bill bruford, maybe the first prog rock drummer, between him and Carl palmer.. Have you ever really sat down quiet and listened to close to the edge by yes, or on a bike or something, please have at it, and remember that was before hi tech studio protocols, idt they barely used a click, but reel to reel only, before ADAT, before midi, (yes', keys player Rick Wakeman had a hand in developing midi, no matter what wiki says, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman were instrumental (,pun intended) in developing language for keyboards to talk to one another or sync up, yea but close to the edge, and check out that groove in 2cd verse, Chris Squier was tragically underrated bassist

[@El_Estepario_siberiano0...]

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[@JeepMan80]

Hey my brother! Why don't you send me that drum kit you have!!! So very beautiful!

[@KoolDrMoney22]

I'd love to see you react to "In Exile" by The Porcupine Thief.

[@bmobasco]

You know this shit is off the rails if he is laughing in dumbfounded amazement. At 15:56.

[@just.some.dud3]

Does anyone have a link to the original video? Love the reaction, I'd like to watch the isolated drum track on it's own too. :)

[@grimone8715]

Bro check out the band Sleep Token you will NOT be disappointed by thier drummer that dude is in a world all his own

[@cameronhallett4268]

“What happened there? Oh he hit the wall… poor wall” 😂

[@barco_Drums]

👏👏👏👏

[@yellowjacket548]

Freakin amazing drummer!

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

the groove father breAKDOWN

[@brettt1268]

Great video he’s in my top 3 in world with Eloy and Danny

[@bryanloney7452]

Finally someone mentioned Danny

[@697arco]

Me sigo quedando con Manuel Reyes, ex batería de Medina Azahara.

[@kevinleboeuf5169]

Would love to hear your thoughts on Gavin Harrison!!!

[@lukemorrissey8065]

Im dying to know what the cowbell on the snare skin is all about

[@mortenstenberg5452]

Hey man - would you play Bardo by Gogo penguin, or any of their songs for that matter. mmmmaybe with one hand? /cheers

[@nickpruett8022]

Also real fucking drums being heard on a drum video is always the first tell that you are dealing with a serious player

[@tezzo55]

I play bass - can I stay anyway - please?

[@CrushVai-l1e]

Big fan from Bangladesh ❤️❤❤

[@imetzl9340]

10 second penalty for Ocon

[@BeatmasterStickBeats]

Hola Estepario, Do you play stuff of Gavin Harrison too?

[@andrepereira744]

That title goes to Virgil Donati

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

I believe you meant Virgil* Donati? He’s the best drummer to utilise a traditional grip that I’ve ever seen … and he’s a fellow Australian 🇦🇺.

[@andrepereira744]

@@Virvum_Juggernaut Damn, how the hell did you find me here too, one thing after the other??? I guess internet is also a small place! You are totally right [again], its Virgil not Vince. And I'm tired of knowing that. So how the hell did I wrote Vince instead?! For real mate, sometimes I just think that someone changed my comments. For me, he's one of the best drummers, period. But you're right about the traditional grip. As a bass player, who also loves drums, the traditional grip has always seemed very uncomfortable to me. Especially on things that "swing" harder, like Virgil plays. He is an incredible musician! Few things come out of Australia [musically speaking] into the world, compared to the typical US and UK, but when it does, it's usually always great and unique! Be proud, mate, you should! Thanks for the correction.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

@@andrepereira744 We obviously have similar tastes and will undoubtedly run into each other again in the future. It may have been autocorrect that was guilty of changing the name. Happens to me consistently on YT. There’s also an awesome Aussie deathcore band recently making waves in the world music scene called TO THE GRAVE. All the best mate!

[@andrepereira744]

@@Virvum_JuggernautI guess we have! I'll check out that band. It was nice "talking" to you. Thank you for everything, all the best brother!

[@sethsballs8479]

Garstka is so abstruse it's almost indecipherable at times. He plays on the level of heavyweights who are twice his age truly fucking nuts. Also, AAL has a way of making really technical music sound super cool which I enjoy as a lot of prog/fusion stuff can sound pretty cheesy and dorky.

[@SeKuSaSaKi]

When AAL came to Japan, I happened to see him in a coffee shop. He was listening to music through headphones, so I went over to see what he was listening to and found out that what he was listening to was the sound of a metronome.

[@cindyalibaster5409]

lol

[@Hellion6325]

I want to believe this is true lol

[@danglol]

@@Hellion6325 it likely is

[@Gawillamon]

I'm sorry but if true that's fucking ridiculous. And I love Matt I'm a huge fan.

[@devildog621]

@@Gawillamon I'm no Matt, obviously, but as a drummer I've done this before. It seems plausible to me

[@nicolascage5774]

There is no Nobel prize in Mathematics. But maybe there should be one so it can be given to Matt Garstka.

[@TheChzoronzon]

The Fields medal works too

[@jhfoxen7941]

nah. Tomas Haake. Meshuggahs rythms is just more complex. Matt Gartska would be number 2 tho

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@jhfoxen7941 No, they aren't. They are mainly an array of blastbeats. More athletic? sure...more complex? Lol, no

[@LucasUnser]

Nowadays it’s called Matthematics

[@bobbyculdesack2309]

@@TheChzoronzon meshuggah is just blast beats?? Wtf are you smoking bro?! 😂😂😂

[@Mayhemzz]

Old Matt Garstka looks like he'd play Magic the Gathering with you on a quiet saturday afternoon, current Matt Garstka looks like he'd full body suplex you if you looked at him the wrong way.

[@boringuserhandle]

Oh my god! A breakdown video from someone who really understands what's going on and is able to articulate it. Most unusual and tremendous!

[@tiaraguy7705]

I feel we are spoiled because most people who pick up English seriously as a second language focus on using words in their proper way and making sure to have a good variety of words to describe things that native English speakers don't use often because we have cut out a lot of filler stuff in our own conversations. Of course he's also a KZbinr and probably has some sort of script on him or in his head.

[@faustorodriguez2697]

Matt Garstka has his own level! He usually starts a new album cycle playing the parts same as the album live once he becomes bored or has played it a couple of times he starts to challenge himself and play the songs with new patterns. Saw them twice live during the Madness of Many album and the second time he changed A LOT of things.

[@thetominator917]

Scam comment not cool :(

[@djentlemann6663]

Garstka, Haake and Duplantier are the 3 KINGS of ghost notes in metal drumming

[@anurupguhathakurta2913]

Also Matt Halpern

[@Hellion6325]

Jay Postones is criminally underrated in these talks, dude's snare is haunted af

[@CnutLongsword]

@@Hellion6325 I agree with all the drummers mentioned in here so far being kings. But it’s so true that Jay is slept on. Not just his ghosts, but the guy can switch sub divisions so seamlessly it hurts.

[@Attack-fb5rj]

Forgot Gavin Harrison, chosen prog drummer of the year many times

[@PleaseForgiveYourself]

​@@Hellion6325 TesseracT stay with tha ghost notes.

[@garrettuvwxyz]

as someone who is learning spanish, i love being able to watch with spanish captions and see the differences with syntax. especially in a real world use of specific vocabulary (drums/music) outside what i see in school or on an app. thanks for your amazing insight as always. much love groovefather.

[@kevinsmith5087]

You are freaking hilarious, entertaining, humble. And amazing when you play, and/or commentate. “You think you can do this. You can not”. Lmao. Love you man. The absolute best. Love you man

[@GunKata]

Not exactly humble by definition, lol... he is the best.

[@drawwithbeektor6329]

Dang. Amazing drumming. He’s almost as good as that El Estepario Siberiano guy that does videos.

[@jppavon9504]

I’m a 61 year old prog rock drummer. Dude you are so funny! And talented!!Thank you, for lighting a fire under my ass! Thank you for being you!💜

[@danglol]

Matt also did the drums (in one take) for Casimir Liberski's album Cosmic Liberty. Hardest minimalist music ever. Check out the track "Strident Laser Shard", and just wait for it. Be sure to have both a solid understanding of rhythm and to be absolutely not sober.

[@MyloValailo]

Just listened to it, thanks for the recommendation, what a trip it was

[@skyttvstrm]

whoa thanks for that suggest!

[@justinrensel8518]

Probably the best drumming I've ever heard

[@EtherealOblivion]

The craziest thing about this is that I would consider this as one of Matt's more accessible songs and it's STILL this hard to pull off. God damn. You are both kings though. You should invite him on for a video! He's a really down to earth dude.

[@greenitzordas]

Matt is a beast. Watching him performing live and seeing how he stands out even with tosin abasin casting his shadow over everyone is a unique experience

[@dopescorpio]

For the record, Javier is no slouch either.

[@CallMe_DrWorm]

@@dopescorpio Nobody slackin in Animals

[@dopescorpio]

@Dr. Worm True that. I just feel like people only mention Tosin or Matt and I feel like Javier deserves to be spoken about more. Big fan of his side project Mestis.

[@ivanmarin6951]

Reacciona a "Satellites" de Matt Halpern, o a alguna canción de Periphery. Me encantaría que desglosaras alguno de sus temas y poder aprender de ellos y de ti. Gracias por todo!

[@Zdynio]

You must see "Sons of Winter and Stars" (Kai Hahto Drum Playthrough) by Wintersun. This guy is insane.

[@Bubblepoot]

This is actually one of his more basic compositions 😂. Matt is better than Danny Carey, he's the best modern drummer on earth today. I'd pay money to see you break down more songs by Matt. This man is just on another level than anyone else.

[@manosprotopoulos554]

Next one , you should react to The Rev !

[@DWINC]

It’s great to see so much respect from a drummer who is, to me, on that same level.

[@alhme50]

DUDE ! Do you Even Know HOW FN FUNNY YOU ARE ?! ,,,,, Not ONLY R U " THE " BEST DRUMMER I HAVE EVER WITNESSED ! U R THE FUNNIEST HUMAN I HAVE EVER HAD THE ABSOLUTE PLEASURE OF INCOUNTERING ,,, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY , ON THE REAL. U R My FAVORITE HUMAN On FN EARTH !... THANKS 4 BEING YOU! . PL&M...

[@zachburnette9635]

Clay Aeschliman. The drummer for polyphia. would be very interested to see what you think

[@meisterlumpi7822]

There's no Nobel price for math.. You could say "that drummer deserves a Fields medal".

[@Grim08]

You like Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree? You should cover Anesthetize

[@yokiweyy4770]

one of the things that impresses me the most about matt (besides his monstruous technique) is his kit. usually drummers that play prog use these bombastic and enourmous kits, with so many cymbals that you wouldn't know how to use, all these toms, double bass drum, and stuff like that. but matt's kit is just normal, not exaggerated, with everything you need to play complex stuff anyway.

[@madabamadabaster5151]

I've been listening to metal for 30 years. I've been playing guitars and drums for 20 years. As an extreme death metal drummer, I thought we could play anything!!! HAHAHAHA. How cocky I was! I came across your videos. I thought that when I play fast 280BPM - I'm amazing!!! At the moment I don't play any instrument... Out of shame... I would say with my hand on my heart that YOU ARE NUMBER 1 ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!

[@Nickysticksofficial]

Mike Mangini Or Riccardo Merlini for their speed with one hand just as you are also a candidate for excellent one handed playing Mike’s coolest thing in my opinion is playing cymbals upside down (other than his incredible composing ability as a drummer)

[@krisclarke7918]

Love your videos man! I am continuously amazed by matt's playing. He really is incredible.

[@shgdrums]

"CLEAN AS A CATS ASSHOLE" HAHAHA that's shit made me spit my coffee out hahaha 😆 Jorge you really do have a way with words brother lol

[@adamkoyn792]

One of his Matt's masterpiece compositions; I ADORE Tooth and Claw. Can you believe that he's only gotten BETTER since then?!

[@raymartinez609]

I am not a musician of any kind and was completely riveted to this video start to finish. You are great and thank you for 20 minutes of entertainment. Your breakdowns are fascinating and your playing is unbelievable to me. Thanks.

[@paulcapgras5308]

Hey nice video. Could you do a react video of Virgil Donati ? This guy is one of the most technical drummer (maybe the most) imo. You would have lot of things to say about his play. Thank you.

[@soysantim]

Los acentos extraños que hace Matt Gartska son LA locura. Physical Education siendo en 4/4 pero con acentos de bombo desplazados hace que la canción suene increíble. Próximo Gavin Harrison o Danny Carey?

[@blastbeatcontrol]

Tomas Haake es mucho mejor.

[@jackleeairsoft1663]

Ich bin echt beeindruckt von seiner Präzision, nicht nur vom Timing. Schaut euch mal die Fläche auf der Snare an, auf der er trifft. Das ist vielleicht so groß wie ein 2€ Stück.

[@aldostefanini1392]

Excellent. Love it how an awesome drummer like you Estepario appreciates other good drummers and giving credit where it's due. Lots of new rubbish musicians think the sun shines out of their arses whereas you stay humble and a mentor to drummers. Rock on and I'm so happy to have discovered uou this week. Grazia pera questo and greetings from South Africa 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽