Meinl Cymbals - Matt Garstka - "Red Miso" by Animals As Leaders

Animals As Leaders - "Red Miso"
See demos for the cymbals in Matt's setup: bit.ly/3DrfCoB
10” Byzance Vintage Splash
14” Byzance Equilibrium Hihats
18” Byzance Jazz Extra Thin Crash
8”/10” Artist Concept Model Temporal Stack 1
18” Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash
22” R&D Ride
Artist Concept Model Fat Stack
20” Byzance Vintage Equilibrium China
10”/10” Artist Concept Model Temporal Stack 2
18” Byzance Traditional Thin Crash
Transcriptions available at:
matt-garstka.myshopify.com/

[@SkylaneMusic]

I swear to god if Animal as Leaders don’t play Red Miso on their next tour, I will continue to support and listen to everything they put out.

[@seeafish]

Lmao

[@NyeGuy-yv2dv]

Excellent comment. Party on, dude.

[@asyraftmusic]

We don’t have a choice, do we? Hahaha

[@Cestariarts]

I was hoping they would play Conflicted Cartography, it's the best song :(

[@chavo7775]

@@Cestariarts nah micro agressions best

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

3:02 Actually, Matt's just so mathematically advanced at drumming, he single-handedly defied the law of spacetime and bent the fabric of reality.

[@samwerrell2104]

Was waiting for this comment 😂😂

[@tylergoodguy1194]

such a dubstep move in a good way!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

He bent the fabric of that shirt too.

[@matttonn1869]

I see! So he didn’t mean video edit, but more so him editing space and time as we know it!

[@Rishimonk]

The Multiverse of Mattness

[@66Samus]

Effing AMAZING!! 👏👏👏

[@SkylaneMusic]

When cover??

[@danielespinoza6889]

can i request this on your next stream??!

[@honk1419]

@@SkylaneMusic exactly

[@tobee_gamer5816]

ohhh yurrrr

[@pabsx87]

Please Samus, don't watch this again. We don't wanna you die

[@jacklennon3249]

As musicians and drummers in particular, I think you just have to sit back and appreciate how difficult a song like this is to pull off. Such smooth and flawless playing, easily one of the best out there

[@flaw-finder]

The ability to create music like this is much more impressive than actually playing it too

[@elijah2118]

This is by far one of the most difficult drum tracks I have heard to date.. just so many beautiful little numbers, all lined up.

[@memeperor_]

@@flaw-finder TRUE. i always think like "wow that's actually not that hard to play," but i've heard it countless times and practiced it. i can't even imagine coming up with this shit on my own...

[@whoawtf7419]

I can't even play an instrument anymore and here I am just in total awe of Matt's ability

[@DruNature]

this man was born to study and perfect the art and craft of the drums, a true master of this instrument. it's such a rare thing and so beautiful and magical to see someone utterly dominate the kit with such complete independence and mastery of almost every possible rhythmic element. just extraordinary. He's the next Danny Carey for me, just pushing the genre to the limits!

[@asheshinfinite3766]

Just like Matt's clothes, his Cymbals are also getting a lot brighter, reminiscing his "Tooth and Claw" days! 😁

[@mattdrewdrums]

I mean, he's always had some bright thin crashes. All the rest of his cymbals are either sanded or mostly dry.

[@billmint8122]

What? He used the Extra Dry cymbals on that album hahah

[@Perrylayne105]

Homie has had a major glow up!

[@spacemanspliff7844]

That beat he drops into at 3:32 is so unbelievably dope

[@agee23]

The fill at 0:52 between the ride/hh/china is so subtle yet perfectly placed, I don't think it get's enough credit for how much of an impact it has on the track 🔥

[@billmint8122]

so clean. It matches the guitar perfectly

[@NemoK]

They're like dancing symbals. It's so pleasing to the ears.

[@michaelknighten2452]

Extremely tasteful

[@robertmeklosk1277]

It’s a beautiful nuance

[@yeti4269]

It's only fitting I find you here dude! lol

[@agdrummer2610]

2:29-2:40 is so much fun man. This dude is the gold standard and really has been for a few years now.

[@EvanAgee]

The quality of the tone of both the drums and cymbals is 100% to be credited to the cotton balls.

[@DruNature]

So, this is why my kit and playing don't sound like his!!! thank you for the tip!

[@stephenbeasley]

Cotton balls?! 🤯

[@Doyledrumz]

😂

[@Ryguypie17]

2:37 Never heard anything quite like that before. Absolutely insane blast beat with ridiculous accents

[@memeperor_]

It's so funny how I thought seeing the video would help me understand that section at all... Honestly I'm even more confused now.

[@ethanpeed]

the ultimate bucks eights down up down up down up down down down up up up blast

[@ethanpeed]

I think he was doing thirty-seconds between his stack and his snare, with weirdly placed accents

[@pfkmsandiego]

i didn't notice how cool that part was the first time. those accents in the left hand make it so much more insane. sounds like 5 counts of 3 and then a count of 4 with that snare landing on the 4th beat, but it's 'prolly something way crazier

[@Esko354]

@@memeperor_ it's a wild guess but i think that if we assume the bass drum kicks at 32nds,the blast beat hits at dotted 16ths. i have heard this idea many times from matt and i get the feeling that something like that is happening. he hits the blast beat every third 32nd on the kick.

[@weightoawesome3455]

There are probably less than a thousand people on this rock that have mastered drumming in such a way like Matt. Crazy to think about how lucky we are to live at the same time as this man.

[@jordanduncan9776]

Less than a thousand? Probably less than five.

[@mrmago891]

You put three words in a right sentence..."time" and "this man", and the end, they are one

[@jonathanmellqvist2]

How do you know if your in time with Matt when his snare and accents all over the place lol

[@mrbananaman8032]

@@jonathanmellqvist2 same way any professional band does - you all understand and feel the current time and don't rely on any single musician to baby it for you. It's called rhythm and something guitarists have been lazy at for the past few decades.

[@jonathanmellqvist2]

@@mrbananaman8032 I know haha I was just trying to be funny

[@Strake01]

He's been reading his comments on his tie-dye 😁 Also, seeing this song performed gives me a much greater appreciation of what's going on!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Maybe his lady prefers him in tie dye...

[@behindthen0thing]

@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power tosins bf loves it

[@padistedor]

Someone give this guy a medal. One of the best drummers to ever hold sticks. Mind blowing performance.

[@brotherrespect1232]

Everything Matt does is absolutely insane but his cymbal work on this song really bricks me up!

[@GladaKalle]

As a drummer I’ve heard this song for about thousands times over. I cannot comprehend how hard this is to play. So advanced drumming and timing and yet a good song to listen to. I cannot believe how perfect Garstkas slow drumming is also. To play that fast and also mastering the slow part with pauses is insanely good. Is nice to read other peoples comments about which their favorites parts is in this song. It’s fun to rewind and listen carefully for those fills. My favourite part is at 3.32. I mean how beautiful can you make a drums sound like that! I got goosebumps every time!

[@flaw-finder]

The movement at 3:29 onwards to create that sound is so satisfying

[@Dahn.Baern.]

I don't know whats more impressive, the playing in the song or the creativity in the parts. Insane. May be the best AAL song to date.

[@awake780]

Seeing this band live was one of the greatest musical experiences I’ve ever had. They’re out of this world.

[@Danomite1]

That change at 1:16 has to be the coolest hi-hat beat I've heard.

[@robinthebobin6537]

As a huge fan of jazz, jazz fusion and metal (as well as being a very meh drummer) - this is just incredible. I cannot take my eyes or ears of Matt's playing, unbelievably complex from start to finish, yet sooo groovy! One of the truly special drummers on this planet

[@feliperibeiro463]

0:31 This cymbal fill made me fall in love with this song instanteniously the first time I heard it.

[@coltonpugh9669]

That stack fill is perfect in every way.

[@Iejoshy]

The first minute and a half of this song is some of the most beautifully groovy and creative drumming ever. The rest of it is typically extraordinary, as is expected when you're dealing with Garstka. Also the fill at 0:51 is one of the most tasteful little patterns I've heard in a while.

[@stefanerdes5125]

I was about to comment this, when i first heard it on the album i was hoping to see it on the playthrough because it sounds so INTENTIONAL. Such a beautiful detail.

[@bkprtube]

Agreed. So subtle, off-kilter, and creative.

[@kamj6607]

i love little fills like that. they always catch my attention.

[@XJoeyJordison666X]

Those stack grooves blow me away every time I watch this

[@mateuscortianoschwarz7276]

that fill rented an apartment in my mind. it's so good.

[@wildstyle3743]

As a drummer (who probably will do 100 times less than a quarter of his act), i think, after His performances the concept of drumming will be changed forever. One of a kind, special. So grateful to live in his times

[@mrbananaman8032]

Yes. He is forcing producers to consider him as an artist instead of a beat machine. There is no ignoring it.

[@caseyjazz7256]

Agree 100% he is on the Peart, Portnoy, Rich level of musical progression. There will only be the influenced until another Master arises from the ashes in the future.

[@bjdickerson4578]

I watch this night after night, for months and months, after drinking a lot. I wonder if this man is a musical angel I've decided he is

[@conornagle9528]

Been a fan since CAFO exploded into existence. Parrhesia is their best album personally. And Red Miso is the highlight. Masterful.

[@b0ngd0nkey]

I like this album the best also 🔥 🥁

[@DannyEye2704]

BRO SAME!

[@adahbombdon1512]

Joy of motion is a masterpiece…this is right up there with it….little darker sound like Weightless. Love it.

[@thethomaspatersonexperienc4746]

When I first heard monomyth my mind exploded

[@KirkWilson86]

The Joy of Motion is a straight-up masterpiece

[@Hellhunde64]

I love how Tosin is like, Ohh I'm gonna write something Matt couldn't possibly play for real and Matt is like 'hold my beer' = D

[@Hellhunde64]

The universe needs a T-Shirt that says Matt Garskta. Hold my beer =D

[@divinefallfromgrace]

​@@Hellhunde64 Surely, seeing as it's The Bearded Garstka, the T-shirt should read 'Matt Garstka- "Hold my weights" ' 😄

[@carsonmccann7471]

Genuinely the most insane drum play through I’ve probably ever seen.

[@joet81]

It's insane that this guy just keeps getting better. Nobody holds a candle to Matt

[@jamesd7786]

I love this. As much as I also love the more crazy AAL songs, the toned down/intricate sound hits different for me. Especially love the double hit open hi-hat pattern - gives me Bonnie the Cat (Porcupine Tree) vibes.

[@FrozenSparky]

Are you implying that this track isnt crazy?

[@michabula5763]

And like in PT's song it's in 4/4 I think, with exception the whole phrase being two times longer. Not 100% sure though but great point with that hi-hat pattern similarity.

[@hailLordhale]

As a guitarist and bass guitarist, it’s funny how I’ve always loved the drummers most in AAL. First Navene and now Matt. These drummers have inspired me on so many levels with an instrument I know seemingly nothing about but they are just masters and such innovative writers as well.

[@vanntooot]

That wasn't what I was expecting when thinking of "edit at 3:01" 🤣

[@TheSilla]

Matt is the best drummer in the world right now, in my personal opinion.

[@Bubblepoot]

Agreed. He's surpassed Danny Carey

[@Imaddrums]

That crash glitch is gonna haunt me forever😂🔥

[@1adoremusic]

Matt is so f'n creative. I love watching him play. Love the sound of all of his signature cymbals. I really want that shirt. I think he should sell his own Garstka tie-dye shirts. I know they would sell out in an instant. He's truly at the top of the food chain when it comes to drumming. Hats off! For us drum nerds, we are so fortunate to be living in the times of Garstka and Animals as Leaders. Props to Misha Mansoor as well.

[@shanephillips4011]

"He can break 3 cymbals with one swing of the stick." 😂😂 Hell ya brother.

[@dogsguffaw1]

I think we can all agree there's a lot of damn good talent out there, but I'm just here to say that animals as leaders is presently the best band on the planet right now.

[@WhoaD614]

agreed. i dont think there is anything they wouldnt be able to replicate almost perfectly and in a lot of cases better than the people who originally wrote the tune. Animals is our generations YES or Rush we should be proud of that.

[@Guerrintee]

Probably the best performance I’ve ever seen. Holy shit.

[@Sundaydrumday]

i cant stop listening to this, that opening groove is special.......i dont just throw that word around either, matt you really thought your way thru this song so well

[@user-ug6xh5eo9r]

Yes!! I wanted to see Matt play this track so bad

[@thatdudeparra8803]

Don't worry he's recorded the playthroughs for all songs, even asahi 🤣

[@BionicleSaurus]

@@thatdudeparra8803 For Asahi he can just sit back and have a beer lol

[@kleverson.iwatani]

Lost count of how many times I came back here to see this masterpiece

[@MrCayuga]

It's not entirely my cup of tea as, but as always, I just can't help myself to sit back and watch this in absolute awe. He is the absolute master of time amongst the pros.

[@PitchforkStudios]

Best song of the album hands down.

[@elij4hdrums]

Glitch in the matrix at 3:02

[@idn]

NO EDITS!

[@geraldcooper284]

Saw Animals at the Brooklyn Bowl in Philly a couple months back. It was practically a religious experience. Talented doesn't really cover how fantastic musicians these dudes are. So good they somehow made an instrumental tune into a sing along.

[@rafanj824]

The production in this is incredible. You can hear every bit of the kit with so much clarity and definition. It's like Matt is drumming in my room. So good with the HD681.

[@Diverdjent]

Animals As Leaders wins, flawless victory! 🤘🌞🏹✨🍻

[@idn]

Best Friday music surprise I could have asked for! Love me some Red Miso!

[@bkprtube]

The verse part starts with a bar of 7, then six bars of 8, then a bar of 9. It would simultaneously blow my mind AND not surprise me at all Matt's hearing and playing the full verses displaced forward by one beat.

[@CloseUpLover]

I cant stop watching this

[@thelobster7277]

Incredible song, incredible arrangements, incredible performance. Matt is a legendary drummer already and he’s still so young.

[@DillSkin]

Best song on the album

[@Skvffed]

Brother... This is fucking phenomenal. Easily my favorite drummer. This album is godly.

[@m.sav8862]

I don't even play drums, but I have the same respect for all three of you. We have hit something new with musicians in this past decade or so.

[@TedThomasTT]

I hope they play this live, I can already hear the crowd cheering when the solo comes in.

[@KoarTCN]

I am such a sucker for that stack work. God damn, gets me every time.

[@fubar1217]

Dude! Same here. Love those new stacks and what he's been doing with them. On Gordian Naught too! Then adding them into the older songs live.

[@coltonpugh9669]

That hat choke at 0:52 is one of the more amazing things I've ever seen before. Matt's on another planet.

[@edzkymunoz3837]

He is something else... I have another favorite drummer!

[@StevenJamesBurks]

I was just studying this track today on the kit and really enjoy playing the synchopteradactyl breakdown. Was wondering about some things and so pleasantly surprised to find this manifested by my brain this evening.

[@scraptheplanet4446]

Just incredible playing, Matt.

[@SunshineHB]

I’m glad you put the disclaimer up front for Craig

[@joemetric150]

It's nice listening to music from the future.

[@Wickerdrummer]

Maybe it's easy to overlook the fact what we listen today it' sampled edited and polished to a level which an amateur drummer like me can sound incredible. So looking him doing these things it's just simply amazing.

[@mrbananaman8032]

If only drum Corp was considered cooler, people's minds would be blown on what can be done live with drums.

[@LuisGuerrero00]

Ese breakdown simplemente me da un orgasmo cerebral... Tenia tiempo sin sentir ese sentimiento de piel chinita desde The Brain Dance. Simplemente espectacular todos sus trabajos. Esperando con ansias que vuelvan a México :"") 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@Coby_Got]

Watching Matt this last week on KZbin has made it official. I’m down with this band and can’t wait to see them.

[@formerdungeonmaster1232]

I'm so happy you're playing dw kits now Matt, match made in heaven

[@ZizzerZazzerZoe]

My favorite off of the new album. You sound amazing. Thank you for the constant inspiration!!!

[@user-mo6vu3qf9s]

The Best Drummer!!!

[@Alex-yf4lq]

I never saw someone play like this drums...this guy looks like a real drums surgeon ...amazing ¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@MattPoyntermusic]

Not saying I can play any of this, but if you buy Matt’s lessons you can clearly see him using all of it right here. This guy has mastered so many concepts!

[@s.vanheijnsbergen9644]

I've been awaiting this one since the album released. Glad it's here to enjoy now. 🥰

[@TheNautilusArtShow]

PURE SKILL AND TALENT.

[@flaw-finder]

Tastiest percussive sounds this decade being made by this guy

[@rigolith]

3:02 thats exactly how I feel when that part kicks in lmao! So good.

[@chrisstanleydrums]

Gotta love the cotton balls in the rack toms

[@mark7166]

I think this is my favorite Animals song. So sweet!

[@Lilia_roblox_mukabangs]

Thank you so much for all your hard work... the 1st 1:48 is like a beautiful melodic foray into technical wizardry

[@nickp440]

The way hes so relaxed and feeling the music is the one thing that always strikes me about matt. He’s definitely gained my respect as one of the elite drummers alive right now.

[@tylergoodguy1194]

2:10 oh my god this is my second favorite song on the album after micro-aggressions

[@myoozek]

Like seriously if there were ever a demi-god, that's you Matt. The texture you're able to add is genuinely special to witness. Your drumming is what I imagine the musical equivalent of particle physicists discovering some ground breaking quality about fundamental particles and then stepping back to witness the planets move in a brilliant dance. There is a wealth of data to be had studying your every single beat, like they do in the LHC, and it makes it all the more rewarding when you step back and so how all of those individual tiny little components can all come together so harmoniously, with purpose, and HOT DAMN with precision. Thank you for another soundtrack for my thoughts to be able to move to.

[@Brada988]

Now when I think of it, Javier's lines in this song are awesome.

[@8milestreet]

waiting for this one!

[@Vk93hd]

Woo-Hoo! Red Miso!!!

[@shimahdnb]

Animals as Leaders are my spirit animal.

[@sampathsanthanan275]

Absolutely insane Matt ! So complex and beautiful

[@caleblucerovocals]

I love how honest he is

[@obobsaget4177]

Bass drum flams are under rated

[@P.dripps92]

These drums go through my head every second of every day and I still can’t make sense of them haha 💚

[@stephenbeasley]

Glad I’m not alone 😅

[@Doyledrumz]

We don’t have to understand cuz the universe does🤔

[@BlacknRedSN95]

its so fluid, its incredible to watch you play Matt.

[@gaffroman]

Man, matt is an absolute unit. So when's that ride coming out? 😉

[@joedagostino7813]

Pretty sure that’s a Byzance dual ride Edit: nevermind 😅

[@joedagostino7813]

@@binobones why doubt his abilities like that?

[@chrisfranklin4061]

I hear that! Got excited when I thought it was the Dual...but alas, no. Shit, Matt's a product of R&D at this point lol.

[@user-fl6jf4pn2o]

@@binobones Juice…steroids??? Edit bc now I looked at his IG. He deadlifted 405 last year and benched 250, you seriously think it takes roids to get those numbers? You’re an absolute weakling my guy. And at 33 years old…he’s not that old. Still should have plenty of test in his system to perform like that. Easy. 405 deadlift takes like 1-2 years from absolute beginner if you’re training properly.

[@Trisket]

@@binobones "the juice" Matt ain't juicing, just look at his shoulders, they aren't massive abnormal spheres. This bulk up is exactly what you would expect from a natty guy in his early 30s who has been lifting heavy for 2 or 3 years.

[@DesignRhythm]

Not only exceptional musicianship, but damn I love the song composition as well; it feels very organic/grooving and not overly progy / mathmathical / lacking heart. You might just have to grab a singer one day - I swear I could hear voices on this one. Well done.

[@yandes-e9193]

I mean … this man is different … the best to ever do it 🐐

[@javanhutchison1002]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@DonalBowens]

Who mixes these videos? Always amazed by the sound

[@flaw-finder]

All other versions AAL release of the album that aren’t Matt’s playthroughs are just the percussive nerfed versions, I really do wish AAL posted Matt’s playthrough audios to Apple Music/Soundcloud/Spotify etc.

[@monkeyrilla]

@@flaw-finder I didn't know his playthrough videos were the "Unleashed" drum parts. Badaaaaaasssss

[@antonhagberg7546]

He is morse coding with Aliens

[@trigger696]

These are without a doubt, some of the most beautifully executed metric modulations I've ever heard in my life.

[@ruesssinyo3397]

The snare sound is soooo dopeee love that

[@patrickprotzman2407]

This track is a little more organic than the others on the album, but still so punchy. Unbelievably good sounding kit!

[@Doyledrumz]

DW drums +Matt Gartska=Unreal

[@353darkesthour]

3:02 no edits btw Edit: I missed and assumed the disclaimer in the beginning would be the same as usual. I just wanted to be funny, for once in my life.

[@coy1782]

He mentioned it in the beginning

[@Vk93hd]

its named in the intro

[@353darkesthour]

I missed that. I’ve seen all his playthroughs and assumed it was the same briefing, I just wanted to be funny for once in my life.

[@heytoast7129]

You can't fault anyone for not reading the disclaimer completely with that much tie-dye on the screen. 😁

[@coy1782]

@@353darkesthour 😂its fine, when i saw your comment i just checked and it was pretty funny, cause yea his other playthrough he said no editing. He even said the moment he edited 😂

[@miroslavmirchev1415]

I'm a big fan of Dream Theater and as such I've seen tons of videos of Mike Portnoy and Mangini. All know what I'm talking about. But here, Matt, is from another level. Yeah, I know that the music DT invent the last years as complexity - time signatures changes and etc is not quite complicate as in Animals as leaders. So we don't have these three guys in the same conditions. But, Matt, please, make this next 200 years, please!

[@5ha88y7]

What a drummer. Remember watchin his berklee videos years ago amazin

[@TylerHNothing]

over how many sessions did it take you to do all the takes for your playthrus? how many hours to get the perfect takes? I see you made a compromise at 3:03, just wondering what your time commitment to these sessions was bc they're amazing and live you're playing the songs so well

[@AngirasDarbha]

3:03 wasn't a compromise, it was intentional. In the original song itself, that specific phrase, the audio in the span of that one 16th note, was just cut, copied, and pasted 4 times across that beat. It's meant to give it an unnatural, artificial feeling.

[@samcooke343]

Matt does this live every gig, wouldn't be surprised if this was just one or two takes.