Tesseract - THE GREY - Jay Postones 1-Take drum performance

Unedited performance of The Grey from TesseracT's War of Being album recording session at Middle Farm studios, May/June 2022.
In this video, myself and Amos are playing along to the demo audio. The drum mix is by Peter Miles.
This song was captured quite early in the recording process. Not long after this, we added a couple more crash cymbals to the setup (and we can never REALLY have too many cymbals...)
When tracking this song for the album, we went for full takes - I played the song all the way through four or five times. Then we'd listen to each section in the control room, and comp together the most energized takes. I find this to be a really great way of working - you end up with the best of the best, and it's a relatively fast process.
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[@karceri2475]

Haunted with ghost notes.

[@israeljimenez5816]

This comment wins the internet

[@JayRamahi3810]

Haunted like that rehearsal room 👻

[@DiegoPujolT]

Time for a new, full-band, live studio session!

[@TeslaNick2]

That snare sound is glorious.

[@TheSentinel909]

Dude hits more ghost notes than Pacman when he takes the pill - Jay you're the BEST

[@zoedoesmusic4520]

this is the closest thing we have gotten to a bass playthrough by Amos to any WoB song thanks for uploading this is what i mean to say by that

[@karolkozak64]

I love that dude's playing but he really deserves a much better bass tone.. it's like... a subby thump without definition and i always keep searching for the 'note'..

[@sufddd]

@@karolkozak64 ????????

[@zoedoesmusic4520]

@@karolkozak64 really ? even in burden and of reality: exiled ?

[@WarrenSheaffer]

His ghost notes on the snare are amazing

[@JayTesseracT]

you could say it's haunted! For real though, I appreciate your kindness

[@jorgecarlosc_]

Stuning drumming as always, Jay. Thank you for this!

[@jamesrose2312]

Nobody makes drums sound like music quite like Jay. Hats off mate.

[@ELECTRICSCARS]

Matt Halpern 😉

[@sneakysquid4205]

hmm I dont know, lately in prog djent metal everybody wants to be unique but everything is the same and becoming stale. except maybe matt gartska

[@crushingbelial]

My word that snare drum. Magnificent

[@WarrenSheaffer]

His snare is crazy

[@jamesclayton1241]

Here we bloody go!

[@segaybakirdoven9084]

You are the madddd wolf 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ThatOneGuyWithAReallyLongName.]

Pure stank as soon as the beat kicks in. Phenomenal.

[@ThatOneGuyWithAReallyLongName.]

And can we talk about how fucking GIRTHY that floor tom is? hoooooooooooooly shit. feels like an earthquake in my ear drums

[@chrissmityyy]

Gaaaah I love drum playthroughs. You're a pleasure to watch. Your kit sounds phenomenal. The cymbol work, ghost notes, and the groove. Chef's kiss 👏

[@diemcarl5546]

Jay doesn't simply plays or hits the drums, he summons them, speaks to them, chanting 😊 wow. I love this man. One of my fav drummers of the modern times 🙌🤘🤘🫶

[@JcRosas86]

This song live just blew my mind when I saw you dudes at the regent. Got to meet Dan outside the venue

[@williescott5439]

Beatiful playing! Those drums sound phenomenal.

[@rafaelcosta2398]

You are the best!!! Please man play legion, this music is a masterpiece!

[@Dinklerbergler]

Absolutely incredible! One of my favorite songs off that album. In fact, it's so good that I'm watching it a second time and you can't stop me.😂

[@januszo.2180]

love the performance and great dynamics in the mix. + the random rugs in the back. this how chill Jay is :)

[@nickpov3y]

every time i hear and see these amazingly high quality playthroughs, that might be augmented by samples, but are definitely more natty than the record, i can't help but think, why can't we have drums that sound like this on records. i think it's really sad that phenomenal drummers such as jay aren't fully represented authentically on record because of this chase for consistency.

[@JayTesseracT]

This is 100% mics, and no sample replacement, or editing - this be me. The drums are also kinda prominent in this mix, on purpose. For the album though, it has to be more of a balanced experience for the listener. You can definitely still hear the room though on War of Being, which is something I expressed was a non negotiable

[@jeddltr]

Holy hell those meinl cymbals really do cut through

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

This mix is absolutely fucking huge, I LOVE how your toms sound! And being able to hear the hi-hat is a big thing to me, as a drummer. Everything has been tuned and mixed to perfection 👌

[@forthosewhodied2937]

Fuck I love this guy

[@patrikrohner2641]

Just pure Joy 🫶🏽 i hope i see you live some day 🙌🏽

[@marcschelz]

really liking the vibe and the groove

[@Kevmoeman]

Amazing work dude this album was amazing!

[@JakehasAyoutube]

I could watch your vids all day

[@johnkenn1608]

I knew I would love this, I just didn't realize how much I would love this lol

[@jonathancamm]

Jay, you monster! Those fluttering kick hits in the pre chorus, man. So tasty. Can’t wait to hear new sounds from Tess in the coming years.

[@BanksHoliday]

Another masterclass

[@eh3253]

Sounds amazing.

[@edgarcetina9716]

You are an inspiration Jay, this was amazing!

[@The73rdSecret]

My favorite from the album

[@officialmoondancer]

Holy shit that snare sound is CRAZZZZZY WORK

[@TheBadThad]

Brilliant as always Jay!

[@illuminitos]

Clean as a cristal 🔮

[@hedlund]

Absolute unit of an album, this, thanks in no small part to the batterist on yonder throne.

[@PauloMaxRiccardo]

Hell yeah!

[@marcio1745]

So sick.

[@rf-chains-fr4698]

Absolutely amazing my dude. One of my favorites!

[@Maxylobes]

Incredibly clean take, Jay. I know in your 1-Take Sacrifice video, you explain how it was a very "human" performance, where not everything was necessarily up to par. I love that, but I gotta say, you're like a well-oiled machine sometimes. I can't sense anything off with this take. Also big love to Amos.

[@luisalcaide23]

Fuckin good drummer . Congrats

[@IguanaBoard]

his drums always sound soooooooooooo fucking good

[@adriancollins9771]

This groove is very sick Jay

[@hailstone_]

Freaking awesome!

[@brianquiles4350]

Clean ❤

[@kirre_motion3437]

Tasty drumsound 🤤

[@thedebapriyakar]

HELL YEAH JAY! LOVE THIS

[@ZMRSKK]

Amazing!

[@Genero222]

Sticks look good in his hands. I could watch this without sound and enjoy it.

[@Insider_Magic]

Those ghosts are a nice vibe!

[@hugowhite2883]

Christ on a bike this sounds so good!

[@ELECTRICSCARS]

Great 🤘

[@fabriluccoborlera]

Beautiful!

[@supreethkurthukoti9851]

Soooo clean 🔥

[@Jethrospect]

Amazing work as always!! I hope we get a Legion playthrough.

[@shimmuus]

You are amazing Jay!

[@PapaRainYT]

Thank you 🎉🎉

[@NaCk3rZ]

Amazing setup

[@rorrodiaz]

Gravity ghost blasting 👻 🤘

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Nice lamps.

[@nathangros7492]

Metal drummer: this was not edited. Jazz drummer: edi what?

[@JayTesseracT]

Haha, so true 😂 - I felt the impulse to let people know this was a single unedited take as 99.9% of drums for heavier music these days is either programmed or edited to the grid. There’s nothing wrong in doing this for production reasons, but it seems kinda rare to show a human performance these days for this kinda stuff

[@EdisonSununDrums]

Nice!!!

[@krenwregget7667]

awesome.

[@Avedisdrummer09]

Killer all around! Driving me nuts the yellow XLR isn't plugged into the yellow coded 421 though lol.

[@vetramiga1]

drums cymbals blah blah, what's really setting the vibe here are those lamp shades, gotta take those on tour :P

[@ehdrums91]

brabo d+

[@kas36spires]

🔥🔥

[@borndrumming1972]

Jay, do you find yourself doing 1,2 or 3 full takes and grabbing the best from them in editing? Or, do you do a couple of takes and choose the best one take and edit it for slight timing issues. Do you go back and add to or correct these one takes with "punch in's". Great performance as always. Cheers!

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

They are like the TOOL of Djent!

[@HronisArva]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MauricioMagaldi]

"Metal drummers can't groo..."

[@deathmetalglenn]

I saw Tesseract in Barcelona recently and Jay was the biggest stand out for me at the show, instrumentally the band was absolutely locked in, but the groove this man plays with as well as how immaculate the drum tones were in the mix was just top tier! The vocalist was the only weak link on the night unfortunately

[@steveng.8546]

Not to take anything away from the great vocals but a instrumental version of the album would be pretty sweet.

[@AnthonyGhazel]

Great work on this. One question: it says "1-take drum performance" in the title, but then in the description you mention comping takes. So is this video made up of comped takes or was it one full take? Either way, impressive work! You're a killer drummer.

[@JayTesseracT]

Good question! This is a start-to-finish performance 1-take. For the album audio though, we’ll record songs all the way through (when possible!) then run through and slice together the best bits from each take

[@AnthonyGhazel]

@@JayTesseracT Awesome! That makes sense, and I assumed that's what you were referring to! That's the best way to record an album IMO. Hell yeah dude, I'm gonna learn some Tesseract now :) Cheers bro

[@sirobellino]

Long-term sticks with that snare angle...

[@SeriousBons]

I have a question, not at a drummer myself so this come purely from my ignorance: why is the hi hat constantly ticking? Not the first time I see this, for instance many of Matt Halpern's playthrough have this feature, but here I tried to focus on the hi hat sound and I cant ear it, is it something he does for himself? Like it helps him stay on time or something?

[@MarioVicoDrums]

Wow man, amazing !!! Love your left hand !! Jay, 2 questions, what DW model is that snare? And I counted more than 20 mics (room included) Do you remember the models of the mics? Because all sounds awesome Thanks Jay ¡! Cheers from Barcelona!!!!

[@JayTesseracT]

It's a DW Collectors Stainless Steel, 14x6.5 - Evans heavyweight head. As for the mics - take a look at Peter Miles' instagram posts (from this one onward: instagram.com/p/CfEjWz8s_bH/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[@MarioVicoDrums]

Thanks a lot Jay !!! That snare sounds killing !!!!!

[@cainegrandt]

Did amos just appear 3/4 into the Video? 😄😄

[@mewz52]

1:33 🤤

[@adamsusskind8439]

Jay, thanks for posting. I'm not sure if this is going to seem like a dumb question... do you at all need to resist getting distracted? These are fairly nuanced parts - which I recognize you have played hundreds of time already between writing and tracking and tour - but does that ever pose a memory issue?

[@JayTesseracT]

Working with distractions is something we have to get used to as musicians - as on stage at a show, there's nearly always a distraction. I don't forget parts generally though, no. I practice them to the point where they're very much cemented in my mind.

[@musicequalsmagic]

Can’t help but notice his drumming … very similar to the drummer from sleep token, two? Just me? Or vice versa?

[@lukamarkac6706]

You can clearly hear some Whitesnake influence here

[@DavidAcampora]

Overhead camera is upside down lol.

[@JayTesseracT]

Technically… overhead can never be upside down 🙃

[@rmcruzo]

Jay, I have a question... When you were a kid... You told the teacher how to do math right? xD

[@HoraceTheLion]

Fuckn A

[@user-dd9tg9yx6i]

амазинг!

[@Philtoid]

Am I right in thinking this was your least favourite track on the album ?

[@xLoxLoLex]

Wow, blazing fast, why is it sped up? Amazing nonetheless

[@xLoxLoLex]

I'm so sorry, I just noticed I had my playback speed at 1.25 KEKW

[@loganvanantwerp3659]

Brother my pedal hat is TIRED

[@pablionio6477]

You look like eloy casagrande