The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition [Joey Baca] Drum Cam (2017)

[@maness2112]

I will never be tired of this song.

[@Jepie]

Dude ikr it doesn’t get enough love

[@machineegirl]

I swear

[@matteobdrums]

It's really cool to see how he changed up some parts here, he really mastered this song!

[@MannyMo_]

@@atopermusic O_o

[@braun2041]

The audience were actually clapping on time in the beginning lmao

[@kantjokes895]

Djent fans may actually be able to count haha

[@TheFloiboi]

Joey's the reason I picked up the sticks and it's so fantastic to continuously progress his own parts and form 🙌

[@haarperthehoplophile7652]

Joey Baca is legend. I can't wait to see them on the reimagined tour.

[@MohrJameson]

this show was so good & i won't forget hearing the clairvoyant songs live for the first time

[@KirkWilson86]

Language I and II will always go down as the best 9:47 seconds of my life. Joey is so creative and skilled!

[@JoeChewBaca]

Searched my name, Joe Baca, and found this killer drummer who's not me😁!

[@ethanjohnson8958]

THERE ARE OTHERS?!?!?!

[@nickbell3546]

I can see myself in the crowd :D This was an awesome show! It was so cool hearing their earlier stuff with better, modern tones and tighter drumming.

[@burkeysreviews]

One does not simply become a djent drummer without being endorsed to Meinl cymbals

[@Keiferdeifer]

Djent? Sadly mistaken rook.

[@Keiferdeifer]

@@burkeysreviews lol better...jk dude its all good. Just being a dick with a phone sorry.

[@joedagostino7813]

Look up Derek Roddy. Hardly a djent drummer by any means.

[@joedagostino7813]

MockingBunny321 B even still. Look up vids of him at clinics. Really knows how to groove in the pocket.

[@DrumFFx]

i always loved them. good ones last long time

[@1adoremusic]

He's so good! Major chops.

[@anguscole1]

this song is awesome,love the drum beat for sure.

[@davidchoi33]

Joey really killed improvising certain parts here. Also, that floor tom is deep af.

[@jbasti227]

Amazing drummer, one of their best songs

[@DerrickSchneider]

Those ghost notes !! So good

[@AliothSenator]

Flawless.

[@MathiasManser]

awesome, thanks!

[@bornbybeans]

Get any tunes from Clairvoyant? Thank you!!!

[@justicegutierrez6847]

One of those cases where the live drums are genuinely better than the album. Joey is one of the best drummers of our time

[@andrewromanowski4290]

Been waiting for this since you teased it on IG last year. Hope you have more footage!!!

[@drummersanonymous]

I had forgotten I even posted that. :D But yea, we're going to post one or two more.

[@mr_wessumz]

I don't know if Joey/The Contortionist ask you not to post the entire song, but why not just post parts I and II? Would be nice to see just one continuous clip of the 2 parts not in separate videos. Otherwise it's damn nice playing as it ALWAYS IS cuz Baca is lord of groovy wonderfulness.

[@abramkoucheki]

there are already like 3 or 4 videos of him playing Language, choose another song! love your videos!

[@m45ed]

But it's great to see how he's evolved the way he plays it compared to a drum cam from 3years ago

[@drummersanonymous]

We’re going to post one or two more. 👍🏼

[@abramkoucheki]

hell yeah! still loved this one, joey is one of my favorites, i wanna see his whole set if it was up to me haha

[@TrebeL_]

Or at least put them back to back.. I enjoy the second part a lot more, personally.

[@shizerydelery]

drummers anonymous two please and thank you :)

[@interlacedlowtech]

Its hi-hat playin' is so sophisticated.

[@MusaTariq25]

Pretty cool to see how he changed the parts

[@7xmetalcullen95]

Groove machine

[@Ironsvillage]

Is he playing the 13" Dark Hats here? They sound so crisp

[@danieljordison0793]

MEDrums i believe its a pair of soundcaster fusion 13”

[@endofanera1983]

I want to see him drum the song contact

[@o.o2561]

Anyone know that stack he is playing at 3:15 ??? Much appreciated !

[@joeybacatc]

It's a 16" byzance vintage trash crash, with a 10" soundcaster piccolo china on top. It actually sounds better with the 10" underneath ;)

[@o.o2561]

Thank you Sir!

[@johnnyconcannon]

This is 2017. :D

[@kalveryigor1873]

Gurih dan renyah euy!

[@turtletrashlicks1771]

The Percussionist

[@shizerydelery]

Was this show in Edmonton ?

[@josefogliarini897]

Destrage tShirt ==> Italian Proud

[@interlacedlowtech]

You should! Destrage are stellar musicians! Beyond crazy! Love from France!

[@sasaki9825]

Did they play flourish?

[@giovannimasotti504]

anyone knows the app he's using on the tablet? and what is it for?

[@ThatOneGuyWithAReallyLongName.]

Not sure of the exact app, but it looks like it's used to adjust his in-ear monitor mix. My band runs a similar app for our mixes for our PreSonus board.

[@udaman100]

That crash hitting that china is bugging the fuck out of me

[@Snareric]

This man went from 4/4 to 3 over 4 then use the 3 over 4 pulse to modulate to 9/8 what the actual fuck.

[@eyeHATEuall85]

Anyone else notice the 37 string bass?? Bitch is sweet! 🤘

[@Keiferdeifer]

No more constant ghost notes i see. Well really he just moved it to the hi hat.

[@ROCKON733]

Baked Baca

[@Ro700Repeater]

Love Joey as a drummer but can't stand his cymbal choices, each to their own I guess.

[@noahphipps1261]

Funny thing with these endorsements, it's not their first choice either.

[@Ro700Repeater]

He played Meinl for years before switching to Sabian, now he's back with them. Every cymbal company makes great cymbals, just personally I think that some of the series/sizes he has in this video don't fit with the bands overall sound.

[@joeybacatc]

Got any suggestions? @@Ro700Repeater

[@Ro700Repeater]

I think the bell of the ride could do with cutting a little bit more, perhaps something like a Byzance dark ride. The hi hats seem a little smaller than what he'd usually use too and I would say are a bit too much on the bright side. Maybe the Pure Alloy series 14 for hats? Again this is only my personal opinion :)

[@musicemail7156]

@@joeybacatc I hope you see this. The cymbal setup for Clairvoyant was perfect. For 20 years I've listened to, played, and recorded everything Rock, Metal, Prog and the Cymbal tones on that record are ground breaking and add an entire layer of complexity and instrumentation to the music. A soundscape of their own, you can listen a thousand times and still appreciate and hear more in the tones.

[@lastditch727]

This band used to be heavy

[@luisadolfochavezlopez2316]

Now it's perfect.

[@PrimordialKrishna]

You sound ignorant 🤔

[@lastditch727]

@@PrimordialKrishna it's the most basic observation possible. Sorry it went over your head 🙄

[@PrimordialKrishna]

lastditch727 it’s really not. How is it no longer heavy? Because it’s not fucking chugging 2/3 of the song? Adding more melody to a song does not make it less heavy. Take The Black Dahlia Murder for example. Most of their songs consist harmonizing melodies, arpeggio based solos, and yet they’re generally accepted as a “heavy” band. The reason your opinion is ignorant is because you, like some other “metalheads” still cling to the weird elitist mentality that change = less heavy = not good. Hope that clears it up for you as it didn’t go over my head.

[@lastditch727]

@@PrimordialKrishna you sir are ignorance defined. Putting words in my mouth with everything you say while calling me names lol. Typical internet bs these days i suppose. You see nothing in its context. I didn't even say it was bad or i didn't like it or it sux or anything. But yes, i miss the brutality of the early stuff. Get a fkn grip dude.