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[[Dominic Howard|Howard]] uses different percussive elements. Such as: | [[Dominic Howard|Howard]] uses a variety different percussive elements. Such as: | ||
*Shakers. Attached to his right hand stick for live performances of [[City of Delusion (song)|City of Delusion]] and [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]. It was also used on [[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] and many other songs. Live, most of the time, this is played by [[Morgan Nicholls]] | *Shakers. Attached to his right hand stick for live performances of [[City of Delusion (song)|City of Delusion]] and [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]. It was also used on [[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]], [[Liquid State (song)|Liquid State]], and many other songs. Live, most of the time, this is played by [[Morgan Nicholls]] | ||
*Balafon. A west African Xylophone which can be seen on [[Hullabaloo (DVD)|Hullabaloo DVD]] (Disc 1) during [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]] | *Balafon. A west African Xylophone which can be seen on [[Hullabaloo (DVD)|Hullabaloo DVD]] (Disc 1) used during [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]] | ||
*Animal bones | *Animal bones. Used instead of regular mallets on the Balafon (in the studio only), providing unique sounds heard on [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]] | ||
*Llama toe nails | *Llama toe nails. Used on [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]], aside from rim shots on beats 2 and 4, and [[Unnatural Selection (song)|Unnatural Selection]], on which Matt described them as being "back with a vengeance".<ref>https://www.musewiki.org/Jmag_2009-06-24_%E2%80%93_Viva_la_Resistance!</ref> | ||
*11" Ribbon Crasher (and a 15" on certain occasions). Mounted over his Ride cymbal and next to his 12" rack tom | *11" Ribbon Crasher (and a 15" on certain occasions). Mounted over his Ride cymbal and next to his 12" rack tom. Can be heard on [[Megalomania (song)|Megalomania]], [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]], [[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] and the B-side [[Eternally Missed (song)|Eternally Missed]], as well as live versions of [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]. It is also quite audible in the Helsinki Jam and used on [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]. Dom's had a ribbon crasher in his setup until replacing it with an electronic drum pad in 2017. | ||
*Hang. This can be heard on the intro for [[Falling Away With You (song)|Falling Away With You]]. It works like a steel drum that is played with the fingertips, thumbs and the heel of the palm.<ref name="hang">[http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11206 5 Peculiar Instruments. #5 Hang]</ref> Dom can be seen recording the intro on the Making of [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]] Documentary DVD. | *Hang. This special instrument can be heard on the intro for [[Falling Away With You (song)|Falling Away With You]]. It works like a steel drum that is played with the fingertips, thumbs and the heel of the palm.<ref name="hang">[http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11206 5 Peculiar Instruments. #5 Hang]</ref> Dom can be seen recording the intro on the Making of [[Absolution (album)|Absolution]] Documentary DVD.<ref>https://youtu.be/Wr_Sg6S_sZE?t=62</ref> | ||
*Timpani. Dom | *Timpani. Dom used timpani both live and in the studio a few times. Live, he used it during the beginning of [[Exogenesis: Symphony (song)|Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 1: Overture]]. In the studio, he also used it on [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]] and [[Supremacy (song)|Supremacy]] and [[Survival (song)|Survival]]. | ||
*Tambourine. Matt and Dom used it on [[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] while recording | *Tambourine. Matt and Dom used it on [[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] while recording. Both handheld and a kit-mounted tambourines were used in various other songs in Muse's discography, like [[Pressure (song)|Pressure]], [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song)|Thoughts of a Dying Atheis]], [[The Handler (song)|The Handler]] and [[Explorers (song)|Explorers]]. Like the ribbon crasher, Dom had a kit-mounted tambourine in his setup between The Resistance and Drones tours, until replacing it with an electronic drum pad in 2017. | ||
*Gong. Used at the end of [[I Belong to You (song)|I Belong to You]] and [[Survival (song)|Survival]] | *Gong. Used at the end of [[I Belong to You (song)|I Belong to You]] and [[Survival (song)|Survival]]. Also used in [[Exogenesis: Symphony (song)|Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 2: Cross-Polination]]. | ||
*Tablas. Used on [[Animals (song)|Animals]] | *Tablas. Used on [[Isolated System (song)|Isolated System]]. | ||
*Concert bass drum. Used on [[Unsustainable (song)|Unsustainable]] and [[Survival (song)|Survival]]. Dom and Chris | *Udu. Used on [[Isolated System (song)|Isolated System]]. | ||
*Bongos. Used on [[Animals (song)|Animals]]. | |||
*Taiko. A large taiko was used on [[Unsustainable (song)|Unsustainable]]. Dom's also been seen using a smaller taiko in the studio while recording for [[ | *Concert bass drum. Used on [[Unsustainable (song)|Unsustainable]] and [[Survival (song)|Survival]]. Also used live by both Dom and Chris on [[Pray (Matthew Bellamy song)|Pray]] on the 2019 Simulation Theory Tour. | ||
*Tribal African and Japanese drums. Used as drum layers on various songs on [[Simulation Theory (album)|Simulation Theory]] | *Taiko. A large taiko was used on [[Unsustainable (song)|Unsustainable]]. Dom's also been seen using a smaller taiko in the studio while recording for [[Break It to Me (song)|Break It to Me]]. | ||
*Congas. Used on [[Break It to Me (song)|Break it to Me]] | *Tribal African and Japanese drums. Used as drum layers on various songs on [[Simulation Theory (album)|Simulation Theory]]. | ||
*Djembe. Used on [[Break It to Me (song)|Break it to Me]] | *Congas. Used on [[Break It to Me (song)|Break it to Me]] and various songs on [[The 2nd Law (album)|The 2nd Law]]. | ||
*Djembe. Used on [[Break It to Me (song)|Break it to Me]] and various songs on [[The 2nd Law (album)|The 2nd Law]]. | |||
Dom Howard describes the Hang: | Dom Howard describes the Hang: | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011-08 – Dominic Howard practising Screenager.jpg |Balafon, used on Screenager | File:DomBones1.jpg | Dom recording the balafon with animal bones for [[Screenager (song)|Screenager]] | ||
File:DomTablas.jpg | | File:Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011-08 – Dominic Howard practising Screenager.jpg |Balafon, used on Screenager, during rehearsals | ||
File:DomTablas.jpg | Dom with tablas and an assortment of other percussion | |||
File:DominicShaker.jpg | Shaker, used on City of Delusion | File:DominicShaker.jpg | Shaker, used on City of Delusion | ||
File:DomwithHang.jpg |Dom playing the Hang, as shown in the "Making of Absolution" DVD | File:DomwithHang.jpg |Dom playing the Hang, as shown in the "Making of Absolution" DVD | ||
Revision as of 02:45, 17 February 2022
Howard uses a variety different percussive elements. Such as:
- Shakers. Attached to his right hand stick for live performances of City of Delusion and Screenager. It was also used on Endlessly, Liquid State, and many other songs. Live, most of the time, this is played by Morgan Nicholls
- Balafon. A west African Xylophone which can be seen on Hullabaloo DVD (Disc 1) used during Screenager
- Animal bones. Used instead of regular mallets on the Balafon (in the studio only), providing unique sounds heard on Screenager
- Llama toe nails. Used on Screenager, aside from rim shots on beats 2 and 4, and Unnatural Selection, on which Matt described them as being "back with a vengeance".[1]
- 11" Ribbon Crasher (and a 15" on certain occasions). Mounted over his Ride cymbal and next to his 12" rack tom. Can be heard on Megalomania, Apocalypse Please, Time Is Running Out and the B-side Eternally Missed, as well as live versions of Hysteria. It is also quite audible in the Helsinki Jam and used on Psycho. Dom's had a ribbon crasher in his setup until replacing it with an electronic drum pad in 2017.
- Hang. This special instrument can be heard on the intro for Falling Away With You. It works like a steel drum that is played with the fingertips, thumbs and the heel of the palm.[2] Dom can be seen recording the intro on the Making of Absolution Documentary DVD.[3]
- Timpani. Dom used timpani both live and in the studio a few times. Live, he used it during the beginning of Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 1: Overture. In the studio, he also used it on Knights of Cydonia and Supremacy and Survival.
- Tambourine. Matt and Dom used it on Endlessly while recording. Both handheld and a kit-mounted tambourines were used in various other songs in Muse's discography, like Pressure, Thoughts of a Dying Atheis, The Handler and Explorers. Like the ribbon crasher, Dom had a kit-mounted tambourine in his setup between The Resistance and Drones tours, until replacing it with an electronic drum pad in 2017.
- Gong. Used at the end of I Belong to You and Survival. Also used in Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 2: Cross-Polination.
- Tablas. Used on Isolated System.
- Udu. Used on Isolated System.
- Bongos. Used on Animals.
- Concert bass drum. Used on Unsustainable and Survival. Also used live by both Dom and Chris on Pray on the 2019 Simulation Theory Tour.
- Taiko. A large taiko was used on Unsustainable. Dom's also been seen using a smaller taiko in the studio while recording for Break It to Me.
- Tribal African and Japanese drums. Used as drum layers on various songs on Simulation Theory.
- Congas. Used on Break it to Me and various songs on The 2nd Law.
- Djembe. Used on Break it to Me and various songs on The 2nd Law.
Dom Howard describes the Hang: "A thing that looks like a cross between a barbeque and a flying saucer. It's like an inverted metal drum with a pentatonic C scale on the top that you tap with your hands. It's made by this company called PANArt. It's a really cool sounding instrument that's pleasurable to play and so relaxing as well."[4]
Gallery
Dom recording the balafon with animal bones for Screenager
Balafon, used on Screenager, during rehearsals
Dom with tablas and an assortment of other percussion
Shaker, used on City of Delusion
Dom playing the Hang, as shown in the "Making of Absolution" DVD
Howard with a Taiko and a set of tribal drums, recording Simulation Theory.
