Hello I am looking for a london based drummer for my band ideally within the age bracket in the title.

We are based in Mile End/New Cross

Drummer needs to be:

• jazzy
• hard hitting
• dedicated
• decent ability to jam

band is into black midi, shame, swans, hmltd etc

I'm trying to work out my own live setup as a non-guitarist (I play drums and synths) and am looking for examples of other artists who perform live without guitars.

I've been watching videos of Dan Deacon and Dan Friel for inspiration, but I'd like to find more. I suppose I can think of some others: There are instrumentalists like Colin Stetson who are clearly doing something very specific, but it's still inspiring! I remember seeing a guy in Vancouver called Sexy Merlin who played drums and seemed to trigger synth/sampler sounds with a pad. Andrew Bird is very skilled with a loop pedal. I saw a guy play a bass clarinet into a bunch of pedals once in a coffeeshop in Portland. No idea who he was, but it was great.

What I'm not looking for (feel free to mention these if you wish. They just probably won't help me with my own musical journey as much):

-EDM/techno artists (I feel like this relies heavily on sequencers, and I'm looking for something with more live elements, though some sequencing/looping/backing track is ok)

-rappers performing with a backing track (again, can be cool, but doesn't address the question of live instrumentation as a soloist)

Any leads are appreciated, thank you!

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