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Mark Heaney – Drum Room

UK drummer Mark Heaney releases his first solo album dedicated totally to drums. This 10 track release features Mark playing in a variety of styles sometimes against a loop, sometimes solo and sometimes against himself!

The first track starts off a little on the abstract side with ambient sounds and 2 grooves played against each other that are not exactly in time.  Never hearing of Mark until now I was a little worried… but the grooves did lock in and I realized that the rhythmic dissonance was an intentional device of Mark’s artistic expression.  The rest of the CD was quite a joy to listen to. Drum Room has great groove, chops and musical expresison. Sometimes it is nice to eliminate the clutter of guitar and vocals and just focus on the beauty of groove. And this was expertly demonstrated by Mark Heaney’s new release.

You can check out “Drum Room” on Mark Heaney’s website, www.mark-heaney.com or his MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/markheaneydrums

Mark Heaney’s Bio:

Mark Heaney was born in the summer of 1970. He started playing the drums at the age of eight and by the time he was ten he was playing 2 to 3 times a week in clubs and pubs around the uk. He has been playing ever since. Mark is a ferocious, uncomprimising player renowned for extremely heavy grooves, endless creativity, flawless feel, incredible technique and remarkable speed which combined make him one of the most exciting players in the world. Mark is a member of Gang of Four and the Black Marquee. He also has his own Jazz trio called the Mark Heaney band. Mark has worked with The Seahorses, John Squire, Howie Day, Gang of Four, Youth, Freelance Hellraiser, The Klaxons, Badly Drawn Boy, The Black Marquee, Hugh Turner Quartet, Jacknife Lee, The Shining, Threshold,the list keeps growing!

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