With 74 vacant thrones to fill, not including the "0" spot (once a band of nihilists, always a nihilist band), Japanese noise-tet Boredoms and a smattering of their closest friends descended upon Brooklyn's Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) for the biggest multi-drummer extravaganza this side of an Arthur Hull master class: 77 BoaDrum.
As you might have guessed, the pounding--led by Boredoms' front freak Yamatsuka Eye and his usual suspects Yoshimi P-We, Senju Muneomi and Yojiro--started promptly at 7:07 p.m.
And while it was scheduled to last a precise 77 minutes, as usual with these kinds of things, the collective banging went on for more like an hour and a half.
Unlike one of Hull's or even Mickey Hart's come-as-you-are circles, though, 77 BoaDrum was an invitation-only affair.
Taking up thrones in the above schematic: RISD rocker Brian Chippendale, Sunburned Hand of Man's John Moloney and Taylor Richardson, Than Luu from M. Ward and, fresh from his Aqua Teen Hunger Force cameo, Andrew W.K.
Other drummers (and their affiliations) included: Hisham Bharoocha (Soft Circle, Pixeltan); Jesse Lee (Rusty Santos, White Magic, Gang Gang Dance); Brian Tamborello (Psychic Ills); Butchy Fuego (Pit Er Pat, Matteah Baim, Death's Groove); Warren Huegel (Tussle, Citay, 3 Leafs); Dave Abramson (The Spider Trio, Diminished Men, Climax Golden Twins, Maureen Whiting Dance Co.); Chris Brokaw (Flashlights, The New Year, Come, Codeine); Christopher Powell (Man Man, Icy Demons, Need New Body, Obey Your Brain); Jim Black (AlasNoAxisE, Carlos Bica & Azul); David Aron (Koi Pond); Robin Easton (King Cobb Steelie); Abby Portner (First Nation, Among Natives); Michael Catano (Buck 65, North of America, The Got To Get Got); Aviram Cohen (Soiled Mattress and The Springs); Jim Sykes (Parts & Labor); Keith Connolly (No-Neck Blues Band); Nick DeCarmine (Slow/Dynamite); Jaiko Suzuki (Electroputas); David Grubbs (Red Krayola, Squirrel Bait, Bastro, Gastr del Sol); Jarred Barron; Chris Millstein (Home, Jah Division, Charter Oak); Barbara Schauwecker (Animental); Jared Burak (Wet Cement); Pete Vogl (Koi Pond, Bi-Unicorn, Bow Ribbons); Marianne Kozlowski (The Punks); Nadav Havusha (Aa [Big A Little a]); Nathan Corbin (Excepter); Clare Amory (Lake, Skint, Excepter); Aaron Moore (Volcano the Bear); Alianna Kalaba (We Ragazzi); Rick Prior (Glass Shivers, Squabble Hut); Josh Madell (Antietam); John McSwain; Justin DeRosa; David Nuss (No-Neck Blues Band, Under Satan's Sun); Count Hejnowski (No-Neck Blues Band, Malkuth, Dream/Aktion Unit); Sadie Laska (I.U.D.); Alan Licht (Text of Light); Travis Harrison (Unsacred Hearts, Dracula Zombie USA); Andrya Ambro (Antonius Block); Jeff Salane (Panthers, Orchid); Jim Abramson (Dymaxion, Autobody, Bear Flames, Rhys Chatam Guitar All-Star); Andy MacLeod (Howling Hex); Michael Evans (God Is My Co-Pilot); David LeBleu (Mercury Program, Papercranes, Textual); Adam Autry (ADD, Plate Techtonics, Onleyville Soundsystems); Spencer Herbst (Matta Lama); Dreiky Caprice (Express Fiesta Glacier); Kid Millions (Oneida, Soldiers of Fortune, Jah Division); Jim Siegel (Cul de Sac); Jonathan Lockie (Sightings); Lizzy Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance, I.U.D.); Adee Connors (Ticwar, A Minor Forest, Lumen); Mike Pride (MDC, Fushitsusha, John Zorn, Otomo Yoshihide); Aron Wahl (Aa [Big A Little a]); Spencer Sweeney; Ryan Sawyer (Tall Firs, Stars Like Fleas); Daniel Franz (Arboretum); Chris Moore (Moore & Sons, Negative Approach); Allison Busch (Awesome Color); Miggie Littleton (Blood on the Wall); Sara Lund (Unwound); Eric Marc Cohen (Fly Ashtray, Dymaxion, Autobody, United Noise, Caroliner Rainbow); Tim DeWitt (Gang Gang Dance); Kayrock (Roxy Pain); Josh Bonati (Aa [Big A Little a]); Jason Kourkounis (Bardo Pond, Hot Snakes, Burning Brides, The Delta 72); Matthias Schulz (Enon, Holy Fuck); Oran Canfield (Child Abuse, Dig That Body Up...It's Alive, Murder Murder).
