Jim Battles has built his own Taiko drums - now he only need some people to help him play them. Hopefully it's true what he says: 'If you build them, they will drum'.
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Taiko appeals to Battles for several reasons:
There's a martial-arts connection. He's a black belt in tae kwon do, a form-based discipline, and taiko drumming is similar in style and spirit. You often drum out of stances based on martial arts.
Taiko's roots are in communal celebrations, meaning that one doesn't necessarily need a great deal of experience. A passion to learn, curiosity and dedication will get you an audition.
He loves hitting really big drums as hard as possible. It's fun, and that's a recurring theme in his Synchopaths manifesto, which references influences as diverse as punk rock, avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson and Kodo.
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