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Chris Corsano

One for the improv fans out there but don't let that put you off (not that it should) - Corsano completely rocks.

Originating from New England, USA, Corsano's main stock in trade is free jazz - watching him wash all over the kit when accompanying the likes of Evan Parker and Paul Flaherty is an absolute blast, be he frantically unscrewing cymbals with a violin bow clamped between his teeth or just flaying the snare within an inch of its life. With a mallet.

Call it 'extended technique' or call it batshit mentalism but it's made Corsano the drummer to go to for those noiseniks wanting their percussion a bit more out there. Cue playing with the likes of Thurston Moore, Nels Cline, Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Jim O'Rourke and Six Organs Of Admittance, plus providing more sensitive back-up for the first ever live dates of outsider blues freak, Jandek.

Lo-fi scenester snobbery then? No way. Example: when Corsano was touring with Björk (he featured on her most recent album Volta), he refused to rest up between shows instead preferring to head back to the UK to play pub gigs for his superfierce raga/rock outfit, Flower-Corsano Duo.

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Recommended listening

The Young Cricketer - Chris Corsano (Family Vineyard) Buy here: Amazon | HMV | Play
The Radiant Mirror - Flower-Corsano Duo (Textile) Buy here: Amazon | HMV | Play

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