Clearly this was not your average banger keeping time behind a couple of singers and guitarists. A devout student not only of percussion but of rhythm itself, Hart recorded drumming traditions from around the world recorded drum-centric albums like “Music to Be Born By” and “Global Drum Project” and wrote books like “Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey Into the Spirit of Percussion.” In the Dead, Hart’s kit included Asian gongs, Middle Eastern tars and West African talking drums. While the Grateful Dead entity was known for its spirit of out-there exploration – their nightly segment devoted to free-form sound is known as “Space” – Hart was one of the principal drivers of that approach. “It created that group mind, trying to make everyone into one organism – what we called being ‘on the bus.'” “It was a trance band, and a ritual band,” Hart said. The Dead, which featured Hart and Bill Kreutzmann in a percussion duo known as the Rhythm Devils, weren’t just playing unusual, improvisatory music they were in search of a profound connection.
Michael WeintrobFormer Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart brings his new band to Belly Up Aspen on Thursday.ĪSPEN – From behind his drum set, Mickey Hart saw the Grateful Dead experience in a cosmic way.
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