Big Fat Five: Arbak Dal's (T Cymbals / Independent) Top 5 Influential Records

This week’s guest is Arbak Dal––a phenomenal turkish drummer and founder of T Cymbals. He’s toured and/or recorded with countless European artists over the years in addition to his own solo projects. He also worked for decades as the everyman at Istanbul Agop Cymbals before taking a crack at doing it all himself with T Cymbals. I met him a few years ago at NAMM and he's just a hoot :) If you’re heading to NAMM this weekend in Anaheim, be sure to stop by the T Cymbals booth and say hi to Arbak yourself. I’ll also be there on Sunday so shoot me a DM and maybe we can link up. I hope you enjoy this chat about the 5 (actually 6) records that helped shape Arbak Dal into the drummer and cymbalsmith he is today. Cheers! --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today! 🎯 Click here to order now! Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit. ARBAK’S BIG FAT FIVE: Album - Led Zeppelin IV Release Year - 1971 Artist - Led Zeppelin Key Track(s) - Stairway to Heaven / Black Dog Drummer - John Bonham - Album - Come and Taste the Band Release Year - 1975 Artist - Deep Purple Key Track(s) - Getting Tighter / You keep on Moving Drummer - Ian Paice - Album - Crash Release Year - 1996 Artist - Dave Matthews Key Track(s) - Too much - #41 Drummer - Carter Beauford - Album - Behind Closed Doors Release Year - 1991 Artist - Peter Erskine Key Track(s) - Bulgana Drummer - Peter Erskine - Album - Kingdom of Desire Release Year - 1992 Artist - TOTO Key Track - Jake to the Bone Drummer - Jeff Porcaro - Album - Take Me Back To Eden Release Year - 2023 Artist - Sleep Token Key Track(s) - The Summoning Drummer - II For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices