Episode 284 : Booker Stardrum (SML)

Tambour focus, leveling out, and the upstate of Finland. Booker Stardrum (SML, Playtime, Photay, Booker Stardrum) "Booker Stardrum is a composer, drummer/percussionist, and producer. Stardrum has been involved with countless experimental and improvisational collaborations, pop projects, film scores, and sound design productions, and has released four solo records (’Close-up On The Outside’ in 2026, ‘Crater' in 2021, ‘Temporary etc.’ in 2018, and ‘Dance And’ in 2015). Stardrum’s music is a highly personal amalgamation of electro-acoustics, minimalism, ambient, jazz, and contemporary experimental electronic music. His compositions are sculptural, carved from the dense layering of instruments and manipulated samples, a pantonal harmonic sense, and an intuitive approach to rhythm. Stardrum’s collaborators include SML, Play Time, Lisel, Photay, Horse Lords, Wendy Eisenberg, Amirtha Kidambi, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Chris Williams, Patrick Shiroishi, Carl Stone, Lee Ranaldo, and Nels Cline. His discography includes solo and collaborative releases on independent labels such as International Anthem, We Jazz, Balmat, NNA Tapes, Northern Spy Records, Mexican Summer, Suddenly Quarterly, and Luminelle. Booker lives in the Hudson Valley in New York State." Excerpt from https://bookerstardrum.com/about Booker Stardrum: Bandcamp: https://bookerstardrum.bandcamp.com Instagram: @bookerstardrum Website: https://bookerstardrum.com Merch: https://bookerstardrum.bandcamp.com/merch SML: Bandcamp: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com Instagram: @sml.band Website: https://www.sml.band Merch: https://shop.intlanthem.com/collections/merch Playtime: Bandcamp: https://balmat.bandcamp.com Instagram: @play_time.mp3 Website: https://balmat.lnk.to Photay: Bandcamp: https://photay.bandcamp.com Instagram: @photay Website: https://linktr.ee/photay Merch: https://photay.bandcamp.com/merch The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast