paal nilsen-love for president!

no role has been more important for the developement of popular or rhythmic music the last decades than that of the humble back man - the drummer. my personal favorites: mitch mithcell, ginger baker, jon christensen, jack de johnette, brian blade, tony williams. Up in cold Norway there is this drummer called paal nilsen-love http://www.paalnilssen-love.com/ who takes up this noble tradition and adds his own amazing talent. the result can be heard for instance at several recordings with a fantastic band called atomic. please check him out. when pat metheney played in norway a couple of years ago he was quoted in an interview saying exactly what is in the title for this entry: paal nilsen-love for president!