Kevin Drumm

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Kevin Drumm

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Avant-garde tabletop guitarist Kevin Drumm was born and raised in 1970 in South Holland, IL, playing in a handful of rock bands before relocating to Chicago in 1991 to work at the city's Board of Trade. He soon began his experiments with prepared guitar, applying objects including magnets, binder clips, chains, a violin bow and even toenail clippers to distort the instrument's sound; in time Drumm befriended a number of members of Chicago's growing improv community, including Jim O'Rourke (with whom he served in Brise-Glace, additionally contributing to Gastr del Sol's Upgrade and Afterlife album and Ken Vandermark. In late 1997 Drumm made his solo debut with a self-titled (Perdition Plastics) and has released superb duo records with Taku Sugimoto (Sonoris), Axel Dörner, Martin Tètreault (both Erstwhile) and Ralf Wehowsky (Selektion).
His chameleon-like presence has been documented on a number of projects, each revealing new facets of his wide-ranging and unique talents on both guitar and electronics. Drumm seamlessly melds the worlds of acoustic and electronic sound, occasionally teetering on the edge of silence, yet always remaining impeccably musical.
Kevin Drumm has recorded and performed with Phill Niblock, Tony Conrad, Jim O'Rourke, MIMEO, Mats Gustafsson, John Butcher, Thomas Ankersmit, Taku Sugimoto and many others.

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Cloudy

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Turning Point

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Hitting The Pavement

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Impotent Hummer

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The Inferno

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Snow

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More Blood And Guts

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Romantic Sores

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Guillain-Barre

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Shut In - Part One

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March 23, 2024

2220 Arts + Archives

Los Angeles, California, United States


November 14, 2023

Union Pool

Brooklyn, New York, United States


October 7, 2023

Gray Area Art & Technology Theater

San Francisco, California, United States


July 28, 2023

TV Eye

Queens, New York, United States


April 18, 2021

Western Standard Offertory

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Kevin Drumm has released 5 albums between 2020 and 2025. Notable releases include Sheer Hellish Miasma II, OG23, 120121. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Kevin Drumm's most-played tracks include Cloudy, Turning Point, Hitting The Pavement, Impotent Hummer, The Inferno. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

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