10A- The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4, 1999 Ex-Slayer drummer Lombardo goes classic with Vivaldi project. By Adlin Rosli Daily Arts Writer Experimentation with classical music rarely takes the classical genre of music into any ground- -breaking realms. Most experimenta- tions with classical music usually yield only traditional classical pieces put to a dance drum beat resulting in bland elevator muzak :rather than anything musically inter- psting. Not so is the case when reputed writer and conductor Lorenzo Arruga decided to bring his personal touch to seven Vivaldi numbers. He chose to bring the world of classical music on a head on colli- sion with metal by way of inviting Grip Inc.'s drummer and percussion legend extrodinaire, Dave Lombardo (who was also Slayer's original dyurnmer). What resulted was Vivaldi: "The Meeting," a recording where traditional classical music is backed by aggressive metal drum- rming. Lombardo explained that the experience working with Arruga on ,the seven Vivaldi pieces was an experience unlike any other. "Arruga wanted to keep the musical spirit for the project as pure as possible, so in wanting to" maintain that purity he told me to make sure I did not Calibur' packs fighting Punch Soul Calibur Namco Dreamcast In the smorgasbord of fighting games competing for your video game dollar, Spo1 Calibur is both easy to learn and be utiful to watch. The biggest launch title 3D fighter for the Sega Dreamcast, Soul Calibur has been nicely ported from its original .standup version, made more expansive ,instead of being merely arcade perfect. Most fighters are somewhat limited in scope; they tend towards three modes; .arcade, versus and survival. Here there are also mission battles where there are specific tasks you need to perform or specific obstacles to overcome while fighting and staying alive. Some mis- sions involve green, gassy rats biting your feet, some involve a strong wind blowing you over the side of the ring fnd some just involve you needing to feat five enemies with no regenera- of your energy. "'Sounds simple enough. But to advance to more and more of the disc, you must use your winnings from these expose myself to any of Vivaldi's music prior to our meeting," he said. "Me and the other musicians were all brought to this recording studio outside of Milan, Italy. In trying to keep the experience as authentic as Arruga could, they didn't have records or anything back during Vivaldi's time after all so if you wanted to hear something you had to be where the musicians were, none of the musicians involved heard the pieces of music until we got to the place." The drummer found it challenging yet rewarding to play along to classi- cal music. As Arruga wanted to bring the power of metal's double pedal drumming to the table, Lombardo brought his full set to the recording session. Although it may seem difficult to bring Lombardo's drumming to complement the pieces, the drum- mer found ways to develop percus- sion parts to the songs. . "We had two female vocalist, flutes, harpsichords, organs, key- boards and my drums. Out of all those instruments the only ones with any attack were the drums and the harpsichord. With all the other instruments playing along in one piece it was not easy to follow the pieces," Lombardo said. "I then decided to follow the oboe and make notes to the changes in the pieces based on what the oboe was doing. The method was similar as to the relationship between a drum and a bass is in a rock band," he explained. What came out at the end of the whole project was something that Lombardo himself did not expect. "When I got my copy of the ses- sion I was just blown away with the emotional sweep and music itself. It was just very expressive and had a lot of feeling in it," Lombardo remarked. The pleasant surprise to the end result was also shared by Lombardo's friends and fans as Lombardo mentioned, "They were both telling me how surprised they were with it. Some of the fans told me how they thought it was one of the weirdest things they have heard. Overall, I was really pleased with being involved in the project." One cannot help but wonder what Lombardo found so appealing about being involved in Arruga's Vivaldi project in the first place. Lombardo explained that his involvement was purely for the love of music. "I don't like labels. It restricts who you can be as a musician and I wanted to go beyond the labels I may Hoch helps Detroit kids By Nka,... nowadays, how he would deal with gangs and the oti :' ; I battles to buy art cards which will unlock more missions. 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And there are plenty of complicated combinations to sate anal retentive fighting enthusiasts. Soul Calibur has lots of possibilities and can play to a wide audience. What more could you want? - Ted Watts I The UM School of Music 1 1999 HALLOWEEN CONCERTS Sunday, October 31 at Hill Auditorium 4:30 PM & 8:00 PM I Number your preferences (from 1 to 6) so if your first choice is unavailable, we can fill your order with your next choice. If you do NOT indicate any other choices, your check will be returned to you if your first choice is not available. All ticket requests will be filled in order of receipt. Limit 10 tickets per order. Note: There is NO elevator in Hill Auditorium. 2 Make your check payable to the University of Michigan. One check or money order per order, please. Sorry, no credit card orders. 3 Include a self-addressed STAMPED envelope so we can mail your tickets to you. 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