http://www.mellekramer.nl Drumming, metal, nature and running barefoot. With pictures. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:20:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/12/drums-up/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/12/drums-up/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:03:10 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=1938 Yes! My snare is finally up and running again – thanks to Olaf of Pustjens Percussion Products! It feels so great to play on my own instrument again. I tried to tune it very carefully under the watchful wisdom eye … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/12/drums-up/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/09/anatomy-of-i-slicing-it-up-live/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/09/anatomy-of-i-slicing-it-up-live/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:28:00 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=1872 After considerable time of (well earned) rest, things are stirring up again, drum-wise. Some time ago I met Michael Dorrian of Anatomy of I through Myspace. He managed to produce a pretty cool album together with long time friends Steve … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2011/09/anatomy-of-i-slicing-it-up-live/feed/ 5 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2010/12/review-in-de-slagwerkkrant/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2010/12/review-in-de-slagwerkkrant/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:33:55 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=1348 Ook de Slagwerkkrant heeft een review van Point Of Infinity gepubliceerd: "Meer afgekaderd is het spel van Melle Kramer bij het Amsterdamse Obsidian. Dat komt door het complexe karakter van de polyritmische deathmetal. Toch ademt zijn spel op Point Of … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2010/12/review-in-de-slagwerkkrant/feed/ 1 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/11/videos-of-dosa-jhana-live-opening-up-for-cynic-in-amstelveen/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/11/videos-of-dosa-jhana-live-opening-up-for-cynic-in-amstelveen/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:24 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=1025 Yes! Finally we managed to get the material online of the four tracks I played with Dosa Jhana opening up for Cynic in Amstelveen, september 2009! Check the videos via the following links: Track 1: Dosa Jhana Track 2: Awakening … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/11/videos-of-dosa-jhana-live-opening-up-for-cynic-in-amstelveen/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/09/connecting-with-cynic/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/09/connecting-with-cynic/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:12:45 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/09/connecting-with-cynic/ After a succesful and fun show with Dosa Jhana opening up for Cynic, we had ample time to connect with the guys! And so I got the chance to add another picture with one of my Greatest Drum Rolemodels Of … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/09/connecting-with-cynic/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/07/shows-and-updates/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/07/shows-and-updates/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:07:00 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=936 Dosa Jhana rehearsal 1 The first rehearsal with Dosa Jhana was great! We had a good time and also we managed to play through all the songs without a lot of trouble. Of course there where a couple of glitchy … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/07/shows-and-updates/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/new-stuff/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/new-stuff/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:52:02 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=652 Yes dear people, it's that time again: time to replace some old and try out something new. As splashes tend to do, mine cracked after a long period of good use, so I wanted to replace it with exactly the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/new-stuff/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/composing-new-material/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/composing-new-material/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:01:18 +0000 Melle http://www.mellekramer.nl/?p=646 I'm starting with writing some new material. This will be solo-stuff, so it's not going to be Obsidian related. I'm planning to write some tracks that showcase my personal approach to drumming and melody as it developed in the past … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2009/01/composing-new-material/feed/ 1 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/obsidian-studio-report-1-drums/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/obsidian-studio-report-1-drums/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:12:36 +0000 Melle http://www.melze.nl/?p=393 For your leisure, ladies and gentlemen: the first official studio video report featuring the recording of the drumparts! Enjoy and let us know what you think!]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/obsidian-studio-report-1-drums/feed/ 0 http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/some-pics-from-the-studio/ http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/some-pics-from-the-studio/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:40:38 +0000 Melle http://www.melze.nl/?p=385 Here are some pictures I took while being in the studio. Some are very silly and most are even far more silly then the others. Here you go …and please do not hesitate to share your reaction with us, we … Continue reading →]]> http://www.mellekramer.nl/2008/08/some-pics-from-the-studio/feed/ 1