Drumcorps Explained

Drumcorps
Birth Name:	Aaron Spectre
Origin:	Berlin, Germany
Genre:	Extreme metal, breakcore, jungle, grindcore
Years Active:	2005–present
Label:	Ad Noiseam Records, Mashed Youths Records, Morning Under Leaves
Website:	https://drumcorps.co

Drumcorps is the metal/breakcore musical project of American musician Aaron Spectre.^[1] He is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[2]

Spectre was born and raised in rural Massachusetts. He began Drumcorps after moving to Berlin to branch out creatively. He describes Drumcorps's sound as "solid songwriting mixed with an upfront intensity, human heart & soul mixed with machine precision".^[3] In 2007, Grist won the Sound Art Award at Austria's Ars Electronica.^{[4] [5]}

In 2015, Spectre recorded with drummer Igor Cavalera (of Sepultura, Soulwax, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Mixhell) for his album Falling Forward.^[6]

Discography

As Drumcorps

Albums

• Grist (2006)^[7]
• Lost Tracks (2007)^[8]
• Falling Forward (2015)^{[9] [10]}
• Creatures (2022)

EPs

• Heartstrong (2012)^[11]
• Jungle Boots (2016)^[12]
• Building The Panopticon (2016)^[13]
• Roots We Seek (2018)^[14]
• Better Days (2021)
• For the Living (2021)

As Aaron Spectre

Albums

• Lost Tracks (2012)

Singles and EPs

• Ocean (2005)
• "Say More Fire" (2009)
• Building the Panopticon (2016)
• The Quickening (2020)
• Creating the Future (2020)
• Extraterrestrial (2020)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview: Jungle Thunderclap . Adam . Burrows . January 15, 2016 . March 5, 2016.
2. Web site: drumcorps & aaron spectre - about . Drumcorps . 10 November 2021.
3. Web site: interview: breakcore guidebook japan . blog.drumcorps.co . 3 June 2019 . 10 November 2021.
4. Web site: Review Aaron Spectre - Lost Tracks . Igloo . Mag . Igloo . April 15, 2007 . February 20, 2007.
5. Web site: Review 2007 Winners . AEC . Web . AEC . 2007 . March 5, 2016.
6. Web site: Drumcorps Interview Falling Forward . Lorenzo . Nobili . Darkroom Magazine . 2016 . July 20, 2016.
7. Web site: Grist Review . Paul . Simpson . . March 5, 2016.
8. Web site: Lost Tracks Review . Tristan . Cro . . March 5, 2016.
9. Web site: Falling Forward Review . Paul . Simpson . . March 5, 2016.
10. Web site: Drumcorps – Falling Forward (CD Album – Ad Noiseam) . Side-line News . November 25, 2015 . March 5, 2016.
11. Web site: Heartstrong . Aaron . Spectre . . December 25, 2012.
12. Web site: Jungle Boots . Aaron . Spectre . . July 6, 2016.
13. Web site: Building The Panopticon . Aaron . Spectre . . December 13, 2016.
14. Web site: Roots We Seek . Aaron . Spectre . February 9, 2018.