Minimalist drum kits

(This blog entry is a thematic extension on my January blog entry about "Suitcase drum kits".) 


I was Googling "minimalist drum kits", and discovered (or rather, re-discovered) the notion of "cocktail kits":  usually used in Latin music and maybe jazz -- but you can use 'em for whatever.







Here's a video of a guy making good use of an ultra-minimalist kit:  kick, snare, high-hat and a ride-crash:




I also found this article about "shrinking drum kits" interesting.


--GG