Chants & Dave Schoepke

Chants & Dave Schoepke recently released their all-drums debut album “Speleogenesis” on Maloca Records (Belgium). The duo blend live drumming with dub techniques and dancefloor-informed production, guided by imagery of a subterranean world. It’s a full-circle moment, as the two met when Chants (aka Jordan Cohen) took drum lessons from Schoepke during his teenage years.

Chants is a Madison-based producer and drummer with releases on The Trilogy Tapes, Astral Plane Recordings, Impossible City Records, and more. His work explores the intersection of organic textures and electronic techniques, and is informed rhythmically & sonically by the dancefloor even when not aiming at it explicitly. His previous album “Gurum Triads”, a collaboration with London musician Dane Law, was released on Will Bankhead’s label The Trilogy Tapes.

Dave Schoepke (Milwaukee) is a uniquely admired and respected drummer and percussionist whose wide-ranging approach always puts meaning and substance ahead of virtuosity. In addition to being an in-demand session and touring drummer, he records and performs solo percussion music that stands out for its warmth, touch, and melodic approach. His most recent album is Sun Will Follow.