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Blake Fleming
12+ albums
drum soloProgressive rockThe Mars Voltapercussion
about
Blake Fleming is a drummer known for his involvement with several influential experimental bands, who will be featured in the forthcoming book For Drummers By Drummers, a first-of-its-kind oral history of studio drumming consisting of exclusive interviews from “two hundred of the world’s best-loved drummers. Born in Alton, IL (birthplace of Miles Davis and home to Robert Pershing Wadlow, tallest man in recorded history) in 1972, Fleming started drumming at age 8, spending several years in fife and drumming corps, bagpipe bands, jazz bands, marching bands and orchestras. While in the Alton Colonial Fife and Drum Corps, Blake studied under Jerry Whitaker, the East Coast Rudimental Snare Drum Champion from West Point. At the age of 15, Fleming co-founded his first band, Dazzling Killmen. The Killmen toured the US extensively, recording four 7” singles in addition to two full-length studio albums and one live album (Skin Graft/Touch and Go Records). They worked closely with Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo) and Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, PJ Harvey) and shared the stage with Fugazi, The Jesus Lizard, Neurosis, Helmet, Uncle Tupelo, Sleep, Shellac, Agent Orange, The Bad Livers and Jim O'Rourke. Dazzling Killmen’s 1994 sophomore studio album, Face of Collapse, was named the "number one heavy record of the decade” by Alternative Press Magazine, the criteria for which included the dexterity of the rhythm section. Fleming traversed the US with the Japanese progressive punk band
