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Good news, folks! Chris has managed to recover the audio files needed to get our interview with Jan Alkema, drummer from The Drum, out the door! The quality might not be up to the usual standard, but we're so happy to share this with you.

Just over a year ago, we did an episode on The Drum's only album/China Drum's third album, "Diskin." As a result, a few members of the band reached out to us on various platforms to talk about the episode. You may remember that we actually had a wee cameo from China Drum's singer/drummer Adam Lee on last year's Xmas episode.

Jan also reached out to us and, after a brief back and forth, relayed his story of the creation of "Diskin." He also did a track-by-track rundown of the album, including all the details of the songs' recording process.

So naturally, we just had to get him on the show to chat with us in person. After about a good 9 or 10 months of procrastination on our part, we finally sat down together on a Zoom call. Over the course of a couple of hours, we chatted about "Diskin," his experience with China Drum, when and why they changed their name to The Drum, the recording and release of the album, its subsequent tour, and the band's eventual dissolution. He also spoke a little about his own musical background too.

In this episode, he talks about his experience as part of The Drum and the recording of "Diskin." The actual track-by-track rundown of the album by him will be released as a bonus episode to our subscribers on Patreon in November. If you want to hear it (and help Chris get a new laptop after last week's ransomware attack), sign up here.

Big thanks to Jan for chatting with us. He's a genuinely lovely chap. We hope you enjoy this special interview!

Now, due to the recent aforementioned loss of Chris' laptop, we're not sure if we'll have an episode for you next week, but stay tuned for info on when we'll be back in action!