Dylan Ryan (drummer) (born 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American drummer and composer. He led the progressive-jazz sextet, Herculaneum, and the Los Angeles-based guitar, bass, and drums trio, Dylan Ryan / Sand. He is a founding member, along with Dave (The Diminisher) McDonnell, of Chicago's experimental rock trio, Michael Columbia. He has also performed with Icy Demons, Tim Kasher, Cursive, and Rainbow Arabia.
Dylan Ryan's drumming style with Sand has been compared to Ginger Baker, John Bonham, and Stewart Copeland. In January 2013, Dylan Ryan / Sand released their debut album, Sky Bleached on Cuneiform Records. The second Dylan Ryan / Sand recording, Circa, was released on Cuneiform Records in September 2014.
In 2017, Dylan Ryan formed a new band called Ether Feather and released an E.P. entitled Other Memory. In 2019, Ether Feather released their follow-up album, Devil Shadowless Hand.
Dylan Ryan joined Man Man in 2018 under the moniker Jazz Diesel.
Selected discography
Ether Feather
Devil Shadowless Hand - 2019
Other Memory - 2017
Dylan Ryan / Sand
Circa - Cuneiform Records, 2014
Sky Bleached - Cuneiform Records, 2013
Herculaneum
UCHŪ - 2012
Olives & Orchids - 2010
III - Clean Feed Records, 2009
Orange Blossom - 482 Music, 2006
with Man Man
Beached/Witch (single) - Sub Pop, 2019
with Tim Kasher
No Resolution - 15 Passenger, 2017
Adult Film - Saddle Creek, 2013
with Icy Demons
Miami Ice - 2008
Tears of a Clone - 2006
Michael Columbia
These are Colored Bars (2004) Stay Hard (2006)
with Rainbow Arabia
FM Sushi - Kompakt, 2013
with The Diminisher
Imaginary Volcano - 2006
References
External links
Official Site
Herculaneum Official Site
Dylan Ryan / Sand on Cuneiform Records
Rainbow Arabia artist page on Time No Place
12 O'Clock Track: Sand, "White Nights" Washington Post Critics Notebook/Critics Pick of Dylan Ryan / Sand Dylan Ryan, Istanbul Cymbals artist Dylan Ryan, ProMark artist Jazz Times review of Herculaneum's UCHŪ Icy Demons Interview with Dylan Ryan