Recycled Percussion

Junkyard sports and junk music share the same spirit. This is once again made manifest by a group called "Recycled Percussion" - apparently one of the hottest music groups to hit the college campus.

This article gives you a good taste of what they're all about:

...The lights are thrown on and we are looking at what seems to be the plastic section of a recycling center. Worn plastic barrels and trash cans covered with graffiti and stains are duck taped together into makeshift drum sets. Clean backdrops displaying the group's icon stand in stark contrast to pots, pans, and other items seemingly rescued from a landfill.

...Employing the use of anything with a hollow inside, the group performed with things like empty propane tanks, rusted 50 gallon barrels, and any kind of plastic bucket lying around. Without having to worry too much about damaging their "drums," the group let lose, pumping adrenaline into the crowd with each drum stick they broke.

...Predominately humorous, Recycled Percussion performs impromptu and constantly interacts with the crowd. Taking requests for songs, the group then imitated them with vocal sound effects using the microphone. Although the four members made what they did seem easy, the crowd started to appreciate the difficulty early on.

Cheering a soloist on, the noisy audience quieted with awe as a drummer's arms disappeared from motion blur. The group even used a chain saw to make music, rubbing it on a 50-gallon plastic barrel. A grinder on a rusted metal barrel sent sparks flying high into the air and cascading down over the performing members.

Any further questions, like, for example, why some of the performers where motorcycle helmets? A quick look at the clips on their site answers all.