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Looking back at the past doesn't often make a flattering juxtaposition with the present.

But with the Twids nothing could be further from the truth. When a lot of these collections were recorded we spent a good deal of time looking for the best young players, the hippest up and coming styles, the loops and grooves of tomorrow.

And when we started work on the new site we wanted to see what some of the guys and gals were up to. Well…. Gavin Harrison (Drums and Percussion, The Funk) has been holding down the beat with influential rockers Porcupine Tree, while Hugo Degenhardt (Drums & Percussion) is currently occupying the world’s most prestigious tribute band slot as ‘Ringo’ in the Bootleg Beatles.

Speaking of funk, Amy Winehouse anybody? Bass player Dale Davis, and keyboardsman Cyril McCammon, have been key in propelling la Winehouse to her present position on record and in her live band. Both Cyril and Dale made substantial contributions to General Instruments, The Funk, and Bottoms Up.

Snake Davis (also The Funk, plus Jazz Solo Instruments), meantime, has been recording with Jamiroquai, and Beyoncé, while Polo Jones (Bottoms up) has beentearing up on tour and on record with Italian maestro Zucchero.

Arden Hart, the man behind most of the stunning keyboard work on Jazz Piano Bass Drums, is currently working on his solo album, taking time off from working with Massive Attack and William Orbit, while friend Milton MacDonald’s (General Instruments, The Funk) 2008 calendar encompasses Kink Ray Davies, Take That, Sugababes, Patricia Kaas (big French artist) & Three Blind Mice (“absolute genius” says Milton on his MySpace).

Ex Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett (Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Country) has just released a brand new classical guitar CD (Tribute), and also links to a new YouTube vide! o on his home page featuring none other than Keyfax CEO Julian Colbeck!

Finally, on the Latin trail, Brazilian Rhythms leading light Alfredo Dias Gomes has been working with Hermeto Pascoal, Frank Gambale, Ivan Lins, while Michael Spiro (Latin Spice, Hot Salsa!) has received a multiplicity of GRAMMY nominations in the past few years for his work with Pamela PeruBlue, Mark Levine, and others, and has a new book out entitled The Conga Drummer’s Guidebook (Chuck Sher publisher).

We could go on and on. Suffice it to say that when you purchase a Twiddly.Bits library you are working with world class musicians with whom you can interact, compose, rehearse, and even study - in score detail – in order to actually ‘see’ what they’re doing. It really doesn’t come much cooler than that. Then, or now.