For sure. I love how Squarepusher’s use of the amen break in particular often pitches the snare up and down, not sure if he’s going for a specific melody but it does sound melodic for sure.
One thing that I took a little too long to notice is that a lot of the more detailed drum composers out there, especially Aphex, often use a consistent snare on the 2 and 4 as an anchor while the other drums go wild around them. There’s definitely more to it, like having an ear for syncopation, treating it more like jazz drumming etc, but it’s surprising how even the most chaotic/random drum programming can sound focused and clean with a consistent snare. That single method alone took my drum programming from incoherent and amateurish to sounding like I kinda knew what I was doing 