It's good to see that aphex is visiting earth again nowadays

@lifeinsquares6638

4 жыл бұрын

jerry jjs yeah sometimes he comes down to us

@destyrian

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifeinsquares6638 You mean sometimes he comes up to us...

@xplo8554

3 жыл бұрын

Comment copied from literally every single other apex video

@pat4340

3 жыл бұрын

Def a copycat but really I’m cool with it if it brings someone else the joy that it brought me when I first saw it

@supernovastudioandlabel

3 жыл бұрын

copy/paste addict!

Almost looks more like an art installation than a concert

@dorkportal

5 жыл бұрын

Almost!

@dorkportal

5 жыл бұрын

"arts"

@javaally1203

5 жыл бұрын

Better than the EDM sets of other artist's music... This is what i expect when I see RDJ is going on tour...

@yamingoat

4 жыл бұрын

it kind of is in some ways

@Didymusartist

4 жыл бұрын

Is that a bad thing?

Creating a panning effect by swinging the actual piano... That's actually feckin genius.

@yungster_rick

3 жыл бұрын

not to mention the doppler shift messing with the phases creating that watery sound

@AphexSchwinn

3 жыл бұрын

Is the audio supposed to be flipped from the audience perspective? Sounds like the audio is louder in the left channel when the piano is stage left, instead of audience left.

@UdumbaraMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@AphexSchwinn Yea you really got me thinking there... I guess it must be recorded from James' position but the crowd would hear the opposite of what he did... Which has got me thinking again xD

@AllSven

2 жыл бұрын

You actually think the piano moving back and forth would create panning and reverb effects like that?? If it did it would be very minimal - the reason is of course that the PIANO HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED. So all the effects you hear are most certainly electronically induced. 😬

@UdumbaraMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllSven Stand at the side of a road. Listen to a car pass you. You'll notice a panning effect. It's a remotely controlled Yamaha Clavinova, so yes, it is amplified... From the piano itself. So if you were in the audience you'd notice it, and they likely have mics set up to capture this audio considering the fact the hall has a huge impact on the sound, so you would likely not have a digital recording because it would be, well, a waste of a good acoustics. Not that far fetched or implausible.

somewhere thom yorke is creaming his pants watching this

@sleepyheadbeats4352

5 жыл бұрын

simon manzer the thom jokes on all of richies videos always give me a good laugh

@JT-ss6si

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he is...(you forgot the E at the end of Yorke...)

@dudewholikesfood6769

5 жыл бұрын

Great comment very true hes gotten into dj stuff a lot

@emafrnk

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha

@Hassebas88

5 жыл бұрын

..his very large-ultra low crotch-stretchy-yoga pants, that is

The creaks of the swinging piano in a dead silent room playing a somber tune

Don’t clap! You’ll encourage him

@leemckerrow1986

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahhahha

@EzequielPestanianena

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up angela

@michaelvenne9386

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@S14M07

2 ай бұрын

?

@jurepecnik9054

4 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

The people left disappointed that there was no encore, than they got to the parking lot and all the cars were upside down

@redwarf8118

3 жыл бұрын

then

@nun6996

2 жыл бұрын

@@redwarf8118 when?

@redwarf8118

2 жыл бұрын

@@nun6996 at the parking lot

@returntozero2112

Жыл бұрын

All the cars had the "come to daddy" girl in them.

@jacobclark8279

3 ай бұрын

Did this actually happen??!? 😨😨😨

This is the most difficult chorus plugin i've ever seen

@LfunkeyA

5 жыл бұрын

i understand you're trying to make a joke, but in what sense is it 'difficult'? complex? clearly it isn't. it is expensive and impractical.

@phscu

5 жыл бұрын

@@LfunkeyA you must be fun at parties

@grungerobotnow

5 жыл бұрын

@@LfunkeyA difficult to get the equipment and space Difficult to set up safely and to run it quietly

@NorHeadHunter

5 жыл бұрын

@@grungerobotnow Not to mention the creativity needed to come up with it in the first place and the belief in the idea to actually see it through.

@bs9863

5 жыл бұрын

Wasn't the swinging thing done before? By Brian Eno or AFX or someone or am I just making that up in my head?

Some people think this is "wank". Some people think this is trolling. Some people think its a contemporary spin on Reich's 'Pendulum Music'. Some people think it's more like an "art installation than a concert"...Good job Richard

@eleven9286

2 жыл бұрын

Some people love this comment.

@OnlyTheJugg

2 жыл бұрын

ulriklm, personally i wouldn’t hold that under the radar violation

@allcapsbeats

2 жыл бұрын

@McFlickers I wrote this a year ago, I assume I was referring to a KZreadrs comment. Feel free to to go digging for it.

@jackgillies5638

2 жыл бұрын

@@allcapsbeats This is wank.

@Ignirium

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what to think.

It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that INTERACTIVE TUNED FEEDBACK PENDULUM ARRAY

@RetroSpctve

5 жыл бұрын

it aint it doc if dont got that INTERACTIVE TUNED FEEDBACK PENDULUM ARRAY

@thomasbuhman2405

4 жыл бұрын

DOo wop, doo wop, doo wop, doo wop, doo wop Doo wop, doo wop, woo waaaaa

@warrenh

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA!!!!

As a fan of electronic music, I consider Björk as my mother and Aphex Twin like my father. Kisses...

@rektyrektingson4668

3 жыл бұрын

@stanli2841

3 жыл бұрын

And aunt beth gibbons (portishead) with uncle dj krush

@eleven9286

2 жыл бұрын

@@stanli2841 portishead is dope

@assanchop1574

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Squarepusher and Auntie Goldfrapp...

@Ignirium

2 жыл бұрын

I feel very much the same way; Björk feels like my heart in music form and Aphex Twin feels like how my heart and mind work in harmony in music form.

that one guy in there thinking he was gonna be listening to electronica

@magnuswootton6181

25 күн бұрын

this is.

@meyeame8956

5 күн бұрын

Well that one guy would be correct then.

Imagine watching all his live shows with this quality! And its possible because they record them all!!!

@lume5487

5 жыл бұрын

weirdcore DOES have soundboard recordings of a lot of his shows, along with a few camera shots on his soundofworldcontrol KZread channel, why won't he fucking release the whole thing to the public? pisses me the fuck off

@lostuser1094

5 жыл бұрын

@@lume5487 I suspect they're going to sell them at a later date.

@disectormusic

5 жыл бұрын

the dates have come

@jfmafx

5 жыл бұрын

@@lume5487 According to what happened on Richards soundcloud channel few years ago, I think it is possible also with audio-video stuff

@jack_rabbit

2 жыл бұрын

would happily pay for a blu-ray box set of some of aphex's shows

Leonardo Da Vinci would be very proud of this

@darkcnotion

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@MaqaDJ

5 жыл бұрын

wat? sry no) yet not saying the performance isn't interesting and worth listening...

@aidanfl

2 жыл бұрын

@@spagootest2185 he died of a stroke...

I hope nobody was expecting a classic banger 😂

@ishaansendhil4382

2 жыл бұрын

aisatsana is a classic banger lol

@Guadeloop

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaansendhil4382 indeed

@Blackafternoon

2 жыл бұрын

I watched it on youtube and Im still mad

@wizoldsage_

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah imagine someone getting all ready expecting bangers, just tweaking in the crowd and then experiences the most profound thing with a piano swinging left and right, I think any FX fan must be open minded right? hes an ambience artist

@deadoperatordead

Жыл бұрын

@@wizoldsage_ depends on what you "tweaking" on... hahaha

This met my every expectation. Aisatsana is so so calming and i loved seeing the actual live performance for it. This is something that will be remembered for decades or even centuries.

@emprox1

5 жыл бұрын

>This met my every expectation. really though?

@Elaiden

5 жыл бұрын

@@emprox1 Yes

@theseoldbeats

5 жыл бұрын

I love AT but this was utter garbage.

@unified_method

5 жыл бұрын

sorry as much as i love the guy, stuff like that have been happening decades now, if u are interested in this kind of sound you have to read about electroacoustic and art music.

@jurneymetatron6871

5 жыл бұрын

will probably be forgotten pretty fast. uninspired noise. 0/10

It’s crazy how the pendulums naturally order themselves, starting from many chaotic noises to one synchronized, steady hum. Gravity, man...

The first song is one of my fav ones ever, it never fails to make me cry

@thefishybuissnes

4 жыл бұрын

Tu Vieja what’s the name of that song??

@tuvieja1697

4 жыл бұрын

@@thefishybuissnes Aisatsana [102] and the album is called Syro

@Ignirium

2 жыл бұрын

When i first heard Aisatsana i stared blankly unable to move for about 2 minutes after the song was over, i fell silent. I didn't know what to do, i was overwhelmed. It was beautiful.

@diegodeousia

Жыл бұрын

Nice name My Vieja

@grumpytuber

Жыл бұрын

@@Ignirium get a hold of yourself man.

You know you've made it when people are happy they paid to see this

@Aisatsana1971

Жыл бұрын

It really does get to that point where no matter what one puts out, ones already established popularity will convince people that the project is somehow transcendent when in reality it took less concentration and effort to create. Funny how psychology works.

@robinsutcliffe-video_art

Жыл бұрын

lmao @this! I do like Aphex though I wouldn't be happy with this in a concert environment, Gallery environment yes. Who cares about my likes or dislikes though it's artful for sure

@stevebuscemi4970

Жыл бұрын

I am so shocked by all the people who didn't absolutely love this lol I would have gladly handed over stacks to be there for this

@fast1nakus

Жыл бұрын

This awesomeness? You joking bro?

@darrinsiberia

2 ай бұрын

Andy Warhol comes to mind.

I’m laying on a hard floor listening to this wishing I wasn’t laying on a hard floor listening to this.

@casavermella9648

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣

@antibiotics1040

2 жыл бұрын

Rumour has it that James is still on the hard floor to this day.

@paperwall4364

2 жыл бұрын

Better than laying on the ceiling

@flightmode87

Ай бұрын

Hardfloor is also great 😂

I can't describe how much I enjoyed this. Thank you.

Amazing, thanks for the upload!

This feels so eerie and pleasing at the same time... I love it!

don't hear this being talked about much in the realms of memorable live performances, likely because it doesn't have a massive audience or interaction with the audience but surely this has to be one of the most unique live performances in the history of modern music, if not just in history? it's definitely at the very least interesting and i love it.

@ThisIsDownstate

Жыл бұрын

not if you've been to an art gallery in the last 10-15 years. i've seen countless versions of the whole 'lazers triggering sound' thing since arduino's came out. Having said that, this was a decade ago, but now you see this sort of stuff in every modern art gallery.

@robinsutcliffe-video_art

Жыл бұрын

@@ThisIsDownstate indeed

@Wikikiman

Жыл бұрын

Just because it’s different doesn’t make it good. Least interesting is exactly what this is, hence a minor following.

@tink06tinker

Жыл бұрын

I was there, the drone during the final 10 minutes or so was ultra hypnotic. Totally mesmerising show

@danixsc

10 ай бұрын

@@ThisIsDownstate That's the point with AFX. He's always managed to BE the vanguard. And of course, the point is not the technique but the results of how is executed, creating one particular intended "song"

The trick with Aphex Twin live sets is to not have any expectations… you’ll always be pleasantly surprised

I love how he still rocks the ponytail

i love this idea, interesting spin on Steve Reich's Pendulum Music piece! the disco ball reflected lights are dope, love how it sounds a generator after a while, soothing sound design. Also the swinging piano is so beautiful, the doppler effect is amazing

Wow. Thanks for posting this. Beautiful.

It couldn't be better ! Thx for uploading this movie. I love it👍

This was so amazing to hear and see, incredible. Just got back from seeing Autechre there.. great venue too.

Whoa! I remember Noisey channel releasing a trailer for this and then nothing was ever shown. I can’t believe I’m finally seeing this YEARS later. Thanks!

That Aisatsana track is damn wizardry, loved it since 2014 until now, and when sounds of birds and winds, Tooks me to an acid trip I had in 2018, Sunday morning walked to home still in a trip, picked a guitar and tried to reproduce this Aisatsana feeling, and damn It kept in my mind a feeling I think it will last. Love you James

Two thumbs up indeed Sir Aphex.

one of the best live aphex twin performances to date

I won’t pretend to understand anything about this guy or his art. I just really appreciate the shots of the keys with the lights in the background; a ship at sea rocking on the waves, wood creaking and sail ropes straining.

Legend. I hope one day to see his greatness live

It’s almost like an ASMR with the creaking of the piano swinging and the reverby effect from the panning. It’s beautiful

Good to tune into this today

I think it's a lovely combination of "analog" sound manipulation through space and movement, and straight hypnotism. Repeating seemingly forever, but stays satisfying throughout. This is like meditation.

thank you thank you!!!💙💙💙💙💙

This guy is either teasing with us or performing art but he's genius for sure.

@craigory8123

Жыл бұрын

both(?)

This is beautiful.

To the point of human history where a piano swings from the roof playing itself

I was at this gig. TBH it was a bit underwhelming at the time. But it did age well... There was a first piece before this video started with a remote orchestra. A bunch of classical (I assume) musicians who played when the big screen in front of them told them to. I don't remember seeing Aphex at the show at any point. Although in this video he is there at the end. Weird. My memory was that it was strange he wasn't at this significant event. Maybe there's something in that... The hanging piano was actually really epic. The sound of it swinging sounded awesome in the acoustics of the Barbican. You can hear it in the recording a little but it was the best part of the show in person. It made the sound of the piano warp as it swung, pretty epic. The third song (the light against the swinging balls) looked great in the theatre. It was more about the light everywhere than the music. Trippy. But fuck did it go on for a long time. I found it funny how it went on forever but I'm sure it felt like "pretentious wank" for a lot of the crowd after about 10 minutes. Overall, the crowd were largely confused. A majority seemed like they went to the Barbican for every concert and just didn't get what was happening. All said, it could have had a higher music to art ratio. Even at the time I loved crazy music. Even if it took 100 listens before it ceases to be painful and you "get" the vibe. This gig wasn't really that. It was more art than music. I think I get what Richard D James was trying to do, but it felt - and still feels - like it was an experiment to play with the stereotypical audience of that place. And hell it probably did its job. But for me it was cool as a thing. But could have done with more music. At least as much art and show, but more music. Given everyone I spoke to at the time, I think even if there was a 30 second aphex drop beat at the end of the show, it would have been perfect. But there wasn't. If you hadn't heard Aphex before that gig, you'd have no idea what it was about. Maybe that was the point. If it was, I'm not sure what your point is. But either way, I'm glad I was there.

@stoopiddub333

Жыл бұрын

one of the best comments on a video I've ever read. ever. you're a high iq, quality intellect type of guy, I can tell. I agree with you!

@stoopiddub333

Жыл бұрын

bro, he should have given you a beat drop at least for TEN SECNONDS!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a PRICK beat drop for 10 seconds woulda made the stupidass drone worth it.

@tink06tinker

6 ай бұрын

I was there too, the first half I did find a bit underwhelming, but was still impressed by the scale and invention of it. The second half (filmed here) absolutely bowled me over though. It was lengthy but it was so absorbing. Loved it!

Beyond greatness.. Huge

This man I so talented and beautiful😭💖

That second piece may as well be Steve Reich's Pendulum Music, with the MDMA turned way up. Loved the pendulano, though.

stunning... richard is so a big part of my life...

Sound is really a magical thing

Aphex is a very simple man, now im feel this!!

@the_emmo

5 жыл бұрын

Richard *

@tractatusviii7465

5 жыл бұрын

yelled

@hoihoi9866

2 жыл бұрын

Simple?

Sounds like the metal pub sign swinging in a storm at Bodmin.

this is beautiful

Beautiful first song. Syro is a great record!!!💥

This video is precisely why James is by far my favorite musician of all time.

@kiranandhiscrosstour2529

9 ай бұрын

i like him a lot too but can you expand on why you think so because of this video?

C'est génial pour s'endormir!

Get ready for the warp record anniversary... Cause when aphex twin shows up. Were gonna have a party for a lifetime

@tuff_lover

5 жыл бұрын

ATP 2001 is where it's at...bruh u miss it

how’d this go from a soft piano to aliens screaming at eachother

This is beautiful

so beautiful piano

i love this, very unique

Can't believe 2012 was 3 years ago

@batshitmasterplan

3 ай бұрын

Can’t believe 2012 was 12 years ago

Richard james never disappoints❤️

Thanx man! I slept toooo well😴 see you next night👋

Still one of my all time favourite concert experiences

@DAVIDE-bk8by

5 жыл бұрын

I was there too. It was easily my worst and I usually like his stuff a lot

@astonschmetzer

2 жыл бұрын

@@DAVIDE-bk8by you speakin da truuth daviiide

What a piece of art. Genuine AFX style.

nice to see Mr. Twin in action

That thumbnail

A tad different than field day

@kkndcf

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Lynch That set was so funny, watching hipsters dance to gabber at the end.

@leemckerrow1986

4 жыл бұрын

@MadArticDriver Well done for being there and well done for not being a hipster

@leemckerrow1986

4 жыл бұрын

Pot kettle black

@leemckerrow1986

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously an attention seeking troll who thought it was important to say you was there and you wasn't a hipster, I'm just stating the obvious and your trying too state I'm something that you already are.

@leemckerrow1986

4 жыл бұрын

Again pot kettle black

love the pov from the disco ball

greatest composer of my time

Beautiful

Artista meraviglioso....assolutamente SUPERLATIVO....

Quick 10 minute joint outside listening to random shit turned into the best experience of my life 🙌

@astronautadejakku9699

2 жыл бұрын

Man, I sort of miss the days when I'd go out to the porch, light a joint and play Rich or some random music and just let myself go.

@lleoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@astronautadejakku9699 same

@wowleowow

Жыл бұрын

@@astronautadejakku9699 nothing is stopping you from doing it now!

@astronautadejakku9699

Жыл бұрын

@@wowleowow I'll never smoke weed again until I can grow my own.

@madvolunteer8794

Жыл бұрын

@@astronautadejakku9699 thats commitment

I just discovered this masterpiece

DE: ich weine beim anhören von aisatsana

Watched this the other while I was stoned! Fun times! It’s still just as good without being stoned though

Lol in an alternate reality I’d like to imagine he ended the piano bit by having it fly off of the pendulum and roll down a flight of stairs while simultaneously busting into some breakneck speed ambien alien glitch techcore. This was cool tho

@enjoixander

2 жыл бұрын

That’s an awesome idea!

😍😍😍 thaaanks¡

I've read all the comments. People give so many interpretations on the swinging piano. Richard is known for invoking so many interpretations, opinions and meanings to people listening to his music. For me, the swinging piano feels like something you would see in a music video or a concert. Some concerts have these types of mechanisms like the swinging piano playing "aisatsana". Some concerts have suspended and elevated platforms, like Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show. That's kind of like the same thing with the swinging piano as it's in a suspended platform.

I did the lasers for this performance, so glad I was involved- shame the camera shutter speed made the lasers pulse, in reality they were constantly on, although it did add another whole layer of FX to the the footage which I think was used to great effect in the edit. 2 x 10w x Arctos Lasers rigged in the upper circle with I think 20 hot beams down onto the balls , nice bit of kit back in the day...I loved working at the Barbican such a amazing building.

I'm crying, man

If i was there i would be laying on the floor,contemplating everything!

@january2627

4 жыл бұрын

Until someone steps on your balls

God i love this song

This is brilliant, swinging the piano around the room like a bloody mad man is one way to take advantage of the Doppler effect!!! What happens when you do that to a condenser mic in a quiet room?

@plopper_guy53

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am going to try this right now

@lifesoldier

3 жыл бұрын

@@plopper_guy53 tell us what happened with the piano

@plopper_guy53

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifesoldier it killed my father. it was the one year anniversary yesterday... Covids been much harder with out him, a lesson to us all, dont try to aphex at home

@lookbovine

2 жыл бұрын

Reich did the microphone swinging effect for “Pendulum Music” in the ‘70’s and then Sonic Youth did it as a tribute to him in ‘99.

@vapeurdepisse

2 жыл бұрын

How to justify the unjustifiable

Richard, still f*cking awesome like the first track.

A driven, damped pendulum...piandulum....! Well done...!

this is mindblowing

@fleaship6134

5 жыл бұрын

Mindblowingly shit. Guy swings a piano like pendulum big deal.

@erebus9229

5 жыл бұрын

@@fleaship6134 if it's shit! why are you here then? Also what's the point in making a comment about how shit it is. Seems like you enjoy it in a way considering you took the time out of your day to watch and comment on it.

WAOUW ! SUBLIME ! J'aurais aimé y être. Merci.

This is so iconic

This is representation of what real electronic is. Pure genius indeed.

@Creed_fan_69

Жыл бұрын

The most acoustic music possible?

this guy changed my life!... really!

@Foulondu75

4 жыл бұрын

same, can't wait to see him live tomorrow

@Flippy1565

4 жыл бұрын

@@Foulondu75 you asshole!... wish ya all the best... plz feedback here

@Flippy1565

4 жыл бұрын

@@Foulondu75 how he was?

@Foulondu75

4 жыл бұрын

@@Flippy1565 it lasted like an hour and a half and it was one one the greatest nights i had in 19 years haha, i was vibing and getting high af in the middle of teens and adults enjoying the sweat sounds of richard's music. Visuals were crazy, i'll probably not forget that show haha

@babblingalong7689

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, Flippy1565, same here.

Gorgeous

what a beautiful display, so happy I saw this

this arrival directors cut is epic

His music scared me when i was young ...in a good way.

@eddiey699

2 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean

@connorsparks825

2 жыл бұрын

Was on telatoon 😅

@bosstrading928

2 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing come to daddy when I was about 10 , I never wanted to hear it again lol yet hear I am.

i think this is aphex twin trtrroolliinngg

Anyone have a cracked version of the interactive tuned pendulum feedback array?

at aisatsana ... i wish i was there...

I was there and it was fucking awesome!!!!

@frequencymanipulator

5 жыл бұрын

Ok, you don't have to rub our faces in it, jeez. :D ;-p

@disectormusic

5 жыл бұрын

ghettowinnebago consider it a privilege

@DAVIDE-bk8by

5 жыл бұрын

ghettowinnebago. So was I. Aphex Twin is my favourite electronic artist and so it gives me no pleasure to say this. It was utter crap. I'm not sure if he was taking the piss to see what people would lap up but this was the dullest thing I have ever been to.

you have TOO many machines richard !