What track would you like to see Ski deconstruct next?

@michaeld4868

8 ай бұрын

Crazy Bald Heads - First Born

@FuranGameplays

8 ай бұрын

Pump up the jam

@Keithoconnellsongwriter

8 ай бұрын

Maybe something from Madness, Baggy Trousers or Our House?

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

@@FuranGameplays Tune!

@Scheffan

8 ай бұрын

jamiroquai will be a nice challenge

Oh boy, I would pay monthly to see this man reconstruct some tracks

@Keithoconnellsongwriter

8 ай бұрын

That'd be great, I'd sign up for that aswell. Ski is amazing 👏

@melloww007

8 ай бұрын

Me too 😍😍😍

8 ай бұрын

Me either, but let's not tell him 🤫

People can say wathever they want.... that chord progression is pure fire.

@profilercms

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. Well put.

I never noticed how cool that baseline is until this video.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Cool, but complex!

@AutPen38

7 ай бұрын

The bass is really low in the mix on the original. This song is all about the vocals and that screaming organ with its crazy octave jump that still grabs my attention 30 years later.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

7 ай бұрын

@@AutPen38 You can hear with the stem separation that the AI struggled to separate/isolate the bass for that very reason.

@profilercms

Ай бұрын

Wow 🤩 ❤

Just hearing that piano is enough to put a smile on my face, a timeless clasic 🔥

Neal is a very good friend of mine. Just before the song was about to be released he used to play it at a local college campus club he DJed for. It was an instant hit!!! I often tell him that this song is the gift that keeps on giving.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

For anyone who bothers to read this since no one ever reads my comments, some of the rhythm on the original that starts at 13:26 is a sample from the start of Talking heads - “Seen and not seen” that’s sped up, there’s also another drum loop with a finger snap and the 808 cowbell

@skioakenfull

8 ай бұрын

I’m reading this and thanks!! Amazing insight.. I’ll definitely check that out 😊

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Tay! We're reading too,

@josepholajubu2434

8 ай бұрын

@@skioakenfull I had a go at recreating this a year ago - but i couldn't properly figure out the M1 Organ cords until I saw your video - thanks! Would be interested to see wht you think of my version - it was done in Cubase 12 Pro with Roland Cloud VSTs and the Korg M1 VST

@AutPen38

7 ай бұрын

The Talking Heads sample was mentioned on the WhoSampled page for the Crystal Waters song years ago, but the link was mysteriously was removed. Ironically, David Byrne actually released a cover version of 'Gypsy Woman' in about '94 and it's as bonkers as you'd expect.

Crystal Waters is a Queen of 90's danceble Vocal House Music. Great,Amazing&Unbelievable Female Singer.🙂👍

@PointBlankMusicSchool

7 ай бұрын

Yup! Hugely underrated.

That bassline is mind blowing, never noticed the complexity of it until this video!

@chrisliddiard725

8 ай бұрын

Its almost as if it was the bassline for something else, but happened to be the right key so they used it. ;0)

I get Chills hearing this track! This should have went #1 in the USA! The message was so powerful in the lyrics!!!!!!!

I really adore this guy. His reconstructions are the best thing on KZread ❤

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Matija!

It’s so rewarding Ski LOVES house music.

90’s awesome times,great alternative rock and fantastic electronic music.

@williecunningham3725

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!!😊😊😊😊

You're the goat of tutorials!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

🐐

06:15 you're 100% right, I was literally thinking "how is THAT gonna fit in?"

@kingsarverjr502

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing! But didn't it fit, though!? That was NICE!

These chords are such a vibe

This track is brilliant. Especially for the time it came out and the album too

All this years. Played and played and played and it still flows straight to my heart

Listening to these tracks make me imagine myself sitting in a bedroom-sized studio with a rack full of early romplers (Proteus I and II!), a good sampler in the corner, a MOTU MTP flashing along, loads of diskettes with samples in neatly tucked drawers, a nice analog 32-chan mixer, some open-reel 1/4 inch 2-track recorder, possibly a Tascam MS8 or 16, a Tascam 122 mk2 cassette recorder, two boxes of UX tapes (one unopened), and as the centerpiece of the studio a beautiful and cute Macintosh IIci or a IIfx running MOTU Performer 6 displaying on it's tiny 14-inch Apple Monitor. I so much want a setup like that. Hearing early 90s music brings me back to that era. I can smell it (early 90s smell like a brand-new box of 3.5 diskettes being opened).

@skioakenfull

8 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful image. My early setup was an Atari ST, Akai S3000, Mackie 32 channel 8 Bus, Quadraverb, Korg 01/W, SH-101 etc.. amazing times ❤

@alobosk

8 ай бұрын

@@skioakenfull I loved the Mackie 32-8!!! I’ve got pictures! I actually was an Amiga user (Bars & Pipes Pro), but I always wanted a Mac. I couldn’t afford it then. I can’t complain about a nice Mac now with Logic or Luna.

Korg m1 was my first synth. Everyone who was anyone had one back in the day.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Still got it?

This might be the best one. The OG of house tunes. Amazing deconstruction.

Amazing deconstruction!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

awesome breakdown!

One of the most addictive songs by far!! Im fukin love this song

What a genius workflow. Ski a very good teacher...

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Superb recreation again from the Master. Cheers Ski.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just Wow.

That's such a fantastic track. Quite honestly, I could sit here at listen to you remix this in realtime all day long.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Please check out some of our other deconstructions if you haven't already.

Started produced 10 years back watching point blank videos, and here I am getting inspired 🥳

Mixing Gypsy woman with Alison Limerick "getting it right" is a joy for me

I am literally so in love wth this song and you made me 100X more obsessed with this vid

Ski, make a twitch channel. It would be the only channel I would pay to see

what a timeless classic.

Always love your reconstruction of classic house songs!

Great job, Ski. I love your deconstructions

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

This version sounds great, almost like a remaster. Super crisp

My favourite Ableton man, Ski Oakenfol. I’ve learned so much from his videos here on Pointblank. Top tut.

Such inspiration from all these deconstructions. Always the best tunes perfectly done. Thank you!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks John!

Phenomenal breakdown - I'm not a producer at all, just a keys player and I LOVE this song for all of its production and sophisticated music theory. The way Ski goes into detail on all aspects of the song is brilliant, and the way the video is edited together is genuinely top class. Really enjoyed this!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the feedback. As you can probably imagine, it's as fun for us making these with Ski as it is for our viewers.

@chekichen

7 ай бұрын

Do you have any tips as a key player how to accompany with piano, as I am always struggling with that as an amateur player 😢

Ski always makes it look so easy! legend! love these deconstructions

Brilliant as always

Point Blank with the banger videos back it again❤️

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

WOOP WOOP

Nice Video 😉👍

He's back! Yes, Ski!

Superb as always

It feels almost like therapy to watch this Amazing deconstructions. So calming and interesting. Great Content 💯💯💯

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam!

I like how you're vibing to the final reconstruction! Great job!

Wonderful job, LOVE your deconstructions!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

We LOVE these sorts of comments!

Great as usual !

This was fantastic!!!

Simply brilliant.

Thanks Ski

Lovvvve this so much

Great break down! Thanks

Just Wow, thank you very much!

Fantastic! Thanks so much for including the chords too. Such good jazz in that little riff.

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Astonishing !

Great track and super interesting deconstruction, great work, thanks!

my favourite new KZread discovery!

What a great song! Great reconstruction too

love your material!! im adict to this videos in ableton!!

I had my band learn this song a few months ago and it took me forever to figure out the bass line. I was close but this is exactly it. Thanks so much for this video!

Wow...thanks so much Ski for this De-Reconstruction!!! So cool and well done!!! :D

This was a great breakdown! Thanks for this video

Really enjoyed this breakdown.

Amazing job!

Really well done, man. Bravo!

Great work !

Class song and talented guy! Love it

Love this track and this video, such great clear and easy to understand way of explaining 👏👏

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Yup! Ski is the man!!!

Thanks!!!!! 👽 Saw her perform this last summer and still can't believe it #djpygar will play some tomorrow in Santa Fe!

What a brilliant Maestro!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fantastic 💯💯💯

That nueral mix plugin looks incredibly useful

Just wonderfull

Incredible video

groove is in the heart

Insane I love it ❤

Can't go wrong with the classics really.

thanks for sharing your knowledge, man! And that jam at the end 🤯

Brilliant.

Amazing

You Sir are a Grandmaster . Great job.

Class 👏🏻

This is awesome deconstruction

Gonna have this stuck in my head all day now, cheers 🤣

Super!

Amazing !!!!

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

The Deconstruction God, ladies and gents... Ski Oakenfull

@PointBlankMusicSchool

8 ай бұрын

Woop woop!

CHOON! Nice work.

Awesome deconstruction video, awesome song ! 🤩

@PointBlankMusicSchool

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Great video 👍

Well done

From me it's a green tick Ski, keep on doing it.

Wondefull !

Very cool job

great video, respect :)

haven’t seen Ski since my BA with pointblank.

That macbook has seen better days! Surprised the screen still works with it missing a corner! Excellent recreation as always.

@skioakenfull

8 ай бұрын

Haha - that's actually a protective plastic case for my pristine M1 MacBook Pro 😀It's been taking the hits!

Salut! Greatest!