You crushed it! 🔥 I made this song when I was obsessed with Tigran Hamasyan... Actually my view of time signature in this song was in eight notes. 5/8 3/8 5/8 4/8 3/8, but I was counting 5/8 TakiDidami 3/8 Takida 5/8 TakiDidami 4/8 Takidimi 3/8 Takida... of course there is 4/4 part and some changes in end part.

@rkylebritt

4 ай бұрын

Zack: Hey Kristaps what time signature is this in? Kristaps: Yes. Killer stuff man!!

@infinitydrumming

4 ай бұрын

As a fellow Tigran fan, I recognised what you were up to! Mock root is one of my all time favourite albums. Have you got a name for this track?

@alexheadley7911

4 ай бұрын

Really cool composition!! He's right about the Dark Zelda vibes, and it's awesome

@GillesLouisReneDeleuze

4 ай бұрын

I think he chined it

@kristapspucens

4 ай бұрын

@@infinitydrumming Kristaps Pucens - Rage

anything can be 4/4 if you try hard enough

@TillyP

4 ай бұрын

Counterpoint: Everything is in 1/8 and nothing is real

@Johnbobon

4 ай бұрын

​@@TillyP 😮

@oyc7946

4 ай бұрын

Everything is 4/4 if you stop counting like a nerd

@austinsatterfield4981

4 ай бұрын

​@TillyP countercounterpoint: music can be divided by 1/1024 time and everything lines up

@stefanfyhn4668

4 ай бұрын

​@@oyc7946good luck counting 7/8 in 4/4

I love an aggressive, dark jazz sound.

@sebastianschellhase738

4 ай бұрын

Any recommendations?

@mattdrewdrums

4 ай бұрын

@sebastianschellhase738 I like the stuff Mike Mitchell and Greg Spero have done. Look into them.

@mattdrewdrums

4 ай бұрын

@sebastianschellhase738 I would look into the stuff Mike Mitchell and Greg Spero have done. Mitchell is an insane jazz drummer whose playing is also heavily influenced by metal. Also, the stuff Matt Garstka has done outside of Animals as Leaders. More specifically, check out stuff he's done with Louis de Mieulle.

@fatribz

4 ай бұрын

@@sebastianschellhase738 not the op, but this reminds me of the first track from 'The OC Jazz Collective - Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger' though this is more sharper edged

@sebastianschellhase738

4 ай бұрын

@@mattdrewdrums thanks. I will dig into it.

Bruh!!!!! I want an entire Jazz-core album now.

@bastiaanstam9713

4 ай бұрын

Check out Tigran Hamasyan

@MacroAggressor

4 ай бұрын

@@bastiaanstam9713 Nice. Just listened to the Berklee recording of Drip. Not quite the same feel as Zach's piece here, but I like it. Has similar vibes to Sungazer.

@user-tu2dr3ny6x

4 ай бұрын

Check out Trioscapes. They only put out 2 albums but they were phenomenal. Bassist for prog metal band "Between the Buried and Me" formed that band, and it pretty much sounds like crazy complex prog metal but with sax and jazz flute and no vocals. The music in this video fits perfectly with the stuff they put out.

@luissue6692

4 ай бұрын

ckeck out Kanaan

@aidilmubarock5394

4 ай бұрын

Tigran Hamasyan entertain me, it's the closest to the song in the video, or The grid, out of the grid, just check his mockroot album

If these videos are easy for you to make, please make more of them. I love the process, your drummer, and the community participation.

That was insanely cool ! It sounds like a Tigran Hamasyan song

@bladez115z

4 ай бұрын

aaah thanks! i came here to see if anyone else would reference tigran hasyan, such an amazing composer

@SoupDoesStuff

4 ай бұрын

Guys he said the thing

@drummersnare6276

4 ай бұрын

Yeah almost exactly

@armistice212

4 ай бұрын

This. Yes. Indubitably.

Ever since I heard the beat switch in The Comet is Coming's Tiny Desk performance of "Super Zodiac", I realized the world absolutely needs more jazz songs with hard-hitting breakdowns.

@dandg1398

4 ай бұрын

w pfp

@sirdo946

4 ай бұрын

Nice pfp bro

@diacoal2433

4 ай бұрын

​@@sirdo946 Huh, it seems I've stumbled onto two fellow Tesseract enjoyers. I'm sorry I don't belong to the altered state pfp club

@jamescruz8678

4 ай бұрын

@@diacoal2433 nah man I'm excited people have different opinions on which album they love best. Every one sounds distinct from each other.

@diacoal2433

4 ай бұрын

@@jamescruz8678 True, each one has its own thing going on. I don't think I could pick one absolute favourite though

That was absolutely fkn wild. I could listen to music like this 24/7. Something about the drumming style that's at once so progressive but with Jazz foundations and cymbal tones and the style of saxophone (the best horn there is) brings so much energy but at the same time is so relaxing and helps me create and sustain a comfortable flow state as well as a rush of this strange nostalgia that's difficult to describe of things that feel so familiar to me but that I can't remember ever having experienced. Anyway, I'm probably nuts but that's some killer stuff.

@ZackGrooves

4 ай бұрын

It's fascinating how music has the power to evoke nostalgia and stir emotions that are sometimes hard to put into words. You're definitely not nuts.

@armansenson2864

4 ай бұрын

Listen to the album "Separate Realities" from Trioscapes. Definitely a similar vibe.

@SheldonGreatJob

4 ай бұрын

you can listen to badbadnotgood most of the day?

@brunohoo

4 ай бұрын

@@armansenson2864 awesome sound by these guys! Thanks for the reference!

@NegoClau

4 ай бұрын

24/7 is a great tempo to come up with something... Ain't it?

"Thank You Scientist" style, basically. You're great, Zack!

@wholewheat1

4 ай бұрын

commented the same thing before I saw yours. I saw them live as an opener and it was the happiest i've ever been to hear a band i never heard before

@oroque492

4 ай бұрын

​@@wholewheat1 I'd love to see them, but i'm from Brazil, is almost impossible. A really good band.

@JayFFAFAlesanaES

4 ай бұрын

​@@oroque492I saw them in 2017 on their first UK tour. Unfortunately some sound issues (particularly with the microphone) took place, BUT the vocalist was hilarious. He took my friends massive bar of Toblerone (An English chocolate) and sang into it instead and then came and moshed with us in the crowd. After that, we all chanted "One of Us" and the whole band did an improv to the chant. It was a shame, but also absolutely one of the best shows still. I got to chat to the electric violin player, Ben, after the show. He is just awesome!

@Odinarcade00

4 ай бұрын

I haven’t listened to a lot but they are very good 👍

@crewd00d

4 ай бұрын

It's closer to Clown Core, in my opinion.

It's like if Snarky puppy and zackgrooves got together to perform an epic piece. Great Job to everyone involved with this one!!!!

@johndoemyco

4 ай бұрын

best comment

Tigran Hamasyan. As soon as possible. His music is exactly what you are looking for. He blends Armenian folk influences, jazz, and prog metal with the piano as the primary instrument. His drummer is absolutely insane. Vardavar, Vortex (ft Tosin Abasi), Drip, and Shoger Jan are some tracks to get you started. One from a few different albums. He’s a god.

As a metalhead who dabbles in jazz and r&b this was absolutely amazing to me. Really loved it.

@MrMcRobsen

3 ай бұрын

it has massive prog metal potential

This needs to be released i would listen to this non stop

I've never heard anything like that combo at the end...man what a great track!

@cameroncorrosive925

4 ай бұрын

try the band TRAM its Tosin Abasi

Please give someone the chance to lay down a bassline for this one! This is an absolute banger

@thepamperedgoddess3279

4 ай бұрын

Agree

@mikeandre7364

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

it's actually insane watching your hands and feet move so independently of each other and creating such a free-flowing and masterful sounding drum groove. Awesome stuff

It gives me secret of the unknown from Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah mixed with some Tigran Hamasyan vibe which is absolutely gorgeous, really a treat to my ears, keep providing us with stuff like that, props to Kristaps for the original song he has a great musical taste.

Ok ignore the amazing music and hilarious humor in this video for a sec, that is the stankiest most funky drum kit I've ever seen and I'm loving it?????

You guys need to do a full recording of this. That was so sick.

You gotta look at Trioscapes! Especially their song Blast Off. It's some epic jazz fusion metal shenannigans.

@mastertonberry9224

4 ай бұрын

Definitely seconding this rec, also make sure to check out Nova Collective - Dancing Machines (or literally anything with Dan Briggs really) and Thank You Scientist - Rube Goldberg Variations!

This is straight up Prog! Love it . If you enjoy stuff like this you should really check out Joshua de la Victorias solo project "Victoria" and his collabs with Joseph Anijar. They also formed a band called Portraits that's prog /prog metal. My favorite tracks from Victoria would be Kepler and Iris, his collab song with Joseph called "traveller" , and the whole Portraits EP is dope.

Duuude, this video was definitely worth the wait. I love the sax lead and the drums part is awesome as always. I want more. Common man, just one more hit

The saxophone guy went real phrygian with the melody. He knew the assignment and he taught the assignment how to djent.

That's a fantastic song right there at the end and Im waiting for a complete version in the streaming platforms, thanks

Excited to see Everything yes in Toronto! Youre super creative and precise 🔥

the whole thing feels very snarky puppy - i love it

Duude, thats sick, please release this song

You deserve sooooo many more followers. I adore the variation in all your videos. Thanks for sharing your talents with the world! 🌎

0:47 could be a Tigran Hamasyan song, especially because of the beatboxing at the beginning

@augustindrummer2919

4 ай бұрын

Yessss !

@hurrianko

4 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I came here to say!

@hurrianko

4 ай бұрын

The ending reminds me a lot of the ending of Entertain Me

@DeejayRach0

4 ай бұрын

this is copy paste Tigran

@johnsongobbler

4 ай бұрын

the guy who made the song said he was obsesed with tigran hamasyan at the moment

Loved this! More please

Wow, your saxo friend did amazing job on the track! And you as well!

That was incredible! Love this sound

Incredible! Thanks for the nice chops as always and your sax player really brought awesomeness to the song!

Dude you're amazing! Beautiful music!

That was amazing. Inspiring!

You nailed it in the best way Zack, cd quality version of this much appreciated. Will buy it

Legitimately amazing.

So happy to have witnessed you grow over all the years. You truly have an amazing skill and tons of hard work to show for it. Killin out here boi

Thanks for posting made my day

This was dope as hell! When you brought in the sax, it reminded me a lot of the band Marbin.

This end result is an absolute banger! Awesome stuff!

Definitely do more of these, this turned out so sick!

Just listen to Automatic Blue by Thank You Scientist. The ending is metal as hell

Been waiting for a video on this track since you posted that clip on Instagram, tysm 🙏🏼

That was amazing, truly beautiful music!

@ZackGrooves

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot dude :)

This guy's a great musician and his facial expressions when deciphering this song and making the accompaniment was absolutely hilarious!

Wow!! Jazz core magic!!❤

Bro I never even stopped to think about the time signature while I was playing it 😂 I still don't know what it is.

This sounds badass!!

Heck yeah dude. Good stuff 🔥✊

Def enjoyed. Rad!

Bro just essentially made a new Thank You Scientist song (also can we please get an Everything Yes Djazz Album)

Damn, besides the deathcore video, this one of the heaviest song that Zack have played. (Just my opinion though) That could be from Tigran Hamasyan honestly. Also, that Temporal Stack seems REALLY tight!

I love this so much ❤

oh my god this was amazing you both killed it, it has such a Nintendo vibe to it even the sax reminds me of some of the soundtracks on the latest Mario kart 8, it just sounds so badass!

Man, that jam at the end took me straight to Shubh Saran feels. Kickass job.

@lambdaman3228

3 ай бұрын

Who is that? Are you thinking many people watching this video will know who that is?

@UnhingedFridge

3 ай бұрын

@@lambdaman3228 It's a comment about another musician who has made me feel a similar way, not trying to garner likes. Kinda like how comments used to work on the Internet.

@lambdaman3228

3 ай бұрын

I could name drop some obscure musicians too, but I won't because virtually nobody reading these comments would have any idea who it was. Kinda like how things used to and continue to work in real life @@UnhingedFridge

@UnhingedFridge

3 ай бұрын

@@lambdaman3228 Ah, yeah, but then you stay in a closeted nutshell and don't learn a damn thing. Touch some damn grass kid, because this channel was completely obscure to me until this video, yet you seem to have some sort of fucking agenda.

@UnhingedFridge

3 ай бұрын

@@lambdaman3228 Ayo, your about page on here says "Trolling you since 1969." Just, assuming you forgot you weren't on main, I heard of Shubh through Adam Neely and I hadn't heard of this channel we're commenting on until the date of my comment. If everyone on the internet was as worthless as you, nobody would be sharing ideas or neat musicians they like, and every channel would have no uploads just like yours.

THIS WAS BRUUUUUTAL i loved it so much omg

This was great!

DUUUUUUDE!!! That song is fireeeeee 💥💥💥 love you guys

That polyphonic sax is incredible! Sick song you made out of this one!

Please make more of this music. Incredible.

CRAZY!!!! I LOVE YOUR CONTENT BRO!!

@ZackGrooves

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Fucking sick!! Nice work by both of you!!

bloody beautiful

Tight, them breakdowns are absolute 🔥🔥🔥

Fucking love this, incredible collab.

Nice playing!

Dude...this is incredible

Holy cow that was so sick! 👏

Beyond dope!

Yeeeeah dude, this so dope

That was bumpin’!

I need this.

Let me tell right now that all jazz is in 4 and has breakdowns when i get ahold of it

Honestly this skill is amazing, do you have any tips on how you get this good, daily exercies etc? Loving this so far keep it up mate

That was awesome!! 👏🏻 😎

This was really cool

That's the heaviest thing I've heard you play...Dope 😁

Nice! Sounds like a Cameron Graves song haha

This gives off a little bit of Univers Zero. Fantastic work.

JESUS!!!! Nailed it. Amassou. Pqp. Awesome 👌

has to be the coolest jazz song I've ever listened to

Man! That gives me Tigran Hamasyan vibes. The song “The Grid”.

Dude with the drums, and when the saxes came in, i was mad vibin. Props to whoever wrote the song

Yea please make more like this

incredible !!!! loved it, reminded me of some parts from Opus by BC,NR in a super good way

sick as always

Was playing some of the Portnoy drumeo videos for my little boys (9 and 6) only the little guy was into Portnoy... I thought hmm lemme check out Zack, they both LOVED this video, wish I could send a clip of them laughing their ass off to this, props to you man. So just gotta say you are better than Portnoy, according to my lil homies 🤗

@ZackGrooves

4 ай бұрын

That’s so wholesome 😭 tell the little homies I said hi!

@seanoneil6054

4 ай бұрын

​@@ZackGrooves the oldest is making a big claim that he's going to try to watch all of your videos now.. his initial reaction was just giggles and then sayin "he's real?!" I said buddy you watched a video of him playing of course he's real lmao. They have my old drum set, and I let them play with my current drum set sometimes now, in the process of building the drum room though so they can't play this second but I think they will be pretty inspired in the next few weeks when I'm done. Thanks for the response G, seems you have had an impact on two little drummers in Ohio, and myself included, I gotta get that room finished for them asap

That ad had me rolling 🤣

Holy shit. This was amazing 😮

this is so video gamey i love it

Oh man, that was just sweet. What a pleasure to listen to.

When you said email at the start it really reminded me of homestarrunner so thanks for the wave of nice nostalgia!

Glad I'm not the only one that can't be bothered to change the windows 11 background

@ZackGrooves

4 ай бұрын

Finally. Someone gets it

Nailed it bro 👏🏼

This is dope!

That was awesome!

thank you scientist

Thanks for the tour info! I'll see ya at Shuba's!

naa that quick ad was jokes 2:30 bro said "ok turn around"😂