Please, keep this project on the scene! You guys are such an inspiration for all of us.It's been a long time I don't listen great songs like that. Many congratulations to you and to your partner Ben!

@johnkew

8 жыл бұрын

+Doc Pus Thanks for the great feedback; it's really nice to hear from folks like you who enjoy this music. We're working on the full album now, and we are really excited about how it's shaping up. Recording starts in December!

God that slide in the chorus sounds fuckin sweet. Great job guys, as always.

Hawaii says hell yes!

@MariaMariaIIKKO

9 жыл бұрын

Uaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuu

Nice John. had like a radiohead tool and something else feel to it!

Beautyful work ! Congrats... wish you the best, you deserve !

AWESOME

Great job! I can't get this song out of my head.

Awesome song! Defintely gets you thinking; the amount of time and thought that went into this does not go unnoticed! 5:28 - 5:48 is undoubtedly my favorite part. If resolution was what you guys were going for, it was fully achieved. The synergy and syncopation between the vocals and drums really stood out and made this song for me. Keep up the great work as always, looking forward to your next cover!

Sick new song featuring one of my favourite "unknown" drummers, John Williams.

That was pretty frickin' sweet, man!

Reminds me of the band atomship... Like a lot. Very very cool man. Its different, which is one of its greatest accomplishments. I Love it dude. Keep recording, it only gets better

man ive been following benn since his zombie songs and playthegameco. im so glad hes still making great music

Man this song is the fucking BALLS

awsome song

That dudes got some pipes! Amazing song

Dude, I like this a lot.

Awesome John! I am looking forward to hearing more from your band.

I really like the Deftones vibe!!

Im so excited for you! Great single. will definitely buy when i get the money. cant wait to hear more

@KilnerKlan

9 жыл бұрын

Also I felt a lot of Danny Carey in this. love it.

Ah man this is amazing!!

Really nice!

Would love to see you your drum only cover of this song mate!

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

I do plan on posting a drums only video for this too.

This is an amazing song! I've discovered you through your Tool's covers, and and I feel like the things both of you are currently building with this album will be pure awesomeness. I can't wait to hear it! Congratulations, once again !

@johnkew

8 жыл бұрын

+Marc Sømberlain Thanks Marc, we are mixing the album right now and we can't wait to share it with you guys! Not long now.

Great work John... the song is killer. But I appreciate the production of the video as well... camera angles and details are awesome. I think of the band Three when I hear some of this music. The poly rhythms at the end are so great. I know you're using dynamics but they would be nice to hear a bit more through the guitar/vox mix. Can't wait to see and hear more.

man wtf?!!? AMAZING.

Good shit John.

FINALLY!!!! John, this is exactly what I would hope and expect from a musician as talented as you! I can't believe I, just now, heard this! Great job! Both of you did amazing! I have been scouring for some music to inspire thought and excite me. It's been too long. Great instrument work, as well as lyrical content. Keep it up! PLEASE!!! The world NEEDS good music to offset the shit. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Great job!!! This an awesome song!!! Please give us more of it!!! :D

Awesome drumming! I can definitely hear Danny Carey's influence in your playing...

Very good man. Very good. I'm going to share this video weekly, you deserve attention. Great feel !

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it, and many thanks for sharing.

Yeah man...great. got a real aenima/white pony feel.

Big Chops. Guitar tone is killer.

I like it man. Interesting to hear something original from you. Great job

The voice reminds me of Andrew from Rishloo in parts.

...wow

love this song.... when the album?.. Always listen to your covers john before I go out. gets me amped. cheers from Australia

@TAP555

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Pankhurst The album, will hopefully be released in January next year. There is plenty of insight on the @BennDown channel for Portraits if you're interested. :)

@hookedfz1

8 жыл бұрын

Ok cool. Will check it out

Nice piece!!

Wow, this is fucking amazing!

I remember I had to comment your Right in two cover .... as a Tool fan I couldnt allow me to pass by without giving you the right recognition. Now, I comment again as a music in general fan to congratulate you for this great great song. Thanks for sharing and I hope your album is comming soon! P.D. I've listened this song like 25 times already (: hahaha Greetings from Venezuela

Glad that I was able to find your KZread channel through Benn! From the numbers here it seems like the reverse was true for a lot of people.

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by; glad to have you here!

john .. super work man .... u really thought about this drum work didnt you..the timing signature is awsome ... great song, my kind of music

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We did put a lot of thought into this one. Not trying to sell you on the download package, but there's an essay in there by Ben and myself going into a lot of detail about the concept and structure of the song. For £1 ($1.50) , it's a steal :)

@simonenoli4418

9 жыл бұрын

johnkew where i can find it?

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Simone Noli There's a link in the description for the download package on Hurt Records. It's also on iTunes.

@simonenoli4418

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks.a.bunch :)

Wow dude!!! This is actually better than I expected, and believe me I expected a lot from you! I'm looking forward to hear more of this. I thought of a very good french band called Lloyd Project when I heard this song! Good work dude!

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I always enjoy your references to obscure French bands. Thanks for the heads-up on Lloyd Project. Listening now...good stuff.

@ninibassiste

9 жыл бұрын

johnkew Haha, even in France they are kind of obscure, but the live performance of the song "Black Haze" that you can find on youtube is really outstanding! They deserve recognition and I'll try to do the same thing for your new project as well in France, cause it's really good, fresh, I love the voice, I love your work on it! Music when it's good deserves to be shared don't you think? ;)

Fu**** awesome

fucking soo good!!

❤️

melodically cleansing to the pallet.......

There's more than danny here I'm very curious. originally followed for the covers but there's for sure a different style (other than yours mr. kew) that I hear

Awesome playing and dynamics John... very impressive. I see your influences in your original work - I'm mainly referring to Tool and Rush... but I'm sure there are others. Great job! When you go on the road, I will be your drum tech ;)

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Matt, and I hope you're doing well.

@flacche

9 жыл бұрын

I'm okay John... I hope to get some new videos going soon. Your videos and playing are top-notch!

Great job man! Who is going to cover YOU?! :D

Daaaang! John! Man! Wow! I follow your Tool covers and there's a bit of an influence there, maybe? That tempo was hard to follow ;) Dude! What a song! And I love how that guitar sounds! When are you releasing the album? you can bet I will be a fan! Congratulations to everyone involved!! Cheerio!

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Qartoffeln1 I'm glad you like it, and definitely a Tool influence. If you like the guitar sound on this one, just wait until the album, because Ben has a new guitar that is just incredible. We're planning on recording the album in November. We may release another single before then.

@Qartoffeln1

9 жыл бұрын

Hey John! That's great to hear! So looking forward to the album! :) I've watched it over and over again but I must admit it: it's a mathematical challenge to follow that tempo of yours. And that's the greatest of it. It's unconventional and unique. Only for "open" ears that don't (just) want to listen to mainstream music. Again congrats. It's a pleasure to listen to it. I play guitar myself (mainly; piano and drums sometimes) was it tuned on C? Or was it B? definitely low pitched and that's why it sounds so damn cool :) Nice to hear from you John. Have a good one! Cheerio, Q

@johnkew

9 жыл бұрын

Qartoffeln1 You know, I'm not even sure how Ben tuned the guitar. I'll ask him, and maybe he can chime-in here. Anyway, I'm glad you like the song, and you've hit on exactly the points that we were striving for with this music!

@BennDown

8 жыл бұрын

+Qartoffeln1 Hello there. The guitar is tuned to A#, F, A#, E, G, C and the entire song is master tuned to A430hz not A440hz. Thanks. Ben

@Qartoffeln1

8 жыл бұрын

+Benn Down Hey Benn! thanks for the details. Definitely low pitched! As I said, it sounds really powerful but very clear at the same time. Well done, mate. I sometimes tune my acoustic to 432Hz (you know, the Earth frequency they say). Keep rocking as scientifically as you guys are doing. I'm glad to be able to share with you some words and thoughts. I find it really interesting the way this thing is ongoing. Meaning that you are developing a band and sharing the process with everyone else, which in return gives you great feedback, maybe suggestions or advice, followers/fans and, who knows?, maybe even friendships at the same time! Looking forward to your album! Cheerio there! Q

Shake effect was headache-inducing, but nice drumming.

Those are Phil X's humbuckers, right? That's pretty freaking cool.

@johnkew

8 жыл бұрын

+Sacha LR Hey Sacha, Ben describes it thusly: "I marked the humbuckers with the same markings as the pickup selector switch as I re-wired them myself and wired two to continuously feedback (the X X ones) and the one with the tick is the only responsive pickup. I’ll have them re-wired to normal before I send the guitar off as it’s VERY specific ‘as is’."

@Licatese0Roussel

8 жыл бұрын

+johnkew Even cooler ;)

Hey man, awesome stuff as always, would you be willing to do 'Crown of Horns' by Cryptopsy? I haven't seen anyone do it justice and thought you'd enjoy a challenge =)

Square and compass guy looks like Alfred Molina

Not a big fan of the song but great musicianship as always!

@lachlanstill4813

9 жыл бұрын

If the context makes it any more enjoyable for you what is going on lyrically is actually the story of a Scottish geologist.

nice song? only two guys?

is this just me or is the drum track completely of sync?

@mrwizardstears2925

9 жыл бұрын

This is a very obscure project in the eyes of everyone, including it's creators. I believe that this was purposeful, but I may be wrong.

@ashwinhere

9 жыл бұрын

the rythm timing is made like that i guess ..

@mrwizardstears2925

9 жыл бұрын

Ashwin Narayanan If you've had any previous experience with Benn (how he likes to be called on the internet), you'll understand. I recommend searching 'Benn Down' or 'Two Down' and listening to some of his older stuff :)

@ashwinhere

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.. i didnt know about the benn thing ..ill check it out .. im a huge fan of tool so i know about the timing thing ... can u recommend some bands which has this kind of stuff Mr. Wizard's Tears​

@mrwizardstears2925

9 жыл бұрын

Ashwin Narayanan I enjoy Beartooth, Bring Me The Horizon, and Pierce The Veil.