Andy Thurlow has passed away March 2022. Luckily his work has made it into a Museum - the 10 Forward Museum in Green field MA - also check out the follow up 2nd documentary I made about his more recent musical inventions: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qIqIuMyznsmtYKg.html

@nevaehhamilton3493

Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Mr. Thurlow.

@melissaproulx6955

Жыл бұрын

So sorry to lose him! I've just discovered him through this video and he's so cool! His instruments would be perfect for a dystopian musical, like a musical version of Mad Max

"Anyone can play these because there is no burden of expectation" This is why this guy is a legend.

I love his philosophy about people learning instruments that don’t have expectations behind them

@sillyjellyfish2421

3 жыл бұрын

It's the main reason why i got myself a tongue drum

@tellmo25

2 жыл бұрын

Better than blue man group? Well I do like it. No crowd needed. Thanks. 👍

I genuinely want to hear a full composition made with these instruments.

I immediately recognized the "instrument" at 0:55, the first "out of this world" instrument. It's an exhaust mixer for an internally bypassing turbofan engine. Most likely for a Pratt & Whitney JT8D, used on the MD80-88, B727, and B737-200.

@Maeve_Orchid

Жыл бұрын

Special interest moment

sounds like post apocalyptic tribal instruments to me

@theaegis5795

8 жыл бұрын

+Yamifira “the” chosen juan i was just about to say that :D

@Yamifira

8 жыл бұрын

ninja'd

@blitzz4741

8 жыл бұрын

ha.ha..ha oh man you're the smartest person here

@robuzy

7 жыл бұрын

Comment of the year!

@krigerx.2247

7 жыл бұрын

Or more like a Mad Max band theme, right?

These instruments are like the type of ideas we have while we're stoned but never follow thru with... It appears he's committed.

2:08 sounds absolutely fantastic!

It takes so many years to understand a single note.and this man has innovated hundreds of instruments

"So if you just hand a person a guitar he'll say wow I can't play that but with these that doesn't happen because no one else has played them before and so they don't have that burden of expectation on them" That's a great idea.

His purpose behind making these instruments completely amazes me. Through his method of creating new instruments, he re-ignites people's curiosity.

"This one is DJ Flatus" "It sounds like farts!" Flatus: gas generated in the stomach or bowels

I wish more people had access to unusual instruments! I wonder what children growing up with these instruments would make as adults.. so cool!

@Alex-oz9eh

7 жыл бұрын

stoners

@jez5855

7 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA

@FarQcow

7 жыл бұрын

They'd probably be hippies.

@soslothful

7 жыл бұрын

Google up Gregg Miner and Peter Pringle.

@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

I really like that Dron.

@Samtheman412

7 жыл бұрын

Sarek me too it's my favorite

I want to have a soundtrack made exclusively by these instruments

How fun! I can just imagine what this guy’s mother went through when he was a toddler - probably couldn’t keep him out of the pots and pans. Thanks for posting this.

I think Tim Burton just found his music composer

@RepentInReprise

8 жыл бұрын

+Iusethis4comments Steampunk too! ;D

@GibbyDaGhost

8 жыл бұрын

+Repent In Reprise Exactly what I was thinking.

@christopher7042

8 жыл бұрын

Danny will never be replaced!!!

John Malkovich spends his free time making fart noises, cool

@juanbulawan252

7 жыл бұрын

I am about to say john malkovich

@lepistanuda

7 жыл бұрын

do it

@scarletbard6511

7 жыл бұрын

Mohn Jalkovich.

Someone: Sleeping.... Their IPhone alarm: 4:09

@KeelyMi

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Yeah! Over ten years ago, some of these instruments were set up at High Mayhem festival in Santa Fe, NM. I played them, and sampled some of them, unplugged during the day. But others played them at night in a giant jam at full levels of amplification and plenty of libations. A blast was had by all, as Andy has made it so ANYONE can partake in the joy of music-making.

Tom Waits needs to go to this guy's shop and make an album.

@mikeandre7364

7 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I was thinking the exact same thing!

@BOutdoorsman

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Primus!

@AnnandoBanderez

7 жыл бұрын

My thoughts as well

@imortalones

7 жыл бұрын

William Stephens I think more like a horror movie studio/sound effects area.

@johnhillman2619

7 жыл бұрын

I reckon he already did ... for Mule Variations. :-)

If Frank Zappa was still alive he would immediatly invite this guy to come over and invent some things for him or he would go to the guy's workplace to start recording for a new album.

So incredible. I love the part where a group of people were invited to come in and play. Awesome.

Andy is flat-out brilliant! How I would love to go see and even play his works. Thanks for sharing this video.

Konami should contact this man for the soundtrack of their next Silent Hill.

@flippy08100

8 жыл бұрын

Except that that won't happen cause Kojima is gone

@sewaprolo

8 жыл бұрын

Sergeant Flipper I don't think Kojima is absolutely necessary to create a new Silent Hill.

@flippy08100

8 жыл бұрын

Abner Anaya A vital part to say the least

I see this and my mind immediately goes to Mad Max. This is seriously like Post-apocalypse tribal rhythm-music. I don't care how high you were when you made these instruments, props for creating something truly unique and inspired.

Rest in peace Andy🙏 Thanks SH for showing us this unique and interesting man and his creations!

imagine being on acid in there

This guy would be perfect making sound effects for films with all that stuff.

This is nuts, and the names he gives to his instruments are beyond epic ahah! Hendecq, basok, sprymbal, kyzyl kym, I love that guy!

2:45 left speaker blow-out. Really cool video, thanks. The ending music sounds like background music for an old Twilight Zone episode.

This man walks a fine line between madness and genius!

2:07 I thought he was going to play Toxicity

@dergeistliche2006

2 жыл бұрын

And breaking bad afterwards

If you're interested in handmade and experimental musical instruments, I'd suggest finding a copy of _Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones_ (and also the follow-up, _Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones_). It's a book/CD combo written by Bart Hopkin, the publisher of _Experimental Musical Instruments_ magazine and an avant-garde musician himself. This is not a plug, by the way. I picked up a copy of _Orbitones_ about 15 years ago at Harmony House because it caught my eye. It was great and kickstarted my interest in the subject.

@steveket

8 жыл бұрын

gspendlove Bart Hopkin is awesome, his book Musical Instrument Design is what got Anarchestra started in the first place.

Beautiful , exotic and out of this world sounding music. Now we just need a worthy composer to write a symphony for these instruments.

00:54 That one looks like a trimmed turbofan engine exhaust mixer, like the one in Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan.

Alot of these instruments sound like they could make a Zelda temple theme lol

I like his reason for creating these works of art. way to think out of the box

Good job these are made from scratch it's obvious this man is smart

2:07 That's actually how a sitar basically works.

These are awesome. It's so amazing to think about how different we all are from each other and what we each are capable of with our different styles of creativity. There's a ton of undiscovered, beautiful talent among us.

if i was making horror movies, i would definitely visit this guy

This man is a legend, I love him.

Anything can be a musical instrument, you just have to play it in such a way that is pleasant to the ears

get a team of musicians to work with all these instruments and u could probably create some of the greatest effects and emotional tones for movies, games, or anything

Creator is Andy Thurlow. Read what he writes on his Anarchestra bandcamp page: "I price all of my music at $0.00, but Bandcamp only allows a limited number of free downloads per month. If you see a price it means that the free downloads have been used up for the month. If I set a price lower than the $7.00 default, there won’t be any free downloads ever. If there are more sales there end up being more free downloads. I’m not trying to get anybody to spend money (I loathe capitalism and the comercialzation of everything, especially the arts). I make music, not product. If you end up buying something, at least you have enabled 2 other people to get something for free (which is a good thing). Or check back until it’s free again. Please feel free to duplicate and pass along." What an awesome guy! I recommend everybody to listen to his music online anarchestra.bandcamp.com It's unexpectedly nice for my ears and mind.

@obezijana

8 жыл бұрын

+obezijana originals.azpm.org/s/14648-musical-sculptures-designed-to-create-community/ Interview

@slaveNo-4028

7 жыл бұрын

thanks

This is the most chaotic hippy ass thing I've ever seen, & I love it

This is awesome, I don't have words to describe the feeling I got from these instruments and the idea behind of it - just try and play

great for horror/psychedelic or culture movies/sounds/music...

What a genius! I initially felt inclined to call him a crackpot but after watching I totally get where he's coming from. He'd be great to work with for a film or something, I mean really - that's what he's doing. Like a lot of old films that couldn't digitize their audio, they'd come up with weird instruments like these to make the sounds needed. Really cool.

I've enjoyed creating such things too. My family has a power equipment business, so there is a lot of parts and materials, as well as the tools to create them. I also enjoy taking half assembled engines and playing the different parts of them to make one piece of percussive music. I enjoy fashioning metal like in this video too.

Amazing

I'm glad that Malkovich is being so creative with his explorations beyond acting

as a music producer this would be heaven when coming up with a sound/drum kit!

imagine combining some of those instruments as a band

lol all the negative comment. this musical instrument are better than computer music nowadays

pretty sure this dude did a lot of drugs in the 70s

@lenguamuerto

7 жыл бұрын

you look like you just did a lot of drugs about 5 minutes ago

Sounds like a Primus song

@bexyevans777

8 жыл бұрын

Like, the one and only Prome Crimus?

@adnes12

8 жыл бұрын

Bexy Evans havent heard that one before...

@bexyevans777

8 жыл бұрын

They do awesome music, you'd like them. ThePyro​

@adnes12

8 жыл бұрын

Bexy Evans ill check em out

@bexyevans777

8 жыл бұрын

I made a spelling mistake, they're called 'ThePrimeCronus ' ThePyro​

Some of these sounds reminded me of post apocalyptic video game soundtracks.

Beautiful ingenuity! I love the new assortment of tones. It's energizing! Thanks for sharing your talents online. Blessings

So this is how it feels being John Malkovich....

@MatahariPL

7 жыл бұрын

awenindoe the fuck?

1:24 sounds like some Zelda temple music.

Now I really want him to get a whole bunch of artists together and have them make music using only his instruments

I wish there was footage of all of Moondog's instruments. That man was a pioneer...and he did it all without sight.

That thing at 2:05 sounds amazing. Like one of those Western cutaways themes

so this is how they make the soundtracks for the zelda games

thank you special head for this great video

I would LOVE to go there and get this amazing experience! Putting this on my destination list.

some of those actually sound great!

@plemgrubern

9 жыл бұрын

***** and when the band came in, it sounded like a tom waits record

the lead singer of tool needs to visit and work with this man.

Lots of really nifty percussion instruments, I'll say ! I loved the Dron, had a really sweet, unearthly tone. I like the modified kalimbas/mbiras.

I love the musicians being let loose on the room of instruments

The Daisy, Dron, Sprymbal, Hendecq and Smelly Old Hary were my personal favorites. Great sounds coming from them. Also, though I'm sure these are prototypes and manufactured versions would be cleaner and shinier, I like the scrap-metal makeshift look of these instruments. It's like as if they were made for the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max. Keep up the good work.

This is stuff you'd hear in a Tool song

@EvilNoobKitty123

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, specially the Dron 2:07

@elitebelt

8 жыл бұрын

***** Not in some older songs like Vicarious and Schism unfortunately lol.

@reallyhappytrees

8 жыл бұрын

+Unex Compartment more like a german record from the 70s, think faust, amon duul, etc

@Miguelramirez-ow7ot

8 жыл бұрын

i bet i heard these in a few newer tom wait's songs

We need some songs made with these instruments.

I love this so much! The idea of instruments that anyone with musical background can play is so cool to me! I also love strange instruments. One day, I swear, I will visit this place!

I want to see a movie where the entire soundtrack is done using these instruments

@0:54 That's an exhaust mixer from a JT8D jet engine. Ironically, it's part of a "hush kit" retrofitted to the engines to make them quieter.

Man, I was musical instrument inventor as a kid and did not even know it. Awesome!

That was the best vid I have seen in a long time, thanks

Very Tom Waits, very good

@MrTommySullivan

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Boily I almost ruined my expensive Apple monitor when I read this comment - as it was sprayed with coffee...

@Phantompain7

8 жыл бұрын

I. Hernandez in a positive or negative way ?

@MrTommySullivan

8 жыл бұрын

+I. Hernandez totally positive

@aquabot

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Boily Very EInstürzende Neubauten, I would add.

where can i download the .mp3?

@corlfranco9371

8 жыл бұрын

po pt5 reminds me of benny berigan's caravan

@vaspers

8 жыл бұрын

+Corl Franco Use "KZread to MP3" converter tool online.

@JUW5YK

8 жыл бұрын

+Corl Franco Hi Franco, where are you from?

@corlfranco9371

8 жыл бұрын

4ºN 74ºW

@KyNguyen-li4sg

7 жыл бұрын

+Special Head crazy

The instruments sounds like tinkering, and I like it. Give this guy 5000 years of building instruments and he’ll hand you a violin.

4:19 Instant remind of Age of Empires sound lol

Breaking bad on that sitar thing, I see you

@jonathanreiman7417

8 жыл бұрын

bahaha I hear it

This guy reminds me of Panamarenko, the artist that was/is obsessed by aviation and flying objects and thought he would "invent" new aircrafts. All his work ended up in museums and are going for insane prices. I wouldn't be surprised if these instruments will end up in a museum as well. This is pure art. Make the investment now before it is too late! Were can I buy this?

Studio recorder: hi, I heard that you are a very unusual musician, so I am here to record your work. This guy: plays Studio recorder: Da fuq Dey doin ova der

The guy that made these is a genius. Seriously creative

He looks like a homeless verison of John Malkovich. Awesome instruments tho

@LucasSilva-jt5fy

8 жыл бұрын

Pois é irmão, parece sim com John Malkovich, nossa, como que pode ser tão igual assim!!!

@nickzettas5220

8 жыл бұрын

+julienhmulder I truly believed that there would be such a comment. When I thought about it I wanted to comment it but then I said "nah someone must have said that already, it's too obvious" xD

@jamesbuddy5421

8 жыл бұрын

+julienhmulder lol trying to network it so hard to get views trying to network remember to slow down and enjoy life Thanks.

@johnnias4442

8 жыл бұрын

+julienhmulder John Malkovich looks like a homeless version of John Malcovich...

I could listen to that band play that grove all day

The line between genius and insanity is nonexistant

Amazing! I would love to have some of those instruments. They would fit my music pretty well.

Sounds like something Tom Waits would talk over.

Very strange, but awesome :O sounds like horrormovie or other paranormal films =) really cool!

This man should work on the next madmax movie.

My left ear really enjoyed the narration

These sound like the ost for machinarium or samorost

I'd love to see some cheesy sci-fi soundtrack made with stuff like this :) That'd be sweet. Some Tatooine Cantina type thing.

literally unlocking the sounds of the universe that would never otherwise be discovered.

When they all played the instruments at the end, I was really seeing the potential