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Nice...the first time I've seen a hang used with other instruments. Loved the mix of style/culture/instruments.
Also, first look at Israel in a long time that didn't include all the hate (on all sides).

Sure..., it's got a beat, but no soul.
This sort of thing, although creative - which is great, that is killing music today. Musicians no longer play instruments, or even know how. It's too perfect as it strips out any human element to lets us relate to it. Sad for the future of music, if this is what we have to look forward to...
--I know this is just my opinion, but it's mine.

I think it will make a lot more sense if you get up and dance to it
Comparing dance music (mostly electronica) to other types of music is an apples and oranges type thing in my mind. Have you ever tried to get your dance on while listening to Pink Floyd or Bach. It's really tough to do I dig seeing actual instruments being used in the creation of dance music. Also more types of music is never a bad thing. It's not like it takes up a slot someone else can't use.

Agreed. This video filled with musicians playing instruments and human elements is a prime example of neither existing.

You are completely entitled to your opinion on this track.. not that fond of it myself, tbh.... but pretty much everything else you've said is simply untrue.

First up, digital instruments are still instruments. Some of them require great skill to play in real time (see Beardyman for example).

Some are authoring tools that aren't used for performance. So what? In the past, we called those kinds of tools sheet music, where a composer could write some music and have others perform it.

Second, it's not a zero-sum game. Just because some people use a sampler doesn't take away from people playing guitar.

Finally, there are literally millions of musicians still playing instruments (by which I'm assuming you mean traditional instruments like strings, percussion, wind, etc). With the web as a distribution and learning tool, it has never been easier to learn, write and record music. So if you want to listen to rock or classical or blues or jazz or soul or funk or metal or folk or any combination thereof, it's out there. Go look for it.

Beautiful city

Can I mix a track about Palestinian Civil Rights? Or do you think Israel would claim it as its own property and remix it to suit its own needs?

This has NOTHING to do with Israel and the issues in the middle east. PLEASE do not hijack this thread with such issues.

Thank you for your cooperation

that is the way to drop the sarcasm...
dry...extremely dry..
and shaken,not stirred.
well played sir.

From the ages of 14 to 19, all I wanted to become.. was a crazy dancin' robot.

This was heavily influenced by two things:
A - 80's 90's Beat juggling & scratching
B - Crazy sounds & tools found in Fruity Loops/FL Studio software

I would spend hours & hours beatbox brainstorming, searching for new samples, teaching myself how to use each tool, tweaking & re-tweaking each song.

During those years, it was was my singular passion.

The only way to escape all the boredom, social anxiety, depression & loneliness. = /
It was the only truly enjoyable thing during those days.

Listen to the tracks - October & Sundays - if you care to..

See if you can't feel that awkward, friendless, barely aware 17 year old tuba player, just yearning to poplock, beatbox & robot-music-sound his way into some Daft Punk like anonymous fame.

..hard to believe it's been a decade..

Cool *viral *travel *commercial you've got there Kutiman, allthough I liked the old youtube mixes more:

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Haha, I knew I'd open a can of worms....
I enjoy music of all types, trust me. I know the history. I grew up in a radio station, and remember when DJs were the rock Stars of the 70s.

I have no boundaries, and in fact, the more music pushes the boundaries the better, but I still have to feel the groove.
Often, "musicians," get caught up in the medium and forget the composition. I know - I'm an artist, I've been there, created works, not for composition, but to better understand my medium. It's still art, but it's not "ART."

See what I'm saying. There is a whole new generation of not just musicians and composers, but listeners. they have their own new sound, but a lot of the soul is getting filtered out while the artists explore the medium. I know it will come full circle, but I believe we are in a stagnant period of exploration.

And no, I'm not commenting on all those classical musicians, in fact, they are doing the opposite. There are many classical musicians that are taking their instruments in new directions - finally - and breaking out of the Bach & Beethoven standards. (Stereotyping here). My favorite is Stravinsky, who pushed every boundary of his day. and Guys like Rossini, who was the Heavy Metal Rocker of his day. But there comes a time, to break out and use the instruments differently.

And that's what they are doing right now. Breaking out and exploring. Which is great, it will define another period in music. But we're not quite there yet. Publishers and studios, are the bottom feeders, trying to keep the industry alive, but they are manufacturing the lowest common denominator, giving the public some of the most contrived music of our day.

It's okay to criticize music as it evolves and still like it.
If we don't criticize it, then it doesn't evolve. And I think the artists themselves would agree because, once you stop and consider your groves perfect, then there is no point creating more.

You can come to the defense of the genre, but not every piece is perfect. Yes there are better musicians out there, and some worse, and some I like, you won't like, and so on, that's what makes it great. I remember laying on the couch listening to Kraftwork's Autobahn for hours and loving it. That was over 25 years ago. And I've listened to so much more in between. I've heard it, I've studied it in school, spun discs and worked DJ booths, and was literally raised in a radio station. I've heard a lot, and have the knowledge to compare notes.

I'll end this, it's going too long - but suffice to say, this piece here, is okay, but has no crescendo, nothing to keep me on the edge. The grove becomes quite trance, while trying not to be. He's done a great mix up, and I see what he's doing here. He's taken video excerpts and contained and arranged them together. Great... he's experimenting. But it's not perfect, and that's okay. He's worked hard to create something, and as he evolves, he'll create better, that's what it's all about

That's great, but your second post is a pretty far cry from

This sort of thing....is killing music today. Musicians no longer play instruments, or even know how.

That comment is a reflection on what I hear on a daily basis.
Perhaps my wordage is off, but the stuff coming at us 24-7 is created by studios, not musicians. So much of what I hear is produced by guys sitting at mixer boards and computers.
My comment isn't aimed at every person out there making music, in fact I know there are lots of musicians out there with talent and skill..., but we never get to hear them over all the crap being dealt out by the industry which is breeding Egos as musicians. (I'd choose Beck over Beyonce any day of the week.)

Sure, I know, it may seem like I'm digging a hole and jumping in but the system is broken and the good music is being squelched. Maybe not 100% of the time, but listen to the music. The electronic age is filtering everything out of the music, no more drummer, no guitar, auto tune, synthetic voice. where is all the character? Where are all the happy accidents that real music serves us. How many of today's artistes (on the charts) can serve us music without a guy mixing it to make them sound good, double tracking, and keeping their voices in tune? I know these tricks have been used for years but never to the extent they are being used today.

I remember a quote by Niel Young, way back when he was recording. The guys at the board keep telling him he wasn't hitting the note, and his answer was "Hey, that's my style man!" So they had to leave it in, and the result was great. Pure Niel Young.

So, I guess it's not so much the musicians out there, so much as it is the recording studios, and the system of pump out the next clone hit...

It was Tony James that initiated this era, back when he created Sigue Sigue Sputnik. He had a dream, a vision of what the band looked and sounded like. He hired people that looked like what he wanted, none could play music, he taught them three chords and they they became the number one, unrecorded, unsigned band in history, and EMI finally Won (relative term) by offering them the most money. From that point all the music was produces electronically in the studio. It sounded like crap, but I loved it. It was new and sounded different. And people ate it up. The studios caught on, and realized they didn't need musicians any more, they always wanted money. It made more sense to hire nobodies, they were a dime a dozon and they could be made to sound any way they wanted them too. Just like the Boy Bands and Girl Bands (Spice girls, Pussy Cat Dolls)

Okay... so I'm rambling now..., it's been a long day...
The industry feeds us synthetic garbage because it's cheep, makes money and is easily replaced by the next song/artist.

Meanwhile the real artists are doing everything they can to get recognized and struggle to make a living giving us their soul served in a song and doing everything they can to be heard over the sounds of the industry.

@Sagemind, I hear ya, and yeah, I'm also sick of boring manufactured pop, with marketed manufactured outrage (Miley Cyrus twerks!).

But I don't think things are quite as bad as you believe them to be.

Look at this video on the sift at the moment.
http://videosift.com/video/Alabama-Shakes-Dont-Wanna-Fight-No-More

Here we have a band that play their own instruments, fronted by a plus size black woman playing guitar on one of the biggest TV shows in the US.

Meanwhile, talented guys like Rob Chapman are able to use youtube to make a comfortable living and allowing them to record and tour.

@ChaosEngine.
Yes, and I have heard Alabama Shakes..., definitely not on the radio though. The internet is giving some artists a venue that didn't used to exist. Which is awesome.

We have ten radio stations in our town of 100,000. And they all play the same stuff. The playlists are so small, I hear the same songs over and over. Even the classics station repeats the same 20 songs over and over. There used to be privately owned Stations, but they've all been bought out by the bigger corporations, and now they only play the "Approved" list of currently trending catalog songs.

I guess I'm becoming Jaded.

Oh yeah man, radio hasn't been any kind of positive force for music for decades.

When I first came to NZ, I was really excited to discover they had rock radio stations here! In Ireland, anything not pop was all but extinct. And then I realised they played same songs all the damn time.

For me, I discover almost all my new music through word of mouth, or via Spotify discovery, and occasionally the Sift.

That is the great advance with smartphones/mobile data for me. I can drive around and hear new music or a tailored playlist.

holy fuck. awesome song. gotta light another joint and listen to this bastard again