So…now we have a band doing a live cover of their mechanized rendition of a song they composed. What an odd world we live in. The mechanized version was considered awesome because (in addition to being catchy for all its simplicity) it was all made from wood, metal and legos over the space of a year–a master-craft analog representation of what could easily be done electronically these days. And now they’ve released a video of them playing the song live at a concert. Only they left the machine at home and it’s all played by real musicians, once again reminding us that machines can’t replace musicians.
As an aside, I love how they tried to capture the sounds of mechanical workings of the machine, as that was as much a part of the original presentation a the actual notes.
Wintergatan, the band, I find delightful. They are an eclectic musical stew of uncommon instruments (music boxes, typewriters and hammered-dulcimers, for starters), mingled with some electronic elements–though even then they often make their own. As it is, almost as exciting to me as the video is the revelation that they’re recording a new album. I’ll be watching for that, for sure.
Oh yeah, the video:
Remember the Animusic CGI marble machine that ‘made’ music? Intel made it real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4hjx3_A-cw
Why do I never get the fun projects?
Perhaps because you work for a bank?
Hey, just because I work for a bank doesn’t mean I need reality checks.
You mean the bank gives checks?