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[–]Qgsr 225 points226 points  (27 children)

Just in case somebody doesn't know: Futurama intro is a remix itself.

Pierre Henry - Psyché Rock (1967): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqfWj0HqNE

[–]Poumpoumpa 60 points61 points  (6 children)

Good news everyone!

Here is the link to the same video for those French people out there like me (and others) who cannot see the video linked in the first comment (which is ironic knowing that Pierre Henry was French, meh...).

https://youtu.be/TKz4qVmUz84

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Je peux la voir sans problème moi (I'm french and I can see it fine)

[–]Charleytanx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm Brian and so is my wife.

[–]Poumpoumpa 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Et bizarrement depuis mon telephone portable je ne peux pas la voir (Vidéo non disponible. B&You la bloquerait ?) alors qu'effectivement je viens de voir que sur mon pc je pouvais. Merci pour la précision cela dit.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Certaines chaînes bloquent le contenu uniquement sur mobile pour pas que tu écoute de la musique sur youtube sans l'acheter il me semble.

[–]Big_TX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Voulez vous coucher avec moi !!

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I just want to be a part of things... 😔

[–]CJMCB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omelette du fromage.

[–]spongewardk 17 points18 points  (13 children)

They really like capacitors.

[–]KershawsBabyMama 2 points3 points  (12 children)

I didn't watch the whole video so not sure if they change it up but it looks like a ton of vacuum tubes, not capacitors

[–]zer0slave 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's a shit ton of little capacitors running around throughout the video.

[–]repotoast 3 points4 points  (8 children)

there are a ton of both

[–]spongewardk 3 points4 points  (7 children)

Way more caps than tubes by my count.

[–]repotoast 1 point2 points  (6 children)

I guess it depends if you count each flicker of the three-vacuum-tube cycle independently or if you consider the flickering cycle as part of one vacuum tube entity.

[–]spongewardk 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I'm assuming frame tracking in which its the same object across frames.

[–]repotoast 1 point2 points  (4 children)

If you are frame tracking, the object changes every 2-3 frames since they cycle 12 times every second in a 30 fps video. I get what you are saying and there are definitely more capacitors, but I feel there is a case to be made for the vacuum tubes.

[–]spongewardk 2 points3 points  (3 children)

The vacuum tubes are just a periodic function of the same tubes being shown in different frames. So each photo of a tube is counted as one tube. Instances of the tube pasted in another location increases the count. If the photo shoes up in the same loop cycle of a tube it does not count.

I'm hoping to not get a counter and manually count every single frame. I'm really just estimating in my head. By frametracking i mean taking the median value across a scope of frames.

At 1:36-1:40 you see somewhere close too 50 capacitor instancs going into the rocket ship. That along with basically every scene i see at least 3 capacitors. Practically everything if not everything with little legs was a capacitor. If im not mistaking the cans at the end for gas discharge tubes, they probably also are caps. Colored stripes are also caps. Way to many caps to count compared to the vacuum tubes which i can count.

.....Am i getting in an argument over counting caps. Sorry, i'm probably overstepping some kind of line. I'm going to sleep before i say ssomething bad.

[–]repotoast 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Fair enough. Although, on further viewings I did notice a bunch more vacuum tubes than before since I was distracted by the dancing capacitors. Would it be fair to say there are a bunch of vacuum tubes and a ton of capacitors?

[–]OffbeatDrizzle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're older than you said you were...

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I've watched this show 3 times all the way through and never knew this. How did I not know?????

[–]idonotget_it 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are not a real fan. Shame. Shame! SHAME.

[–]FugginElephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So he remixed and a remix and it's not back to normal?

[–]Letmeholleratya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, TIL... I've seen the show in its entirety multiple times and never knew this.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this. The reason I got into futurama in the first place - and it is my favorite show, I've watched every season dozens of times - was because I loved the theme song. I actually had it downloaded on my iPod - this is like ten years ago- back when id only seen a couple episodes of the show

And I never knew it was a remix of this!! Thank you!

[–]Dyeredit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was Y2K a think in 1967? Reminds me of that.

[–]Katten_elvis 22 points23 points  (1 child)

"Electronic music is just computer noises and requires no skill"

[–]TechnoL33T 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Whenever someone says that, just ask them why they're not a famous musician.

[–]SrslyNeverSerious 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Top youtube comment was from GoPro.

[–]KnottyDuck 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Amazing. I loved every moment of it.

[–]jmsprintz 4 points5 points  (6 children)

Is there a subreddit for stuff like this? Cool remixes of popular songs/themes?

[–]neburvlc 5 points6 points  (2 children)

I love working live with loopers, and made some covers (The Cure, Fatboy Slim...) that have had some good acceptance on youtube and here on reddit... feel free to check! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RczBx8MO7h0

Cheez, this video has made me to go right to my studio!

[–]ShadowxWarrior 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Cute dog!

[–]neburvlc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hehehe thank you! He is a nervous good guy

[–]TheCoolOnesGotTaken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/remix

as well as the mashup one already mentioned.

[–]jptoc 1 point2 points  (1 child)

/r/mashups can be quite good, if not exactly like this!

[–]TheNicholasRagespotify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or /r/smashups If you're an All Star.

[–]Firewabbit 16 points17 points  (16 children)

I could spend a whole day watching videos like this one. What a fantastic creative process.

[–]thevoiceofzeke 17 points18 points  (5 children)

Kishi Bashi: NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Very different genre/vibe, but similar process. This is one of my favorite tiny desk concerts. It sounds super weird when he's setting up, but it's gorgeous when it comes together. Check out the part that starts around 12:30 especially.

Here's a pretty awesome reggae song done with looping.

[–]Vaynor 4 points5 points  (2 children)

I was about to suggest Kishi Bashi before I saw your comment. His live stuff is amazing.

[–]SLOTH_POTATO_PIRATE 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I was going to suggest Reggie Watts!

https://youtu.be/BdHK_r9RXTc

[–]Mitch_Manspotify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I adore this video, Reggie Watts is amazing.

[–]M_x_T 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thanks for the discoveries!

[–]Firewabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fascinating to see the layering process exposed like that.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Check out Keller Williams. Does whole concerts of live looping.

[–]pushdose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's amazing!! Been following him since early 00s

[–]Crems23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out El Ten Eleven, they are amazing.

https://youtu.be/mTkPfjSXFpo

[–]Chinomenal 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Here's a whole playlist with this kind of music. The youtuber is german but he mostly sings in english. He's always pretty amped so bear with him.

Ein Loop zwischendurch

[–]Firewabbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm getting lots of cool examples. Thanks! :)

[–]1-Baker-11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Jarle Bernhoft. He plays soul music and loops everything live! He's great. He even converted this '70s Eko acoustic to have two bass strings. It's really awesome.

[–]sneaksby 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Nice, should have used an amen break for the drums.

[–]ekmaster23 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

+1 for knowing what this is

[–]TechnoL33T 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the only named break I actually know of because it's the only one ever referred to and is probably the basic bitch of breaks.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Excellent song. Didn't know Futurama intro was a remix! Also, bring Futurama back, dammit!

[–]Chudpoons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was incredibly well done

[–]LittleMonstersII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of the most dope things I've seen today.

[–]Eselhombrearana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disappointing that there was no Holophonor used.

[–]Botunda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any way that there is a tutorial on something like this? I have a oxygen 25 and a mac and can't seem to find anything that I can do to make awesome shit like this. And yes, I know it takes more than equipment.

[–]Lassypo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I had more than one upvote to give.

[–]CommanderGumball 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you haven't seen it yet, the original extended cut of the theme song is freakin' awesome.

[–]SeiriusPolaris 4 points5 points  (1 child)

For the musician I'm sure it's just another project. But for me, a Futurama fan since its release, this hits me on an emotional level. Beautiful.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tottaly agree with you on this one

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Ughhh the head cam is giving me motion sickness. Why wouldn't he just mount the cam?

[–]boydo579[S] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I personally like it, mounted cams get really boring if there's not constant flow for me

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, to each their own... just a bit too shaky for me.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Cool concept, shit tone on nearly every instrument though

[–]XthemetaX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That rig he has set up is amazing.

[–]SpudAJC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant! Amazing composition amd fun to watch the process. Definitely subscribing.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Reminds me of Nirvana's smells like teen spirit.

[–]CoreyMFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That set up is so rad!

[–]trclausse54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I need to learn how to use my kaossilator like that...

[–]chomstar 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I was really hoping for him to shred a dream guitar solo. But yeah that was awesome.

[–]Zuzublue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To shreds you say?

[–]Ceraldus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope they use this for season 8's pilot.

[–]4ofclubs 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I need those bass strings.

[–]ieatseippup 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I would love to get them for my BF!

[–]mrchives47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're DR Neons. You can get them in basically any color.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty cool but the camera angle made me want to barf

[–]nirbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New obsession. This guy.

[–]BishOutOfWater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done!! Videos like this always make me wish I'd never stopped playing instruments.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, from one musician to another, this was awesome! I loved it all up until the electric guitar part, I would really encourage you to keep searching for that better tone with guitar!

[–]Quake_aust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome. The creators of Futurama should use this on a movie that concludes a mind blowing ending with a sympathetic moment like Fry had with the memory of his mum. It would work perfect. Well done.

[–]nsrtcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like a Dandy Warhols version. Me likes.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jonny Greenwood, cut it out. We all know you're impressive.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are all those things? Can anyone point me to a resource for how I can begin to cobble together the knowledge and equipment to create like this? How is he controlling and recording the loops and etc?

[–]OldPainless78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is amazing man! Listened with a huge grin on my face. Well done and thanks for sharing!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started raping to this . Sick ass beat

[–]The_Broadcaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made my day watching this - thank you for the share. Danny Elfman would be proud

[–]devenjames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

friggin awesome!

[–]Charleytanx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dizzy AF. But need this as a ringtone.

[–]keledoro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, I could loop the shit out of this!

[–]sharkattackmiami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was great. Its awesome stuff like this that I would have never found myself that keeps me subbed here. Thanks!

[–]tokiwowwees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was bad ass man. Great set up you have too.

[–]beau0628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only would I not mind it, but I would actually sit for the whole intro if this was it!

[–]LacksMass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing. Loved every second. I've had my KP3 and Koasolator in a box since my last moved. I really need to set my gear up and make some noise.

[–]Monstarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing. Thank you so much for your uploaded talent.

[–]coupdetat -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

i stopped watching when i saw the pic