Hey! Is there a way to listen to Sungazer somewhere but Spotify? It's not availible in my Country and your band is unique, I really want to listen to your music
Also, question for you and Adam: how did you go about writing this song? Edit: Adam literally just released a video on how to write a song like this like 5 seconds after I asked this. Well, that was fast, thanks Adam!
@@georgerussell2947 I get what you're saying, but it's not wrong to refer to them as triplets. Each main pulse is subdivided into three, so if you feel it that way, which I do, they are triplets. It is true that you could say a bar is nine notes and refer to them as nontuplets, but I don't think that is as accurate, at least it's not the way I feel this meter.
@@Hennu_TRM you can feel it either way really as Adam himself showed, either as triplets in 3/4 or nontuplets in 4/4, I personally feel the triplets like you do.
I apologize for my ignorance, but why? What happens on January 7? I'm also asking because my birthday is on that day :D Also, hello, I know you! You're that bassist I subscribed to some time ago. Nice to see you here!
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@@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179 Jan 7 2019 I think was the date of this EP release show
There’s an automated track running from the laptop on the synth. If you look the bass (pls don’t be mad I don’t know that instrument) player plays the synth a couple times but he has to play his instrument, too.
Even though I love the animations Ben Levin made for the studio recording, I have to say watching you playing it live is IMO twice as better. Maybe I have a bias towards it because my favorite version of Sequence Start is the one you did Live with MIDI-controlled visuals. Watching you both recreate the whole sound live has is own kind of magic, and if you combine that astonishingly beautiful performance with a incredible mixing (Specially on the drums and bass) is a combination hard to defeat. Thanks for existing.
I don't know what this says about me, but I wasn't too sure what I thought about this piece when I heard the original video recording on Adam's channel. I knew that it was called "Drunk", so even I realised that the lurching sense of dissonance and chaos was deliberate. I just didn't know whether I liked it. Now I've SEEN you play it, though, I love it. It's great. I have a much clearer sense of its structure, purpose, and aesthetic. Guess, I'm an inadequate listener or something, but, yes, watching the performance really helped me to interpret and appreciate the sounds I was hearing. Thanks, Shawn!
Same for me, I just scrubbed throu the Animated Video, but didn't quite got a hold of it what it was all about. I did not really catch the tune ... But seeing it live performed makes really a huge difference.
This is legitimately one of my favorite songs. I listen to it daily. It scratches every tension and release, tone, technicality, and rhythm itch I have. Good job boys.
For me these rhythms actually feel pretty natural. inb4 alcoholic, but I'm busy with rhythms for the biggest part of the day (drummers curse I guess), and I also love to tap along with music in odd timings that somehow still feel to make sense.
You should dive into Indian music, the rhythms used there also feel odd and irregular to our western ear, but are (very) well developed, complex and intricate (and difficult to master :)).
same here my dude, i end up playing in odd time time signatures a lot of the time because it's so fun to experience the different sort of rhythms that come up that i would've never otherwise thought of
I really love some of the little bass licks Adam plays in this version that's not on the studio version. Very talented you guys and love your vids Adam!
This is just fucking amazing!!!! I can't get enough of this!! Props to Shawn for those nearly impossible drum patterns, and also to Adam for those amazing details like the distorted vocals, the amazing arpeggios, etc...Incredible work guys!
I can tell Adam plays lightly with his right hand (pause) because the tone he uses, I feel like it wouldn't work with a harder touch. Really great and precise playing!
the more I listen to this, the more I understand it and like it. I rarely like music that has a charged, heavy, messy sound but this song is such a flawless union of chaos and order, imprecision and perfection.
I would really like to see the sheet music for this. I've been drumming for a year and a half and I don't exactly understand how you're feeling/counting this. I think trying something like this could be a great opportunity to learn new things.
When watching/listening to this I feel like I’m watching people way smarter than me having a very intricate musical conversation with words way outside my vocabulary. It’s very fascinating. Truthfully at first listen/glance it was a little difficult for me to enjoy, but after watching Adam’s video and having a better understanding of what’s going on in the song I definitely have a greater appreciation for it and find it more enjoyable since I feel like I’ve been a little more informed on this musical conversation. I really like the ideas and concepts being expressed, it was just hard for me to catch on to and understand intuitively. But very nice work!
I just saw Sungazer live, and yep, it's like being in a room full of people who are way smarter than you, talking about things you barely understand, but they're nice enough to pause and help you keep up now and then. I left the show with my brain buzzing with new ideas, all trying to connect with each other.
That intro really feels drunk. Interesting move from the "grid" of standard 4/4 time. This opens up a massive world of musical creativity. You guys are keeping this very tight despite the rhythmic challenges. Nice job - creative, different and fun to listen to.
I was just talking with a buddy the other day about how I was itching for some 'new' sounds to be excited about. This shares a lot of elements with the types of music I listen to but it feels 'new,' at least to me. I also love the story behind the vocal samples and the song definitely carries the legacy of the original in a forward direction. I want more. I NEED more!
I can't begin to tell you how much I like this song! This is definitely one of my all-time favourites. Since I discovered it, I replay this song weekly multiple times! This is in my opinion one of the coolest and most progressive tracks I've ever heard. It's complicated and all, but it's also really catchy. If I get asked what I listen to, this is almost always the song I send them the first. Just an absolute masterpiece! Fun fact: everyone I've shown this video to, regardless of genre tastes has liked this so far! They might not listen to it themselves, but they have absolutely no problem with it being played. They all appreciate the art, and the skills, and the catchiness of this tune! I never get tired of this song!
Oooof that's really trippy and really good. Not the music you would dance to, but get drunk and contemplate life and phylosophy ^^ Has a tom waits vibe to it
This is certainly my new source of inspiration for music and my own music making. Incredible, such a unique sound, please keep this up. Very inspiring! Thank you.
Brilliant harmony, rythms and well balanced music form,guys. You are great.I liked it so much.I wish you to keep your creativity this way as long as possible.
I keep coming back to this vid and Dream of Mahjong from time to time and am consistently blown awayyy!!! These and Adams and your own music analysis vids are excellent! When Covid is over, can you guys come gig The Baked Potato in Los Angeles? That’s my go to spot when I’m in LA and I miss it more than most things right now. Some serious talents been on that stage before and I think you guys are right up there! You’d impress a lot of people for sure!!! Peace! -Igor (LA native, currently hiding near Asheville, NC)
I am so glad for Adam Neely's video about of the song (I know Shawn, you may be tired about hearing his name), because I never would figured it out at all. I've never be able to play it, mind you. But it's a brilliant example of "music is the space between notes". Taking four bars of 3/4 with a triplet feel but very carefully picking each note out each bar to make a off kilter 4/4 feeling slow groove is just top level stuff in theory, but more impressive, the execution works.
I am sitting in a 3m x 2m room contemplating my life decisions whilst consuming copyous amounts of whisky and listening to this piece. It is truily a soundtrack to drunkards depression.
The Sungazer, Vol. 2 EP is out! Listen to it here: spoti.fi/2sbNXEr
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Is there a way to listen to Sungazer somewhere but Spotify? It's not availible in my Country and your band is unique, I really want to listen to your music
@@WhaleInTheSkies Bandcamp
@@WhaleInTheSkies also Googleplay music I believe
How do you remember all those syncopated notes???? Like ur a frikkin god!!!!
This piece is like the exact moment when you breach the thin line between being gleefully drunk and the depressive state of life contemplation.
Omg. Exactly! Hahaha
I concur
For me that is the line between being drunk and being sober.
(I am ALWAYS a happy drunk.)
Is that all there is?
for me it's like oh im fine and drunk then i want to puke and life sucks then again i'm fine and drunk
Also, question for you and Adam: how did you go about writing this song?
Edit: Adam literally just released a video on how to write a song like this like 5 seconds after I asked this. Well, that was fast, thanks Adam!
What video is it?
@@isetmfriendsofire th-cam.com/video/9MzKx0fKg5o/w-d-xo.html
He reuploded it today 1 year later. AGAIN.
no way i’m falling for your shit
1:37 That bass lick is so goodddddd
Surely it is. On the other hand it is so "that typical low-fi neosoul chord" )
Maj 7 I think
@@somekindofworm probably sampled to death already for good reason
Damn that bass tone is sexy. Also, the triplets are insane.
Nontuplets*
@@georgerussell2947 I get what you're saying, but it's not wrong to refer to them as triplets. Each main pulse is subdivided into three, so if you feel it that way, which I do, they are triplets. It is true that you could say a bar is nine notes and refer to them as nontuplets, but I don't think that is as accurate, at least it's not the way I feel this meter.
@@Hennu_TRM you can feel it either way really as Adam himself showed, either as triplets in 3/4 or nontuplets in 4/4, I personally feel the triplets like you do.
9:4 polyrhythm or something
Watching Neely just RIP on his bass brings me joy.
Dustin Clark Rest In Peace Adam we miss you, oh wait that’s not what you meant
I'll never get over this drum groove at 0:46
Those 808’s on the drums are SO badass
You can totally see the red in Adam's cheeks from the wine. Haha
Wine is love
Wine is life
I do redden from alcohol too, we just can't hide it!
So much for the "play sober" advice. Ha!
Literally thought this exact same thing
Performong music sober is almost always the best choice, but writing music on the other hand...
@@sydnnywartelle8541 Musicians the world over disagree with you.
Flacid House tell that to primus, they make most of there music on hallucinogens
@@MaladyKayjo Well that isn't true and you don't know what you're talking about.
These two videos for Drunk are getting me so damn excited for January 7...
Same!!
I apologize for my ignorance, but why? What happens on January 7?
I'm also asking because my birthday is on that day :D
Also, hello, I know you! You're that bassist I subscribed to some time ago. Nice to see you here!
@@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179 Jan 7 2019 I think was the date of this EP release show
@@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179 hey birthday twin
pretty crazy that this is only two people, it totally sounds like a trio. Great job, and hella inspiring, especially after Adam's recent video.
Well, part of that trio sound is because of the synth playback. They're still super talented, though.
There’s an automated track running from the laptop on the synth. If you look the bass (pls don’t be mad I don’t know that instrument) player plays the synth a couple times but he has to play his instrument, too.
@@jeim376 Bro it's literally called a bass, you're good
1:04 Adam's beast mode activated.
Even though I love the animations Ben Levin made for the studio recording, I have to say watching you playing it live is IMO twice as better. Maybe I have a bias towards it because my favorite version of Sequence Start is the one you did Live with MIDI-controlled visuals.
Watching you both recreate the whole sound live has is own kind of magic, and if you combine that astonishingly beautiful performance with a incredible mixing (Specially on the drums and bass) is a combination hard to defeat.
Thanks for existing.
"After chugging the wine... Classy move Adam."
- Adam Neely
I don't know what this says about me, but I wasn't too sure what I thought about this piece when I heard the original video recording on Adam's channel. I knew that it was called "Drunk", so even I realised that the lurching sense of dissonance and chaos was deliberate. I just didn't know whether I liked it. Now I've SEEN you play it, though, I love it. It's great. I have a much clearer sense of its structure, purpose, and aesthetic. Guess, I'm an inadequate listener or something, but, yes, watching the performance really helped me to interpret and appreciate the sounds I was hearing. Thanks, Shawn!
GhostontheMoor i had the exact same thought! I didn’t expect I would enjoy this as much as I did
Same for me, I just scrubbed throu the Animated Video, but didn't quite got a hold of it what it was all about. I did not really catch the tune ...
But seeing it live performed makes really a huge difference.
Adam's video explaining the song certainly made this change for me, now I find it so entrancing
Sungazer has a new EP coming on January 7, 2019! You can help us a lot by pre-saving the album on Spotify: bit.ly/2C2iIRN
Is it going to be on Apple music?
V cool as my birthday is on that day! Can't wait to jam it
Yes.@@jacobcomiskey9597
Hi Shawn! Will you by chance release it on bandcamp, the EP?
@@neerithedragon298 Yes, preorder is live on bandcamp now!
It’s so cool how I can almost hear it in both 4/4 and 3/4
The bass tone in this song is amazing.
Hey that guy is my music theory teacher!
you are damn lucky
This is incredible, could hear a whole Concert in this style
the real drum and bass
Flying Lotus vibes
Lukashenko3 heavy hiatus kaiyote / Tigran hamasyan vibes for sure
I'm sorry, you meant Dying Fetus?
Way better than any of those groups
@@Snowbound2643 How?
This song gives off humid summer night vibes. Both relaxing and peaceful but energetic and uncomfortable in a good way i love it so much
drums sound incredible in that space
This shit grooves so hard man
Its physically impossible to not sway to this stone groove
Phenomenal live performance for what seems like a very technical song
dude, you are one of the best drummers I have ever heard in my entire life. Keep up the good fucking work, man.
Drunk - the song that makes you feel exactly that.
somehow, with its nonuplets that feel like non-tuplets.
Stuff never gets old... I still compulsively listen to Sungazer music to this day. I'm hoping you two would make more Sungazer jams!
This is legitimately one of my favorite songs. I listen to it daily. It scratches every tension and release, tone, technicality, and rhythm itch I have. Good job boys.
Adam Neely the modulation part you talked about makes me feel like when you think now you are allright but then once again you want to vomit
One of my favourite pieces of music ever
i'm not sure I hold a vocabulary eclectic enough to be able to describe just how fantastic I find Sungazer's music to be.
3:20
I think the cameraman is drunk too
For me these rhythms actually feel pretty natural. inb4 alcoholic, but I'm busy with rhythms for the biggest part of the day (drummers curse I guess), and I also love to tap along with music in odd timings that somehow still feel to make sense.
haha! i do that too man, just can't help it sometimes. its like taking a little stroll off the beaten path of the song
You should dive into Indian music, the rhythms used there also feel odd and irregular to our western ear, but are (very) well developed, complex and intricate (and difficult to master :)).
@@mire1ac could you give me an artist name except for daler mehndi? :P
same here my dude, i end up playing in odd time time signatures a lot of the time because it's so fun to experience the different sort of rhythms that come up that i would've never otherwise thought of
Same here!
I really love some of the little bass licks Adam plays in this version that's not on the studio version. Very talented you guys and love your vids Adam!
The groove at 2:26 is lovely.
I honestly love this version over the one put in the album ❤
Same honestly!
I love the change-up of minimalism to some crazy bass line or drumming. Tasty!
This is just fucking amazing!!!! I can't get enough of this!! Props to Shawn for those nearly impossible drum patterns, and also to Adam for those amazing details like the distorted vocals, the amazing arpeggios, etc...Incredible work guys!
This video appeared in my "Recommended" videos section. I'm so glad I decided to give it a watch. Brilliant musicianship, wonderful song crafting.
Just ran across this listening to Legs on Earth. This was just outstanding. Chops to spare!! I'm a Drunk fan now.
I can tell Adam plays lightly with his right hand (pause) because the tone he uses, I feel like it wouldn't work with a harder touch. Really great and precise playing!
I'm in love with these live sessions, they sound way more cool with real drumset imo!
Great Bass Tone
A lot tempo changes,tone modulation,FX on your drumset,VST,electric drumpads...BRO AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Wow, you can really hear the 3/4 in both Your and Adam's playing, the subtle accent really cuts through the nontuplet groove.
Yes... This is phenomenal. Absolutely loving the bass tone.
I shall certainly be purchasing the EP tomorrow.
Stunning live version, I love it! And 1:38 best BASS chord possible! You guys are simply fantastic, greetings and hugs from Brazil!
the more I listen to this, the more I understand it and like it. I rarely like music that has a charged, heavy, messy sound but this song is such a flawless union of chaos and order, imprecision and perfection.
That drum sound is fucking killer! I get the shivers when I hear that first snare hit.
This song gave me chills from 2:50 onwards. Great song!
Can't stop listening to this!!!
This song has been a titan in pushing me to work with 5's and 10's. Thank you Shawn and Adam. A weekly jam for me.
Genuinely freaking awesome. Not only is the concept just totally amazing, but so is the playing. You guys are on the forefront of a new era.
Adam Neely totally undersold this one. Flat out masterpiece. I couldn't do this sober..
I would really like to see the sheet music for this. I've been drumming for a year and a half and I don't exactly understand how you're feeling/counting this. I think trying something like this could be a great opportunity to learn new things.
Check Adam Neely's channel, he just put up a whole video about it! (With charts, kinda!)
Someone get June Lee in here
Nine tuplets.. in a triplet feel
Go watch his video
It’s maskin in 4/4 but I’m not sure the actual time sig
When watching/listening to this I feel like I’m watching people way smarter than me having a very intricate musical conversation with words way outside my vocabulary. It’s very fascinating. Truthfully at first listen/glance it was a little difficult for me to enjoy, but after watching Adam’s video and having a better understanding of what’s going on in the song I definitely have a greater appreciation for it and find it more enjoyable since I feel like I’ve been a little more informed on this musical conversation. I really like the ideas and concepts being expressed, it was just hard for me to catch on to and understand intuitively. But very nice work!
I just saw Sungazer live, and yep, it's like being in a room full of people who are way smarter than you, talking about things you barely understand, but they're nice enough to pause and help you keep up now and then. I left the show with my brain buzzing with new ideas, all trying to connect with each other.
That intro really feels drunk. Interesting move from the "grid" of standard 4/4 time. This opens up a massive world of musical creativity. You guys are keeping this very tight despite the rhythmic challenges. Nice job - creative, different and fun to listen to.
dos gos too bad it’s in 3/4 felt as triplets
I was just talking with a buddy the other day about how I was itching for some 'new' sounds to be excited about. This shares a lot of elements with the types of music I listen to but it feels 'new,' at least to me. I also love the story behind the vocal samples and the song definitely carries the legacy of the original in a forward direction. I want more. I NEED more!
this drummer is nutsssss
Shawn you're an absolute best, I have no idea how you manage to play this track. Really hyped for the album!
the first "chord progression"/section gives me chills! Such a chill sound that fits so well :D
I gotta say I love that saturation you added to the 808s in this version. Makes them sound super sexy.
Reminds me of the feeling I get when I listen to Homeshake too....excellent musicians here! Love it!
I can't begin to tell you how much I like this song! This is definitely one of my all-time favourites. Since I discovered it, I replay this song weekly multiple times!
This is in my opinion one of the coolest and most progressive tracks I've ever heard. It's complicated and all, but it's also really catchy.
If I get asked what I listen to, this is almost always the song I send them the first. Just an absolute masterpiece!
Fun fact: everyone I've shown this video to, regardless of genre tastes has liked this so far! They might not listen to it themselves, but they have absolutely no problem with it being played. They all appreciate the art, and the skills, and the catchiness of this tune! I never get tired of this song!
DrUnK swings so good my dad likes it.
1:37 my god, that's so amazing
Shawn Crowder is so good omfg
Oooof that's really trippy and really good. Not the music you would dance to, but get drunk and contemplate life and phylosophy ^^
Has a tom waits vibe to it
Love the sound of those 16" crashes as hi hats.
Feels like a wonderful amalgamation of Jaga Jazzist, Flying Lotus and Thundercat with some 808s, fantastic playing.
This is certainly my new source of inspiration for music and my own music making. Incredible, such a unique sound, please keep this up. Very inspiring! Thank you.
Man, the studio version is good, but THIS, geez. This is so much better.
Very impressive music Shawn. Jewel found - confirmed. Thanks!
This is SOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So on point. One of the best pieces I've heard in years.
It’s stock in my head since i first listen to it! Congrats on that amazing song!
Wow, what is this magic? Really just wonderful.
pfiiiiiiiiiiuuuuuu rythmes makes me feel so high !! great job!!
hypnotizingly good!
Fantastic production! Love the dark lighting, colours and slow moving camera! Perfectly augments the music
You can hear the influence Benny greb has on your playing and I love it!
I love this song so much and im definitely addicted to the feelings and colours it gives me
Brilliant harmony, rythms and well balanced music form,guys. You are great.I liked it so much.I wish you to keep your creativity this way as long as possible.
I prefer this over the studio version. Both versions are stellar though, looking forward for the new ep
Sounds like Shobaleader One (AKA Squarepusher) at times. Specially in those bass sections, like something out of the Hello Everything album. Awesome!
Kcheesys! pretty amazing. Didn't listened to Jazz kinda stuff for too long, I guess. Time to listen to it now....
I like this version just a little bit better
I keep coming back to this vid and Dream of Mahjong from time to time and am consistently blown awayyy!!! These and Adams and your own music analysis vids are excellent!
When Covid is over, can you guys come gig The Baked Potato in Los Angeles? That’s my go to spot when I’m in LA and I miss it more than most things right now. Some serious talents been on that stage before and I think you guys are right up there! You’d impress a lot of people for sure!!!
Peace!
-Igor (LA native, currently hiding near Asheville, NC)
Wow, what a captivating feel. I just want to sway "drunkenly". Sick!
Really digging the ambience of the mic setup on the drums, and of the space in general. Fantastic set!
Wow what the DAMN!
I am so glad for Adam Neely's video about of the song (I know Shawn, you may be tired about hearing his name), because I never would figured it out at all. I've never be able to play it, mind you. But it's a brilliant example of "music is the space between notes". Taking four bars of 3/4 with a triplet feel but very carefully picking each note out each bar to make a off kilter 4/4 feeling slow groove is just top level stuff in theory, but more impressive, the execution works.
Dude, you're one hell of a drummer, glad I found your channel, I fucking love your style.
I love how well recorded and mixed this is
I am sitting in a 3m x 2m room contemplating my life decisions whilst consuming copyous amounts of whisky and listening to this piece. It is truily a soundtrack to drunkards depression.
YES!