Jeff Mills | The Bells | Breakdown
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I saw Jeff playing in 99 in Madrid for first time and he blew the foocking roof off! Totally insane beats on 3 turntables and the 909. Those were definitely the days ❤
Absoutely brilliant breakdown of this tune - I saw Jeff Play this in a club '96 . Three decks a drum machine and a sampler - He was known as the three deck wizard - not such a big deal now with CDJ s but with Vinyl it was far different - would swing the pitches wildly from record to record but made that part of the sound - a bit like Jimmy Hendrix and feedback I always thought - I'm pretty sure some of the sound elements of this tune were on seperate records on each deck and mixed because the pitch shifting was really obvious in the fidget part also - it slowed down and sped up to sync I seem to remember - and it was played as a live jam without the rigid structure of the recorded tune. It also went on for about 20 minutes with the elements being dropped in and pulled out at will - Very memorable.
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The Definition of Less Is More.
I love hearing your enthusiasm as much as your insight.
Glad you do :) Thanks for that comment. Did you want midi files or anything?
@@alexwilcoxx Where can I listen to your release Response?
Naré Lis so I’m Alex Wilcox - the label-head/content creator of RESPONSE. If you type in my name on any streaming platform then you’ll see it :)
DAMN I NEED MORE OF THESE BREAKDOWN VIDEOS! SO HELPFUL FOR ARRANGEMENT PROCESS.
this was really nice, thank you
For sure :) thanks for watching - give it a subscribe if you want to catch the next ones :)
Love this
Really interesting video talking about the arrangement!
Glad you dig :)
Great video and break down, the bells are spot on to the original.
thanks to you I understand better! thank you
Great breakdown. I really enjoyed it, hope you do some more. Regarding the ride coming in just one measure after the hi-hat, I think it's likely that Jeff just played this live on his 909 and just unmuted the ride channel a little later than the hat channel. As far as the synths go, I'm pretty sure it's two different synths. The one you have as Bell 1 was an FM which apparently it's a DX-100.The one that's Bell 2 sounds more like an analog synth of some kind.. maybe an SH-101 / MC-101 or a TB-303. If you listen closely to the recording you can hear both the Bell 1 and Bell 2 tracks simultaneously.
Interesting - will listen again, and am doing at least two a week :)
I'll listen again to hear them both playing simultaneously - thanks for the comment and insight!
I think it's just a delay due to the time it takes him to move his hand to the ride level from the hat level. When you watch him play he usually has his opposite hand control the step sequencer
nice! thanks for the vid
I remember hearing this at voodoo Liverpool 98 when it was new a classic techno stomper
impressive rebuild in Ableton! Got my interest on Patreon.
Thanks for this video! Great explanation and format! I have a few suggestions:
- A short introduction to the artist, song, history, context and time of the song. Like which impact the track had or has. Bit more info than in this video
- If you stop and talk about something please make sure we had enough time to hear it or play it again (like the ride part at around 1:10)
- Please less 'jokes' or 'memes' like the pictures of the big guy with a lot of hair. Your format is interesting on its own and really doesn't need such distractions
- If there's something rising or falling maybe you could draw some automation in your DAW so it is easier to see for the viewers
- It would be great to zoom out a bit more. I think it's better to see more structure of the song than the notes of the track.
- Maybe it is possible to not zoom and move so much, a bit less casual and nervous explanation
- When there's a change in the track maybe you could say after how many bars or time the variation comes and not just say 'there's a change'
- Please don't ask to subscribe too often. I find that really annoying and people will subscribe because your format is good and not because you kept nagging them to do so
- The summary at the end of the song is great! Maybe you could show the whole structure and all tracks and then summarize the general structure of the song one last time.
Again, thanks for your video and I'm looking forward to what's coming next :)
I appreciate you taking the time to write out ideas for improvement. I've read your post and have given some of your ideas some thought. That's Reggie Watts! He's really funny and is known for making comedic tracks through looping his voice. Which is why I threw him in there when I made sounds with mine lol.
Fuck that guy. Keep doing what ure doing bro.
this started out like some good critisizml, then it got turned into this guys pet peeves hahhahhaaha
Two thumbs up 👍 👍
Yeah of course Jeff Mills play Bells live for sure ! That where are the magic !
Hello and congrats on this extremely useful tutorial! Ive followed your accounts and sent you an email about the ableton file!!! congrats again!
Might Ave been released in 96 but he was playing it 94/95
the promo was released late '96, but he had been playing it since 1993.
Very randomly found this video but it was super helpful. Thanks
For sure! How'd you find it? Also, if you're into it, down to subscribe? Will be releasing more :) Have about 10 or so that I released recently too :)
@@alexwilcoxx You did indeed get my subscribe :D You walking through the rationale of how the song was arranged was really great and seeing the off-beat layering was cool. I kind of wish I had access to your project file just to know what the exact MIDI was and what that kick drum sample was (assuming since this was Jeff this was a 909 kick with the resonance kicked up quite a bit). Personally though, I think a lot of videos over-emphasize the specific sounds whereas what I liked about yours was talking more about why certain sounds / pieces of the track fit together.
How was the fidget make ? Cool video btw
I believe there is also a slight volume automation on the claps
yes, jeff mills is known for doing the 909 live @2:00
For the love of god any of the Basic Channel BCD-2 songs. Just to take out the guesswork for you, how about Phylyps Track I? It might be a super long video but I'd watch it however long the video is.
Oh trust me - that one is coming soon
The stuff coming in at weird, not quantized to bars, points. Is probably down to the fact that I expect a lot of these tracks were mixed down to DAT [or two track tape] live. So he'd have different instruments/machines on different channels on a desk. Then he'd bring them in and out at different points throughout the track. We only had computers [frequently Atari ST's] that were only sequencers back then [Cubase, Notator], not the fully fledged DAW's we use today. So we needed another way of recording what was coming through the desk [multitrack or stereo tape, or digital audio tape]. You could absolutely plan everything out to the bar in a sequencer, but some people still liked the live feel of mixing it on the fly, you could get happy accidents and a more humanized feel doing it that way.
Absolutely, live recording off the desk, decisions being made based on what feels good rather than conforming to a regimented grid on a sequencer. Many techno/house producers did this, particularly in Detroit and Chicago. Take a listen to 1990s Underground Resistance/Red Planet for instance, Mike Banks was not using a computer and nor were many others, often by choice (and at times lack of budget); they 'played' those tracks. As you say those quirks and inconsistencies can bring something which might not be apparent to the casual listener that adds life to the interplay of sounds.
OK the Bell thing is 2 synths playing the same line at the same time but he keep muting then 'top' mine so you only hear the quieter line on its own, you can watch the exhibitionist 2 on utube to see how he records
Jeff said he wants the sounds to have a conversation, to be taking to each other.
It's coming up to christmas, everyone has to go and check out the Jingle Bells version of this track, it's perfect
Is there a tutorial out there how to make such rolling hats? Almost christmas like😂
Your track breakdowns are really good! Could you do one for Ame - Rej ? It's incredibly hard to figure out what's going on in that track
Thank you - I haven't heard the track, will keep it in mind though! Have a little list of one's I'm getting to first, but I'm making at least two a week, so be ready for more!
I'll listen to that track today :)
@@alexwilcoxx I'm mentioning it because it's like one or the quintessential berlin/minimal tracks of the 2000s and would fit right in with your Paul kalkbrenner video, check it out :)
Chabaprops look forward to it :)
Ame - Rej was already kind of done by Yalcin: th-cam.com/video/rHVH4Bz5h5Y/w-d-xo.html
is there a download link for the midi files or project file?
You can shoot me an email at wilcox.alex@me.com, though I think you may have already done that
This video is amazing! Is there anyway to get the project file/midi?
You can email me wilcox.alex@me.com
@@alexwilcoxxjust did 😊
I think your video could be more interesting if you had show what vsts/plugins, devices, you use.
Hey Alex, thanks for the vid, it’s great!
May I have the midi files of this project? I just sent you an email and didn’t get a response
of course! hmmm - I don't see the email though, can you try again? wilcox.alex@me.com
@@alexwilcoxx great, thanks. Just sent you another email - let me know you received it (maybe check the spam as well?)
How the heck did you recreate it? Is there like certain VSTs and stuff like that?
He didn't recreate it. He just mapped the midis for visualisation purposes. The top track is the original audio which you will see in the recording from time to time
@@goonerboy93 i know, that's from a year ago lmao
@@goonerboy93but how did he get the midi notes though?
@@djpopcorn that's what I'm saying, there's no midi. You can see the top track in Ableton is the track in full. He is just using the "midi" for illustrative purposes so we can learn how the track is structured, when each element is added/removed etc.
@@goonerboy93 ah yes i understand now. Although I was still hoping we'd be able to hear his rhythm of the midi notes on his own sound.
This is pretty sick and pretty close. Could you share the synths preset? Thank you
Dude he only has the midi, no presets/synths and only audio from the normal track in the first channel ;) Its an arrangement breakdown.
Also mind his CPU ;)
@@lucianbloemhard5685 I thought he was doing stem breakdowns, because there are volume levels for each track.
Thank You for this video !
Do You know the chords of this track, please ?
The bassline, bell 1 & 2 melody and fidget keys...
Thank You,
Vincent
I want to know as well :)
Call and response comes from influences from African music.
The Bassline is lifted from MORODER’s I Feel Love.
Wow the original is on top
the bell section with the call and response sounds like a toggle between two filters.
Drexciya Davy Jones Locker
It's early jeff mills ov course this it was a live take. Great vid tho
I was at this party, and Jesus Christ.. Jeff is amazing!! th-cam.com/video/VWlcVRmfUXo/w-d-xo.html
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