For real. One of those albums that makes you fall in love with music again if you're getting burnt out on it. Was in uni for music and was sort of at that point when I found it.
Preach. My favorite record of all time, IMO the greatest record of all time. Listened to it on repeat when I ran my first ultramarathon. It was a spiritual experience.
I know exoplanet is about space travel and all, but this album musically is alien to me. I cannot comprehend how someone can create this arrangement. This album feels like the drums were written first and then everything else was added. Beyond incredible!!
I was super bummed with COVID. We were supposed to see them with Haken and Devin Townsend...Haken and Contortionist are probably my two favorite bands and Devy is a genius!
I know you don't have mega subs yet or views, but the fact that you did this makes me pray to God to say I'm thankful; it's my favorite content on youtube in ages. I needed this-I literally play it on repeat haha
You made me pick up a bass after being a guitar guy for so long, thanks for the upload! Greatly enjoyed. Hope to see you guys back on tour in Canada again :)
I love the wholesome stream chatting with band family members lol. You all seem like super swell guys and I hope to see you out on the road again someday soon. Would love to chat and pick your brains for a bit if time allowed too. Keep up the great work, looking forward to what you guys have in store for the future. Peace!
Oh man thank you so much for doing a playthrough for us! I love your playing so much, so many tasty fills, everything fits so nicely, it's not lacking anything and it's not too much. Love your work dude you're amazing ❤
What’s up man... new subscriber... this is probably gonna be a long mag lol I only recently stumbled upon The Contortionist since I tend to fall down TH-cam rabbit holes often but I find a lot of good bands that way so I ain’t mad about it lol great playing first if all. I am a lifelong bass player as well. I started playing guitar when I was 8 but always wanted to play drums and one day I was compelled to buy a shitty $200 bass and it just felt like home, since I always wanted to be rhythm section and could physically play a guitar already so i took to it immediately. I first started playing live when I was 16, in a thrash band called mortician down here in Miami, fl. Always been a metal head but I’ve played in Afro Cuban funk bands, rock, etc, most recently the metal core band, they might be zombies, who recently got signed to Combat Records, 6 months after I left them. Go figure lol how do you like those Tobias basses? I like how there isn’t much taper to them. The first fret and 24th aren’t much different. I play 89-91 Warwick streamers pretty much. Rhere was no stage 1 and 2 at that point. That’s pretty specific but I’ve played later year models after the company went worldwide but there is just something missing lol it definitely makes it difficult to acquire “new” basses but I have a 4, 5, and 6 string of them so all I’m missing is a fretless. Those original streamers are what would later be called the stage 1, since they have the broader neck which is what I prefer. The other main question I have for you is when you find yourself having to play fast 16th notes, as a finger style player (I am exclusively as well), sometimes it’s just too fast for the right hand... so do you use and up and down stroke with one finger in those cases, or do you do a thumb/index version? I see you use your thumb a lot so I thought maybe that’s what you do. I’m also a little different in that I’m proficient with my ring finger as well. I can use all 3 fingers pretty independently and that comes in handy, but when it’s REALLY fast 16th notes, for obvious reasons it can get a little tough to play with consistent volume across all 3 fingers. It works great for bands like Iron Maiden of course with all the triplets, and ironically Steve Harris uses only 2 fingers for the most part from what I understand. I’ve met him but didn’t get the chance to ask him lol anyway, that’s about it for now. Loved watching this play through. Come on rockin out Dameon
Can anyone explain all the quick/often tone knob work during Language 1 & 2? Seems like more than just general tone adjustments, like it’s specific to the riffs.
Yeah, alright I'm not a bass player but I've never seen anyone play with "Bass Stank face" but at the same time servicing such incredible melody in his parts. How he manages to fill so much open space but not over crowd what's being played. I found this band from a former band member and friend who told me he thought he found "The sound you've been looking for". Since I was in middle school (Before ever picking up an instrument in the early 2000's) I would wake up every morning with this sound in my head that wouldn't go away and I knew I would try to form a band someday to try and get that sound out. I came close a lot of times but the other members never came together, but this is it. This is what it would have sounded like and it gives me chills like you wouldn't believe every time I hear it, and that's just.. Yeah.. Incredible. I hope you guys continue with this band and for god sakes don't split up. This stuff is going to become music that students study in 80 years and I'll hold on that bet. These albums are classics in the making. Much Love. -Neptune
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Probably one of the most important albums of my life, amazing band, thank u for this dude. Much love from Portugal.
For real. One of those albums that makes you fall in love with music again if you're getting burnt out on it. Was in uni for music and was sort of at that point when I found it.
Same for me
Preach. My favorite record of all time, IMO the greatest record of all time. Listened to it on repeat when I ran my first ultramarathon. It was a spiritual experience.
I know exoplanet is about space travel and all, but this album musically is alien to me. I cannot comprehend how someone can create this arrangement. This album feels like the drums were written first and then everything else was added. Beyond incredible!!
Love the way the band follows the bassline back in after the bridge in Thrive. Such amazing work and composition
The Source - 11:28
Language I: Intuition - 14:04
Language II: Conspire - 19:28
Integration - 26:43
Thrive - 33:45
Primordial Sound 42:09
Arise - 48:37
Ebb & Flow - 53:35
The Parable - 1:02:12
Whoa … WTF
I forgot Arise was even a song lmao
Thank you
ABSOLUTELY MOST INFLUENTIAL RECORD OF THE LAST DECADE IF NOT MORE
Never been so hype to randomly find a vid
Fuck yeah, I’m so glad you uploaded this to TH-cam.
me too
Glad the algorithm brought this to me!! Needs more views!
Dude! You're a BEAST! Your bass in this album is something out of this world, i fucking love it
If he can do playthroughs of the first 2 Scale the Summit albums, I'll live happily ever after.
Please 🙏
Legend. Can't wait to see you guys on tour again..someday
I was super bummed with COVID. We were supposed to see them with Haken and Devin Townsend...Haken and Contortionist are probably my two favorite bands and Devy is a genius!
@@ckokomo808 I caught that tour in Atlanta just days before it was cut short. These guys are so good live.
That polymeter thing with the muted note on 29:42 is pretty insane
Yeah noticed that too like doing 5s with muted notes and playing 4s. Pretty nice way to count haha
So sick man, thanks for uploading this!!!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Magnificent playing and a mesmerizing album.
I know you don't have mega subs yet or views, but the fact that you did this makes me pray to God to say I'm thankful; it's my favorite content on youtube in ages. I needed this-I literally play it on repeat haha
That was amazing, thank you for this👊🏾👌🏾
Thank you for uploading this to TH-cam. I miss live music so much. Take care brother
Great playing, awesome to hear these great parts higher in the mix 👍👏
Love your work man, please never stop!
Thank you so much for this. You’re an absolute inspiration and I can play these songs from watching you play them
You’re such an awesome player! Can’t wait till you guys can tour again.
Arise and Ebb&Flow were epic!!! Thanks for sharing with the YT community
This is really really cool of you to have done :) thank you xx
Seeing you guys in Chicago tomorrow and can't wait - This playthrough is the best! Keep it up!
You made me pick up a bass after being a guitar guy for so long, thanks for the upload! Greatly enjoyed. Hope to see you guys back on tour in Canada again :)
Amazing! Thanks for sharing Jordan.
I can’t believe imma get to see the entire exoplanet and language albums live soon!
I love you Jordan! So glad youre in a happy home.
So sick. I hope one day bass tab books will be available for all of your albums
Language show in Grand Rapids was cancelled, so I'm settling for this instead. This is amazing, thank you!
So fucking dope to watch. Thanks for sharing, Jordan! Hope to catch another one of these live through Twitch :)
I love the wholesome stream chatting with band family members lol. You all seem like super swell guys and I hope to see you out on the road again someday soon. Would love to chat and pick your brains for a bit if time allowed too. Keep up the great work, looking forward to what you guys have in store for the future. Peace!
it's nice to watch this video, after hearing the album. it's a great album for me. all the songs are pleasant to hear
Oh man thank you so much for doing a playthrough for us! I love your playing so much, so many tasty fills, everything fits so nicely, it's not lacking anything and it's not too much.
Love your work dude you're amazing ❤
Ohhh mannn 31:20 goddamn 😤
SO sick! cant wait to see yall after covid!
Amazing playthrough
Great music
your music changed my life
Favorite Bassist in metal right now. Keep thumpin and bass facing
Absolute legend.
This is incredible.
What’s up man... new subscriber... this is probably gonna be a long mag lol I only recently stumbled upon The Contortionist since I tend to fall down TH-cam rabbit holes often but I find a lot of good bands that way so I ain’t mad about it lol great playing first if all. I am a lifelong bass player as well. I started playing guitar when I was 8 but always wanted to play drums and one day I was compelled to buy a shitty $200 bass and it just felt like home, since I always wanted to be rhythm section and could physically play a guitar already so i took to it immediately. I first started playing live when I was 16, in a thrash band called mortician down here in Miami, fl. Always been a metal head but I’ve played in Afro Cuban funk bands, rock, etc, most recently the metal core band, they might be zombies, who recently got signed to Combat Records, 6 months after I left them. Go figure lol how do you like those Tobias basses? I like how there isn’t much taper to them. The first fret and 24th aren’t much different. I play 89-91 Warwick streamers pretty much. Rhere was no stage 1 and 2 at that point. That’s pretty specific but I’ve played later year models after the company went worldwide but there is just something missing lol it definitely makes it difficult to acquire “new” basses but I have a 4, 5, and 6 string of them so all I’m missing is a fretless. Those original streamers are what would later be called the stage 1, since they have the broader neck which is what I prefer. The other main question I have for you is when you find yourself having to play fast 16th notes, as a finger style player (I am exclusively as well), sometimes it’s just too fast for the right hand... so do you use and up and down stroke with one finger in those cases, or do you do a thumb/index version? I see you use your thumb a lot so I thought maybe that’s what you do. I’m also a little different in that I’m proficient with my ring finger as well. I can use all 3 fingers pretty independently and that comes in handy, but when it’s REALLY fast 16th notes, for obvious reasons it can get a little tough to play with consistent volume across all 3 fingers. It works great for bands like Iron Maiden of course with all the triplets, and ironically Steve Harris uses only 2 fingers for the most part from what I understand. I’ve met him but didn’t get the chance to ask him lol anyway, that’s about it for now. Loved watching this play through. Come on rockin out
Dameon
Tremendo vieja!!! ..aguante!! ..alto bajista
Very cool man loved it !!! 😎
mamabaca got the boys' back!
Please come back to toledo. That show was the best performance I’ve ever seen!
The most important vid on the internet
Dude, I thought I saw you wearing a Carrie Nation shirt in another video. Fuck yeah!
God damn this album so fire
Language 2: Special Low Frequency Version
Un saludo desde Villa Tesei (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
such musical taste
That was sick A.F.!!!!
Really excellent to see, Jordan! Curious, which model BTB are you rocking here?
sound´s tight
so fucking good
All hail the algorithm!
dope...thank you
Hit em with the BWOH BWOH
What kinda bass is that brother? Bro your like ine if my fav bass. Players around.. your phrasing is fkn awesome!!! Love you bro...
god I f*cking love having ears
Respect
Jordan can you persuade Joey to do the same with drums?
OOOOOOO spicy
Can anyone explain all the quick/often tone knob work during Language 1 & 2? Seems like more than just general tone adjustments, like it’s specific to the riffs.
Yeah, alright I'm not a bass player but I've never seen anyone play with "Bass Stank face" but at the same time servicing such incredible melody in his parts. How he manages to fill so much open space but not over crowd what's being played.
I found this band from a former band member and friend who told me he thought he found "The sound you've been looking for".
Since I was in middle school (Before ever picking up an instrument in the early 2000's) I would wake up every morning with this sound in my head that wouldn't go away and I knew I would try to form a band someday to try and get that sound out. I came close a lot of times but the other members never came together, but this is it. This is what it would have sounded like and it gives me chills like you wouldn't believe every time I hear it, and that's just.. Yeah.. Incredible.
I hope you guys continue with this band and for god sakes don't split up. This stuff is going to become music that students study in 80 years and I'll hold on that bet. These albums are classics in the making.
Much Love.
-Neptune
👏👏👏
Thrive is so god damn good
what kind of bass and gear? Amazing tone- reminds me of Adam Nolly - amazing
Damn
Clairvoyant full playthrough next? = )
did you watch the video? i think not
Very zesty!
Dude, You look like Steven Tyler!
Question about the btb! Why are you using that instead of the grooveline? Are there bigg difference between the 2 basses besides the pick ups?
Which model BTB is that
who wrote the bass on this album btw? Its just incredible. I wish more bands had bass writing like this
Rob Baca the guitarist.
king shit
What are the chances I can buy these gp5 files from you
27:15 bEST tRACK eVA
Like, Sub & Congrats!!!
What kind of basses does this man play ?
Ibanez, a BTB model in this video but he's also played ATK, SR and Grooveline models including a custom Grooveline
“Who wants to see base all the time”
@Davie504
See sh*t like this is why I quit playing bass