I hope more of these get made. I think that this is an awesome combination of two instruments I love: Sitar and and western bowed string instruments. I hope this becomes a major instrument.
Amazing things can happen when dedication and purpose collide with passion. An incredible accomplishment and a sonically wonderful instrument. This gentleman is to be commended! danny brooks
My brother introduced me to Mark Deutsch's music back in 2003. I think it's absolutely amazing. There's something very...well primal's not the word... but earthy and grounded about the bazantar. The vibrations move through you. It's so lovely to see a video of him playing the bazantar. And to the person who thought making an electric one...you like yanni, don't you? Making it electric would make it suck.
Incredibly beautiful and amazing, such a coverage of sound, emotion, and ambiance. Strength beyond the realm, an adventure with every moment. Thank you sir for sharing.
who is stopping you from tuning it however you want? It's a amazing design and good starting point for numerous of ideas and musical solutions. How can you not appreciate such a genuine design?
@RobertSHilton I talked with Mark at a concert several months ago and asked about tuning. You are correct, it stays in proper turn for months at a time.
Yes! For the longest of time, I had thought like 5 double basses and cellos were in there, but all along it was 1 Bazantar, 1 shakuhachi and 1 hurdy gurdy! Amazing stuff. Ubisoft Montreal'd choir is also amazingly good. The knight parts have this emotional eerieness and Viking parts have Epic vocals too.
it´s often a pain when the strings that vibrate sympathetically aren´t tuned in a way that works with the main strings. what makes sitars etc. (and the bazantar) so awesome-sounding with the sympathetic strings, is the fact that they´re tuned to vibrate harmonically with the played strings. which is what makes the lovely drone you hear in the video :)
I especially liked your comment about learning the pitches while sleeping. When I first started to study, I had an auto-reverse recorder that would play mono 4 tracks, one at a time, at 1-7/8ips. With a 3600ft tape reel, that was almost exactly 24 hrs, so I put morning, afternoon, eve, late nite ragas in order and just left it running. (Todi really DOES feel different at 5AM...) Anyway, nice work. I'd like to hear more.
Interesting idea. I recently restrung my double bass with stings if fifths instead of fourths, ADGC, it has two advantages, one I can get to low C1 on a four string, and two the subtle harmonics really help.
I have a bass and a 6 year old brother...he's always rotating the machine head's, and I feel bored by tuning it one more time, but now everytime he do that I will feel happy and think "it's so good that I don't have a Bazantar"
I had just been wondering a few days ago - where is Mark and what is he doing now. He is often fairly inactive on Facebook and I live in a different city. I sen him a note, and Hazah! a few days later he is posting things and there are new recordings coming. It is exciting.
Agreed. For one, you never hear vibrato in indian music. As students of indian music, we instead want to really show the exact pitch of the note and, very intentionally, perform andolans, or single fluctuations in the pitch, on occasion. There's more, but that's the first thing that came to mind.
Since he designed it with the sympathetic strings supported in their own stiff frame, it probably stays in tune better than you might think. It sounds great.
Amazing! I can play my bass (looking for a new one), for hours to a drone. I don’t think I’ll ever afford the sympathetic-strings... but where was that footage at the end? Reminds me of a bridge here in Philadelphia. Very inspiring stuff, bass players are the foundational building blocks of good music.
I am pretty sure it is 'Iberian Peninsula' by Francois Rabbath. Have a google :D Rabbath played a lot with indian musicians. I am wondering wether the "teacher" that Mark Deutsch mentions may in fact be Rabbath. But he holds the instrument very differently. Anyway - Regardless this is a haunting and quite beautiful rendition. (if it is a version of that piece).
it's a beautiful instrument, to be sure, and it has a mesmerizing depth. but keep in mind his response may be cultural. the sound of this instrument, while it does touch on some harmonics prominent in Indian music, has a primarily western sound about it, to my ears.
Es un bazantar, instrumento de cuerda hecho a medida e inventado por el músico Marcos Deutsch, quien trabajó en su diseño entre los años 1993 y 1997. Tiene 5 cuerdas comunes y otras 29 que resuenan con un poco de retraso, creando una especie de efecto fantasmagórico
WOW! that sounds awesome (7-8 min.). where can I find tracks were this thing is being put to work? and good luck w/ that patent...I'm sure the Chinese haven't already followed up w/ 70 of these.
at 6:16 he plays a low C and sympathetic strings start firing up. I hear an E somewhere in there, but I thought sympathetic strings were usually tuned to just a big "power chord" on an instrument like this. Is this an exception, is that not how it actually works, or is there some harmonic phenomenon I don't know about? (probably the second haha)
I really want to hear him playing this with a throat singer accompanying him!
I hope more of these get made. I think that this is an awesome combination of two instruments I love: Sitar and and western bowed string instruments. I hope this becomes a major instrument.
That's some of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard.
Gorgeous indeed! The most thrilling instrument I've heard so far. Great stuff.
This moved me to tears. Thankyou so much. a most beautiful instrument indeed.
Mark U R ahead of the time, a pioneer, love your music, be well brother
Amazing things can happen when dedication and purpose collide with passion. An incredible accomplishment and a sonically wonderful instrument. This gentleman is to be commended!
danny brooks
Mark, you are totally amazing. This is a great interview and your playing is fantastic. Go Boy!
My brother introduced me to Mark Deutsch's music back in 2003. I think it's absolutely amazing. There's something very...well primal's not the word... but earthy and grounded about the bazantar. The vibrations move through you. It's so lovely to see a video of him playing the bazantar. And to the person who thought making an electric one...you like yanni, don't you? Making it electric would make it suck.
mind blown.
This is fantastic, this is honestly my new favorite instrument
still listen to your music.... you are Amazing...!!!!
I keep coming back here,,,,,
Incredibly beautiful and amazing, such a coverage of sound, emotion, and ambiance. Strength beyond the realm, an adventure with every moment. Thank you sir for sharing.
nice to hear you enjoyed it !
A very great idea... And a wonderful sound...
Mark, you are my hero. My favorite creator.
who is stopping you from tuning it however you want? It's a amazing design and good starting point for numerous of ideas and musical solutions. How can you not appreciate such a genuine design?
wow at all of that beautiful sound coming from one instrument,
amazing instrument
Witcher 3 OST heavily uses this instrument. It really gives it an eerie wibe, but it is also beautiful.
So does For Honor!!!
Breathtaking.
It is very otherworldly, haunting, yet......beautiful
@RobertSHilton I talked with Mark at a concert several months ago and asked about tuning. You are correct, it stays in proper turn for months at a time.
genius at work here wonderful
Seriously amazing!
beautifull sound
Fantastic genius! The world is now reacher of sounds and magic...
FOR HONOR!!
So happy to see someone else interested in the instruments behind For Honor's soundtrack!
Yes! For the longest of time, I had thought like 5 double basses and cellos were in there, but all along it was 1 Bazantar, 1 shakuhachi and 1 hurdy gurdy! Amazing stuff.
Ubisoft Montreal'd choir is also amazingly good. The knight parts have this emotional eerieness and Viking parts have Epic vocals too.
@Jilliodeath Essentially they're strings tuned in such a way that they resonate in harmony when another note is played.
Bellissimo!
it´s often a pain when the strings that vibrate sympathetically aren´t tuned in a way that works with the main strings. what makes sitars etc. (and the bazantar) so awesome-sounding with the sympathetic strings, is the fact that they´re tuned to vibrate harmonically with the played strings. which is what makes the lovely drone you hear in the video :)
very very nice id love to play this beast!
Oh man.... This is the most compelling acoustic instrument I have ever seen.
Amazing!
this is one of the most beautiful sounds i've ever heard, up there with the singing of humpback whales.
Just... wow.
The intro of the video, I just sat here, doing nothing, it sounded so amazing.
it may just be me, but I think the low droning of the sympathetics of the bazantar, acoompanied by the high, buzzing of the erhu would be magical
@eerbrev
Totally agree. The fact that he's a damn good musician is, IMO, a big part of why this sounds so awesome.
This is awesome.
I especially liked your comment about learning the pitches while sleeping. When I first started to study, I had an auto-reverse recorder that would play mono 4 tracks, one at a time, at 1-7/8ips. With a 3600ft tape reel, that was almost exactly 24 hrs, so I put morning, afternoon, eve, late nite ragas in order and just left it running. (Todi really DOES feel different at 5AM...)
Anyway, nice work. I'd like to hear more.
same instrument sound where played at movie "Interview with the vampire".
Blood bazantar.
amazing.
amazing! i learned so much from watching this short video. amazing.
Interesting idea. I recently restrung my double bass with stings if fifths instead of fourths, ADGC, it has two advantages, one I can get to low C1 on a four string, and two the subtle harmonics really help.
Magical!!!
@wilky1189 It's like a sitar with sympathetic and drone strings added
I love this guys music. I bought his disc some time back and it has been in frequent play often. Do yourself a favor and buy it.
Bryan
Seattle
I have a bass and a 6 year old brother...he's always rotating the machine head's, and I feel bored by tuning it one more time, but now everytime he do that I will feel happy and think "it's so good that I don't have a Bazantar"
amazing
I had just been wondering a few days ago - where is Mark and what is he doing now. He is often fairly inactive on Facebook and I live in a different city. I sen him a note, and Hazah! a few days later he is posting things and there are new recordings coming. It is exciting.
@@toxiccat2081 he now has a TH-cam channel!
Can you imagine what will sound before you bow the note?
This is so cool.
Agreed. For one, you never hear vibrato in indian music. As students of indian music, we instead want to really show the exact pitch of the note and, very intentionally, perform andolans, or single fluctuations in the pitch, on occasion. There's more, but that's the first thing that came to mind.
Yes!
I hope this makes it's way into many many movies and shows like Game of Thrones!
Since he designed it with the sympathetic strings supported in their own stiff frame, it probably stays in tune better than you might think. It sounds great.
maravilloso
Genious!
Bravo!!!
Amazing! I can play my bass (looking for a new one), for hours to a drone. I don’t think I’ll ever afford the sympathetic-strings... but where was that footage at the end?
Reminds me of a bridge here in Philadelphia.
Very inspiring stuff, bass players are the foundational building blocks of good music.
Grandios!
maybe its cause i was kinda zooted when i heard this but it gave me chills and actually moved me. that sound hit me deep.
Blowing Mind, Mark Deustch is Modern Sufi Music
Thank you! REALLY great!
this. this is what i'd listen to all day if i had to listen to one instrument.
@Jilliodeath Pretty much they drone at certain notes adding a harmony to it
Truely unbelievable..
That is cool as hell!
The man whom I call the prophet.
I miss playing music together.
Alan.
Anyone know the name of the first piece Mark is playing here? I would love to have a proper recording of that.
I am pretty sure it is 'Iberian Peninsula' by Francois Rabbath. Have a google :D
Rabbath played a lot with indian musicians. I am wondering wether the "teacher" that Mark Deutsch mentions may in fact be Rabbath. But he holds the instrument very differently. Anyway - Regardless this is a haunting and quite beautiful rendition. (if it is a version of that piece).
it's a beautiful instrument, to be sure, and it has a mesmerizing depth. but keep in mind his response may be cultural. the sound of this instrument, while it does touch on some harmonics prominent in Indian music, has a primarily western sound about it, to my ears.
Yes, as an Indian, only the the sympathetic vibration is Indian sounding, but it does sound completely Western. I still love this instrument a lot
Math and music... The two most universal languages...
LOVE!!! OMGWOW!!
I WANT ONE
ME TOO!!!
*turns up Klipsch subwoofer max* ... Ahhh , beautiful.
where could I get a Bazantar?
That was a cool mind trip.Is there any cd with your music or something?
Es un bazantar, instrumento de cuerda hecho a medida e inventado por el músico Marcos Deutsch, quien trabajó en su diseño entre los años 1993 y 1997. Tiene 5 cuerdas comunes y otras 29 que resuenan con un poco de retraso, creando una especie de efecto fantasmagórico
WOW! that sounds awesome (7-8 min.).
where can I find tracks were this thing is being put to work? and good luck w/ that patent...I'm sure the Chinese haven't already followed up w/ 70 of these.
is there a tanpura in the backround?
Genius.
@MaiconOX yes malcom x it is, beside others
i would though like to hear Bach played on this
Wow that's really deep o-o
tuning that thing must be a nightmare lol... absolutely glorious thank you
Wow! I wonder how long it takes to tune this beast?
well, after making this video, he needed to retune it. so we should have a new video by this coming January
that's it, Johntel16.
It's how sympathetic strings work.
Solid
at 6:16 he plays a low C and sympathetic strings start firing up. I hear an E somewhere in there, but I thought sympathetic strings were usually tuned to just a big "power chord" on an instrument like this. Is this an exception, is that not how it actually works, or is there some harmonic phenomenon I don't know about? (probably the second haha)
Does anyone know which piece he's playing at the very beginning, or is he just improvising?
I still dont quite get how the instrument works, do the strings underneath just vibrate from the energy given off by the bass strings or what?
digno!
This music epically needs to be put into a movie....the closest thing that reminds me of it is The Fountain.
Wow, amazing!=D
Can you buy this instrument, or does he just keep it to himself sense he created it?
It appears as though you can pre-order Mark's upcoming box set....from the Patreon website. www.patreon.com/bazantar?ty=h
Someone alert Dead Can Dance's management. They need this guy and his instrument.
OMG!!!
I had a dream of this...
Whoa, what an intrument, sounds like a whole string orchestra
Sounds like it should be in Game of Thrones