Whenever he changes rhythm or starts wailing thought the sax I shake my head because this level of musical talent shouldn't be possible, like this man has to practice on rock lee levels to be able to play like this. I could only guess the countless hours colin stetson has spent in his forge, honing his craft and pushing his creativity beyond the next limit. Like no other!
He said in some interview that each new album/track he would not be capable of doing prior to that moment. He is always at the cutting edge of his own craft and has to keep his body perfectly disciplined to keep up with the rigor of his music. When I saw him play live (one of the best shows I've ever seen), he said toward the end, "This may or may not be my last song. Sometimes this song takes it entirely out of me, sometimes I can do another." That was his last song.
@@alexandergilman3394 that's absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing that I appreciate it, colin has easily been my favorite solo musician ever since I discovered his music from the adult swim festival last year.
@@alexandergilman3394 it makes sense that the music he makes is only doable for so long, since it literally doesnt seem physically possible for him to do it in the first place.
My son told me to listen to this as I don't like Saxophones. "Sure, I will listen to this shit". It gave me goosebumps, tears and lots of ASMR. Colin is a legend in my books.
This is technically so hard, but the technicality is really only a tool for the beauty of his music. He is very under valued. His musicianship and art is exceptional
@@kwesibruno Yes, it looks absolutely incredible imo. I'd recommend just searching it on TH-cam. It's going to be on Adult Swim, although the director just announced that it's going to take longer before it actually comes out because of COVID. I don't mind waiting though.
@@melt6479 A anime adaptation of a horror manga in the 90s that was made by junji ito. This is gonna be released by adult swim and the music of this anime adaptation is by colin stetson himself.
At 9:51 he literally sounds like a synthesizer lol, Stetson has such an insane amount of skill. I hope someday I'll be as adept at something as he is in governing his body in coordination with his instrument to make such incredible and haunting sounds.
@@Michael-wp2bp The 'raw', almost distorted sound that comes from the sax sometimes is created by going 'brrrrrr' with your vocal chords as you play. It's a really cool effect. Not sure if that's what you were refering to, but it's cool x3
It’s amazing how much is going on here. From the circular breathing to the overtones, to the rhythm, to staying in time, to the voicing, to the screamed vocals, I mean it’s really something else. And it sounds amazing! Truly remarkable. It would be cool to see him come up with something with hans zimmer. A producer of his caliber and a musician with colin’s extreme talent (and creativity) would be something else.
Funnily enough, Hans Zimmer did the score for 12 Years a Slave, and instead of writing a piece himself, used Stetson's "Awake on Foreign Shores" for one of the film's most gut-wrenching scenes.
No need for Zimmerian shenanigans with a big corporate studio with heaps of uncredited musicians, Colin Stetson is already an accomplished soundtrack composer and dare I say better than Zimmer. Or at the very least, more boundary pushing in his niche. The Hereditary score was something! Colin can play metal (Ex Eye), Free jazz and avant garde improvisations (with Mats Gustafson at FIMAV or Vancouver Jazz Fest), contemporary classical (Gorecki with his partner Sarah Neufeld), neo-minimalism (like on spindrift) and guest work with the like of BBNG, Tom Waits, and many more. That makes an insane set of genres and techniques to use in soundtrack work.
His work on Hereditary was absolutely flawless. The snippets I've heard from Uzumaki make me so excited because it fits so well. I would love to hear a Lorn collab because it reminds me of Lorn so much in certain ways.
Dude they took a lot down and I was jamming to a lot of those sets. Do you by chance know who the country autotune guy was? He was so good and I cant find him anywhere. I googled the lyrics "I know you want more but it's hard to see what you want it for" I'm pretty sure he performed on the Saturday showing.
Like this set was the first time I heard colin Stetson play and realized what I was hearing was all on instrument. I saw the uzumaki toonami trailer but I didnt know that was all one saxophone. Shits wild. Adult swim hooked me up and then shut me down lol
@@bastion9429 don't forget he's also actively singing while limiting how much the horn produces multiphonics which is probably one of the hardest advanced techniques I can think of
I did a presentation for school on him. Everyone else was taking easy meat. Big name bands that have tons of easily obtainable information. Me: Let's do a guy that has very little info on the net, very few people have heard of, and a genre that's oftentimes ignored, also with very little info. Nailed a 95 on that presentation.
@@sharktamer The amount of information I needed for my presentation wasn't very easily found. And even then, I had to stretch some of the information in order to make my 95 on said presentation. Some of the info I struggled to find was what defines "avant garde" jazz since it's not easy to define entirely, but IS to a degree, and what elements of music correlated him to the genre along side other musicians that fall under the genre. (I had to compare the elements of the genre of his to another musician. (I chose John Coltrane)
He was sent here by creation itself to create his own universe of sound. His coordination, his vocals, his complete control of his craft, I really can not describe how powerful and significative the sound that this man creates is.
Glass is minimalism, this is more of an expressionist thing (tho only heard 10 minutes, so the Glass-reference Smith still cut it for the rest of the vid).
@@ErikWouda the main comparison I'd draw between Stetson and glass would be their fondness for repeating ostinatos. They each seem to pick a phrase and build upon it as it repeats underneath.
I was playing RDR2 the other day on a sneaking mission and the music reminded me of Hereditary, the soundtrack of which I am obsessed with. Then looked it up and was so happy it was also Colin. Definitely gonna keep an eye on his works. Genius.
Oh my god, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I was so sad, especially since my favorite song is the first, which is currently unreleased and doesn't have any other full version of it online. So glad it's back 😭💕
Some of the things he's doing are things I've TRIED experimenting with... And found EXCRUCIATINGLY difficult. Like singing while playing. It's hard to describe the sort of discipline it takes to keep your mouth shape just right to stay in tune while also keeping your voice from wavering out of pitch to resolve inherent dissonance... While ALSO doing circular breathing to make sure there is ALWAYS sound and no pause... While ALSO manipulating the instrument to emphasize overtones... Sometimes independently of the notes you're actually playing on the instrument... It's mastery. There's no other way to put it.
Nice analysis. I've heard a lot of people talking about how difficult it is, but as a non-horn-player, this is the first that's really made me get why.
@@TheCSJones It really is just the sort of thing that looks and sounds ilke magic unless you've studied the techniques or tried them for yourself. I'm glad I could help you appreciate just how deeply incredible what he's doing is
Could you explain this more for me? Is that where the lower/longer/ghostly groans/moans are coming from in the first track? The ones that seem independent of his fingerings? Is he just humming while playing more or less? Now that the album is officially out I've been wondering how he achieves it entirely on his own with no overdubbing, this might be the explanation i was looking for lol
@@maxmalavenda You have it basically right, but generally the higher pitches you hear are his voice in a ghostly falsetto. For the most part, it's easier to sing higher than the instrument because the intervals between resonant pitches is smaller, so it's far easier to adjust while fighting against the dissonance inherent to harmonies. When you do it, you feel a physical "pull" towards certain pitches depending on the note, and it takes a ridiculous amount of practice to be able to exert control over that force compelling you to lock in to the closest consonant pitch. You can tell when those "lock in" pitches are met because there is a LOT less warbling in both the instrument and the singing, and that warbling is the dissonant force. Does that clarify?
What a genius! To get those sounds and timbres out of a saxophone is just magical. Truly an innovator in sound. Even Trent Reznor has yet to make sax sound this cool.
That is far, far beyond impressive. I had no idea the saxophone could be anywhere near that expressive and, well, for lack of a better word, haunting. Truly beautiful work.
This is the most spiritually enriching thing I've seen in a damn while. Bless him. Those cosmic heavenly hellish sounds. I think he rewrote some of my atoms.
This has to be the sound of the birth of a galaxy or the end of one... so many emotions in these sounds...I've been searching for you ever since I saw hereditary...life changing
i think few people realize if humans and our music survives another twenty years what he did with these saxophones will shape musicianship and the art form of learning an instrument, finding a new way to exploit it, and raising the bar to an abstract and unreachable; personal level, he elevated it, he is a grain of salt against an entire ocean. on top of that he’s so humble he’d probably deny all of this.
I went to see The Comet is Coming a few years back and I could've sworn Shabaka Hutchings was channeling Stetson in a solo near the end of their set. His circular breathing was nowhere near the level of Stetson, but I reckon Stetson's influence is already felt.
It's hard to express in words what I feel about this. It's so beautiful. It's amazing. It's inspiring. It's psychedelic. It's spiritual. It makes me cry. You make me cry Colin. Thank you for making me cry like this.
Colin's music is Zdzisław Beksiński artwork but in sound. They are stylistically the same painting and music. It seems like they would fit each other. I picture Beksiński's paintings when I hear his Colin's music, and I now hear Colin's music when I see a Beksiński painting.
Listening to this sober gives me strong DMT vibes. Like if I shut my eyes and listen, it's like I'm there in that place you can't describe. Didn't mean to go full Rogan, it's just the first thought I had and I can't shake it.
I was just thinking the same! Especially the song strike your forge and grin, idk why but it just captures the spiritual intensity of the dmt experience😁
I've seen Stetson 4 times live (5th time coming up on the 25th of this month) - one of those times on LSD (150mics) - life-changing experience. A portal to a new dimension opened up that evening for me.
Thank you so much for your practice and dedication, Colin. Thank you. You've inspired me, given me chills, allowed me to feel and to weep. You've inspired me to pick up the saxophone again after quitting while in college 5 years ago because I couldn't take the pain. Thank you for expressing your soul through your instrument, for taking the long, hard, road to mastery. Thank you. Your music means the world to me
The love it took to leave you is one of the most incredible songs I've ever heard. The title alone, hits so close to home, leaving toxic family members and partners. The love of self to not take that abuse and leave in hopes of a better. The love of them, realizing that continuing to stay with them would only keep them trapped just as myself. All these layers and emotions come flooding back when I heard this song, without even knowing the title.... then I look at the title and lose it. Would love if the song could be released.
Man, things have really been on “wringer” mode for a minute now and somehow seeing you shred some woodwinds raises my spirits to a different, more visceral, extent than the other music that has helped recently. Found a new headspace during the second song. Thank you for doing what you do. I hope to see you live one day.
The first track had me weeping before I knew what it was about. It painted pictures of a metallic phoenix raising from the ashes of ruin. It's a universal feeling and one that represents the greatest pain in some men's lives. The hurt of a broken heart is unmatched by anything. I'd rather lose an arm than have a badly broken heart. What a perfect song! To me music is the highest expression of the human soul and Colin, you have truly mastered that voice. Music is the voice of god and what binds us as brothers and sisters on this one planet, floating around this one sun. There is only one Colin Stetson and we love you bud!!! PLEASE NEVER STOP!!!!!!
I watched this when it dropped, and I’ve been waiting for years to hear it play during Uzumaki. I am not disappointed. He is a master of his craft. Absolutely hauntingly beautiful.
I had to write a college paper about a musician I wasn't a fan of and I pick Colin Stenson after I watched Heredity. After listening to all of his works and his compositions I will be a fan of this man for the rest of my life. His skills are unbelievable.
Even though I am a music peasant myself, I could try to explain. during the song with that big bass saxophone, he makes that one note last really long by using circular breathing, which is breathing in through your nose while you blow air stored in your cheeks into the instrument. You can kind of see how he puffs up his cheeks again and again throughout the song. He adds the percussion sounds by banging certain keys that do not change the pitch of the note. you can see his hands moving as he presses down on the keys really hard so you can hear it from the microphone. that screaming/humming sound you hear playing in unison with the saxophone is really just him humming and sometimes shouting into the instrument while he blows air through it, which gives it a really cool effect and makes it sound like he's playing two notes at the same time. Sorry for my ranting, but I hope I helped you out a bit.
@@mezmir It's no problem. I also just found out he wears that collar device on his neck as a sort of contact microphone that helps pick up the sounds he is vocalizing. Pretty cool stuff!
Wow. I don't know what this feeling is called at the end of that first track. I don't know what this feeling is called and it feels novel and wonderful. Thank you for this
The other half is just get yourself some IEMs or good headphones for a good enough budget. $500‐$1K maybe even $2K. Get an amp if you NEED one, not should need one.
@@jamescruz8678 I think I said what I said becaude I'm definitely the "budget appropriately, spend once" because I dislike going through things I'm not gonna use or upgrading. I use the thing till it busts.
Yeah it feels like he’s got a spiritual connection with the instruments, the way he rocks back on forth as all those sounds seem to come out of one instrument is kind of hypnotic, the way it all blends together is magical as well.
How can something feel as old as time itself yet have reached into the future.. Hmm perhaps the didgeridoo like elements explain the old... never mind, you, Mr Stetson are a genius 💜
@@pauulkubasek1815 mmm good point, that sounds really interesting, it makes me think specifically in pink, yellow and turquoise. Now I want to know more about those themes. Thanks!
Pass the bong to Stetson and you won't get that shit back for 10 minutes.
Bro I'm wheezing from reading this
Mf gonna take a circular rip
im fucking dying lmaooooooo
Master chief
OMG I can't breath 😂
Two and a half minutes in and he already made a fucking choir come out of a saxophone, this man is definitely a wizard
Unbelievable
I legit thought he was using pre-recorded stuff. Damn, mind blown
They are people humming in the background though right?
@@KorhhNo, he’s making those sounds too.
@@guntergritchin4308 no he’s not at some points there’s singing, but it’s still amazing
its like watching a strongman dead lift 800lbs
1104 pounds
Whenever he changes rhythm or starts wailing thought the sax I shake my head because this level of musical talent shouldn't be possible, like this man has to practice on rock lee levels to be able to play like this. I could only guess the countless hours colin stetson has spent in his forge, honing his craft and pushing his creativity beyond the next limit. Like no other!
He said in some interview that each new album/track he would not be capable of doing prior to that moment. He is always at the cutting edge of his own craft and has to keep his body perfectly disciplined to keep up with the rigor of his music. When I saw him play live (one of the best shows I've ever seen), he said toward the end, "This may or may not be my last song. Sometimes this song takes it entirely out of me, sometimes I can do another." That was his last song.
@@alexandergilman3394 that's absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing that I appreciate it, colin has easily been my favorite solo musician ever since I discovered his music from the adult swim festival last year.
@@alexandergilman3394 it makes sense that the music he makes is only doable for so long, since it literally doesnt seem physically possible for him to do it in the first place.
@@alexandergilman3394 I went o a performance from Duracell / Andre Diamant once. It's almost verbatim what happened.
@@alexandergilman3394 wow
I need UZUMAKI now
His haunting music with those visuals.... cannot wait
It’s the perfect match
Is there gonna be a film adaptation of Uzumaki?
recommend me smth like UZUMAKI? Im totally new in mangas
@@RedboRF idk if you read it already but, Berserk.
Would fit into Girl's Last Tour pretty well actually. Or Mushi-shi
Tried playing like him, just woke up from a 5 month coma
I never liked the sound of saxophones growing up. listening to you reminds my why life is ever changing and why its so important to stay open.
Same here. I generally can't stand the sound of saxophone (aside from Sun Ra's sax players...). But, Colin transforms it into something otherwordly.
Try out saxophone quartet if you like any sort of classical music. Saxophone has so many different styles to it
Saxophones are the most versatile of instruments. You simply didn’t enjoy the way in which someone played it. It’s good you stayed open-minded.
@@DefenestrateYourself They are definitely the most versatile instrument, I love the chords they're able to play.
Yes, he plays it more like you might do a Didgeridoo.
My son told me to listen to this as I don't like Saxophones. "Sure, I will listen to this shit". It gave me goosebumps, tears and lots of ASMR. Colin is a legend in my books.
Saxophones are annoying indeed. But this guy took the instrument to its total outer limits 😵💫
Your son has excellent taste!
This is technically so hard, but the technicality is really only a tool for the beauty of his music. He is very under valued. His musicianship and art is exceptional
This is one of the most incredible solo performances I've ever seen. Also, cannot wait for UZUMAKI.
Forgive me for asking; new to Colin's work. What's Uzumaki? I just googled it. Some new version of the horror manga from the 90s?
@@kwesibruno Yes, it looks absolutely incredible imo. I'd recommend just searching it on TH-cam. It's going to be on Adult Swim, although the director just announced that it's going to take longer before it actually comes out because of COVID. I don't mind waiting though.
@@mstoutsenberger Thanks
What is Uzukmaki?
@@melt6479 A anime adaptation of a horror manga in the 90s that was made by junji ito. This is gonna be released by adult swim and the music of this anime adaptation is by colin stetson himself.
I think he is a wizard. I was in a trance for like 15 minutes.
At 9:51 he literally sounds like a synthesizer lol, Stetson has such an insane amount of skill. I hope someday I'll be as adept at something as he is in governing his body in coordination with his instrument to make such incredible and haunting sounds.
I was in disbelief that that sound could come out of/from a saxophone. Truly amazing.
That second piece is almost electronic sounding in places, I can't wrap my head around it, just amazing!
Pretty sure he’s using a microphone on his throat to create a second layer of sound, probably running it through some effects.
absolutely!@@KodyXXVll
@@Michael-wp2bp The 'raw', almost distorted sound that comes from the sax sometimes is created by going 'brrrrrr' with your vocal chords as you play. It's a really cool effect.
Not sure if that's what you were refering to, but it's cool x3
How does this not have way more views? This is legitimately one of the best performances of any kind I've ever heard. Really incredible.
Posted today
@@pauulkubasek1815 Still not as many as it should have
@@yeehaw1181 true dat
discovered 2 days ago, still impressed, very different from anything I knew
It’s amazing how much is going on here. From the circular breathing to the overtones, to the rhythm, to staying in time, to the voicing, to the screamed vocals, I mean it’s really something else. And it sounds amazing! Truly remarkable. It would be cool to see him come up with something with hans zimmer. A producer of his caliber and a musician with colin’s extreme talent (and creativity) would be something else.
Funnily enough, Hans Zimmer did the score for 12 Years a Slave, and instead of writing a piece himself, used Stetson's "Awake on Foreign Shores" for one of the film's most gut-wrenching scenes.
Check out the new Tim Hecker album, amazing producer / sound designer / composer, and features Colin Stetson
No need for Zimmerian shenanigans with a big corporate studio with heaps of uncredited musicians, Colin Stetson is already an accomplished soundtrack composer and dare I say better than Zimmer. Or at the very least, more boundary pushing in his niche. The Hereditary score was something!
Colin can play metal (Ex Eye), Free jazz and avant garde improvisations (with Mats Gustafson at FIMAV or Vancouver Jazz Fest), contemporary classical (Gorecki with his partner Sarah Neufeld), neo-minimalism (like on spindrift) and guest work with the like of BBNG, Tom Waits, and many more. That makes an insane set of genres and techniques to use in soundtrack work.
@@pizzarsvideo real af
This is the throat singing version of sax. I remember hearing him performance judges, the sound is unmistakable.
His work on Hereditary was absolutely flawless. The snippets I've heard from Uzumaki make me so excited because it fits so well. I would love to hear a Lorn collab because it reminds me of Lorn so much in certain ways.
uzumaki? did that ever get released????
@@andreitarkovsky3214 Not yet unfortunately 😭 I hope it isn’t cancelled
@@chickendogg not cancelled! Just getting perfected, thankfully, I hope he becomes much more famous from that show!
When Adult Swim took this down my heart stopped, I'm so glad you posted it on your channel!
Why did they take it down?
Dude they took a lot down and I was jamming to a lot of those sets. Do you by chance know who the country autotune guy was? He was so good and I cant find him anywhere. I googled the lyrics "I know you want more but it's hard to see what you want it for" I'm pretty sure he performed on the Saturday showing.
Like this set was the first time I heard colin Stetson play and realized what I was hearing was all on instrument. I saw the uzumaki toonami trailer but I didnt know that was all one saxophone. Shits wild. Adult swim hooked me up and then shut me down lol
@@BEERBOMB113, He is also singing.
@@Xavia_Dimoff through the sax tho! insane
Jesus christ, that stamina...
its "circular breathing" if you didnt know, it lets you continually play but its also really really hard to master
@@bastion9429 don't forget he's also actively singing while limiting how much the horn produces multiphonics which is probably one of the hardest advanced techniques I can think of
1. The love it took to leave you 00:00
2. Between water and wind 07:54
3. Strike your forge and grin 15:13
4. A dream of water 33:05
Thank you
There are still heroes among us.
@@Fullbatteri Among Us in real life, sus, sus.
Thanks
@@Fullbatteri sus
I did a presentation for school on him.
Everyone else was taking easy meat. Big name bands that have tons of easily obtainable information.
Me: Let's do a guy that has very little info on the net, very few people have heard of, and a genre that's oftentimes ignored, also with very little info.
Nailed a 95 on that presentation.
I had a similar experience in college with the band Melt Banana. A great strategy, that will serve you well later in life.
@@pranakhan Melt banana is sick
what do you mean "very little info on the net"?
@@sharktamer The amount of information I needed for my presentation wasn't very easily found. And even then, I had to stretch some of the information in order to make my 95 on said presentation.
Some of the info I struggled to find was what defines "avant garde" jazz since it's not easy to define entirely, but IS to a degree, and what elements of music correlated him to the genre along side other musicians that fall under the genre. (I had to compare the elements of the genre of his to another musician. (I chose John Coltrane)
doesn't sound like you worked very hard on it
The first track already hit me with every possible shiver.
He was sent here by creation itself to create his own universe of sound.
His coordination, his vocals, his complete control of his craft, I really can not describe how powerful and significative the sound that this man creates is.
max richter/phillip glass vibes on the alto sax. crazy interesting sound!
I thought of Glass too.
Glass is minimalism, this is more of an expressionist thing (tho only heard 10 minutes, so the Glass-reference Smith still cut it for the rest of the vid).
Apt comparison. Agreed
Yesss this!
@@ErikWouda the main comparison I'd draw between Stetson and glass would be their fondness for repeating ostinatos. They each seem to pick a phrase and build upon it as it repeats underneath.
I was playing RDR2 the other day on a sneaking mission and the music reminded me of Hereditary, the soundtrack of which I am obsessed with. Then looked it up and was so happy it was also Colin. Definitely gonna keep an eye on his works. Genius.
That last song on that movie is truly epic. What a great choice to have brought him aboard.
Listening to Colin makes me shiver and feel floaty. What has this man created? This is beyond beautiful, his emotions can be felt in volumes.
Definitely a feeling unique to itself. This is truly groundbreaking and literally breathtaking in multiple ways.
I need those unreleased songs to be released already. I can hear this man’s soul through his instruments.
There were those who didn't run,
There were those who couldn't take it,
There were those who stayed in the city,
Where was it? where did it go?
What war was this?
What town could this be?
Hm, have a strong urge to build a city now..
I'm so glad this is back on TH-cam. I was having withdrawals lol
It was taken off?
Yeah, it was removed from the Adult Swim channel (I think by Adult Swim)...
Oh my god, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I was so sad, especially since my favorite song is the first, which is currently unreleased and doesn't have any other full version of it online. So glad it's back 😭💕
no kidding!
Oh my god, I thought I would t hear it again LOL
This makes my room feel so big
Some of the things he's doing are things I've TRIED experimenting with... And found EXCRUCIATINGLY difficult. Like singing while playing. It's hard to describe the sort of discipline it takes to keep your mouth shape just right to stay in tune while also keeping your voice from wavering out of pitch to resolve inherent dissonance... While ALSO doing circular breathing to make sure there is ALWAYS sound and no pause... While ALSO manipulating the instrument to emphasize overtones... Sometimes independently of the notes you're actually playing on the instrument...
It's mastery. There's no other way to put it.
Nice analysis. I've heard a lot of people talking about how difficult it is, but as a non-horn-player, this is the first that's really made me get why.
@@TheCSJones It really is just the sort of thing that looks and sounds ilke magic unless you've studied the techniques or tried them for yourself. I'm glad I could help you appreciate just how deeply incredible what he's doing is
Could you explain this more for me? Is that where the lower/longer/ghostly groans/moans are coming from in the first track? The ones that seem independent of his fingerings? Is he just humming while playing more or less? Now that the album is officially out I've been wondering how he achieves it entirely on his own with no overdubbing, this might be the explanation i was looking for lol
@@maxmalavenda You have it basically right, but generally the higher pitches you hear are his voice in a ghostly falsetto. For the most part, it's easier to sing higher than the instrument because the intervals between resonant pitches is smaller, so it's far easier to adjust while fighting against the dissonance inherent to harmonies. When you do it, you feel a physical "pull" towards certain pitches depending on the note, and it takes a ridiculous amount of practice to be able to exert control over that force compelling you to lock in to the closest consonant pitch. You can tell when those "lock in" pitches are met because there is a LOT less warbling in both the instrument and the singing, and that warbling is the dissonant force. Does that clarify?
As a musician for 30+yrs ….simply amazing…that’s all.
this is his energy being transformed into a wave of sound that will forever travel until the end of time...
What a genius! To get those sounds and timbres out of a saxophone is just magical. Truly an innovator in sound. Even Trent Reznor has yet to make sax sound this cool.
Circular breathing... IM-P-P-OSSIBLE
Imagine Colin and Akira Yamaoka(composer of the Silent Hill series) working together!
That is far, far beyond impressive. I had no idea the saxophone could be anywhere near that expressive and, well, for lack of a better word, haunting. Truly beautiful work.
This is the most spiritually enriching thing I've seen in a damn while. Bless him. Those cosmic heavenly hellish sounds. I think he rewrote some of my atoms.
That intro is the most melancholy thing I've ever heard
I have listened to this guy play the saxophone for so long I forgot what a normal saxophonist sounds like
This has to be the sound of the birth of a galaxy or the end of one... so many emotions in these sounds...I've been searching for you ever since I saw hereditary...life changing
i think few people realize if humans and our music survives another twenty years what he did with these saxophones will shape musicianship and the art form of learning an instrument, finding a new way to exploit it, and raising the bar to an abstract and unreachable; personal level, he elevated it, he is a grain of salt against an entire ocean. on top of that he’s so humble he’d probably deny all of this.
I went to see The Comet is Coming a few years back and I could've sworn Shabaka Hutchings was channeling Stetson in a solo near the end of their set. His circular breathing was nowhere near the level of Stetson, but I reckon Stetson's influence is already felt.
unbelievable. You've entirely changed my perception of the sax. Amazing.
The further his hairline recedes the more powerful he becomes
Less hair = more power
Saitama?
who needs hair when you have circular breathing on a saxophone
By that metric, I should be fucking AMAZING by now.
Reverse Super Saiyan rules, basically.
"Reborn" from the Hereditary soundtrack now has even more meaning to me.
It's hard to express in words what I feel about this.
It's so beautiful. It's amazing. It's inspiring. It's psychedelic. It's spiritual. It makes me cry.
You make me cry Colin. Thank you for making me cry like this.
listening to this in the background and then 9:51 happened. I didn't know a saxophone could produce such sounds until that point.
Pretty sure he’s using a throat mic to make a second layer of sound over the sax, most likely running it through some reverb effect, etc.
He can probably do it on a sax but the second piece is played on a metal contrabass clarinet.
really surprised me at 9:52 onwards. 10:00 + just blew me away. masterful use of the percussion of the buttons.
It's one of the coolest sounds I've ever fucking heard.
Colin's music is Zdzisław Beksiński artwork but in sound. They are stylistically the same painting and music. It seems like they would fit each other. I picture Beksiński's paintings when I hear his Colin's music, and I now hear Colin's music when I see a Beksiński painting.
totally agree
YESSSS.
god that is such a perfect comparison
I was listening to this performance while looking at paintings by this guy John Brosio ,also a great artist- they seemed to complement each other
I never thought that, but damn, I see it too.
This is amazing. I've never heard anything like this before. Its hypnotic
Wow he is one of the best musicians I've ever heard... This music really takes me somewhere else
the power of the sound is incredible! I can't believe that you can handle those notes with your breath
See him live if you can, folks. Otherworldly stuff. Seeing him for the 3rd time live next week.
Listening to this sober gives me strong DMT vibes. Like if I shut my eyes and listen, it's like I'm there in that place you can't describe.
Didn't mean to go full Rogan, it's just the first thought I had and I can't shake it.
You're not wrong.
Sometimes it ain't bad to go full Rogan...
@@-Retired- ehh
I was just thinking the same! Especially the song strike your forge and grin, idk why but it just captures the spiritual intensity of the dmt experience😁
I've seen Stetson 4 times live (5th time coming up on the 25th of this month) - one of those times on LSD (150mics) - life-changing experience. A portal to a new dimension opened up that evening for me.
Thank you so much for your practice and dedication, Colin. Thank you. You've inspired me, given me chills, allowed me to feel and to weep. You've inspired me to pick up the saxophone again after quitting while in college 5 years ago because I couldn't take the pain. Thank you for expressing your soul through your instrument, for taking the long, hard, road to mastery. Thank you. Your music means the world to me
There's no going back after hearing this.
He had me at the first note. Goes to play a saxophone and sounds like he accidentally sings into a synth. Insane talent.
The love it took to leave you is one of the most incredible songs I've ever heard.
The title alone, hits so close to home, leaving toxic family members and partners. The love of self to not take that abuse and leave in hopes of a better. The love of them, realizing that continuing to stay with them would only keep them trapped just as myself. All these layers and emotions come flooding back when I heard this song, without even knowing the title.... then I look at the title and lose it.
Would love if the song could be released.
Whenever you can say "I don't understand it. I don't understand any of this", that's a sign that something incredible is happening.
Number 3 (Strike Your Forge And Grin) sounds so amazing - can't wait for it to be released.
how the fuck is this even possible? damn mad talent
Man, things have really been on “wringer” mode for a minute now and somehow seeing you shred some woodwinds raises my spirits to a different, more visceral, extent than the other music that has helped recently. Found a new headspace during the second song. Thank you for doing what you do. I hope to see you live one day.
This is one of the greatest live performances i've ever heard, i'm going to seek this guy out and fly my ass to listen to this live, like holy shit...
3:25 i realized i was spacing out and forgot i was watching a solo sax performance and not a fully produced record wtf
i wish perople understood this mastery of an instrument
i mean literal mastery
It’s truly amazing
I've recorded some Contrabass-Saxophone and from experience, I can say: that room probably smells like his guts.
I wish I smelled like his guts
@@MammothsOfMurder Uh
The first track had me weeping before I knew what it was about. It painted pictures of a metallic phoenix raising from the ashes of ruin. It's a universal feeling and one that represents the greatest pain in some men's lives. The hurt of a broken heart is unmatched by anything. I'd rather lose an arm than have a badly broken heart. What a perfect song! To me music is the highest expression of the human soul and Colin, you have truly mastered that voice. Music is the voice of god and what binds us as brothers and sisters on this one planet, floating around this one sun. There is only one Colin Stetson and we love you bud!!! PLEASE NEVER STOP!!!!!!
Aw yes I can see it all
I'd rather lose 2 kidneys than escape the tingling sensation this song produces in my balls
Once that 1st song goes on vinyl I'll definitely get this. Never has a song evoked a feeling this strong.
I watched this when it dropped, and I’ve been waiting for years to hear it play during Uzumaki. I am not disappointed. He is a master of his craft. Absolutely hauntingly beautiful.
This man single handily makes music for the gods I’m happy he shares it with me 😁
Loved seeing you in Union Chapel London the other day, great performance, love your work
I had to write a college paper about a musician I wasn't a fan of and I pick Colin Stenson after I watched Heredity. After listening to all of his works and his compositions I will be a fan of this man for the rest of my life. His skills are unbelievable.
Im just confused as hell (as a non musician) as to how exactly these types of sounds are coming out of that o.o
Even though I am a music peasant myself, I could try to explain. during the song with that big bass saxophone, he makes that one note last really long by using circular breathing, which is breathing in through your nose while you blow air stored in your cheeks into the instrument. You can kind of see how he puffs up his cheeks again and again throughout the song. He adds the percussion sounds by banging certain keys that do not change the pitch of the note. you can see his hands moving as he presses down on the keys really hard so you can hear it from the microphone. that screaming/humming sound you hear playing in unison with the saxophone is really just him humming and sometimes shouting into the instrument while he blows air through it, which gives it a really cool effect and makes it sound like he's playing two notes at the same time. Sorry for my ranting, but I hope I helped you out a bit.
@@dvi3060 that makes what he's doing sound even more impressive tbh. Thank you for the info!
@@mezmir It's no problem. I also just found out he wears that collar device on his neck as a sort of contact microphone that helps pick up the sounds he is vocalizing. Pretty cool stuff!
Pretty sure he has multiple mics placed on the saxophone itself too
How tf does he do that im a sax player and never ever have i heard anything even remotely close to that! Fantastic just WOW
this is utterly incredible i hope the algorithm treats it better.
Wow. I don't know what this feeling is called at the end of that first track. I don't know what this feeling is called and it feels novel and wonderful. Thank you for this
dozing off and listening to this is some surreal experience
Thanks for re-uploading this, it's was an amazing live set :)
The end is frantic, you are powerful beyond measure Colin. Thank you for helping me hear it.
This is like nothing I've ever heard before, amazing!
It's music like this that makes me wish I could listen to it without any compression artifacts and through decent headphones
You can buy uncompressed WAV files of his albums on his Bandcamp page. So there's access to half of your equation.
The other half is just get yourself some IEMs or good headphones for a good enough budget. $500‐$1K maybe even $2K. Get an amp if you NEED one, not should need one.
@@kaylonsYou don't even need to spend that much, especially on IEMs now. Even back then there were killer options for like $20.
@@jamescruz8678 I think I said what I said becaude I'm definitely the "budget appropriately, spend once" because I dislike going through things I'm not gonna use or upgrading.
I use the thing till it busts.
Yeah it feels like he’s got a spiritual connection with the instruments, the way he rocks back on forth as all those sounds seem to come out of one instrument is kind of hypnotic, the way it all blends together is magical as well.
COLIN STETSON, I WANT TO ACHIEVE THIS POWER
every time I stumble upon this video I listen to it in its entirety, and every single time it's made my jaw drop, from beginning to end.
How can something feel as old as time itself yet have reached into the future.. Hmm perhaps the didgeridoo like elements explain the old... never mind, you, Mr Stetson are a genius 💜
Strike your forge and grin should have been in Dune, wow
The first song (The Love it took to leave you), instead of making me feel an emotion, like all his songs, it makes me think about pastel colors.
Someone has a theory or knows the reason? First time a song makes me feel that
Maybe you’re taking subconscious visual cues? There is a lot of muted pastel tones in the background (wallpaper, piano, etc)
@@pauulkubasek1815 mmm good point, that sounds really interesting, it makes me think specifically in pink, yellow and turquoise. Now I want to know more about those themes.
Thanks!
@@neyrhu oh of course
@@tonymiranda5675 Maybe you have some sort of (mild?) synesthesia?
Sir I beg you please release the love it took to leave you
Это было прекрасно, словно бальзам на душу.
Recently found his work and felt so inspired.. incredibly complex and moving music.
This dude blows me away. Every time I listen to his music I’m like wtf. Chills
Between water and wind hits so hard
His circular breathing is top tier
That music is awe inspiring, but to see you perform it live is just unbelievable
Спасибо, Колин, из-за вас полюбил саксофон. Это одно из лучшего, что слышал. Талант, запредельное мастерство.
He is the perfect musician for Uzumaki and reading Junji Ito's works
Knowing he’s scoring the new Ito anime it’s kind of a match made in Heaven. Kind of amazing to see a production being taken so seriously!
This man possesses an infinite amount of talent. He's a literal superhuman!
Hearing this man’s music in Uzumaki is truly a masterpiece 😭 so excited!