Crystal Waters - 'Gypsy Woman' Deconstruction with Ski Oakenfull in Ableton Live 11 & Push 3
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In the realm of electronic music, certain tracks transcend time, influencing countless producers and music enthusiasts. Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman" is undeniably one of those tracks. With its captivating melody and soulful vocals, it has cemented its place as a dance floor classic. This week at Point Blank Music School, our Head of Education and Curriculum Ski Oakenfull offers a deep dive into this iconic track, unraveling its magic layer by layer.
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What track would you like to see Ski deconstruct next?
Crazy Bald Heads - First Born
Pump up the jam
Maybe something from Madness, Baggy Trousers or Our House?
@@FuranGameplays Tune!
jamiroquai will be a nice challenge
Oh boy, I would pay monthly to see this man reconstruct some tracks
That'd be great, I'd sign up for that aswell. Ski is amazing 👏
Me too 😍😍😍
Me either, but let's not tell him 🤫
People can say wathever they want.... that chord progression is pure fire.
Absolutely. Well put.
I never noticed how cool that baseline is until this video.
Cool, but complex!
The bass is really low in the mix on the original. This song is all about the vocals and that screaming organ with its crazy octave jump that still grabs my attention 30 years later.
@@AutPen38 You can hear with the stem separation that the AI struggled to separate/isolate the bass for that very reason.
Wow 🤩 ❤
Just hearing that piano is enough to put a smile on my face, a timeless clasic 🔥
Neal is a very good friend of mine. Just before the song was about to be released he used to play it at a local college campus club he DJed for. It was an instant hit!!! I often tell him that this song is the gift that keeps on giving.
Thanks for sharing!
For anyone who bothers to read this since no one ever reads my comments, some of the rhythm on the original that starts at 13:26 is a sample from the start of Talking heads - “Seen and not seen” that’s sped up, there’s also another drum loop with a finger snap and the 808 cowbell
I’m reading this and thanks!! Amazing insight.. I’ll definitely check that out 😊
Thanks Tay! We're reading too,
@@skioakenfull I had a go at recreating this a year ago - but i couldn't properly figure out the M1 Organ cords until I saw your video - thanks! Would be interested to see wht you think of my version - it was done in Cubase 12 Pro with Roland Cloud VSTs and the Korg M1 VST
The Talking Heads sample was mentioned on the WhoSampled page for the Crystal Waters song years ago, but the link was mysteriously was removed. Ironically, David Byrne actually released a cover version of 'Gypsy Woman' in about '94 and it's as bonkers as you'd expect.
I came here to see how that sound was made!! Thanks a lot!!
06:15 you're 100% right, I was literally thinking "how is THAT gonna fit in?"
I thought the same thing! But didn't it fit, though!? That was NICE!
Crystal Waters is a Queen of 90's danceble Vocal House Music. Great,Amazing&Unbelievable Female Singer.🙂👍
Yup! Hugely underrated.
That bassline is mind blowing, never noticed the complexity of it until this video!
Its almost as if it was the bassline for something else, but happened to be the right key so they used it. ;0)
You're the goat of tutorials!
🐐
I really adore this guy. His reconstructions are the best thing on TH-cam ❤
Thanks Matija!
I get Chills hearing this track! This should have went #1 in the USA! The message was so powerful in the lyrics!!!!!!!
It’s so rewarding Ski LOVES house music.
Korg m1 was my first synth. Everyone who was anyone had one back in the day.
Still got it?
That nueral mix plugin looks incredibly useful
This version sounds great, almost like a remaster. Super crisp
These chords are such a vibe
awesome breakdown!
Just Wow.
Mixing Gypsy woman with Alison Limerick "getting it right" is a joy for me
Ski da gooooooooaaaaaaat
Agreed!
90’s awesome times,great alternative rock and fantastic electronic music.
Absolutely!!!!😊😊😊😊
Superb recreation again from the Master. Cheers Ski.
Thanks for watching!
All this years. Played and played and played and it still flows straight to my heart
what a timeless classic.
Amazing deconstruction!
Thanks for watching.
What a genius workflow. Ski a very good teacher...
Thanks for watching!
Nice Video 😉👍
Point Blank with the banger videos back it again❤️
WOOP WOOP
Can't go wrong with the classics really.
Great break down! Thanks
Started produced 10 years back watching point blank videos, and here I am getting inspired 🥳
This track is brilliant. Especially for the time it came out and the album too
my favourite new TH-cam discovery!
One of the most addictive songs by far!! Im fukin love this song
Thanks Ski
love your material!! im adict to this videos in ableton!!
Astonishing !
Listening to these tracks make me imagine myself sitting in a bedroom-sized studio with a rack full of early romplers (Proteus I and II!), a good sampler in the corner, a MOTU MTP flashing along, loads of diskettes with samples in neatly tucked drawers, a nice analog 32-chan mixer, some open-reel 1/4 inch 2-track recorder, possibly a Tascam MS8 or 16, a Tascam 122 mk2 cassette recorder, two boxes of UX tapes (one unopened), and as the centerpiece of the studio a beautiful and cute Macintosh IIci or a IIfx running MOTU Performer 6 displaying on it's tiny 14-inch Apple Monitor. I so much want a setup like that. Hearing early 90s music brings me back to that era. I can smell it (early 90s smell like a brand-new box of 3.5 diskettes being opened).
That is a beautiful image. My early setup was an Atari ST, Akai S3000, Mackie 32 channel 8 Bus, Quadraverb, Korg 01/W, SH-101 etc.. amazing times ❤
@@skioakenfull I loved the Mackie 32-8!!! I’ve got pictures! I actually was an Amiga user (Bars & Pipes Pro), but I always wanted a Mac. I couldn’t afford it then. I can’t complain about a nice Mac now with Logic or Luna.
Amazing
This was fantastic!!!
Phenomenal breakdown - I'm not a producer at all, just a keys player and I LOVE this song for all of its production and sophisticated music theory. The way Ski goes into detail on all aspects of the song is brilliant, and the way the video is edited together is genuinely top class. Really enjoyed this!
Thanks so much for the feedback. As you can probably imagine, it's as fun for us making these with Ski as it is for our viewers.
Do you have any tips as a key player how to accompany with piano, as I am always struggling with that as an amateur player 😢
Ski, make a twitch channel. It would be the only channel I would pay to see
Great job, Ski. I love your deconstructions
Cheers!
Glad I finally got around to watching this, instant sub.
It would be nice to see the deconstruction and transcribing process more in depth too
Thanks for subscribing. We tend to try and give a flavour of the PB curriculum within these videos.
My favourite Ableton man, Ski Oakenfol. I’ve learned so much from his videos here on Pointblank. Top tut.
Hahaaaa! What a great deconstruction. Superbly done. Very inspirational. Thanks man!
This might be the best one. The OG of house tunes. Amazing deconstruction.
This is awesome deconstruction
Great video 👍
Great work !
That macbook has seen better days! Surprised the screen still works with it missing a corner! Excellent recreation as always.
Haha - that's actually a protective plastic case for my pristine M1 MacBook Pro 😀It's been taking the hits!
Really enjoyed this breakdown.
Just wonderfull
From me it's a green tick Ski, keep on doing it.
Thanks!!!!! 👽 Saw her perform this last summer and still can't believe it
#djpygar will play some tomorrow in Santa Fe!
Brilliant as always
Fantastic 💯💯💯
I am literally so in love wth this song and you made me 100X more obsessed with this vid
It feels almost like therapy to watch this Amazing deconstructions. So calming and interesting. Great Content 💯💯💯
Thanks Sam!
Wonderful job, LOVE your deconstructions!
We LOVE these sorts of comments!
Wow Sir. I have just discovered your channel. I am frustrated long ago to finish just even one track and i gave up. Now after watching you, you inspire me to continue my dream. I subscribe so i can learn more. Thank you Sir.
Very cool job
quality video mate :)
Thanks for watching.
Great track and super interesting deconstruction, great work, thanks!
CHOON! Nice work.
Amazing job!
Great as usual !
Superb as always
great video, respect :)
I had my band learn this song a few months ago and it took me forever to figure out the bass line. I was close but this is exactly it. Thanks so much for this video!
I like how you're vibing to the final reconstruction! Great job!
Gonna have this stuck in my head all day now, cheers 🤣
He's back! Yes, Ski!
Lovvvve this so much
What a great song! Great reconstruction too
Always love your reconstruction of classic house songs!
groove is in the heart
Very Nice
Thank you!
Class 👏🏻
haven’t seen Ski since my BA with pointblank.
Incredible video
What a brilliant Maestro!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Simply brilliant.
Awesome deconstruction video, awesome song ! 🤩
Thanks for watching.
Love this track and this video, such great clear and easy to understand way of explaining 👏👏
Yup! Ski is the man!!!
Classic infinitely 🎉
You Sir are a Grandmaster . Great job.
Ficou quase perfeito com a original, Show!!
Fantastic! Thanks so much for including the chords too. Such good jazz in that little riff.
Agreed!
Brother….. You Got It!!!!!
I’m so honoured. You created a masterpiece that will forever be loved and inspire future music makers 🙏
@@skioakenfull I’m here if you need anything Brother.
So clever
This was a great breakdown! Thanks for this video
Ooooh yes please 😁
Amazing !!!!
Thanks for watching
Brilliant.
Such inspiration from all these deconstructions. Always the best tunes perfectly done. Thank you!
Thanks John!
Well done
In my opinion theres no other song that can evoke summer like Gipsy Woman.
Summer Jam