This is incredible piece of music! :o Why didn't you include this exact version on your official album??? The album version is unfortunatelly so much weaker. :(
One day when I was at my friend's house I was talking to her dad, somehow the topic got into instruments. I told him on how I love the sounds of a hurdy gurdy, his eyes lit up and he bolted to his bedroom and came back a few seconds later with a hurry gurdy strapped to him and dancing while he played it
Eh, it's pretty cool, but if we're going to include synth instruments in the instrument category, an audio modulated Tesla Coil is way cooler :P oh god now I want to hook one of these up to a tesla coil O_O
Davis Dudes One of the oldest instruments?! 1000 years wasn't that long ago, there were instruments thousands (if not ten-thousands of years) of years before that ;)
I was in a DnD campaign, and the dungeonmaster put this on when we were about to fight the undead champions of the moon goddess. It made the fight even more badass.
Not that it's of any importance, but in the book Dune by Frank Herbert, a futuristic instrument called a baliset is described. For years I thought it was an entirely fictional instrument, a sort of cross between a piano and a guitar with a spinning wheel within it, but it just occured to me that the hurdy gurdy is almost precisely identical. Not sure how I feel about that.
the best part i think is his innate knowledge of how to really make use of his instrument since his family has been making them for about half a century and that he and his dad made that very one
It is great, but couldn't be popular in the day because it was massively complicated to make. It would be too expensive for anyone who played music for a living, and those that could preferred poetry reading
@@charlesc.9012 Actually, the instrument was often used by beggars in Europe, leading to the loss of its prestige due to its association with the poor.
08 ウルトラ v.01 I have no experience in musical instruments...but this looks easy to use...you spin the crank for sound press the keys to alter it...I think it's like that or more complicated
(You happen upon a massive cavern entrance, the gaping maw of the opening fills your party with wonder and fear. You and your party enter the cavern slowly as not to disturb even the most acute of animals. You see it, the beast of one thousand horrors,[at least for inexperienced players]. A horrifying red dragon! The party rolls in faint attempt to avoid or vanquish the beast quickly. Your barbarian rolls, *13*, your sorcerer rolls *7*... then the bard rolls)
This man may be Bard lv. 100, but he’s also Concentration Lv. 100. You have to concentrate on how fast you’re turning the wheel, actually turning it with accordance to a horizontal surface, something that’s incredibly hard, playing the right keys and chords, and setting the bass key every so often. 3 instruments. All at once.
@@yiayiosmalakas9076 Iirc, back in the medieval times when Byzantium was still around, Byzantium often went to war with the Arabian countries to their east. I believe the struggles went back and fourth, with Byzantium winning some wars while the Arabian countries won others, causing territory to shift back and fourth depending on the war. There was a lot of hostility between the two sides, and lot's of people died. Although I'm not entirely sure, I think the point of Blueberry's comment is that the specific timestamp they provided gave them an overall feeling analogous to Byzantium soldiers, deep in Arabian territory, clashing head on with Arabian soldiers. That is to say, the music would fit with such a scene if it were played out in a movie or something. I could be wrong, but that's my interpretation of their comment. If it's actually something else, then I just made a fool out of myself. :P
he shreeddeddd the fuck out of that hurdy gurdy. still coming back to watch after years. my 7th grade teacher played this for the class to show them what this instrument looks and sounds like, and i’m 20 now. a very big kudos to you, sir.
I'm beginning to think that there is no uncool instrument. I've heard banjo, piano, violin, kalimba, and a bunch of other instruments that I don't remember the name of sounding freaking amazing.
holy shit man, im a musician and a composer and its rare for something to surprise me these days as much as your versatility on the gurdy. from percussion to the fast paced melodies, holy fucking shit man, this is gold.
Leo byzantine was an orthodox empire....nothing like in movies.. More like this th-cam.com/video/4Q8i0CYs-CM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/feu2owd0MsY/w-d-xo.html
Imagine a Zelda fight against a Desert bard that you have to keep up with him by how loud his music is or get lost in the sandstorm as his music summons enemies from the sand to attack and slow you down. Gashmire, Bard of Gerudo.
@@googleuser3163 Yah sure it was exactly the same with cutting edge 8 bit sound and resolution with EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Bro I've played them all as well and that was a weak comparison and you know damn well you'd eat that level up if you where any kind of Zelda fan.
@@FalloutFoxx Jesus christ can you even hear yourself? "If you were any kinda real fan"... so you're some kind of Zelda elitist?!? Next you're going to tell me I need a high IQ to watch Rick & Morty 😂 As for a "weak comparison", what you described is LITERALLY a combination of those two segments of Ocarina. Why are you getting so butthurt over a pretty benign TH-cam comment? And FYI, the N64 didn't use 8-Bit sound processing.
I enjoi the Sound of the Hurdy since some time now. What that Man just did to that Gurdy was something new. I have not heard something like this until now. And I want more.
It is comforting to know that maybe some of my European ancestors were jamming to the sustaining diatonic chops that this the amazing Hurdy Gurdy instrument was capable of..
2:04. When you defeat the Ottoman army of 20,000 soldiers and in an instant to another you hear the roar of a grand bombard, you look up to the highest dune and you realize that a red tide of 400,000 janissary are marching towards you. Music start...
I've watched this video like 10 times it's so good. And yet my friend's brother hates the sound of the gurdy. Unbelievable. This is one of the most amazing instruments I've ever heard, plus the extreme talent that went into writing and recording this song.
What a mix of eastern sounds, dubstep, modern, almost electronic and what nots...on top of a great rhythm. And I suppose this is your composition, you are an exceptional artist. Most musicians probably never even heard of a hurdy gurdy, let alone pick one to achieve such an extraordinary piece. Thank you so much.
I mean getting the nuisance that he is able to get with the drone strings, and vibrato on the notes is definitely impressive, and must take time to learn
Why aren't these things more popular? You got 19 different iterations of string on wood with hole and then there's this analogic abomination that looks like something Leonardo da Vinci would come up with while drunk and somehow the first is more popular than the latter?
The reason being is that as time went on the hurdy gurdy slowly started to fall out of favor with people, to the point that the only way you can see and hear one was in the hands of drifters and beggers, to the point that in the germanic speaking areas the people that used it where called, and you will have to fact check me on this one, lierman, and the conenectin was rather negative . Only reason it even survived was cos of the french aristocracy liking it cos it sounded to them like they where having a simple peasant life. Tho the hurdy gurdy has had a come back in the last 60 or so years also do to the french bringing it back and spreading it ones more
Watch/Listen to the whole thing....Seriously, this is ONE man playing one instrument. I need dancing women now. It's an OLD instrument, but he can make it glitch out and get all club house dub step at 3:30... Damn these fins.....
...have known folks who play these while working RenFaire...love em! Also had a friend who played one often...such a talented musician (and fmr background keyboardist for the Bee Gees...)
1:55 When you finally kill the hoard of undead in the tomb of the 9 gods. Then a dark figure appears at the end of the hallway, and you see the necromancer himself rise from the shadows. Then the battle ensues.
This particular hurdy gurdy isn't 1000 years old though. It's a modern version of a medieval instrument which originated about 1000 years ago. By that logic you should be leaving comments like this to every video where electric guitar is used. (Actually guitar like instruments are much older than 1000 years, more like at least 4000 years)
@@AZURNERUB His comment wasn't about guitars. His comment was about a hurdy gurdy sounding like 8 bit cyber punk. I dunno how you got the idea he was comparing anything to a guitar.
Imagine having one of these when you’re in like middle school or high school or something and just pullin up to band class on the first day like “Bitch lemme show you how it’s done”
"I remember when Vladimir told us about that one time he went through the adventure of his life." "Hey Vladimir, tell us what happened that one time again." *[Vladimir looks up with a horrified expression as he suddenly relived that entire cursed moment]* I dunno, I think of an eastern European having a flashback or a nightmare when I listen to this. Really cool to hear though.
I cannot pin down whether this instrument is eastern or western. On one hand sounds like something Hollywood would play when you enter the middle east, on the other hand I imagine a bard in England playing this whilst telling you his tales from far and wide.
youtube doesn't like the sharing of links, but search "Fredrik Knudsen The Hurdy Gurdy | Down the Rabbit Hole" and you'll get a quick little doco about the instrument from one that also plays it.
ZionSype Well you could probably knock someone out cold with it if you swing it hard enough, or play badly enough. Though the last point is true with most instruments, notably bagpipe and accordion.
Giradox I didn't want to say it out loud, so I'm glad that somebody did. It's still 900% awesome. I discovered it only today, and I'm in love with the sound.
i like how half of the comments are about him shredding on an old instrument and memes about the middle east and the other half are the replies correcting them even though its a joke
Thanks guys for all your positive feedback !
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I would love to learn how to play one, where would it be best to find a good quality instrument?
Yes everything real time ;)
This is incredible piece of music! :o Why didn't you include this exact version on your official album??? The album version is unfortunatelly so much weaker. :(
Guilhem Desq how much did that cost
That is a beautiful instrument, I'm pretty sure I'd have a stroke if I saw the price tag though.
One day when I was at my friend's house I was talking to her dad, somehow the topic got into instruments. I told him on how I love the sounds of a hurdy gurdy, his eyes lit up and he bolted to his bedroom and came back a few seconds later with a hurry gurdy strapped to him and dancing while he played it
@@cr2820 IKR!
You should've videotaped that!
Pure. ♡
100% he was like "This. This is my moment."
@@umbaupause This is the moment my entire life has led up to!
This guy just shredded on a nearly 1000 year old instrument. Just putting that out there.
Almost; they didn't have electricity 1000 years ago.
Mythtafeye the hurdy gurty is 1000 years old but the looper and distortion are new
2:15 for the shred
and its 4000 years ago
This is the best instrument hands down
2:39 when the desert boss goes into his second phase
third phase: 2:45
Gill Bray no
3:00 and then it got 300% attack speed and a lightning movement speed
fantastic comment
4th phase 3:32
And this concludes our research on the topic of "can you shred it?". The answer is yes, and it sounds amazing.
...then you should find- & listen to his "Chateaux Magique" !
this is probably the coolest instrument ever.
Eh, it's pretty cool, but if we're going to include synth instruments in the instrument category, an audio modulated Tesla Coil is way cooler :P
oh god now I want to hook one of these up to a tesla coil O_O
brennan moran it's actually one of the oldest instruments it was created in the 9th century.
Davis Dudes
One of the oldest instruments?! 1000 years wasn't that long ago, there were instruments thousands (if not ten-thousands of years) of years before that ;)
And it's 1000 years old
One year is nothing... I would say it only really gets weird at 5+ years :P
Sounds like it would fit well on a desert level in a video game
Yes
Thats what i was thinking
Egyptian deserts.
This song fits the desert theme but the instrument is very European...
I I heard it was made in the Middle East.
It sounds like what you'd get if you could crossbreed a sitar with an electric guitar
No that would be an electric sitar
That's a thing already?
dont need pickups or a signal converter. just need a mic.
more like a crossbreed of a bass guitar, a synth, and a kazoo
Well you can see in his other videos that this is also an electric hurdy-gurdy! =D
I was in a DnD campaign, and the dungeonmaster put this on when we were about to fight the undead champions of the moon goddess. It made the fight even more badass.
God that sounds awesome
That's sick 👍
I love the sound of this instrument. It has an eerie sound.
Mike J could go with a Rebab too
Michael son of Micheal I'm not your dad!
Holy mother , i camer here for medieval hurdy gurdy , left feeling like after a metal concert , that was beautiful !
Not that it's of any importance, but in the book Dune by Frank Herbert, a futuristic instrument called a baliset is described. For years I thought it was an entirely fictional instrument, a sort of cross between a piano and a guitar with a spinning wheel within it, but it just occured to me that the hurdy gurdy is almost precisely identical. Not sure how I feel about that.
Not exactly, a baliset uses some form of pick called a "multipick" where as the hurdy gurdy uses no pick
jarrod nash key word: ALMOST.
@@Shinigami13133 - Unless "multipick" was Herbert's way of describing the key chest on a hurdy gurdy.
@@meadmaker4525 Head canon approved.
“Mood is for cattle and lovemaking!”
This is an extremely flexible instrument! I've heard it as a violin, as a bag pipe and now as a crazy replacement for a synthesizer.
MY MIND IS BLOWN
the best part i think is his innate knowledge of how to really make use of his instrument since his family has been making them for about half a century and that he and his dad made that very one
It is great, but couldn't be popular in the day because it was massively complicated to make. It would be too expensive for anyone who played music for a living, and those that could preferred poetry reading
@@charlesc.9012 Actually, the instrument was often used by beggars in Europe, leading to the loss of its prestige due to its association with the poor.
I think the Hurdy Gurdy is my new favorite instrument.
08 ウルトラ v.01 same here
agree also GET THIS GUYS COMMENT 600 LIKES
08 ウルトラ v.01 same ima go buy one now
08 ウルトラ v.01 I have no experience in musical instruments...but this looks easy to use...you spin the crank for sound press the keys to alter it...I think it's like that or more complicated
08 ウルトラ v.01 Me 2
2:39 legitimately sounds like the theme song for some badass desert game
Metal Slug For sure. That Game Had insane Desert Levels.
This was my theme song to get through act 2 of diablo 3
an 8th dimentional being Sounds more like it would suit Monster Hunter Tri's Arena
Prince of Persia.
yooooooo this should be a soundtrack for my game
Such a beautiful sound, its enchanting in a haunting kind of way if that makes sense
I'm here because some guy pawned off a Laptop for a Hurdy gurdy.
Bdg represent
Im sorry, but you're gonna have to remind me what is a laptop
@@galsloutsky1191 smaller notebooks
You mean a tome forged in chrome?
@@gorboova3267 i loved verse 11 to be honest
Looks like the Bard rolled a 20
Icy I just got that now, is it D&D?
Lol
Icy XD some people will *know* (including me hello yes dnd)
Natural 20
(You happen upon a massive cavern entrance, the gaping maw of the opening fills your party with wonder and fear. You and your party enter the cavern slowly as not to disturb even the most acute of animals. You see it, the beast of one thousand horrors,[at least for inexperienced players]. A horrifying red dragon! The party rolls in faint attempt to avoid or vanquish the beast quickly. Your barbarian rolls, *13*, your sorcerer rolls *7*... then the bard rolls)
0:01 Lvl. 1 Bard
2:45 Lvl. 99 Egyptian warlord
*Byzantine
Lvl 1000 crook
@@amasterdaone2316 The correct term is rogue.
That's how ἀνδραγαθία works.
3:30 Tom Morello
So, this is what they meant when they said Nero "fiddled while Rome burned." Well, I'd have to agree- this is straight fire.
And soon I shall play once again, this time for the fate of this entire world...
Ain’t no way dawg got an electric Hurdy Gurdy… truly cyberpunk 1277
Underrated comment
*that one hard badass desert boss*
Master Gee’s theme song.
Level 99 boss
@@samtinkle9076 my long lost brother
y e s
Level 100 boss
this is what fire looks and sounds like
Dan Paladin if fire was a song yess
Dan Paladin fire looks..... like fire.
It’s like one band in an instrument
He has a looper
oh man, that would be sick!
This man may be Bard lv. 100, but he’s also Concentration Lv. 100.
You have to concentrate on how fast you’re turning the wheel, actually turning it with accordance to a horizontal surface, something that’s incredibly hard, playing the right keys and chords, and setting the bass key every so often.
3 instruments.
All at once.
You know that old toy gun the Johnny nine nine guns in one well meet the instrument of it
The buzz rhythm with the crank hand is absurdly impressive.
Right? I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed.
That is the trompette. There's a floating bridge for this purpose.
“What instrument do you play?”
“Hurdy Gurdy”
“What?”
“I said a *H U R D Y G U R D Y* ”
Someone else : Sounds like what a sweden would say
@Zach Λ Ξ Ｓ Ｔ Ｈ Ξ Ｔ Ｉ Ｃ
*People all staring in C O N F U S I O N*
*Puts on this V I D E O*
Everybody: OOOOOOOOOOOH THAAAAAAAAT *H U R D Y G U R D Y !*
2:39 When you’re out in the cut with your byzantine homies in the Syrian desert and the local Arab tribe runs up on your patrol
i dont get the byzantine jokes can someone explain?
@@yiayiosmalakas9076 Iirc, back in the medieval times when Byzantium was still around, Byzantium often went to war with the Arabian countries to their east. I believe the struggles went back and fourth, with Byzantium winning some wars while the Arabian countries won others, causing territory to shift back and fourth depending on the war. There was a lot of hostility between the two sides, and lot's of people died. Although I'm not entirely sure, I think the point of Blueberry's comment is that the specific timestamp they provided gave them an overall feeling analogous to Byzantium soldiers, deep in Arabian territory, clashing head on with Arabian soldiers. That is to say, the music would fit with such a scene if it were played out in a movie or something. I could be wrong, but that's my interpretation of their comment. If it's actually something else, then I just made a fool out of myself. :P
@@VividlyVindicated Imo, it was all stalemate for the Byzantines until the Ottomans made great bombards
@@redacted8983 until the Republic of Venice decided it wanted to wipe the slate of their debts*
0:01 Boss Reveal and Villain Rant
1:14 Phase 1
1:40 Phase 2
2:04 False Death and Transformation
2:38 phase 3
3:30 phase 4: Final Form.
4:00 True Death.
Replay Button: Eternal Life Endurance Mode
I love how accurate this is
very cool
@@Nemo-ew2hd Thanks, Nemo
@@skeloluke4967 I know right
he shreeddeddd the fuck out of that hurdy gurdy. still coming back to watch after years. my 7th grade teacher played this for the class to show them what this instrument looks and sounds like, and i’m 20 now. a very big kudos to you, sir.
Hurdy gurdy is something i'd expect the swedish chef to say
Tim Stahel so specific lmao
Thats amazing😂
I was hoping i wasn't the only one who thought that
I'm beginning to think that there is no uncool instrument. I've heard banjo, piano, violin, kalimba, and a bunch of other instruments that I don't remember the name of sounding freaking amazing.
There is no uncool instrument.
It all just depends on how you play, and if you're creative enough to utilize it's full musical potential.
exactly, piano intro to Still Dre is one of most gangsta intro .. yet piano is the last thing thing that one would consider gangster.
@@leirawhitehart1236 there are no uncool instruments just uncool musicians.
I’m a big fan of the shamisen and sitar my self
You should check out the singing saw, if you haven’t yet, it sounds absolutely stunning
11 years later and this is STILL my favorite Hurdy Gurdy piece I've heard.
I feel like i'm in the audience watching marty McFly play the electric guitar on stage.
...This makes a lot of sense: dude’s shredding on a 1000 year old instrument, of course it’s gonna bring back memories of Marty being Marty in ‘55.
hahahaha, glad i'm not the only one :P
Our kids gonna love it!
That's a really good comment actually
Lukas wouldn’t get this joke
Yep, you've obviously sold your soul to the Hurdy Gurdy Devil.
I keep coming back and keep having my mind blown.
That transition at 4:00 is wicked awesome
2:39 When your Egyptian temple gets *lit*
Cicopath yess!
This instrument is more arabic, I believe, but I get your point.
Joshua Van Tassell
It was mostly used in the Byzantine Empire and was very popular among the middle class and royalty for entertainment.
Definitely
i thought profile pic was kermit
it looks evil... i wouldnt want to sleep in a room with this thing, it might do some weird ass sorcery on me
I can't stop laughing. Thanks.
holy shit man, im a musician and a composer and its rare for something to surprise me these days as much as your versatility on the gurdy. from percussion to the fast paced melodies, holy fucking shit man, this is gold.
This devastated me at the age of 50.....where have I been my whole life....and this guy is a absolute master!
And over here kids was the first instrument to ever play dubstep which happened in the year 1489
One year earlier and you would have been called a racist
@@cislordsoyblue1349 why?
It's a electric one real ones don't sound like this
The byzantine empire loved this instrument. I can see why.
I know the world at that time and place was even more fucked up but it would be an awesome time period to visit
And then , wait for it .... The ottomans came along . And Byzantine was no more. Fuggen ottomens
YES!
Leo byzantine was an orthodox empire....nothing like in movies..
More like this th-cam.com/video/4Q8i0CYs-CM/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/feu2owd0MsY/w-d-xo.html
The place must have been lit
'Only 900's kids will remember these!'
Kaden Darby they’re all dead
Whiterun Guard ur mom
@@adminsender906 no u
The “your mom” joke is so outdated and so overused that if anyone would to say that they’ll most likely get their ass kicked
admins ender just like your sense of humor
That second part where he tears a hole in the fabric of reality
It will freak everyone out at the next big rave ...😅😅😅
Byzantine empire attacc
Byzantine empire protecc
But most important
Byzantine empire have cool soundtracc
Dislike most of these but this made me lol.
CCCC/BBBB Za Navek! Karpata! Karpata! Karpata! Slavija! Od Juga do Severa! na na na! Karpata!
More like true roman empire.
@Alexandru turks didnt have any music, just like the arabs, its all greek bruh
@Alexandru this is not Turkish music lmfao
I didn’t know this was missing from my life until tonight. Amazing!
I felt the same way after I watched the video.
Imagine a Zelda fight against a Desert bard that you have to keep up with him by how loud his music is or get lost in the sandstorm as his music summons enemies from the sand to attack and slow you down.
Gashmire, Bard of Gerudo.
I would play the hell out of that game!!
Fuck yes
So basically the lost woods mixed with the desert lantern ghost? I already played that game 25 years ago 😂
@@googleuser3163 Yah sure it was exactly the same with cutting edge 8 bit sound and resolution with EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
Bro I've played them all as well and that was a weak comparison and you know damn well you'd eat that level up if you where any kind of Zelda fan.
@@FalloutFoxx Jesus christ can you even hear yourself? "If you were any kinda real fan"... so you're some kind of Zelda elitist?!? Next you're going to tell me I need a high IQ to watch Rick & Morty 😂
As for a "weak comparison", what you described is LITERALLY a combination of those two segments of Ocarina. Why are you getting so butthurt over a pretty benign TH-cam comment?
And FYI, the N64 didn't use 8-Bit sound processing.
I enjoi the Sound of the Hurdy since some time now.
What that Man just did to that Gurdy was something new.
I have not heard something like this until now.
And I want more.
I think I've found my new favorite string instrument.
International Space Station warning: this thing can cost up to 2000 Euros for a simple model...
Lvl. 99 bard
99 bard --> 100 bard
Stats
Dex.999
Level 1 crook
@@spillikyn9128 lvl 99 boss
OwënVäkähämi this is how Mafia works
I swear the HG is the only folk instrument that can sound like a metal guitarist
+Carrotttt You've got to check some balkan accordion work... I'm serious that does it too
ah yes the crank powered guitarcellofluteorgan
my favourite
the looper bit at the end is rididulousley good
9 century bois remember this
Demetri Hazwie ey
comrades- wait that’s the wrong word
Yea boiiiiiii
hey homie what’s good
@@Vehemences ey yo wasup
2:39 when your guitar skills kick in
yea boiiii
It is comforting to know that maybe some of my European ancestors were jamming to the sustaining diatonic chops that this the amazing Hurdy Gurdy instrument was capable of..
I... I wasn't expecting that...
In other words *HOLY NUTS THATS WICKED SICK*
I'm gob smacked, so fecking awesome. Never heard this instrument as far as I'm aware. A great introduction
Aaron Hydes The interesting thing is these instruments are thousands of years
Aaron Hydes made in the 9th century, 1100 or more years ago
2:04. When you defeat the Ottoman army of 20,000 soldiers and in an instant to another you hear the roar of a grand bombard, you look up to the highest dune and you realize that a red tide of 400,000 janissary are marching towards you. Music start...
well described my friend.
YAASS!!
but this is a byzantine instrument, not really an ottoman one.
even by the ottomans standard this is ancient.
- G α σ - yo fuck you chief this instrument was used by the Catholic Church and the Byzantine empire
- G α σ - In AoE3 lol
You are a legend.
Y e s
N O
@@gabrielgomez9675 *Y E S* SON OF A BITCH
Yn
Michael jackson is a leyend :"(
I have never seen a Hurdy Gurdy played like this. The electronic additions are impressive.
People laugh when I tell them I sold my soul for my mad Hurdy Gurdy skills, then I show them this video.
...and they stop laughing.
Ndoki Hasaki Yup. Stupid name. Great instrument.
Mad hurdy gurdy skills
Mad Hurdy-Gurdy skills
Sounds like a serial killer
And commence the worshipping
@@JakobatHeart Actually it wasn't very well planned out on my part. I have the skills, but I haven't been able to get a hurdy gurdy to use them on...
This music reminds me of my fights in the desert in assassin’s creed origins
I know right
Yeah me too
Bad game
Don't even start on how origins is a good game
For me it reminds me my figjts in battlefield 1 Otomman Empire against British Empire
*BYZANTINE DUBSTEP*
*_EGYPTIAN EDM_*
KPOP
Lmao, that made me laugh
@@bigsmoke1787 no. Just, no.
@@hamsacc it's a joke kid
I've watched this video like 10 times it's so good. And yet my friend's brother hates the sound of the gurdy. Unbelievable. This is one of the most amazing instruments I've ever heard, plus the extreme talent that went into writing and recording this song.
What a mix of eastern sounds, dubstep, modern, almost electronic and what nots...on top of a great rhythm. And I suppose this is your composition, you are an exceptional artist. Most musicians probably never even heard of a hurdy gurdy, let alone pick one to achieve such an extraordinary piece. Thank you so much.
I was thinking, "A hurdy gurdy doesn't look that hard to play". And then 1:14 happened.
Jake Jollimore "What it just looks like a normal krab.. OHHH MYYYY"
A hurdy-gurdy still doesn't look that hard to play to me, compared to say, a violin. But then I haven't actually tried to play one.....
I mean getting the nuisance that he is able to get with the drone strings, and vibrato on the notes is definitely impressive, and must take time to learn
This. IS. INSANE.
Why aren't these things more popular?
You got 19 different iterations of string on wood with hole and then there's this analogic abomination that looks like something Leonardo da Vinci would come up with while drunk and somehow the first is more popular than the latter?
honestly
Thanks Obama
@PolySaken no kidding
For a long time it was associated with beggars and the blind
The reason being is that as time went on the hurdy gurdy slowly started to fall out of favor with people, to the point that the only way you can see and hear one was in the hands of drifters and beggers, to the point that in the germanic speaking areas the people that used it where called, and you will have to fact check me on this one, lierman, and the conenectin was rather negative . Only reason it even survived was cos of the french aristocracy liking it cos it sounded to them like they where having a simple peasant life. Tho the hurdy gurdy has had a come back in the last 60 or so years also do to the french bringing it back and spreading it ones more
Watch/Listen to the whole thing....Seriously, this is ONE man playing one instrument.
I need dancing women now.
It's an OLD instrument, but he can make it glitch out and get all club house dub step at 3:30...
Damn these fins.....
I just like saying "Hurdy Gurdy" hehe. ;) xoxo
...have known folks who play these while working RenFaire...love em!
Also had a friend who played one often...such a talented musician (and fmr background keyboardist for the Bee Gees...)
Kim Smith "Hurdy Gurdy...Hurrrdy Gurrrdy"
You are right. It IS fun.
_one man band_
amazing!
This is amazing! The sound he gets off this is so awesome!
1:55 When you finally kill the hoard of undead in the tomb of the 9 gods. Then a dark figure appears at the end of the hallway, and you see the necromancer himself rise from the shadows. Then the battle ensues.
Mime0Tron but little did you know that it wasn’t just a necromancer but the literal Egyptian god of death
2:18*
@@ozeej2258 "I'll make you dance! Then I'll kill you and make you dance again!"
Jim Crow
“ ok “
>tfw a 1000 years old instrument actually makes music that sounds like 8-bit cyberpunk tunes.
Nah it sounds like Egyptian metal
Well this is an electric hurdy gurdy. The first half of the song is classic gurdy but after 2:15 he starts playing the electric parts.
@@2plan4fancy33 I searched the comments looking exactly for this, it's the first thing I thought of
This particular hurdy gurdy isn't 1000 years old though. It's a modern version of a medieval instrument which originated about 1000 years ago. By that logic you should be leaving comments like this to every video where electric guitar is used. (Actually guitar like instruments are much older than 1000 years, more like at least 4000 years)
@@AZURNERUB His comment wasn't about guitars. His comment was about a hurdy gurdy sounding like 8 bit cyber punk. I dunno how you got the idea he was comparing anything to a guitar.
Imagine having one of these when you’re in like middle school or high school or something and just pullin up to band class on the first day like “Bitch lemme show you how it’s done”
You were bullied huh
This song gave everyone in my house
+5 STR
+5 DEX
+5 VIT
+5 INT
+5 MND
33% Haste
33% Critical
Okay I roll and attack the room full of goblins
I can tell u play diablo
Gtfo
100% happy time
It gave me a full stack of god apples and a totem of undying.
"I remember when Vladimir told us about that one time he went through the adventure of his life."
"Hey Vladimir, tell us what happened that one time again."
*[Vladimir looks up with a horrified expression as he suddenly relived that entire cursed moment]*
I dunno, I think of an eastern European having a flashback or a nightmare when I listen to this.
Really cool to hear though.
+Tarik360 HAHHAHH WHAT THE FUCK MAN AHAHAHAA
I got a silly imagination.
at 1:15 I imagine some kind of folk dance-ish thing going on if you exclude the Nightmare/flashback thing.
+Tarik360 you got a good imagination because you're describing my life
+Ivan Yurchenko So, a Folk-dance, crazy adventure or having strange dreams to the tunes of hurdy gurdies?
+Tarik360 the perfect combination of both :)
*Fredrik Knudson does one video about the hurdy gurdy*
Mate get ready ready for a whole lot more views, keep it shredding \m/
Why you think I'm here?
Yup, that's why I'm here. Wow that was epic. 0_0
Just got on the hurdy gurdy train myself. What a unique sound.
I cannot pin down whether this instrument is eastern or western.
On one hand sounds like something Hollywood would play when you enter the middle east, on the other hand I imagine a bard in England playing this whilst telling you his tales from far and wide.
youtube doesn't like the sharing of links, but search "Fredrik Knudsen
The Hurdy Gurdy | Down the Rabbit Hole" and you'll get a quick little doco about the instrument from one that also plays it.
Looks and sounds like something that crawled right out of Majora's Mask.
Hahaha! how did you know that I am a big fan of Zelda?
+Eric Jackman Also a perfect fit for any Prince of Persia installment :)
And when that bass track starts up, get your dagger out and hope you have enough sand...shit's about to get REAL!
+Guilhem Desq please do a legend of zelda song
that's so true
Holy fuck that shit is fucking majestic
I fucking know right
Sounds like you could make pokemon dungeon themes with this...
Professor Hakase Shinonome I thought that too. It sounded like pokemon at some point.
you're thinking of the bagpipes.
Or a sonic mania level. 😉
It sounds like Gen 2 gym battle music
3:30 I smell a Gym Leader
After 10 years this performance gets never old for me.
WOW! I've been playing multiple instruments for 25 years,and never have I seen something so amazing.
When you’re a simple priest feelin’ it after the death of Akhenaten
So good I feel like I should stand up and applaud at the end even though its on the PC, Bravo!
togethia I did and feel no shame. I would recommend doing the same. This is too amazing not to be applauded.
Its better when it's sped up
WE TRYING TO REPLACE OURSELVES WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
3:53 When the smudge on your windshield won't come off
It looks like a medieval weapon
ZionSype Well you could probably knock someone out cold with it if you swing it hard enough, or play badly enough.
Though the last point is true with most instruments, notably bagpipe and accordion.
Looks like a boat
ATTACKERS!
Where? You mean the musicians?
NO THEY WIELD WEAPONS
I only see instruments
ZionSype play like him at 3:30 and im sure the enemy will get creeped like hell
GrumpBump. The image that comes to mind while listening to this someone attacking a hornet's nest with bagpipes in Arabia.
WE'RE WINNING THE DESERT BOSS FIGHT WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️𓅖𓀚𓀜𓀯𓀿
I like how this starts out 'eh' but then becomes the theme for a fucking Jojo's Bizarre Adventure villain
+SageOfTheWest wich is awesome because the OST of this thing is just pure testosterone induced bliss.
Why JoJo? It sounds so much better than JoJo.
Lord_Llama_God D O N O T D I S R E S P E C T J O J O
In my opnion it fits well either as an alternate theme for the Egypt arc, or an alternate DIO theme
Myamurr Actually, it'd be kinda sick if they redid the Egypt arc in the SBR universe and this was the theme the whole time.
Byzantine Empire had pretty nice taste in music
Not really there kinda weren't computers there to cycle the music and this was a calm instrument, thing that most people don't like.
@@ogalo1653 just use two of them
@@ogalo1653 they wouldn't like cause *no amplifier*
Christian Templar woosh...
But i thought this was a french instrument.
Also the scale he uses is more middle eastern
Always heard this instrument in folk metal. Glad I know what this is now
1:23 I can physically feel this specific part
*Hurdy-Gurdy*
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*HG*
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*Hg* (mercury)
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Heavy Metal!
Lucius1958 cool
@@CharlieApples but it's dense
Edit: What happened to his comment
@@CharlieApples oh yea
Only sciencers will understand
Lolololol
This instrument is sadly often portrayed as silly by the mainstream media. #HurdyGurdyLivesMatter
Gary Oldman TBH this looks and sounds awesome!
The name's not helping.
Probably because it has a name that sounds like the Swedish Chef came up with it
It looks cool and sounds awesome, I think it's the name and the fact that it's not that known about lmao
Giradox I didn't want to say it out loud, so I'm glad that somebody did. It's still 900% awesome. I discovered it only today, and I'm in love with the sound.
it almost has an electric buzz to it. it sounds both ancient and modern at the same time.
I need a 10 hour version of this theme... Is awesome!!!
Serolero loop it 🙃
I wish I could find more 'heavy' stuff like this in your repertoire! I always come back to this song, simply amazing.
Holy mother of WTF! That was BAD. ASS.
Came across this video quite a few years ago and fell in love. I still find myself occasionally coming back just to hear this piece.
i like how half of the comments are about him shredding on an old instrument and memes about the middle east and the other half are the replies correcting them even though its a joke
I keep coming back to this tune. It's like something out of a weird dream.
Damn, those Byzantines really knew how to party.
I never knew how much I wanted an electric hurdy Gurdy