MESHUGGAH - Dancers to a Discordant System [piano cover]
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- Опубліковано 2 кві 2017
- revised recording: • MESHUGGAH - Dancers to...
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original version on the album 'obZen' (2008)
- I couldn't get this in one-take without considerable mistakes, so I've adjusted some notes post-recording :)
Both sides of his brain remain disconnected to this day.
Haha, thanks!
I would more say its a ... Discordant brain system !
Are you okay after playing that!? That was a fucking trip. Make sure you get a nice cup of tea and a mental health plan
Do you mean metal health care?
you played the solo with one hand and held the rhythm with the other!?!? what kind of cyborg shit is this?!? seriously, fantastic job
Fantastic and beautiful man!!! Oh boi what a piece of music
Standard piano player tbqh.
What I find really interesting is that the solo seems like MADE for the piano, somehow
It's called being a pianist.
@@forthelove0godFrederik Thorendal takes really heavy inspiration in his solos from Allan Holdsworth, a jazz guitarist who famously wanted to be a saxophonist but couldn't afford one, and so developed a style on guitar that emulated saxophone. Being translated to piano is more like translating it back into a more standard instrument for the style of music the solo is.
This sounds like the music that would play in a film adaptation of a Lovecraft story, while the main character is reading some ancient grimoire about the Old Ones and slowly going insane.
Thanks! :)
God it sounds so terrifying on piano, ha. Amazing work.
@SYL Ben
Heheh... thanks very much!!!
Today on watch mojo we're discussing the top 10 songs forbidden to be played in the 1500s.
This is honestly excellent - sounds like some 20th century atonal piece.
@maco de blacko
Thank you, Maco! Yes, I agree! It's interesting how some of these hardcore rock/metal songs sound on just piano!
Or a progressive rock piano, Keith Emerson
I've always enjoyed their dissonant and discordant lead guitar expressions, avant garde af!
This will suit as a theme in a horror movie perfectly! The anticipation building!!! Will the victim escape? Or will the killer leave his mark on the victim?
well, it is.
I'm a pianist, and there are no pianists that can do this.
There are plenty that could learn it over whatever extended period of time.... but the style and precision would probably not hold up.
I think this is a bona fide example of "This is IT."
And Sequoia Sounds has 6.37k subs, as of July 2021.
It doesn't make sense that more pianists don't know about him.
I've followed him since 2017, and I still return often to see real playing.
MESHUGGAH!!
Huge thanks for your comment, Alex, although I wonder if you ever noticed the sentence I wrote at the bottom of the video description?: "I couldn't get this in one-take without considerable mistakes, so I've adjusted some notes post-recording"
I'm highly unlikely to ever get a note perfect performance of this arrangement!!
@@SequoiaSounds I did see your comment re a note perfect performance, but I doubt it would change my opinion since I'm listening for groove, stylistic choices and if the player "gets" the music.
When I say that no other pianist could do it - I went to school with Tigran Hamasyan and he was playing Meshuggah (or Meshuggah-like pieces) way back in the day, but I doubt he'd put in the work to truly inhabit Frederik's solo, and he'd probably do his own thing.
There are plenty of classical pianists who could read a transcription, and possibly hit all the notes, but pretty sure the groove would falter and/or the Meshuggah spirit would be lacking.
Your humility is much appreciated tho, which again shows an aware approach!
I feel like I'm in a unique position to comment on this - I've played classical and jazz since I was 5 (I'm 46 now), and Meshuggah is my all-time favorite band :)
@@SequoiaSounds I just realized I conflated you with Sam Abbott... since you both have similar repertoire
I guess I need to say there are 2 of you out there doing similar things :)
Though I still think Dancers is top of the heap in difficulty
That fucking polyrhythm must be insane for one person to play
I feel as though I should pay you money for doing this. I mean, this is just to good for being a free concert.
@Max Voloshin
Ha! Thanks Max! I'd love to get to a position where I CAN put on concerts of my arrangements, fingers crossed!
This might be the most impressive cover I've ever seen on youtube. Incredible arrangement and performance. 11/10
skies bellow that's the time sig of the piece
@skies bellow
That means a lot to me - Thank you!!!!
@Lucas Gerth
Haha! :D
I give it a 12/8 (he he)
No doubt
The way the fingers move, particularly on the left hand, looks like clay animation.
Ahhh, that's because I'm a huge fan of Bruce Bickford :)
you did the solo. you fucking beast
@Erin Lee
Haha! Thanks! :)
IMO it is the most beautiful solo of Meshuggah.
So I guess Meshuggah IS just classical music with distortion. Amazing cover cannot even begin to praise this properly
The way covered the solo while keeping the main riff going is absolutely nuts. Amazing cover!
Everyone now and again you see a video that stuns you into silence and you don’t know what to do with the rest of your day. This is one of those videos.
This is the best thing I've ever heard played on a piano.
Many thanks, Mitch!!
Man you crushed this! Sounds like Schoenberg and Stravinski wrote a piece together.
Many thanks, Matthew!
YESSS!! UAH! poliritmo e dodecafonia! bellissimo... immagina un soprano che canta: Alban Berg avrebbe amato questa possibilità
As a musician myself this is extremely hard to do I was blessed with being able to play by ear but this is incredible this guy is a fucking genius.
Thank you so much!!
I love how the solo is like, almost easy... lol
12/10, complete insanity, that left hand precision makes my whole body hurt.
You even did the guitar solo... outstanding... BRAVO!!!
@Chainheart Machine
Thank you so much!!!
This is the sound you hear as you slowly tumble toward your death in a blackhole, slowly being pulled apart as you go deeper into the abyss.
I'm speechless. After listening to this on piano you can immediately tell Meshuggah has to be inspired by jazz music. Some crazy, dismal subgenre but for me - jazz vibes are clear in here. Amazing work, amazing arrangement and flawless performance. Only a true Meshuggah fan and a great pianist could do something like that!
Many, many thanks!!!
Allan Holdsworth
Stravinskij e Schoenberg too!
This sounds more like Ligeti than jazz.
When you get to the solo it’s like you’re suddenly watching two versions of thing from the Adam’s family playing each half.
*puts the lights on* ....well that was way more scary on piano O.o
@Xelepteüs
I had no idea it could have that effect from piano alone!
this is the side of the piano I love.
@Carver Ivens
Many thanks, Carver!
Who else comes back to this regularly for the rest of their life ?...
Still the greatest thing I've heard come out of a piano.
100% his other recording sounds a little more similar to the original song but I like this version and love watching it played.
I'm a Meshuggah worshiper since 2004, and an amateur musician since 2010.
People really see the hard work you've put in this. This video is no normal feat.
Thank you for being an inspiration.
I can't believe you just did that.
Incredible.
@Shadowmoth
Thank you so much!!!
I've played drums for 35 years, and all that work is nothing compared to your interdependence. God bless you, man.
That was wonderful.
Also as a drummer… imagine having limb independence on a per finger basis! And also, now you have to control the dynamics of each finger separately… And you have to worry about scale, pitch, chords, melody. It’s unfathomable. It’s not just up and down it’s left and right too.
you don't even realize how insane this is while you listen or watch. No words, just admiration.
Thanks so much!! I've uploaded a revised version: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
The desynchronization between your hands is insane.
I honestly believe that the last minute and a half of this song is the most amazing piece of music ever created.
Bach himself would have trouble trying to understand the odd time signatures and polyrhythms. Awesome.
It's actually 4/4 all the way through :)
@@SequoiaSounds It's 4/4, but the guitars and bass are in 11/16 and 13/16. It's a polymetre.
@@user-el5mg4it9t I wasn't being clear enough - you are totally correct, of course! - I was meaning to say that writing it all out simply in 4/4 made it much easier for me to facilitate as I didn't have to think about any polyrhythms :)
We would have been burned as a witch with all the dissonance being played 😅
It's amazing how well meshuggah translates to 20th century classical.
The chorus is so satisfying
I've listened to this like 4 times. It's film-score grade perfect. This is one of the best thing's I've heard like, this YEAR
Thank you so, so much!! I've recently uploaded a revised version here:
ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
Linus & Lucifer
Many practice hours were spent bringing us this one take performance
Never thought I was gonna see this meshuggah cover on a piano fucking awesome
Thank you so much!
@@SequoiaSounds no thank you for doing something that I thought would be very difficult to do keep on brother that's what I call talented
This person has two brains, only explanation possible.
Hahaha.... if only!
Superb! impressive!! Awesome! Cant undrstand how your hands can play as two different beings! ,🤟👌
Phenomenal work
@sa21sa
Thank you so much!
Great left hand work! The section around 4:00 reminds me of Prokofiev - Sonata no 7 in B flat major. (3rd Movement/Precipitato)
@John Mawby
Thanks so much, John! Yeah, it's interesting how much closer certain experimental rock/metal songs sound to 20th Century/Contemporary classical music once put on piano!
When I tell you my jaw fucking dropped during the guitar solo….
Great job, I play Meshuggah on drums and have always wished I knew someone competent enough to jam along to this kind of music, songs like this are typically way out of most people's abilities. This was definitely one of their harder songs for me to learn on drums.
I drummed along to the song. This was super well done! You were able to capture the heaviness, and put me in a trance like state that I get into while listening to this masterpiece.
Many thanks, Michael!
that fade-out was fucking fantastic ...you carried me like a baby through that, thank you.
Many thanks!!
Omg your left hand belongs in a lab so we can run tests...I want one!
Seriously though, I cannot believe how tight you got those parts from around 1:15ish. Incredible it's one take too. Just awesome.
sounds crazy good
"I have no idea to this day what those crazy swedes were singing about. Truth is, I don't want to know."
-Red
It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this cover. It’s still absolutely mind blowing!!!
Many thanks, Teddy! I've uploaded a revised version here: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
2021 and I'm just now hearing this? Possibly the most Amazing thing that I've ever heard/seen. If you have the time, PLEASE make another Meshuggah cover!
Thank you so much! I have sketched out a number of other Meshuggah pieces, but I'm still working on making them playable. I have, however, more recently uploaded a revised version of this one: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
Can't believe this was possible. Amazing.
Least skilled Meshuggah enjoyer.
This is awesome, and it sounds like boss battle music in a Zelda game.
Many thanks!!
Absolutely insane
Just keeping the 4/4 on this with my hands made me feel as Haake 😂😂 big up man, such an experience, that's one of my favourite song by them
The chorus/"We believe, so we're misled, etc." riff at 5:27 sounds beautiful here - everything about this is outstanding, bravo!
It's realy impressive ! it sounds good and we can feel the jazz inspiration of Thordendal and Haake !
thx for that :)
@0ook
Thank you so, so much!
sounds more like modern classical music to my ears here
@@matsmcmats Exactly. If it were jazz, they'd kick the pianist out of the bar for playing all these ugly intervals constantly lol
This is so impressize man - the fact that you do the solo as well and so brilliantly is amazing. Such a great cover. Well done
Holy shit man! Holy shit! I'm totally, totally impressed! I'm a keyboardist/pianist too and I love Meshuggah, but I'd never be able to do it after hearing. Do you plan to release a sheet on any platform? Or maybe you alredy have one? I'd appreciate it so much if you would link me, or anything... and again, congratulations, you're stunning
@Gyulai Sámuel
Thank you so much, Gyulai! I plan to make readable sheet music available to the public at some point in the future. Watch this space!
Hi. I'm just cleaning up my scores now, so please private message me if you still want any sheet music.
Sorry, I didn't see your message but I came back and fortunately found my comment. How can I contact you?
Truly scary and amazing. I love the fading at the end. Thank you oh great Sequoia.
THE SOLO ! ! WOW
This sounds like fucking hell, damn. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much! I more recently uploaded a re-recording:
ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
FUCK TO THE YES!!!!!! YOU DID IT!!! I've been trying to do this for like 7 years. I'm so amped right now. This was so much fun to listen to.
@Sam Abbott
I am sooooo happy to hear this, especially coming from you!!! (I'm a HUGE fan of your own pianistic onslaughts!). I'm finally in a position to record things again, so I hope to throw out lots more Meshuggah in the near future!
Hisokana Pianisuto awesome. Looking forward to it! And to reiterate, amazing work here. My biggest struggle w this song was that I could never keep it sounding like the 6/8 dance groove that it is; all the way through - I feel like you absolutely nailed that here, esp w the super organic time keeping stuff in your right hand.
Love it! That was just tremendous! Who knew a piano could sound so terrifying!
Thanks so much, Rich!
Damn man, this is perfect performance, the solo with rythm at the same time, insane.
so fcuqing swakky
posts like these actually make me wish there was a super like button
This is astonishing
Thank you so much!
I subsequently uploaded a better recording here: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
@@SequoiaSounds thanks for the link💣
Incredible
Thank you, David! I've recently uploaded a revised version:
ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
The most talented musician on planet, meshuggah would be amazed yet proud for watching such a thing,
@Taki Clinton Harness
Many, many thanks, Taki!!
This is phenomenal!
@Zach Buddie
Thank you so much!!
This is beyond incredible.
Might be on my top 3 most impressive covers of all time jesus fucking christ good job mate
Thank you so much, Matteo!
Who is the 1 dislike from? SMH.
I wonder what a Meshuggah cover would sound like on an organ...
The 5th circle of hell O.o
BLEED ON ORGAN
we must call to rob scallon
Who ever dislikes this doesn't understand what it takes to do this.
@@bullheadshitface2023 I have recently introduced one of the UK's foremost organ-builders (who is also an ex metal drummer) to Meshuggah, and his response was basically "why didn't I discover this band twenty years ago!". I will see if I can persuade him to attempt a Meshuggah organ transcription...
I keep coming back to this one. Amazing work!
Clicked like literally within 4 notes. F'ing sick dude.
killer arrangement
Many thanks!!
Look at that crazy starfish on the left, just freakin out on them keys XD
@Luke Ferra
Heheh.... thanks! :)
@@SequoiaSounds you've got unbelievably impressive skills
This is insane!!
me da una ansiedad y me pone en estado de alerta la cancion en piano, pero de forma que lo disfruto, es increiblemente poderosa la cancion y se supone que es lo que debe transmitir, una dansa con un sistema discordante. asombroso
Love every minute of this... incredible music
@cybergrind
Thank you so much!!!
That was bad fucking ass. Incredible job.
Thanks so much, John!
This is one of the best things I have ever heard on UA-cam
Unmatched talent, amazing piece of work 🙌🏻
Hey man! Just found your channel and immediately subscribed. It's uncanny how much your taste apparently overlaps with my own. I always thought the likes of Dillinger and Meshuggah had some really interesting and novel kinds of textures and harmony that maybe rushes by a little too fast or gets lost in the distortion, so I specifically love piano arrangements of techdeath/mathcore/prog/djent... Well anyway, just wanted to say that I appreciate the work you do, and all the effort that obviously goes into it! Thanks a ton, and keep doing what you do!
Thank you so, so much! I really appreciate what you wrote to me!
It’s the most impressive piano playing that I have ever seen. You’re simply unreal. Thanks for sharing!
So dark and beautiful!
@bobakoff
Many thanks!
Incredible.
Many thanks, Opal!
awesome ! You should do more Shuggah
@DryZe
It's certainly my intention!
Oh God, this is some serious talented. Good job dude. I like this so much.
Thank you so much! I've since uploaded a re-recording here:
ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
you absolute mad man
Ha! Thanks! I've also more recently uploaded a revised version: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
I love this! Thank You, Master!
One more praising on an amazing performance won't hurt...
Kick ass man...
Friggin awesomeness...!!
Thank you so much, Tim!
I would love to see these on Spotify, they will immediately be put in my liked songs
Thank you! I'd have to sort out all the copyright stuff, but it's something I'd like to do in the future!
I actually made a better recording here: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
This is a masterpiece of its own. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, Thomas!
DUUUDE this is fucking amazing. Well done!!!
Thank you so much!!
@@SequoiaSounds keep coming back to this one. even better than the original! you are so talented!!
This must have been a hard one, to get the time signatures right.
@Septhim
It's actually 4/4 all the way! (there are just a lot of patterns that go across the barline)
HA! BURN!
Its so surprising to realize that most of meshuggah is in normal time signatures. Polyrhythms and odd patterns are confusing!
This seems to be an endless discussion on this - 4/4 is strong in them but If patterns are crossing bar lines there's a pretty good argument for polymeters so there arey ou can argue it 4/4 and something else implied across the top (it's a kind of either and or both if you like) - I think the final phase I count out as as ,off the top of my head, 12/8 ? there's a strong 4/4 feel and and top guitar lines something else so far as I can see
The 12/8 could be felt as triplets in 4/4 is my guess (because there is a definite "swing" feel to this, along with many other Meshuggah songs), although I would think it simpler just to call it 12/8...
It’s so fucking anxiety inducing on the keys. So much respect!
It's also kinda anxiety inducing playing the damn thing :) Thanks, again, for your support! I also rerecorded an improved version of this one here: ua-cam.com/video/OV-fI6XQz34/v-deo.html
@@SequoiaSounds you should cover “easy like Sunday morning” there’s no soulful covers. I know you’d execute,
When the left hand came in 🤯🤯🤯
Well, thats good training for your left hand! Nicely done!