Is Indie Music a Genre? (feat. Quinn Christopherson)
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2020
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Independent, or "Indie" music, has a broad definition that can be applied across genres and regions. So what makes indie music indie?
LA Buckner interviews Quinn Christopherson, an up-and-coming indie musician in Anchorage, Alaska and 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner, about what it's like to create DIY music. Together they create their own indie song that you can hear at the end of the video.
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This is brilliant. Thanks heaps! Can we download or listen to that version of Quinn’s song “Glenn” anywhere else? I mean other than in this video?
can you do chinese hip hop? how it changed over years. It would be good documentary
“Quinn told us he once recorded a song with a sock on the microphone”
everyone: has done this
once i just put a mask over my face like the microphone had coronavirus
Yeah, I've used one of my socks while recording on location for a film. Now I have a blimp and dead wombat, which works so much better.
midi510 u win
Yeah haha
Also my field recorder lives inside a sock. I don't know why but it gets me better sound than any of the wind protectors (or whatever you call them) I got for it.
@@Zer0Spinn sounds cozy
This was SUCH a fun project to do with LA. Much love from Alaska!
yeah, it's hard to define "indie" since it just means independent. There's so many different "Genres" of Indie music: indie-pop, indie-rock, indie-hip-hip, indie-fusion-metal-jazz
indie post modern neo liberal revival
@@SoundFieldPBS ew neolib
"indie hip hip"
Indy music really just has the lyrical themes of goth and emo (not radio emo) I'm coming to realise
Indie been around since the 60s 🤔
As a pretentious teenager, I would buy cds that had the logo of FACTOR on the back, because it meant the band needed money from the Canadian government to make an album.
And try his darndest, he did
What did you think of the track?
Sound Field 10/10, I do not listen to indie often but I am listening to some as I type this 👀
@@SoundFieldPBS Is there a soundcloud link to the full track? It sounded great but I wanted to hear all the lyrics.
Nothing like artists signed to major labels calling themselves indie
🙌👌 and there's nothing 'pop' about a bunch of kids saying I love alt/indie music scenes
This is deep. Real deep. Simple, but deep.
It may be my favorite song you did during this series. Missed you guys.
miss you toooooo
It's been a while! I missed y'all!
Well, just discovered a new artist. Thanks, this channel is great!
That's what we are here for friend
I love Quinn and am always glad when Tiny Desk Contest introduces me to artists I'd otherwise never hear. And, man, L.A., that beat you added to his song was tight.
Imagine being able to play guitar outside while it's freezing and you barely have control over your fingers :O
God Quinn just has an incredible and infectious happy energy! Can't get enough of this. Great video!
Indie was a way but became a type of sound just like "alternative" was used to describe a sound not categorised at the time but became a type of sound on itself
So hey, I'm a pretty anxious dude and when he says that he's up there pouring his heart out for strangers and them just being willing to take him in that's kind of indescribably beautiful to me. So yeah.
You should really make a video about sampling and looping in modern music.
You're so right!
Grinning like an idiot and I can't help myself. The music, the banter between the two, their energy... all of it. Loved it! Think I found a new artist to listen to.
Glad to have another video to explore. I love that there is a way for people to have a chance to explore and expand the boundaries because the big recording companies will not touch it until it has a real following. Another great video. You made my day.
They just vibin
good times
Also your collab track already sounds so cozy 😻💙🎵
I have missed you guys so very much
Such a joy to watch the musicians in their element just doing their thing.
From the minute I first heard his music on NPR I was stuck hard. He sings with a soul like no other and I constantly play his songs on rewind. I’m super stoked for his album to drop. Play on Quinn...Play on.
I saw this dude play in a forest in Talkeetna Alaska in 2018. Literally changed my life! Thanks Quinn .
I absolutely loved this!! I Really fell in love with the indie-rock style a while ago and it really changed my mindset about music. I started releasing songs myself and i got to say that the journey is really inspiring. I wish all of the small indie artists the absolute best!!
So happy to see a new sound field! Always look forward to your videos!
Thanks so much couch king, we missedyou
Thank you for dope videos LA and Soundfield!!! Also, Loooove those drums you added on this song!!!
Great video showcasing an amazing artist from Alaska! Great job to the Indie Alaska crew!
Amazing job Indie Alaska crew! Shouts out to them a million times go subscribe bit.ly/indiealaskayt
that purdie shuffle was tight 1:24!
LA is no joke
man so inspiring. big love and support from fellow malaysian indie artist
I was just thinking about being an indie musician and this popped up... I really love your videos 👍🏾
it's fate! How can we help you?
Sound Field just upload more often 😂 I like watching your videos because you teach so much about different genres and you explain stuff in a way that I can understand. Idk this channel is amazing
These videos are mad interesting and edited well
this channel inspires me to continue writing and composing, much love
This is an amazing message to receive. This is exactly what we hope to do. You are who this channel is for :)
mazzy star vibes
Where's the lie!
I love these videos so much :)
I'd be really interested to see your take on a Chillhop track.
glad to see the show is back :)
Man I love the Indie sound. Thanks for reminding me of NMH--I have to go back and listen to Airplane Over the Sea again now!
Check out... The Microphones: The Glow Pt. 2
Your videos are always so good 💖
i seriously thought this was satire for the first minute
Love this! Very inspiring.
Sound Field is back!!! Great episode ✊🏽
Thanks m8
Interesting. Not into this scene, but props to musicians who are brave enough to share their vision with the world. 🤘🏻
Yo! I am glad I came back to visit this chanel after six months. I'm so glad you are still trying to make good content.
I'm glad you came back to visit too! We are definitely trying (and hopefully succeeding) we have a new episode dropping tomorrow!
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Damn! That track y'all together was dope! I'm a new fan! 🔥
This is inspiring! I'm a musician and hope to front a touring band someday soon. Maybe I'll angle hard at the Tiny Desk contest 🤔
Also I hate this idea that Billie Eilish somehow is more raw because she recorded her stuff in her brother's bedroom... the guy is a top notch producer and engineer
love your work!!
thanks a lot guys. this is awesome!
This is beautiful. Truly inspiring
I finally have a bit of clue on what's indie now.. Thanks..
Raedeen is a damn fine song. Looking forward to the full length
These videos are dope would love one on frank ocean or j dilla love ya guys! ❤️❤️
Those are great episode ideas Moose! Love you 2
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@@SoundFieldPBS Dilla for sure, it'd be great to see you and Nahre tackle that strong staggering sway!
A video I would love to see is one unpacking the trend of songs just getting to their peak as they fade. You know when a song gets really crazy right when it starts fading away, it was a much bigger thing from like the 60's-80's (a good example is I want you back). I would love to know why and where this started.
It's kind of a just a different modification of crescendo imo
This looks like lots of fun!
he sounds so lit during his interview at the beginning
glad you're back
Us too!
Dope! Do y'all have a playlist of all of the instrumentals/beds you use? They're just as good as the music y'all create!
La Buckner, and Chris gotta make more music. That was too clean
Great vid y'all!
Nice insight
Doing our best! Thanks Jefferson
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to me, it’s all about the way the artist is marketed. for example, people like halsey and billie eilish are marketed heavily as alternative and indie, yet have an almost identical sound to those on the top 40 pop charts. it’s about the legacy and reputation of the artist
It means produced independently, usually the artist as record label, and publisher. Indie music, just like mainstream, commercial music, has all genres in it. The main difference in Indie music is the authenticity and integrity of the artist's vision remains mostly in tact, without the industry pressures to make it "popular".
Nice job Quinn and Kurt way to represent the 907!
that outro song is wild!
That beat reminds me a lot of drums on two weeks by grizzly bear which is def indie!
I watch this so many time at 4.20am
Yeah, LA, add some goddamn *drums* to that indie singer-songwriter folk stuff!
When I first discovered Indie, I did think it was just called that specific genre. When I further learned what it originally and truly meant, Its hard to coin what kind of sound my favourite band is anymore.
ugh so many things to say!!! 1. So glad you guys are all staying safe and healthy and smart 2. such a wonderful episode to come back to! I've missed yall so much. 3. this is why as a punk growing up I've loved indie music/ the indie movement (as I would as call punk since alot of genres can fall under punk, maybe would be a cool video to talk about genres/movements/etc and how they can mesh or be specified) and so this summer I am def showing my students this video. We will be talking about protest music and a HUGE part of that is DIY. So my kids will be listening to Frank Ocean, Sex Pistols, Gorilla Buscuits, Neutral Milk Hotel and more!!! Cannot wait for whatever video comes next. So worth the wait!!!
There Back yaaaaaay
Miss you guys 😢
What did you record he drums with? :'D
as a graduated person for musicology bachelor, I can say your videos are truly golden
thanks so much gregory!
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A new upload 💜💜💜
Man, I really missed y'all??? Oh my goodness. 😍😍😍
So glad you didn't forget about us!
I didn't. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Nice tune!!!
Hi yall, I just sat down and SF uploaded a new vid XD
Damn, that song is so good!!
Im coming back here cos I miss getting frequent updates from my Asian bae and my $2 future knockoff. I love and miss you guys
Boii Quinn can sing! Amazing. We will watch your career with interest.
You guys should do a video on the crossover of UK and Brooklyn Drill
Do you release stems for your sf songs? That drum line is great, is love to play around with it
I'll share them with you privately if you promise to share with us what you create!
@@SoundFieldPBS of course!
@@TrevorClarke You can message us on twitter or insta or email me at jlorenzo@rewire.org
Really interesting stuff
will you do a video on outrun?
It’s taken me a long time to get my head around the modern meaning of indie music. Growing up, indie music was stuff that labels didn’t want to touch. SST records with Black Flag and the Minutemen were my canonical examples. So much of what I hear these days on “indie” playlists sound like modern adult contemporary music. Get yourself a small guitar and some facial hair and you’re in. This video lumped Neutral Milk Hotel and the Smiths together and now I don’t know what to think about the indie label.
That's exactly it the label just doesn't make sense. It's the modern day "alternative"
Wooohooooooo let's get going again folks! 🙌🙌🙌🎵🎵🎵🎹 🎻 🎺
SOUND FIELD GIVING US THAT PURDIE SHUFFLE !!!!
Perfection.
I wanna make indie music now
Not sure what Quinn's been up to recently but I hope he releases new music soon, Raedeen is a jam.
where can I get the fill song collab with Quinn & LA?
Mans got an amazing shuffle groove goin on
I think indie is post post-punk. You can listen The Smiths, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, all bands contain element of post punk
You should try looking into the Philadelphia Diy scene
Could you recommend a few artists?
When is the song available?
That's up to Quinn!
Please delve deeper into In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
that would be a fun to try and keep interesting and pbs appropriate 👀
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so that's why I like indie the vocals are pretty much raw with minor autotune, definitely a breath of fresh air of the amount of k-pop I have heard recently 💀
Talk about MPB - Brazilian Popular Music!
Love your videos. I thought Indie was just a British thing and a kind of catch-all for post-punk rock bands with haircuts
That’s real indie. Post-punk independent British guitar pop from the 80s.
@@henrywallace7996 That's what I thought :-)