Vampire Weekend presents Sam Gendel - 2021 (in the space between two pieces of wood)

2021 (in the space between two pieces of wood) from the 40:42 EP. Out now: ffm.to/4042
Vampire Weekend commissioned Sam Gendel to reimagine their song 2021. The only directive was to make it twenty minutes and twenty-one seconds long.
In addition to the music, Sam created the original, improvised animation.

[@k.a.o.s.717]

Biblically accurate angels sound like:

[@karlmalone4958]

when the edible suddenly hits much stronger than you were expecting

[@OwenDunnigan]

exactly jc

[@arlofleenor1838]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@pandaxd1084]

Vampire weekend, you good?

[@theyreMineralsMarie]

Love to see all these people appreciating Sam Gendel and experimental jazz.

[@annabelleautumnpines]

i love how a bit after the 18:10 mark, all the visuals prior to this part of the song come back as a response to the line “they all work together when you put them together”. that’s a very nice touch

[@crispydirt3389]

I love this, it sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before!!

[@michaeldelehanty994]

Keep playing this over and over and over. There’s levels to it. And then other levels beneath those.

[@poobdenoob149]

This is such a masterpiece

[@liamad6458]

OATH my brother

[@TheSlowMusicMovement]

Now that's what I call a version, Gendel is a proper tripper...

[@wrytte]

The Purdie Shuffle at the end?!? Damn Sam, bravo

[@Muhdah1972]

Thanks to Sam & Vampire Weekend for this because it's a nice way to end the day 💓🎶💓🎶

[@lunabear]

14:32 Animal Crossing: Vampire Weekend, 5 AM

[@jadenkaemmerer1599]

Omg I was just in the middle of a 1 AM Vampire Weekend session when they posted for the first time in months...

[@dorsm365]

Brought to you by one half of “Clown Core.” That’s versatility.

[@mmmk1616]

So, I had to pause it so I could say how freaking great this is, it's like an emotional journey that is based on the feelings felt in the world over the past year and continuing... It's brilliant guys, just really sublime. Thank you!!!

[@4balls187]

That Bernard Purdie took me off guard

[@KendallReviews]

ok this is trippy asf

[@alanfigueroalopez1890]

Yeeeesssss Vampire Weekend send love from MÉXICO!

[@smadzney]

Somehow this resembles how my 2021 has been going...

[@karlmalone4958]

Honestly same

[@liveasadad5148]

i consider this as my birthday present, thank you ❤️

[@johno5757]

happy bday!

[@jadenkaemmerer1599]

Happy birthday!

[@liveasadad5148]

@@johno5757 thank you

[@liveasadad5148]

@@jadenkaemmerer1599 thank you

[@TheKmartling]

Happy belated birthday!

[@4balls187]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@chaos2993]

Absolutely love Goose but after two listens, this one takes the cake

[@rickmartinez7386]

WTF This is so weird, but I love it!!!

[@KillBill2114]

It's only 20:20 long! We're doomed!

[@Izzy-zw3vx]

Amazing!

[@gvoag]

Just amazing

[@TheKmartling]

Thank you. I ✨needed✨ this today💚🤞

[@TheJessyJanda]

Heres to a hopeful year, lets make 2021 better than 2020!

[@chaos2993]

deceptively incredible video

[@elipayne5343]

Fonky chonkyyyyyyyyy

[@Rosx_Zurita]

Nunca dejen de hacer música, los quiero mucho ❤🇲🇽

[@alessandrapafumi8884]

really like this one

[@nelson-whatley3935]

chills

[@mmmk1616]

At 12:59 I had to lower my brightness for a few seconds, trippy! You all amaze me!

[@evangolinske9380]

YES

[@allyson--]

11:30 the backing track is akin to someone filling cups of ice inside my brain

[@dumbot12]

Yes

[@maikmendez]

Noooice

[@samuelfine9140]

If Vampire Weekend were Adventure Time characters

[@annagraceodom5352]

not a bad way to spend 20 minutes and 21 seconds

[@TheKmartling]

When the Go-Go beat started🤯

[@spencergump5452]

@katrina Shipley If you liked that, you gotta check out the video he sampled that beat from-search for the Purdie Shuffle ;)

[@Conanchicken]

18:10 - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie's demo of his shuffle from this video: ua-cam.com/video/T1j1_aeK6WA/v-deo.html

[@eduardogutierrez645]

I just finished it an it was amazing! 👌

[@PaintHim]

never been this early

[@AL-jj1lq]

the voice singing sounds sort of like len kagamine

[@sydneyb9340]

I THOUGHT THE SAME FUCKING THING

[@GaiaOversoul]

I have to listen to this on mushrooms.

[@DoitForTheLolz1]

Ok now that they've turned into Tys Tys and Radiohead we need them to find out what Ramona Falls has been doing and create the superband that will defeat Liam Gallagher and send him to the shadow realm once and for all.

[@theworldscoolestloner]

2021 *IN* 2021? OH GOD OH SHIT OH FUCK

[@pandaxd1084]

Will you continue your tour in the year or years to come? I want you to come to Canada!

[@spacadet.]

i never got the chance

[@jackwiegmann]

post 6:00 hits

[@mattl7886]

You guys should team up with Tierra Whack with some of these experimental tracks.

[@MrWestergard]

video is missing a second for me im very upset

[@sydneyb9340]

Are y’all using Len’s voicebank in this??? I have to know

[@1VgBot]

Not many will have the aptitude to digest this art for what it is. You guys are on a whole different level. Soaked in music history that is identifiable by those who know. Absolutely gorgeous my guys!

[@allyson--]

The ambiance nods at the Haruomi Hosono tracks that accompany the one 2021 is sampled from ("Watering a Flower" ua-cam.com/video/34UutDrXV2Q/v-deo.html)

[@willkuhnmusic]

Critter & Guitari ETC for the vis?

[@abigail9460]

Whhaaaaat

[@csieg123]

Is Louis Cole next?

[@KendallReviews]

whATS THIS

[@stanleywhitehughes]

This sounds like Ezra and boys going on JRE after just trying DMT

[@RichardMiele13]

this is 20:20 so uhhhh

[@KendallReviews]

first??😫

[@ngt195]

So just a fucking weird remix of vampy weeks songs??

[@theyreMineralsMarie]

Not JUST

[@ngt195]

@@theyreMineralsMarie You're right it was shit. I've been a fan since the beginning and this was just garbage. I'm not into listening to garbage.