Yes good point I probably could have focused on that a bit more. I tried to capture some elements of it with the aux percussion and guitar stylings, but admittedly it wasn't as big of a focus as some of the other elements of their music@@sat1241
@@steventhechameleon I feel like what they do sounds slightly more African although I have only heard some of their stuff and it's not African enough to classify it as African music like "highlife". Supposedly they have some Thai funk influence but again still being an American hybrid not overtly foreign. You made yours very bland (IMO). I don't think theirs is quite so bland, it as a slight edge here and there but is laid back. You did a good job though. Would like to hear another. When playing bass I think you should have dressed as the bassist seemed shy to do the drag. Well I guess it's on to the next.
Some tips on Laura's bass tone. She isn't actually using a vintage jazz bass. It sure looks like one, but it's actually a cheap Chinese knock-off that Mark got her, by the brand SX. It has the chrome plates which make it look vintage. She also changed the pickups to DiMarzio jazz pickups. She has a foam mute under the strings next to the bridge. She also plays with flatwound strings which helps a lot for that tone as well, and finally she turns up the tone knob all the way, and the body pickup all the way, and the bridge pickup off completely.
Woah that’s super cool and makes sense! Appreciate you sharing. I had a hard time finding the exact combination of things, but I figured she was using flat wounds
@@cristinarmo3303 Well it's a vintage inspired bass, but it is not actually vintage. "Vintage" usually means like, a bass from the 60's or 70's. The SX company started in 1998. Yeah it doesn't exist anymore most likely due to legal reasons of their headstock looking too similar to a Fender design.
Old daddario nickel FWs, which she never changed from the beginning, DiM ultra Jazz PUs, a lone compressor pedal in front of the Fender Bassman amp, reaggae infused finger picking btw 20th fret and bridge PU, foam under the ashtray ala Carol Kaye.
Khruangbin are a band that should not really exist, but they do! They seem to have come from a very unpredictable musical direction and created a sound that is an unlikely success. They don't fit in with much that I would normally listen to, but I find myself really liking them. Absolute credit to them for creating something so different.
The wig on amazon is fundamental device to add to the ableton rig. Genius. Very well done even though the secret of khruangbin is a book from fumio sasali. Everything is kept to minimize the amount of freqa where it matter - your drums even if tidy they still keep to much room in the spektrum - especially the snare and the vocals. So far great job / very plesant track and great skills audio and video! Bravo
Until you figure out a way to wear 3" heels and sway your hips hypnotically, you're going to continue to be missing Khruangbin's most important ingredient. If it wasn't for Leezy's hip-swaying, no one would even know what a "Khruangbin" is.
I think you did a good job on the breakdown and the last song at the end. I love Khruangbin and I like this video and all the effort you put in putting this together. ❤
Great video! I love the format, it’s fascinating to see how every layer is made and how they fit together, makes me appreciate each even more. Totally nailed the final song as well, especially when the full vocals kick in near the end👌
Yeah, cocteau twins is a great idea. Youll need about ten guitars but that would be a great one. The spd should work since they used drum machines. Wear some really tight pants to get those stacked falsetto vocal lines.
Amazing video! Cool fact about Mark's speer guitar, he uses flatwounds in a strat (very unsual but creative idea) getting rid of the low E string replacing the E string with an A, A with D, D with G, G with B, and two e strings, giving it room for a warm sound but preserving the brightness that's essential for Mark's twangy tone. Also one of his guitar pickups was faulty and that somehow made the tone sound cool. He's a creative guitarist!
Yeah I heard that he and others do that with flats on guitar. But when I put flats on my Strat I wasn't concerned because I'm a bass player, so what do I care about thick strings? I was wrong, the the Daddario Chrome flats are all way too thick and stiff, and the low E especially feels unbelievably fat and also doesn't fit in the nut properly. So I immediately restrung it moving them all down, with the A string on the low E, and put my old high E string back on top. So I definitely recommend copying Mark.
2 mins in and I’m subscribed. Using music theory to do a deep dive on bands that actually make interesting cool music is massively underserved. Bands I’d love to see in the series: Sonic Youth (maybe split into different eras) Television Big thief Pavement The Dirty Three
That was really good. Really enjoyed your analysis. I hear a lot of African guitar phrases in the guitar playing For me the most impressive feature of the band is the understated groove of the drumming, it is hypnotic and has great feel. Just an accuracy detail; Laura does not have a beard, thankfully. Apart from that it was spot on, what are you going to do with the wig now ?
Great reproduction, but I think you missed one important aspect of Khruangbin, which is their groove. The bass has a ton of hesitation after the downbeat, which makes the music soulful and dancing
Yeah it's a great point. I think that the general sort of sound I tried to recreate for this one is more in line with their songs with less funky bass lines (think more The Universe Smiles than Mordechai), but still I think it's something I should have brought out more in my song when highlighting what makes them have their signature sound. The bass and flat wounds also affect it so having the exact gear would help with the attack of the notes.
how do u only have 400 subs??? the quality of your video is so high and i love your approach! also curious what electric drum pad and kick pedal do u have? i’ve been looking for something like that for awhile since i can’t fit a drum set in my room
@reapsoul4352 aww I appreciate it you made my day! I need to put out more content honestly that's one of the big issues 😄these videos take a while to make, but I'm wrapping up the next one soon! As for the drum pad and pedal, I'm using an SPD-SX that is controlling XLN Audio's Addictive Drums. I have a kick pedal that triggers the kick sound, but I don't know offhand what the model is for that. Feel free to ask any questions if you need more info and thanks for watching!
thanks for sharing! ill have to look into that, its the one thing im missing in my little home studio. excited to see what u got next, you got my sub. :)) @@stevenjenny2015
Even thou I think you missed some details with the instrument setups and used drum pads instead of real drums, you still managed to reproduce a very similar sound. Great job!
Insightful - other observations I've made is that Laura Lee likes dub reggae, and that's an early influence on their sound too, as well as her ability to speak Spanish as well
Yeah I think I saw the one you’re talking about. I basically used the pedals I have to create something similar. Hopefully I can build this channel up more and one day have the funds from it to buy all the actual gear the artist uses
Fun video. The track is a little to uncanny for me. Good effort (and better than I could do RN). Came close with the guitar, but the bass needs more space. LL is all about classic hip hop/70s baselines. More melodic and it doesn’t feel like she is ever just holding it down. this sounded more like some of their 80s influences at times. Got me inspired to try some new things, tho.
Awww appreciate it my friend! I’ll be putting out more music soon under my artist profile SMXJ - youtube.com/@smxj?si=o-gGvm64m3oo9YXm - but if this channel grows enough I can start doing MUCH BIGGER projects here 😊
The performance sounds nothing like Khruang bin. Steven should have done some research because Mark Speer has explained in detail about his pedals and the fact that he's not using stock pickups. I love Khruangbin. This video wound up being nothing but click bait.
"Nothing like Khruangbin"? Are you a bot or just a know-it-all douche? Play this song for anyone, and if they've heard Khruangbin, that's almost for sure, the first artist that will come to mind. And "nothing but click bait"? it's the most comprehensive explanation of their sound that I've heard or seen, and I've seen most of what's on youtube at least.
Oooh I like that idea. I'll add that to my list. Love the idea of doing some videos that are not on one artist in particular, but straddling a few across a genre
This is wildly entertaining. Sending this to all 3 Khruangbin fans in my life
Hoping this video can create some new Khruangbin fans too
@@steventhechameleon This sounds like their music but seems to lack some of the foreign influences, except slightly with that trill ornament
Yes good point I probably could have focused on that a bit more. I tried to capture some elements of it with the aux percussion and guitar stylings, but admittedly it wasn't as big of a focus as some of the other elements of their music@@sat1241
@@steventhechameleon I feel like what they do sounds slightly more African although I have only heard some of their stuff and it's not African enough to classify it as African music like "highlife". Supposedly they have some Thai funk influence but again still being an American hybrid not overtly foreign. You made yours very bland (IMO). I don't think theirs is quite so bland, it as a slight edge here and there but is laid back. You did a good job though. Would like to hear another. When playing bass I think you should have dressed as the bassist seemed shy to do the drag. Well I guess it's on to the next.
I sent this to Mark. His response in a text message was a joking “secrets out”. 😂
Impressive how you nailed Khurangbin’s sound. Clearly, the essential ingredient is the wig.
Haha it definitely helps!
Some tips on Laura's bass tone. She isn't actually using a vintage jazz bass. It sure looks like one, but it's actually a cheap Chinese knock-off that Mark got her, by the brand SX. It has the chrome plates which make it look vintage. She also changed the pickups to DiMarzio jazz pickups. She has a foam mute under the strings next to the bridge. She also plays with flatwound strings which helps a lot for that tone as well, and finally she turns up the tone knob all the way, and the body pickup all the way, and the bridge pickup off completely.
Woah that’s super cool and makes sense! Appreciate you sharing. I had a hard time finding the exact combination of things, but I figured she was using flat wounds
It is actually a vintage jazz bass but just Sx brand! I was researching the other day. Her exact bass doesn’t exist anymore though
@@cristinarmo3303 Well it's a vintage inspired bass, but it is not actually vintage. "Vintage" usually means like, a bass from the 60's or 70's. The SX company started in 1998. Yeah it doesn't exist anymore most likely due to legal reasons of their headstock looking too similar to a Fender design.
ahh, thank you for clarifying! @@Chaziltasm
Old daddario nickel FWs, which she never changed from the beginning, DiM ultra Jazz PUs, a lone compressor pedal in front of the Fender Bassman amp, reaggae infused finger picking btw 20th fret and bridge PU, foam under the ashtray ala Carol Kaye.
Khruangbin are a band that should not really exist, but they do! They seem to have come from a very unpredictable musical direction and created a sound that is an unlikely success. They don't fit in with much that I would normally listen to, but I find myself really liking them. Absolute credit to them for creating something so different.
Well said!
As a Khruangbin fan I loved this, you really nailed it! Super fun and interesting to watch, thank you!
The wig on amazon is fundamental device to add to the ableton rig. Genius. Very well done even though the secret of khruangbin is a book from fumio sasali. Everything is kept to minimize the amount of freqa where it matter - your drums even if tidy they still keep to much room in the spektrum - especially the snare and the vocals. So far great job / very plesant track and great skills audio and video! Bravo
Definitely nailed their sound. Keep this series up!
Appreciate it! Only two episodes out so far, so with any luck and y’all’s support I’ll only get better as I go ❤️
Until you figure out a way to wear 3" heels and sway your hips hypnotically, you're going to continue to be missing Khruangbin's most important ingredient. If it wasn't for Leezy's hip-swaying, no one would even know what a "Khruangbin" is.
She is just so damn groovy.
I think you did a good job on the breakdown and the last song at the end. I love Khruangbin and I like this video and all the effort you put in putting this together. ❤
Hey thanks appreciate it :) These definitely take some effort but I'm excited to keep putting these out!
Nice job! You definitely hit their vibe. I've seen them live and they are really awesome.
Thanks and agreed! They go in a million cool directions live
really good version/adaptation!
Great video! I love the format, it’s fascinating to see how every layer is made and how they fit together, makes me appreciate each even more.
Totally nailed the final song as well, especially when the full vocals kick in near the end👌
Thank you! Appreciate the support 🙏
Wow I enjoyed watching this so much. Look forward to other videos!
Glad you liked it! More videos coming soon!
Wow, you are a VERY talented musician!! I'm intrigued.. and Subscribed!
Thank you!! And appreciate it 🙏
This is so good! Love the format and killer followthrough. Great wig and expression
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it - getting back to it after a little hiatus so hoping to have more videos soon
This look like so much fun! Great idea! Please do cocteau twins or blonde redhead.
Thank you! Got a few on the docket but I'll see what I can do!
@@steventhechameleon Thanks. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Very inspirational.
Yeah, cocteau twins is a great idea. Youll need about ten guitars but that would be a great one. The spd should work since they used drum machines. Wear some really tight pants to get those stacked falsetto vocal lines.
Amazing video! Cool fact about Mark's speer guitar, he uses flatwounds in a strat (very unsual but creative idea) getting rid of the low E string replacing the E string with an A, A with D, D with G, G with B, and two e strings, giving it room for a warm sound but preserving the brightness that's essential for Mark's twangy tone. Also one of his guitar pickups was faulty and that somehow made the tone sound cool.
He's a creative guitarist!
Yeah I love the creativity and the way they capitalize on seeming “mistakes”
Yeah I heard that he and others do that with flats on guitar. But when I put flats on my Strat I wasn't concerned because I'm a bass player, so what do I care about thick strings? I was wrong, the the Daddario Chrome flats are all way too thick and stiff, and the low E especially feels unbelievably fat and also doesn't fit in the nut properly. So I immediately restrung it moving them all down, with the A string on the low E, and put my old high E string back on top. So I definitely recommend copying Mark.
He rewired his pickups wrong and they’re out of phase. What a happy accident
If you want the flat wound tone with a more "normal" feel and without all the stiffness, try D'Addario Half-Rounds.
man this is spot on good stuff
Thank you 🙏 glad you enjoyed it. Working on more to come before long!
Haha! I love that committed to the look especially. Solid gold breakdown and love the off brand work!
Thank you! Comments like these motivate me to get new videos out there soon :)
Do Tame Impala next!
Definitely hitting them soon. I think I'm gonna go more in an electronic direction for episode 2
2 mins in and I’m subscribed. Using music theory to do a deep dive on bands that actually make interesting cool music is massively underserved. Bands I’d love to see in the series:
Sonic Youth (maybe split into different eras)
Television
Big thief
Pavement
The Dirty Three
I enjoyed listening to the song, very cool concept of the video, and it is very entertaining.
My favorite band. Just incredible.
I got a huge kick out of this video. You really nailed their vibe.
That was really good. Really enjoyed your analysis. I hear a lot of African guitar phrases in the guitar playing For me the most impressive feature of the band is the understated groove of the drumming, it is hypnotic and has great feel. Just an accuracy detail; Laura does not have a beard, thankfully. Apart from that it was spot on, what are you going to do with the wig now ?
Great video!!
In an interview marc notes that one of his pickups was wired incorrectly, accidentally creating his sound- he left it that way
Omg smashed the like button 🤩
You simply can't play Khruangbin properly without slinky hip-dip moves. It's impossible.
What a great breakdown. Subscibed! Looking forward to the rest of this series.
Haha pretty spot on!! I really admire all the work you put into this. Well done man 👏🌊🥳
Appreciate it!
Yeah what you said. And Laura Lee Ochoa is really nice to look at.
Haha that could be part of the reason people click the thumbnail for this video!
The Dimarzio humbuckers are essential to this strat sound. Both neck and bridge.
Great reproduction, but I think you missed one important aspect of Khruangbin, which is their groove. The bass has a ton of hesitation after the downbeat, which makes the music soulful and dancing
Yeah it's a great point. I think that the general sort of sound I tried to recreate for this one is more in line with their songs with less funky bass lines (think more The Universe Smiles than Mordechai), but still I think it's something I should have brought out more in my song when highlighting what makes them have their signature sound. The bass and flat wounds also affect it so having the exact gear would help with the attack of the notes.
You are a genius. GREAT work!
Hey thank you - made my day!
Jesus that's a good song you made!
The song from this episode, "Twilight Serenade" is out now on Spotify and all streaming services! See link in description ^^
how do u only have 400 subs???
the quality of your video is so high and i love your approach! also curious what electric drum pad and kick pedal do u have? i’ve been looking for something like that for awhile since i can’t fit a drum set in my room
@reapsoul4352 aww I appreciate it you made my day! I need to put out more content honestly that's one of the big issues 😄these videos take a while to make, but I'm wrapping up the next one soon! As for the drum pad and pedal, I'm using an SPD-SX that is controlling XLN Audio's Addictive Drums. I have a kick pedal that triggers the kick sound, but I don't know offhand what the model is for that. Feel free to ask any questions if you need more info and thanks for watching!
thanks for sharing! ill have to look into that, its the one thing im missing in my little home studio. excited to see what u got next, you got my sub. :)) @@stevenjenny2015
Amazing work!
Even thou I think you missed some details with the instrument setups and used drum pads instead of real drums, you still managed to reproduce a very similar sound. Great job!
very nice! thank you!
Great stuff man 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!
Dide your mad technical talented , with your skill you could create your own style .
Thanks! That’s what I go for. Check out SMXJ for my totally original content or other videos here for more “chameleon” songwriting
Bravo sir!
🙏 appreciate it
Hey! It’s Jake from Y@C. Great video!
Hey thanks man! Y@C what a throwback!
Laura's bass is an inexpensive SX brand 70s jazz bass style.
Gotta be the wigs.
FANTASTIC! Please do King Gizzard next.
Oooh that would be a cool one! Currently working on another Aussie Psych Rock one ;)
I had that thought too, but their sound is soooo all over the place. Almost like their sound and whole vibe is Not being characterizable.
Their secret is that they were born gods.
Insightful - other observations I've made is that Laura Lee likes dub reggae, and that's an early influence on their sound too, as well as her ability to speak Spanish as well
Yeah I should have brought up Laura's influences and dub!
you should check out their rig rundown video, they basically show you what pedals they are using.
Yeah I think I saw the one you’re talking about. I basically used the pedals I have to create something similar. Hopefully I can build this channel up more and one day have the funds from it to buy all the actual gear the artist uses
Check out the stage setup. They walk and play. She does it in high heels.
Need to get myself some heels and a bigger stage clearly
Great
Nice! Add some B-3 and get a liitle Greyhounds mileage to boot - cheers!
Fun video. The track is a little to uncanny for me. Good effort (and better than I could do RN). Came close with the guitar, but the bass needs more space. LL is all about classic hip hop/70s baselines. More melodic and it doesn’t feel like she is ever just holding it down. this sounded more like some of their 80s influences at times. Got me inspired to try some new things, tho.
u gotta keep 15:23 for modern tuareg \ Tinariwen music style video
nailed it, but the wig is a tad bit short.....
Two legs are the MVP. I say that as a supporter of the music and those god damn, yummy aesthetics.
I'm pretty sure that for most of her career Laura Lee used a cheap SX copy of a fender, maybe with some pickups put in there.
You did a awesome job , now make album
Awww appreciate it my friend! I’ll be putting out more music soon under my artist profile SMXJ - youtube.com/@smxj?si=o-gGvm64m3oo9YXm - but if this channel grows enough I can start doing MUCH BIGGER projects here 😊
Really great!
You forgot the other 2 guitar parts 🤠
Not sure what you mean. Like when they multitrack or play with other players live?
Guitarist can play 2 or even three different parts simultaneously.
Without a short skirt as you play the bass, you just didn't get there...
You're not wrong
You don't she's a good player?
Laura has said in interviews she records with her hofner “knock off” so that’s probably why you found that bass tone closer to the recordings.
Woah great callout! That explains a lot
Missing a huge component of the bass tone - Old as hell flatwound strings
Haha true! I actually have another bass that would have been perfect for this but it wasn't at my apartment. So sad :/
Siq
The performance sounds nothing like Khruang bin. Steven should have done some research because Mark Speer has explained in detail about his pedals and the fact that he's not using stock pickups. I love Khruangbin. This video wound up being nothing but click bait.
"Nothing like Khruangbin"? Are you a bot or just a know-it-all douche? Play this song for anyone, and if they've heard Khruangbin, that's almost for sure, the first artist that will come to mind. And "nothing but click bait"? it's the most comprehensive explanation of their sound that I've heard or seen, and I've seen most of what's on youtube at least.
Ugh....no hip swaying? LOL
Hahhahahahahah….. 👍
the knee bending band
Haha yes that’s them 😂
shoegaze ?
Oooh I like that idea. I'll add that to my list. Love the idea of doing some videos that are not on one artist in particular, but straddling a few across a genre
You're a smart and talented lad. Still, thumbs down, formula should be kept by the band.
Haha fair enough 😂
stupid hair is the secret!
People only like the band for the chick.