Most of us know Morgan Ågren is amazing, but the bass player really sticks the landing on his timing on this piece, which seems very challenging. It's extremely tight with some very unusual meters.
My oldest son is 14 at the time of this post. When he was in diapers, I had him sit in my lap watching this. And today, he can thump a 7-string with the best of ‘em. This music undoubtedly helped. I saw Morgan perform in Houston with Devin Townsend right at the cusp of the pandemic. Regardless how well he fit to DT’s music, I thought constantly of this music. Couldn’t believe he was only 30 feet away. Absolute legends M&M are, and even more so in ‘21.
Mats/Morgan Band is a band that features Morgan Ågren and Mats Öberg. Morgan is a drummer and composer and Mats is a keyboard player and composer. The band is a showcase for their virtuosic skills on their respective instruments as well as their compositional skills. Their music is difficult to categorize, containing elements of jazz, electronic music, waltz, dance music, avant garde/free jazz, techno, rock, progressive and modern classical music.
See that "UR" sign in the upper right corner? It stands for Utbildningsradion or in separate language "Educationalradio", and they do not only radio but also TV. Those were the days. And now, for something completely different: The Larch, The Larch.
Always wondered what George Duke & Bill Bruford would have sounded like together. Now I know! Brilliant! Just a shame that Alan Holdsworth wasn't able to show,he would have ridden those grooves like the silver surfer.
if without movie, we might treat this as all sequenced... . all players are great! i play some instruments, i know the difficulty of letting bass output stable sound, this guy does it in such enigmatic high speed manual chip tune! great stable picking!
The most funky and absurd groove ever, huh? You can count this in 21, subdivided in cycles of 10 and 11. Morgan actually wrote this out in 4/4 though.. 10 bars of four with one bar of 2/4 to even it out.. Very nutritious.
I tried dancing to various beats of this track. As a result, I've been in intensive care for the past 6 months to repair a broken pelvis and arthritic air-drumming fingers. (kidding)
What a nice comment :P There are types of musicians, you have performers, songwriters and both. Performers are people like Steve Vai and these people. Then you have the songwriters, people like Paul Mccartney, John Lennon and Brian Wilson. Then you have both, which is very rare. People who can both write brilliant stuff AND perform it as well. Point is, Mats & Morgan band are supermusicians, but they don't appeal to people who are not like them. Hence, most people can't understand what going on.
Why did you remove your comment? I read it on my feed and I think other people would find it useful! "The intro is 4/4. The next piece (at 0:07) is 21/16. I count it like this: 3, 2, 2, 3, (10) 2, 2, 3, 2, 2 (11) But of course the drums make it all sound even more odd :) Well, later on there's a drum break (at 1:27) in 4/4 followed by 10/16 (2, 3, 3, 2)" Now it's just a case of counting it out and seeing if it's correct... :s
To those that talk about these guys counting. Morgan, the drummer, is not big on counting per his own words. I won't put any more words in his mouth than that. I can't speak for Mats, Jimmy or Tommy as I've never heard the question asked of them, but Morgan plays by memory and his own feel. At least that's the impression I get since he doesn't count.
People who like this are good people - end of story. Hopefully, everyone who's watched like recognizes Jimmy Agren on guitar. The two brothers have made music together for longer than Mats Morgan. Jimmy's pretty damned amazing too, something this clip doesn't make very obvious. Check out his new song "Happiness Is A Walrus"
so whats the story here? Both these guys and Meshuggah are Swedish and they have that unmistakable chugga/swing thing going on. Did Mat and Morgan start that? is it a Swedish thing?
Most of us know Morgan Ågren is amazing, but the bass player really sticks the landing on his timing on this piece, which seems very challenging. It's extremely tight with some very unusual meters.
Had the honor of opening for these guys in Detroit, 2004 or so? Amazing musicians, and great people!
My oldest son is 14 at the time of this post. When he was in diapers, I had him sit in my lap watching this. And today, he can thump a 7-string with the best of ‘em. This music undoubtedly helped.
I saw Morgan perform in Houston with Devin Townsend right at the cusp of the pandemic. Regardless how well he fit to DT’s music, I thought constantly of this music. Couldn’t believe he was only 30 feet away. Absolute legends M&M are, and even more so in ‘21.
Met the drummer at a shoe store many years ago. He was very nice and autographed a large wooden spoon for me.
Not many drummers carry a large wooden spoon around for their autograph! Morgan is truly special!😁
A world renowned drummer signing a wooden spoon in a shoe store sounds like a dream I might have after a bender.
just one of the oddest collections of musicians playing one of the most hilariously technical tunes ever
spot on!
+schpleeb So you love this and Karl Pilkington? I have more in common with you, YT stranger, than with most of my family.
The bassist kinda looks like an alternate universe Fredrik Thordendal
What universe are you from👊
@@howardparkeriii2441 if I say I have to go back👊
Don Sal. T. Kinda agree...👍
That is his brother Anders Thordendal.
He is, actually Frederik made a collab with them
Sounds like 8bit Meshuggah
George Kartvelishvili 8bit :D
Fun fact they played this with Fredrik Thorendal from Meshuggah (and Mattias IA Eklundh)
All are swedish
Lol so true 😂👍
Mats & Morgan are from Umeå, just like Meshuggah. They are friends, naturally.
Sick. I fucking love it. Scifi Jazz straight from the future.
+Adam Smith
They Travelled Back in Time from the year 2021 to bless our ears with this Masterpiece
@@sheldoncooper8199 2021 now
Tommy on bass, what a beast!
3:06 I can loop that part and listen to it all day.
Morgan's work with Fredrik Thordendal is some serious mind-blowing stuff.
Sol Niger withing. Mats too worked on that
Never heard of these guys, found them through my insatiable love of Frank Zappa, but I have to say that they're really good. Isn't the internet great?
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This is perhaps the coolest band ever.
The bass player is awesome!
tommy tordsson is his name. got some lessons from him
MONSTER.
Wow! These guys are fabulous. Great drums and bass but really everyone is wonderful here. Thanks.
Spread the word guys! Get this good music out to more folks. The world needs this stuff!
These guys are so good. I'm surprised that they're not more popular.
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Badass bassista!
I'm completely new to everyone here except Morgan - this band is amazing! Just absolutely rocking!
Mats/Morgan Band is a band that features Morgan Ågren and Mats Öberg. Morgan is a drummer and composer and Mats is a keyboard player and composer. The band is a showcase for their virtuosic skills on their respective instruments as well as their compositional skills. Their music is difficult to categorize, containing elements of jazz, electronic music, waltz, dance music, avant garde/free jazz, techno, rock, progressive and modern classical music.
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I Love the time signature that these guys play and create their music in!These guys are very talented,creative..
Best music ever I wish there would be more music like this
still here 2021. so fucking sick. the special defects project with fredrick thordendal was nuts.
It’s still SF sick
Not suprised that Mats and Morgan was invited up on stage with Zappa just 17 and 20 years old(think it was 1988)
This whole song is incredible but the groove at the start particularly..... so good.
This is amazing. Finally some unpredictable and fresh music!
This kicks ass on multidimensional levels.
The part 1:27 to 2:20 is so good! Awesome rythm and harmonics.
Sinnessjukt bra!
God fucking dammit... Dat groove at 3:06...
Jimmy is the guitarist. The bassist is tommy tordsson and the second keyboardplayer is Robert Elovsson. It's all in the info.
Best clav player ever. So funky
See that "UR" sign in the upper right corner? It stands for Utbildningsradion or in separate language "Educationalradio", and they do not only radio but also TV. Those were the days. And now, for something completely different: The Larch, The Larch.
Jag har spelat med Mats! Han är hur skön som helst!
OMG that was insanely great. +1 fan
You made me "alive" again. Thanks!
It just brought me some way back from the dead, too.
Sometimes, perfection doesn't have a top 40 hit. This is one of those times.
most of the time pefection doesn't have a top 40 hit!!!
@@zeuhltube Well stated.
Awesome precision!
that groove @3:06. and then a second helping!
ils sont chauvins ces Suédois, ampli EBS pour la basse et Nord Lead pour l'un des claviers ;-) c'est génial en tout cas.
This is AWESOME! Hic!
Good mixsound in the song by them.
Mindblown.
2:22 ftw
Its like tribal tech performed a Frank Zappa composition produced by Fredrik Thordendahl for the Alice in wonderland sound track
Your appreciation is extremely precise.
Wow!!!
This is just awesome!!!
I had never heard anything like this.
Bill Bruford's Earthwork maybe.
Always wondered what George Duke & Bill Bruford would have sounded like together.
Now I know! Brilliant!
Just a shame that Alan Holdsworth wasn't able to show,he would have ridden those grooves like the silver surfer.
Mark Hartfield RIP
Bill Bruford's Earthwork is a good référence for this music. In my opinion, he has still 15 years in advance. Even after his 1987 album.
if without movie, we might treat this as all sequenced... .
all players are great!
i play some instruments, i know the difficulty of letting bass output stable sound, this guy does it in such enigmatic high speed manual chip tune!
great stable picking!
Simply awesome
Absolute Masters of their Craft! ;)
The most funky and absurd groove ever, huh?
You can count this in 21, subdivided in cycles of 10 and 11. Morgan actually wrote this out in 4/4 though.. 10 bars of four with one bar of 2/4 to even it out..
Very nutritious.
the keyboard player is mats öberg. he´s THE mats in Mats/Morgan Band
In a word, BRILLIANT.
This is a recording of the live show which was recorded and then played back along with the original performance. It's not a "lipsync".
Am I wrong if I want to headbang to this?
Nope :D
You're not alone my friend! Head-banging to complex rhythmic groupings is a special pleasure for me!
It's all about the rythm!!
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No
This is fantastic
3:05 foookin' grooove
Man. The keys player's rockin' out must be totally organic. Being that he has not seen other people rock out. That is pretty badass.
12 years later and I'm thinking the exact same thing. Hope you're doing great, wherever you are 😊
Flawless craftsmanship in music
WE NEED MORE OF THIS
awesome!! that's really nice, a great mind journal, in mexican spanish we can say: que poca madre tiene eso!!!
The drummer from Fredrik Thorndendal's side project! Dude is a sick drummer.
Yes he is, and he has played with so many cool musicians, including Zappa and Steve Vai. Brilliant.
THIS is epic, truly epic :P
This is brilliant!
If only this was the musical appearance on all these American late talk shows...
Time signature? I'm struggling here!
God what a track
I tried dancing to various beats of this track. As a result, I've been in intensive care for the past 6 months to repair a broken pelvis and arthritic air-drumming fingers. (kidding)
this is too awesome
Very interesting music 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
WOW 4:21
Favourited.
whow they are all so good! and i agree 2:30 is so awesome
That little squealy noise at 5:14 makes me laugh. Sounds like some weird creature singing.
thats the crazyness ;)
Awesome.....!!!!
What a nice comment :P
There are types of musicians, you have performers, songwriters and both. Performers are people like Steve Vai and these people. Then you have the songwriters, people like Paul Mccartney, John Lennon and Brian Wilson. Then you have both, which is very rare. People who can both write brilliant stuff AND perform it as well. Point is, Mats & Morgan band are supermusicians, but they don't appeal to people who are not like them. Hence, most people can't understand what going on.
I don't remotely understand what's going on, but I like it anyway.
Why did you remove your comment? I read it on my feed and I think other people would find it useful!
"The intro is 4/4.
The next piece (at 0:07) is 21/16. I count it like this:
3, 2, 2, 3, (10)
2, 2, 3, 2, 2 (11)
But of course the drums make it all sound even more odd :)
Well, later on there's a drum break (at 1:27) in 4/4 followed by 10/16
(2, 3, 3, 2)"
Now it's just a case of counting it out and seeing if it's correct... :s
capillarian187
Thanks for that !!!!
Tommy rippin it on the bass
@Bebopopotamus
mhmhmhm
maybe i wasn't in the mood O.o
You made me come back to this, and i found it a lot more enjoyable
The problem with working from home due to corona is that I don't work. I'm watching stuff like this instead.
year of this please.
btw this rooocks!
To those that talk about these guys counting. Morgan, the drummer, is not big on counting per his own words. I won't put any more words in his mouth than that. I can't speak for Mats, Jimmy or Tommy as I've never heard the question asked of them, but Morgan plays by memory and his own feel. At least that's the impression I get since he doesn't count.
Meshuggah - Shed at 5:06
Isn't 1:30 a Meshuggah breakdown too? I can't name the song it's killing me
@@-darrell spasm?
@@-darrell Clockworks
still love it!!
Elements of King Crimson. superb. :)
NEXT LEVEL
sick ! awesome
That snare is delicious.
i love how all the comments for the MM videos are about the bass player...yes, he's awesome. but so are the other 4 of them.
People who like this are good people - end of story.
Hopefully, everyone who's watched like recognizes Jimmy Agren on guitar. The two brothers have made music together for longer than Mats Morgan. Jimmy's pretty damned amazing too, something this clip doesn't make very obvious. Check out his new song "Happiness Is A Walrus"
this sounds so much like a hellish offshoot from Stewart Copeland's soundtrack for the PSX Spyro games
This is the craziest, funniest, funkyiest most progressive, jazz ive heard in the Last 5 years
YOU'RE THAT GUY WHO DID THE GANGNAM STYLE COVER! WOOOOOAHHHH!
Arghhh!!!!! This Is So FCKN AWESOME!
Amazing stuff, contemporary ELP,Gentle giant, King Crimson, i know Mat, fan of Zappa,pretty darn cool.
My head exploded
Thanks 👍😘🇸🇪
Jimmy is the brother of Morgan Agren by the way and Jimmy has his own band
YES, YES, YES!!!!!
Anyone else recon 4:23 - 5:47 is a King Crimson reference? I can't quite place it, but it may be Lark's Tongues.
2:23 is so fukken omgplz i am fucking dying right now!! I love this hit guys! :D
Intelidjent Music
so whats the story here? Both these guys and Meshuggah are Swedish and they have that unmistakable chugga/swing thing going on. Did Mat and Morgan start that? is it a Swedish thing?
They are all from the same town. Umeå.