Animals As Leaders - The Brain Dance (pianist continues his exploration of heavy metal)
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Pianist reacts to The Brain Dance by Animals as Leaders
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Judson’s piano intro -
@weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song
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Their drummer, Matt, who joined before their third album, did go to Berklee. Tosin, however, did not. He studied at the Atlanta Institute for Music and Media for a year after his metalcore band that preceded Animals as Leaders, Reflux, broke up. He was mostly self taught, but from what I understand Javier was Tosin's guitar teacher for a time in Tosin's youth.
Their former drummer's current band, Entheos, is also worth checking out; they're often described as technical death metal or progressive metal, but they're fairly unique. Some of the more electronic influences from the first two Animals as Leaders albums were definitely from Navene, and he mixes those sort of sounds with more extreme metal in Entheos.
This comment is spot on. Came here to type this.
Thank you clearing this up. Much appreciated
Navene also has guitar solo on a Warforged track, which is pretty wild when realizing how wild Navene is on drums, and all the guitar tracks on that Warforged song is pretty sick. So a lot of Entheos is basically just Navene... Navene cray
@@slimefudgeSame as half of the riffs on Whitechapel's The Valley
I didn't even realize he was in entheos, that's sick
Just like anything, the more you listen to them and get to know a song - the more you can appreciate it more that just its technically ability. The more familiar you are, the less the parts sound like random notes but rather integral building blocks. Great reaction!
THE John Howe 🛐
I would fucking LOVE to hear these guys with Andy McKee
In free jazz as I remember is the same
vildhjarta when
Yes
Traces, brannmarkt, masstadens narionalsang, any song really.
Den Spanska Kanslan
Vildhjarta would be nuts
Masstadens Nationalsang YESSS!
This series should be called: Guy who looks like an accomplished jazz pianist knows surprising little about music.
Mr Judson has a great ear and sense of musicallity, but i agree there is a sense of disconnect. This is the conceit of the channel. He exemplifies an educated, more classical perception of what music should be. Modern metal, as jazz did before it, subverts these preconceptions. Neither perspective is correct/wrong. Art is subjective
@@michaellammay9937 no I mean, he doesn't know much about music theory at all
😂
@FunkadelicPancho im going to have to say your compleatly wrong on him not knowing theory. He knows his shit and has very good ear training. Ive only seen a couple video's and he is absolutly someone i would hire or work with.
I will give you this he spens alot more time talking about the feeling than disecting the music.
This one caught 100% of Judson's attention🏅
How not to? The chemistry between these three guys is incredible. Tosin dancing on that acoustic is so beautiful and heavenly, a good contrast with the heavy and brute tone of Javier's guitar. And Matt keeping the groove alive between these two guitars is just unbelievable.
The stank face at 5:58 lmao
@@LiftedBlader The face of approval 🤘
His brain was dancing
Animals As Leaders =musical perfection. Matt Garska is right up there with Gavin Harrison, amazing.
Matt is tremendous, his timing, his precision and awkward grooves is jist incredible. But Gavin is so nasty, he always hits the sweet spot, always an eargasm!!!
Gavin is much more tame to me. Matt improvises more while Gavin plays exactly studied notes
That is beautiful. Chaos with feeling. A universal imbalance with balance.
I am a drummer from Japan. I play jazz and fusion. I was blown away by Matt's drumming. No one would have taken control of Rudiments like him. In addition, I can't hide my surprise at the way couplets are handled. The quintuplet of The Brain Dance should be on the textbooks of the whole world. It is clearly beyond human.
Matt Garstka is easily the most incredible drummer I have ever seen live. The dude is electric and he 100% grabs your attention - even with all that guitar wizardry going on in front of him. And then you try to make sense of the shit he's playing and your brain melts. 10/10, go see these guys.
saw them in Feb in Melbourne and he absolutely floored me... even with Tosin right in front of me I could not take my eyes off Matt... just an offensively perfect drummer
Tosin attended Atlanta College of Music and Media. Lets be honest here, for people of his musical talent, the school doesn’t matter all that much. The best guitarist I’ve ever met, and I’ve met a few prodigies, was an alcoholic who lived in the middle of nowhere in Indiana. Not only could he immediately be able to capture the style of any guitarist, he had a photographic memory as well as an incredibly beautiful musically creative mind. So, he could not only play anything after one listen, he could also improvise something so captivating that it felt like life made sense during the moments of those notes. And then you’d look at his walls and they were covered with pin up girls and his floor was a wasteland of empty Jack Daniels bottles.
AAL is an absolute addiction, Tosin/Javier/Matt we need 10 more albums!
Javier has some really beautiful solo material out there. Beautiful clean chord progressions, amazing stuff! Also some of his playthroughs from Mestis are great!
Mestis is really cool!
Mestis is great!
The urge to call this "jazz-metal""
Judson hardly blinked watching this; imagine how people who cannot play a note perceive this. He can play songs on the piano by ear, so things like AAL to laypeople sound like an alien code.
“Where’s Jeff Goldblum when we need him?”
@@Greatmeasures Goldblum is using his teleportation machine to go back and forth in time to fight dinosaurs and defeat aliens simultaneously with a Macbook. He is everywhere and nowhere. He is here right now.
I took a non-musician friend to their gig. She said " It sounded like everyone is doing something different and chaotic ". Not for everyone for sure.
@@alanbator5118 I still need to get into their catalog, but they remind me of jazz. If you can't get into many abstract sounds and changes of pace and tone, this is not for you.
@@rl318Yep, totally agree. My father played his way through undergrad (Tenn State) and grad (U Mich) schools in various jazz ensembles. I never caught the bug though, but I was exposed to all the abstract stuff at a young age, and this hits me the same way. Garstka’s rhythms, however, are far more complex than anything I ever heard, even in the jazz world.
I think Judson was trying to say it sounds chaotic, but has order within the composition
I used to be obsessed with AAL. The best performance i ever saw was Tosin by himself doing The Woven Web live at NAMM in like 2016 or something like that. Blew my mind. They were also the first concert I ever went to.
I need a full cover of Undone for piano! A man of culture!
I think it's best said this way: Animals As Leaders deserves a second listen, I don't think a lot of their music is something that can be processed within one listening session. Once you figure out the basis for each song, the little touches peppered throughout really come out to shine. Perhaps that's a turn-off for some people, but it also means there's incredible replay value in what they write and perform. Long commutes make for great analyses.
Their newer album is freaking awesome!!!!!
That feeling of letting a friend listen to a song that changed your life and getting their feedback from it. It's pure elation. AAL is simply the greatest band ever.
Fact: Abasi as well as Weinman (DEP) were instrumental in me quitting playing guitar.
😂 Thanks, Tosin
😂@@Greatmeasures
My first introduction to them was (Cafo) and have never disappointed since that song. Amazingly talented individuals
Got to see AAL live on November. Probably one of the best experiences ever!
First time seeing Jud without glasses…. He’s actually really handsome. :)
Such amazing musicians.
I get what Judson says, completely. I love the way that all of that complexity just 'washes' over you, at the first listen. To me, the first listen is always magical, but I understand the feeling of being overwhelmed.
I was wondering if you guys have heard of Jose Gonzalez. He makes the guitar talk but in a much more cohesive way, the complexity with his songs are more 'subversive,' with more 'ghost notes' and the like. I would suggest 'Slow Moves' from his album 'Veneer.'
i see AAL as relatable insanity ... as a bass player i was initially put off by the lack of bass - until i realized Javier was filling the role nicely on the 8 string.
i know just enough theory to know i don't understand a lot of what tosin/javier write - but systemically my body enjoys it.
They changed so much, they have more of a refined sound now I would say. More matured for sure, the first album was pretty much all Tosin, and I think some riffs are Misha mansoor from periphery. But you can definitely hear a difference when Javier started writing with Tosin. Love the first album, a lil more on the heavy side but it’s cool to see the gears kinda falling into place after that. Great great band and musicianship.
Ähhh what?!
What a freaking awesome mix of music stiles. Jazzy flamenco meshuggah even some kind of new age influence :D crazy
Didn't know their music before, just heard the name a few times. Thank you!!
Yay! Love Animals…I actually had heard of them but hadn’t listened to them before I saw them live with Devin Townsend and Dream Theater…it was quite a surprise! They are amazing live…no need for vocals! I just kept squinting my eyes looking for a bass 🤣
😂
Dreamsonic was an amazing tour. I went to the Vancouver show (Devin's hometown).
I saw Devin Townsend and Animals as Leaders back in 2014 but they just keep getting better - especially live
@@alecoram7874 My brother and I went to the Dreamsonic show in Calgary, it was my first exposure to AAL and I’m so happy I went!
i love how every time javier was in frame with the 8 string, the pianist was just shocked and intrigued by it LOL
I really wish you guys had listened to the studio version instead because the solo on that version is beautiful.
Intro was fire, dang
WEEZER!!! Thanks for playing a song from the 90s on piano! 🤟
The metric modulations in this song are nuts.
It's my favorite band.
thank you for those new Richard's shirt, that's so useful and amazing, and mostly prevent us to ask everytime we don't understand a band 🤘🏼
Tosin never has to worry about too many people covering his songs because his style is so unique and unusual.
Why would he worry about people covering his stuff?
This is my favorite AAL song!
Nice sweater song rendition
Awesome reaction, you guys REALLY need to react to their song Cafo, it's a masterpiece.
seconded
3rd
I might be wrong, but I think that the only guy who went to berkley was Matt, the drummer. He and Javier are the theoretical brains of the band, I think. Tosin comes with the unreal ability and creativity
Yeah Tosin is self taught.
@@evylrune He also went to Atlanta Institute of Music for a period of time. He's definitely a big part of the sound of the band, considering their first album was basically just Tosin and Misha Mansoor.
The facial expression was absolutely perfect as a first time listener to AAL, especially if you're a musician. I don't know if you could pack more innovative talent into one band than these guys. I've been lucky to have seen them perform twice. And the last time was absolutely transformative.
Thank u for making me know this beautiful song. Alreaby in my playlist!
First first album. Only Tosin Abasi, no Javier Reyes... "On Impulse" is a Master Piece.
Took me a long long time to learn it, and if i don't play it every day it fades quick... my favorite song from their early stuff.
I wasn’t watching the video and realized I heard Kenny powers is educating his friend on the finer talents.
My favorite part of this video is the joy on the metalheads face watching his friend experience this for the first time. What a treat Animals As Leaders are. Nice to see two friends appreciating amazing music.
The point about the writing of the songs and the nearly inscrutable mysteries of how one would even go about writing/orchestrating a song like this is really great. It's all essentially magic until you know the trick. Painting is a really good example of "how the hell did he even DO that??" and then you see the artist going through the process and the process is revealed. So you can either appreciate the process when you next come across something that uses that effect, or you can try to adopt it and work it into your own processes. You don't know, until you know.
Do dancers to a discordant system - Meshuggah
That "Sweater Song" intro was Lit 🔥
Tosin Abasi is God Tier Mode meets Extra-Terrestrial meets chatGPT on steriods on guitar.
Not too mention Javier and Matt Garksa in sync on some other dimension.
the chordal Resolution right before Tosin picks up the 8 String is superb. 🤌
Overlapping, intertwining patterns is a great way to "try" to explain the intricacies of their music
Loved the weezer tribute
This song melts my brain.
This channel slaps dude. Their drummer Matt did work in a fusion trio called Gem that really rocks. It reminds me a lot of Tigran Hamasyans style of Jazz Fusion.
You can tell how he was flabbergasted from the start lol 😂
why am I tagged in this video lmfao
We love your channel. 🤷♂️
You should have him listen to Tigran Hamasyan if you haven't already. He's a pianist but he makes similar heavy but jazzy and experimental music.
100%. Tigran is a bit of a genius. Even when I find a song I don't care for I still appreciate the approach. It's always unique but is still deeply rooted in some key elements like jazz, traditional Armenian music, and mathrock.
For me, this is the most balad song of AAL. It's like Spirit Carries On of Dream Theater or Nothing else matters of Metallica or Deargod of Avenged Sevenfold 😁
Tienen unos videos muy buenos este grupo.
Brain Dance is one of my favorite
Definitely one of the most innovative bands active today. High strangeness is a term typically applied to paranormal events but it also applies to Tosin’s approach to harmony. It sounds like he listened to a lot of Holdsworth, Wooten, and Meshugga. One of the primary aspects of this band that I find so appealing is its unpredictability. My ears are pretty jaded and this is one of the few artists out there that can really hold my attention. This song isn’t an ideal starting point of entry but there is definitely a universal hook hidden within all the music that could still appeal to the non musical minded listeners. Personally the first album and the latest are my favorites but overall every album is stunning…
some fuckin weezer at the beggining lmao
Harmonically ambiguous is the phrase they were searching for lol
I used to play shows with Tobias locally in a band called Reflux. Next level guitarist. Even back then.
Tobias?
Huh
@@Countachockula Auto correct bitch.
Tobias even
Toby
I just can't get enough of Garstka. Obviously the whole trio is something else, but man Garstka has some of the most unique way of writing drums and the way he plays is graceful af. Like "pianist" said, the stuff they play isn't actually so complex, but the drum parts are absolutely insane. I can play pretty much each of their song on guitar, but I don't have enough brains to play those drum parts.
This song is great, but it's definitely not the first song from AAL that I'd show someone. This song was a very very different sounding treat that they gave to us
I feel this, Para Mexar, Another Year, and similar songs are some of the best to first show people, especially those who generally aren't into metal. Gives them something to latch onto and maybe return to heavy music with a more open mind later
@LiftedBlader Another Year is one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion. It has such a vibe.
Non metal, but I'd be curious to see a reaction to Covet by Basement. Sorr of soft grunge 90s influenced emo band. Judson seems to love the 90s feels, or Using by Sorority Noise.
I think this is a pretty good band.
"Similar to Polyphia, kinda predates Polyphia I believe"
Bro
6:00 is absolutely amazing. Matt Gartska is really one of the greatest drummers.
Hi! Just wanted to say, please keep this format up! I mean uninterrupted listening, with no stops and commentary during the song. Reactions to music are portrayed by emotions, not the words
You should watch Javiers Solo stuff as well. Really great music.
My brain is also still dancing. But part of Tosins formula is take a very common chord progression of 3 or 4 bars, speed it up to one bar arpeggio. This gives the listeners something that is familiar to them. On top of that they can add crazy stuff as 3+5+5+3 = 4 * 4 = 16. On top of that they like to slow down a melody into the chord progression. This gives the length fills and works because they mix time signatures.
Their drummer must be a real beast. While Tosin and Javier usually stay within one time signature for one part he has to count all patterns at all time.
Fleshgod Apocalypse - The Violation :)
Nice. Now that you've done some AAL and some Devy I suggest you go check out the small riff out they did at Rick Beato's studio with John Petrucci. Just a mindblowing display of guitar prowess.
If you haven't seen the recent podcast, Devin interviews Tosin for about an hour and it's so good. Devy is def my favorite musical artist currently alive, reminds me a lot of Zappa.
Boggles the mind.
What a treat
THAT'S IT ..... i don't remember if i did it yet but,i wanted just to suggest them... 😉 I saw them alive.....they don't miss a note 💪🙏
Y acá sigo esperando otra reacción a Animals As Leaders.
Hi, I don't know if you haven't already, but play your friend some dream theater! Maybe Scene Seven: I?
When you learn some of the techniques that Tosin uses (he actually teaches many of them for free on his youtube channel) you discover how to write some of the Tosin-like riffs/phrases. I think some of it comes out of the fact that the techniques can have an odd number of notes and he will just immediately repeat them rather than take a rest, which gives many of the off time phrasing. However, this is not something where he just uses a technique and that's that, he somehow takes that initial technical idea and leverages it to compose incredible sounding music, so even when you learn the technique he's vastly far away from you in terms of composition and the extent that he's taken the technique to. It's really inspiring at first and then when you understand what he's doing and you try it you realize how outrageous what he's accomplished is.
Finally great analysis. AAL one the greatest.
Do Behaving Badly please this was awesome :D
And then his life was changed.
I highly recomend you Louis cole or Clown core
have him watch Meinl cymbal- GEM with matt on drums Eldar djangiro on keys n henrik linder on bass..
Finally 🙂
i guess it was hard to describe what this type of music does to you. Most of the people just don't understand whtat is actually happening there. But once you trained your ear to the point where this kind of music seems natural to you, you will see al the beauty in it.
He did not go to Berkeley. He went to AIMM
If you’re a pianist, I highly recommend a side project that their drummer Matt did with a couple other fantastic musicians called GEM, my personal favourite is Torque by GEM.
Agabas - Steg etter steg
Ya I remember the universe having the same reaction to Einsteins e=mc2.. lol.. it's just an equation that he's using they said.. 😂😂😂😂😂
Is this a newer live version? I feel like i remember seeing one with a different solo from Tosin, this one is way improved from that one
Y’all should check out a band called Native Construct. It was a group of guys from Berkeley who released this album as a school project.
They’re a theatrical prog metal group.
My fav song is Passage!
They have a few play through a on YT as well.
drummeeeer its GoD
some musicians are so awkward lol. but yeah, love how they listen to the whole song first. too many videos like this have people breaking up the song as it goes even though they are first time listeners. hate that.
If Judson likes this band he might like the band night verses. They are kinda like animal as leaders!
the woven web please pleaseplease
If you love bassplayers, you must react to Angra - Upper Levels
To me, this sounds like what would happen if you just let your drummer jam with no limits- then centered everything around that, technically speaking.
Must react to Jinjer - I Speak Astronomy
Nice. I was wondering what you guys thought of them.