To answer the first question… The point of making music in a world that’s falling apart is because the world is falling apart. Why would someone stop creating art when the world is in a vulnerable place? That’s when artists create THE MOST art.
it’s just always changing. not all of it is falling. time is very deep, friend. i want all ecology to thrive. i do. it’s just always a bunch of shapes and they are alway changing.
Why? Because artists naturally go through periods of inspiration and periods of restoration. Especially when you feel as deeply as this guy. We’re not robots. If we’re lucky, when we come out of the dark time, we find it has been a period of fermentation and germination, and we have something refreshing to share - like this amazing song and video, which would never have grown from him if he was always just tra la la’ing through life. Being a feeling, thinking artist is no picnic - at least for some of us. If you’re happy and productive every single day, over the long haul, that’s cool, and I think that might be the anomaly.
absolute gold. this is how music should be promoted in 2024 and beyond - a well-constructed, informative video essay, strong imagery/cinematography, song performance, and an intimate insight into the artist's mind, all in seven minutes. truly great work. keep it up!
@@HORNGEN4 An easy search: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY, through which lies and truth becomes easy listed. So far i have listed 28 lies and 28 truth. Have you started to dig? What have you found? What do you know about masonry club? About the evil rulers of this world, masons, what you know about them?
As a fellow songwriter struggling with the same feelings, this song and video really spoke to me. Love the framing of the artist as “Zeitgeist therapist”. I’m a big fan of your music and appreciate you putting your work out into the world. Thank you! 🙏
Блин очень крутая идея! Копились мысли сделать подобное около философское изречение на тему творчества и окружающего мира, а тут такое интересное явление, с уважением из России!
"Our Zeitgeist today comes with strong notes of nihilism, of fear, of chaos. When we say the world is falling apart, one large part of it is that Zeitgeist: the world in our minds is falling apart." Thank you so much for that message right now. Found this channel on my suggested/recommended feed and this was the video that was suggested. I have really been struggling to find that brighter perspective through the dark, and that just lifted my soul up a bit. Thank you. 🙏
Fastest follow of my life, I'm baffled at how you took something that could have easily been an hour long video and made it 7 minutes without feeling like it lost ANYthing, in fact it was everything it needed to be and more. This was tremendously profound and powerful and it resonated with me throughout my core, this video made me cry. The writing, cinematography, music, and your ability to articulate things I've never even been fully able to understand/articulate inside of myself, it was all so special and well done. Props to you mate. I feel inspired, I feel understood, I feel more secure about myself and my place in the world and you accomplished all of that for me through this one short video so I thank you humbly for that.
This hits. As a musician, I ask myself that same question all the time. Especially as someone who comes from a country that is currently at war, I feel like anything that I do has any meaning. And I see this in everyone's eyes - people stop caring, people become nihilistic, and give their minds up to the circumstances. Yet I always feel like there is a big part of me that doesn't want to get caught up in that flow. A part of me that wishes to care, to create meaning, to be genuine and creative, despite how weird I might seem to everyone around me. And that is exactly the part that drives me on, and the part that I try to nurture. As, if we really want a change, we gotta start with ourselves, with how we interact with the world. "It can be your house" is such a great line, expressing that sentiment. And you inspire me to act on that once again. Thank you.
When the World is falling apart IS precisely the time we need Art and Music - this is a great example of both. It's heartfelt and honest. Thanks for getting me through the afternoon of my first day back at work for 2024.
Wicked indeed! Eyeing that mic placement myself. I don't any ribbons or condensers but am now gonna give this a whirl with the ol sm7 and sm57 and see what happens
@@ColtonBeasleyMusic mid side works by canceling out stereo field. You need a figure 8 style mic to properly achieve it. Just stacking two mics on top of each other won’t get the effect. He’s using a pair of 414s, one of which is turned on its side I’m sure is set to figure 8. You can get a figure 8 mic for much less than the cost of a sm7b. Good luck!
Mid/side is great fun, and I like how it gives a very natural ambient room sound that I can choose to exaggerate or remove completely during the mix (the “stranger, too” verse is completely mono for example)
I work with musicians and songwriters all day long and I want to thank you for breaking it down. The importance of our art to the world. Well done and well said!
I really really really needed to hear this my friend if it means anything to you or anyone reading you're making a small difference everyday, every word, and every melody I love you all, keep going I believe in you...
I was originally at bass practice, but you know when a Mandelbro video comes, you basically have to drop everything! This video has a beautiful message, thank you!
The first part is like beat poetry. I can't believe this came out of the universe for me today just when I needed it. I havent seen a video like this on RUclips before. You have just become one of my top inspirations in one video. Well done. You're killing it. ❤
@@hakanjohnson2726 - to this i would say, do you think that when van gogh painted his stary night there was a line around the block the next week? most truly visionary artists do not find fame for decades or a lifetime... new art is for the next generations... to come not always for the time it was created.
Wow this is phenomenal, I think our purpose is to help each other push our proverbial boulders uphill and with inspiration from music you create (and this companion video) it gives motivation more than you’ll ever know, thank you bro!!!
As a fellow artist who's been struggling with the same feelings for far too long, Ive come to a realisation while watching your video, these songs, this art, all we create helps us find each other in this world that's falling apart. It reminds us we're not alone and also gives us hope and confort. It's not only for the collective world we just drop it, but also to our fellow artists who feel hopeless tired and blocked. Great work man, keep it up.
This is one of the most beautiful videos i’ve watched in a very long time. For someone who struggles a lot with overflowing thoughts of life choices and the things around us that make us real or not as well as nihilism and the complications of properly trying to understand religion and being in love with music and art as a whole this video made me feel the most comfortable and although i don’t know who you are and how you live this one topic brought me close. It feels as if i’ve spent my entire night just talking to you about this alone, and i know there are others out there who struggle with the same things and think exactly what most who watched this video did or still are. I hope we all can make significant changes to our lives one day and we can reflect on moments like these where we just watched a youtube video and see how others felt the same way, this broad connection we all have with one another truly is beautiful.
As a beginner musician sometimes i question whether what am doing has any meaning or even worth the time i spend everyday practicing and it can gets really dark for me. This video really spoke to me and helped me to look at it from a different angle, very inspiring thank you.
I'm so happy that I clicked on this video, I've been struggling with finding purpose in music/the morality of creating music and this video articulated all these ideas so perfectly, I feel super inspired by this video and I love what you're doing! You're a great person and I want to thank you for caring about the world, we need more people like you on earth!
As long as people like you deliver so strong, so beautiful and foremost so relevant messages to humanity I remain confident that the world will not fall apart. May your voice be heard by millions of people, Thank you for this masterpiece!
Wow! This really spoke to me and echoed conversations I have had recently with other ‘creatives’ recently about feeling evermore lost, doubting our purpose in the grand scheme of this messy broken world, doubting how our efforts really make any difference. Your piece, song and spoken word laid down some truths about art and it’s purpose and relevance, needed as ever before. Thank you.
This was an incredible video. Style, sentiment AND song. All beautiful. One thing I would add - that I hope encourages you: art doesn't always have to DO something. It can simply be. And that's more than enough to validate its worth. Keep going!
This is the best piece of art (including song) I've seen in a loooong time. Absolutely brilliant. All of it. And 100% relatable as a fellow songwriter. Love it.
As a fellow music artist, I struggle with the same questions and it makes me feel nothing is worth it anymore. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and its good to see that you are back!
"I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." - Billy Joel
best video I watched this year! thank u so much. as an artist, I`ve been feeling the same, and this song definitely helped me to look at things from a more hopeful perspective. I`m glad that we can still take care of this house, even with it being so messy, we can still try to make it a better house. thank u
Absolutely incredible work! Thank you so much for coming up with this amazing piece, the song, video, the message it all resonates so deeply with me. Sometimes I feel lost towards my dreams and I know a lot of artists feel like that too but this is just such an important message I feel like everyone should listen to. Hope we all can manage to reach our goals and give our House the care it deserves!
I must admit that I don't usually listen to this genre of music but can apricate Art when I hear it, and this right here my friend is ART. Amazing work! subbed.
I feel this all the time but my answer to that is "If I don't do it, what if someone else does?" & then I have to sit back, regretfully watching someone else who did the thing I was supposed to do & became iconic for it. I can't face that. So continue on I must.
This easily is one of my all-time favorite discoveries on RUclips. You share a genuine message through your music and are not afraid to talk about it! We all have a choice to be the best human possible and not let ourselves be manipulated by fear, hatred, greed or grievance. Please keep making music and spreading your message!!!
And we need to keep this gem, this guy is just so damn real and relatable. I just hope he’ll keep on being true to himself, especially so we can enjoy this all even longer. This guy is just a true one in a million.
Holy, it's 2024, and I think I've found the best video of the year already. This video felt so good. I love how the song evolves over the video, how you first think it's just a guitar, how the monologue draws you into the philosophy of you and finishes with the complete song. The Video making in this one is endlessly good, from the camera angles to film grain. Cheers keep it up :)
So from this the thing that’s important is the emotion you feel with the music, because otherwise it wouldn’t contribute to the Zeitgeist. So what’s then also good to note is that performance pressure is actually destructive to the Zeitgeist. I think that here it’s crucial that you be an artist in a way that you like, not in a way that could make you way better for sure, but also perhaps makes you more stressed and unhappy.
I fully understand that existential dread. I’m going through it right now and it’s so hard to navigate mentally. You just made me feel seen and understood, thank you ❤️
Wow...this was exceptional Bartholomew! I've never seen anyone tell the story of the music their making the way you did through your outstanding skill at filmmaking, in addition to your songwriting. This video was brilliant dude, there are so many good things to say about it. I think what stood out to me the most, was how thoughtful you were about the role of an artist in today's world. I also believe the same, that it is through art and creation that we can make an impact onto others. Especially having the internet where videos and ideas can spread so fast. Keep going, keep creating my friend. This was different 💛
you make some of the most visually appealing odes to creativity on top of making genuinely enjoyable pop tunes and i'm so glad to see another one of these from you. edit: Jesus dude. this whole thing is a masterpiece. you made a mission statement and have executed a follow-through in one fell swoop. 👏
I was in a very dark place when I watched this video. It was an invitation for me. I got so inspired and I guess it connected many questions I had currently about my career and artistry. Freaking awesome dude! You did make a change in me. And it inspired me to do the same to others. Thank you so much!
I'm simply blown away by this video....such perfection put into every detail, the pacing, the combo of live music, video and storytelling...the written text even moving to the rythm of the song 🎶❤️ this makes me emotional as I also recognize these thoughts very well. Thank you for such an incredible piece of art 🙌❤️
Very powerful and timely message, bro!) As an artist myself totally relate to the feeling of alienation from the world and creativity that haunts me the last few years. And I had to leave my home in Russia because of war and yet keep on creating to earn living, although the sense of meaning was lost. And I gradually came to the same conclusions - as a creative person, you are the mirror of collective consciousness. To hold that mirror is you role, to express the angst, the fears, the confusion, the sarcasm, the vulgarity, the good and the bad around you and show it back at the world is a purpose. Thank you for holding the mirror for me ;) SUbscribed
Hey Mandelbro- I’m gonna be 100 percent honest- you are one of my favorite modern artists. Your music is so beautiful and has inspired me to make my own music.
Thank you! I'm a musician from Ukraine, and your thoughts are so close to me. We truly must take responsibility and care for humanity values. Great messages and work!
This was something I actually needed. Everything you said is what I feel every day every minute and I can't find an answer. But your song gave me that answer, or a big part of it. The second verse about the flowers and painting the walls, wow, that was so deep and meaningful. You're a bonafide philosopher. I was already subbed but don't remember why I subbed but glad I did. Absolutely love the song, and how easily it answers an impossible question.
i dont normally comment, but this is one of the best videos ive seen in a long time. very captivating. thank you for making this and thank you for being personal and vulnerable. i find that its so hard sometimes to share things with the world, but many others feel the same way and its exactly what you expressed. i find its so easy to be hard on yourself when making goals in so many areas of life. achieving things is great, but so is being happy. this past year ive spread my focus so thin on so many different things. im a full time student, i work full time, i try to make music, try to make videos, code projects, stay in shape, keep my social life in balance, do research, apply for internships, spend time with family. Learning languages, learning instruments, and learning how to market myself out of fear of future failure. I try to learn so many things and i try to do it all myself, all with unrealistic goals and expectations for myself. theres no way to be happy living like this, with constant envy and belittling of yourself by how far you are from the person that you want to be; how much you don't know, and how much you expect from yourself. I know it might not be particularly what you were going for with the video, but i think the same lesson applies. sometimes you need to focus on building your house and let go of everything else. take that list of everything you wanted to do and cross off everything except for the few things that you really care about, the things that make you happy. you'll never be perfect, so at the very least you should build yourself your own little house, in that metaphorical sense. A house made out of the passion of those few things that you really care about. You can build whatever you want, you just need to choose what its made out of. Careers are houses. Families are houses. Your health is your house. Your friends are houses. Each skill you learn, and every long-term goal you set, thats one house. You can only have so many houses and you really can't live in them all, if that were true, why do property managers exist? Because one person can't do everything. One person can't manage every property. Live in the important one; the one you care about. Maybe have a vacation home or two. But don't set yourself up for failure by trying to manage 57 different properties at the same time. It's impossible. In my eyes, this video is a great example of how freeing it is to allow yourself to focus on a work of art that you care about. maybe there were some incentives for you to make this video, but really i just see the passion and focus behind it all. it really was such a great video. great job man, and thank you again for contributing to The Zeitgeist, the collective unconscious. Everything is meaningless, but everything is important.
Great take. My one add would be that maybe the goal of life is to make your house big enough for your career, friends, family, health, and skills to be their own room. Not just figuratively either. I think the issue for many of us is our obligations are split in several physical directions (school, work, gym, fam, internship like you said). I think communities made these all feel less fractured and demanding but as technology took over, it spread us thin. Somehow, we have to pull it together.
I've been looking for this kind of music, that speaks right to my soul. I love it. Thank you, I can imagine how lonely you would feel sometimes decos I do too,
Exactly! You've got it so right... the world is our house, and we have 'uninvited guests' leading our house to death. We need to stand up! Your song and creation is absolutely fabulous, it made me silent, made me read the comments, made me watch it again. You have a gift, and I'm happy for us all you have shown it (again) after your block. It's not easy but it must be written !!! 💜 THANK YOU.
So, what are you doing differently to make it better? Watch Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, What the Health. Do you know what abuse and violence happen for that milk in your coffee? Save yourself, others, animals and the planet by your choices. We all must or accept doom. It’s that simple.
YES! This is what a lot of people need at the moment. I'm sure the algorithm is already working on bringing you a big caring and loving community 'cause I'm sure that there's a lot of people out there looking for that first push to start the journey. The video and the song were amazing. Thanks from the heart and good luck with your path, you're on the high-frequency path and I can already tell. Keep it up, brother.
This was pure art, my friend, thank you for reminding as an artist myself who we truly are for this world. I sometimes used to ask myself the same questions, what art is all good for in a world that is falling apart... but you hit the nail on it's head. We are therapists for the Zeitgeist. Much love from another artist from Italy 🫶🏻❤️
3 years ago I watched your video where you recorded 'Far Away' on cassette, then I came across this today, so then I went back to a recording made 2 years ago, 'You Are My Love' which came after you decided to pursue music full time. Listening to this track and watching the video I have no hesitation in saying your personal and creative growth is impressive and your music is and has always been real and relatable. I think your vocals are captivating and your bandmates are exactly what a band is all about which is, bring your best and we'll have a blast. The world has always been in chaos, our purpose is to be connected to humanity in small but meaningful way and from what I see and apparently many others in the comments also see is the three of you are exactly where you should be.
love this, love your band, just discovered it all in the last 5 minutes and desperately needed it all in the last 5 minutes. Blessed, thank you for your art :)
I have no words. This is the kind of work I've been striving to accomplish for a long time. Thanks for sharing that inspiration and putting words on those feelings. I hope this fresh raindrop is the sign of a good storm for our dry land
This video really spoke to me at a time where the message was needed the most. Amid all the chaos and suffering there are always beacons of light emitting through the fog to show the way of hope through love and passion for all things beautiful. Amazing work, thank you for contributing.
C'est du génie. Ce storytelling, cette façon de raconter une histoire, j'ai jamais vu ça nul part sur RUclips, c'est ultra bien, original, touchant et bordel... La quantité de travail... Je vois que la vidéo explose (c'est comme ça que je l'ai découverte, l'algo youtube). Toutes mes félicitations. Ps: t'es à Paris donc j'ai pris le raccourci que tu devais parler Français...
@@el_rabserinoBordel je serai venu avec un immense plaisir vous voir, mais je suis dans la capitale allemande cette semaine ! Bon show à vous et j'espère que ce n'est que partie remise ! Nous voila fans réciproques !
I love absolutely everything about this video! ❤ The narration style, the music and the seemingly unanswerable philosophical question at the heart of it!
This is seriously actually inspiring. It’s fresh and different, I’ve never seen anything like it. Your whole channel is like that for me now, keep it up! And thanks!
To answer the first question… The point of making music in a world that’s falling apart is because the world is falling apart. Why would someone stop creating art when the world is in a vulnerable place? That’s when artists create THE MOST art.
it’s just always changing. not all of it is falling. time is very deep, friend. i want all ecology to thrive. i do. it’s just always a bunch of shapes and they are alway changing.
Amen to that my friend
Gotta stay positive 💯 no matter what...
Why? Because artists naturally go through periods of inspiration and periods of restoration. Especially when you feel as deeply as this guy. We’re not robots. If we’re lucky, when we come out of the dark time, we find it has been a period of fermentation and germination, and we have something refreshing to share - like this amazing song and video, which would never have grown from him if he was always just tra la la’ing through life. Being a feeling, thinking artist is no picnic - at least for some of us. If you’re happy and productive every single day, over the long haul, that’s cool, and I think that might be the anomaly.
That’s a delusional take. We are people as well. It might not be that simple.
absolute gold. this is how music should be promoted in 2024 and beyond - a well-constructed, informative video essay, strong imagery/cinematography, song performance, and an intimate insight into the artist's mind, all in seven minutes. truly great work. keep it up!
Promoted? I think you mean "presented". Promotion should be transparent, and there shouldn't be any pressure to do it a certain way.
@@HORNGEN4 An easy search: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY, through which lies and truth becomes easy listed.
So far i have listed 28 lies and 28 truth.
Have you started to dig? What have you found?
What do you know about masonry club?
About the evil rulers of this world, masons, what you know about them?
As a fellow songwriter struggling with the same feelings, this song and video really spoke to me. Love the framing of the artist as “Zeitgeist therapist”. I’m a big fan of your music and appreciate you putting your work out into the world. Thank you! 🙏
Same here, never been able to write a decent song. That second verse gave me groundbreaking clarity!
It's like if Casey Neistat made a song.
Блин очень крутая идея! Копились мысли сделать подобное около философское изречение на тему творчества и окружающего мира, а тут такое интересное явление, с уважением из России!
the best video I've seen in the last few months on RUclips, thanks
"Our Zeitgeist today comes with strong notes of nihilism, of fear, of chaos. When we say the world is falling apart, one large part of it is that Zeitgeist: the world in our minds is falling apart."
Thank you so much for that message right now. Found this channel on my suggested/recommended feed and this was the video that was suggested. I have really been struggling to find that brighter perspective through the dark, and that just lifted my soul up a bit. Thank you. 🙏
outstanding video. instantly switched up my morning mood from
"oh...another day.." to
"i am so excited to have another day here in whatever life is."
Felt every single word. been feeling this heavy the past year and this reminded me of WHY I started in the first place. Thank you
Fastest follow of my life, I'm baffled at how you took something that could have easily been an hour long video and made it 7 minutes without feeling like it lost ANYthing, in fact it was everything it needed to be and more. This was tremendously profound and powerful and it resonated with me throughout my core, this video made me cry. The writing, cinematography, music, and your ability to articulate things I've never even been fully able to understand/articulate inside of myself, it was all so special and well done. Props to you mate. I feel inspired, I feel understood, I feel more secure about myself and my place in the world and you accomplished all of that for me through this one short video so I thank you humbly for that.
This hits. As a musician, I ask myself that same question all the time. Especially as someone who comes from a country that is currently at war, I feel like anything that I do has any meaning. And I see this in everyone's eyes - people stop caring, people become nihilistic, and give their minds up to the circumstances.
Yet I always feel like there is a big part of me that doesn't want to get caught up in that flow. A part of me that wishes to care, to create meaning, to be genuine and creative, despite how weird I might seem to everyone around me. And that is exactly the part that drives me on, and the part that I try to nurture. As, if we really want a change, we gotta start with ourselves, with how we interact with the world.
"It can be your house" is such a great line, expressing that sentiment. And you inspire me to act on that once again. Thank you.
When the World is falling apart IS precisely the time we need Art and Music - this is a great example of both. It's heartfelt and honest. Thanks for getting me through the afternoon of my first day back at work for 2024.
I love your obsession with Mid/Side Mic placement to create such a huge sound in such a small room. also wicked cinematography
Wicked indeed! Eyeing that mic placement myself. I don't any ribbons or condensers but am now gonna give this a whirl with the ol sm7 and sm57 and see what happens
@@ColtonBeasleyMusic mid side works by canceling out stereo field. You need a figure 8 style mic to properly achieve it. Just stacking two mics on top of each other won’t get the effect. He’s using a pair of 414s, one of which is turned on its side I’m sure is set to figure 8. You can get a figure 8 mic for much less than the cost of a sm7b. Good luck!
Mid/side is great fun, and I like how it gives a very natural ambient room sound that I can choose to exaggerate or remove completely during the mix (the “stranger, too” verse is completely mono for example)
I have never felt so inspired by a RUclips video. Thank you for sharing your story and song with the world❤️
I work with musicians and songwriters all day long and I want to thank you for breaking it down. The importance of our art to the world. Well done and well said!
This is absolutely stellar mate
This video absolutely bangs and it's exactly the kind of thing I'd like to see more of on this platform
Literally someone who gets it without getting it all. Amen brother
What a beautiful song with beautiful melody, beautiful lyrics and a beautiful story.
I really really really needed to hear this my friend if it means anything to you or anyone reading you're making a small difference everyday, every word, and every melody I love you all, keep going I believe in you...
I see the goodness in you as well.
@@StephenLewisful I wish more of us could
I was originally at bass practice, but you know when a Mandelbro video comes, you basically have to drop everything! This video has a beautiful message, thank you!
The first part is like beat poetry. I can't believe this came out of the universe for me today just when I needed it. I havent seen a video like this on RUclips before. You have just become one of my top inspirations in one video. Well done. You're killing it. ❤
This is absolutely incredible. This is a new format of music, or art. Congrats, sir, you’ve unlocked a whole new art movement.
If that is true, then were are ALL the followers??? This post has 7-ish thousand views and weeks or more old??
agree. ive never seen anything like it.
@@hakanjohnson2726 - to this i would say, do you think that when van gogh painted his stary night there was a line around the block the next week? most truly visionary artists do not find fame for decades or a lifetime... new art is for the next generations... to come not always for the time it was created.
million percent !
Calm down lol
Wow this is phenomenal, I think our purpose is to help each other push our proverbial boulders uphill and with inspiration from music you create (and this companion video) it gives motivation more than you’ll ever know, thank you bro!!!
As a fellow artist who's been struggling with the same feelings for far too long, Ive come to a realisation while watching your video, these songs, this art, all we create helps us find each other in this world that's falling apart. It reminds us we're not alone and also gives us hope and confort. It's not only for the collective world we just drop it, but also to our fellow artists who feel hopeless tired and blocked. Great work man, keep it up.
Merci de continuer à faire ta musique, j’ai 68 ans et j’adore ton travail et la façon de le faire ; courage à toi.
This is one of the most beautiful videos i’ve watched in a very long time. For someone who struggles a lot with overflowing thoughts of life choices and the things around us that make us real or not as well as nihilism and the complications of properly trying to understand religion and being in love with music and art as a whole this video made me feel the most comfortable and although i don’t know who you are and how you live this one topic brought me close. It feels as if i’ve spent my entire night just talking to you about this alone, and i know there are others out there who struggle with the same things and think exactly what most who watched this video did or still are. I hope we all can make significant changes to our lives one day and we can reflect on moments like these where we just watched a youtube video and see how others felt the same way, this broad connection we all have with one another truly is beautiful.
As a beginner musician sometimes i question whether what am doing has any meaning or even worth the time i spend everyday practicing and it can gets really dark for me. This video really spoke to me and helped me to look at it from a different angle, very inspiring thank you.
I'm so happy that I clicked on this video, I've been struggling with finding purpose in music/the morality of creating music and this video articulated all these ideas so perfectly, I feel super inspired by this video and I love what you're doing! You're a great person and I want to thank you for caring about the world, we need more people like you on earth!
Absolutely wonderful work, my friend... Thank you for creating music. The world needs it! 💛
Absolutely BRILLIANT! Thanks for this. Perfect timing.
I am so motivated man with everything, the idea, the story, the song, the music, the visuals. Amazing!
As long as people like you deliver so strong, so beautiful and foremost so relevant messages to humanity I remain confident that the world will not fall apart. May your voice be heard by millions of people, Thank you for this masterpiece!
Wow! This really spoke to me and echoed conversations I have had recently with other ‘creatives’ recently about feeling evermore lost, doubting our purpose in the grand scheme of this messy broken world, doubting how our efforts really make any difference. Your piece, song and spoken word laid down some truths about art and it’s purpose and relevance, needed as ever before. Thank you.
This was an incredible video. Style, sentiment AND song. All beautiful.
One thing I would add - that I hope encourages you: art doesn't always have to DO something. It can simply be. And that's more than enough to validate its worth.
Keep going!
This is the best piece of art (including song) I've seen in a loooong time. Absolutely brilliant. All of it. And 100% relatable as a fellow songwriter. Love it.
man just seen this at 4:30am - what a tune, what a story, amazing
As a fellow music artist, I struggle with the same questions and it makes me feel nothing is worth it anymore. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and its good to see that you are back!
"I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." - Billy Joel
This was beautiful. My dear Mandelbro, may the Fractal be with you!
This video sparked emotion in me and made me cry. It feels good.
I was only just asking myself these questions. Thank you!
best video I watched this year! thank u so much. as an artist, I`ve been feeling the same, and this song definitely helped me to look at things from a more hopeful perspective. I`m glad that we can still take care of this house, even with it being so messy, we can still try to make it a better house. thank u
That is great art. I just had to come back to it. Thank you for this piece of art
Absolutely incredible work! Thank you so much for coming up with this amazing piece, the song, video, the message it all resonates so deeply with me. Sometimes I feel lost towards my dreams and I know a lot of artists feel like that too but this is just such an important message I feel like everyone should listen to. Hope we all can manage to reach our goals and give our House the care it deserves!
I love how melody/chords/harmony go higher as the end of video reaches
I must admit that I don't usually listen to this genre of music but can apricate Art when I hear it, and this right here my friend is ART. Amazing work! subbed.
I feel this all the time but my answer to that is "If I don't do it, what if someone else does?"
& then I have to sit back, regretfully watching someone else who did the thing I was supposed to do & became iconic for it.
I can't face that. So continue on I must.
This easily is one of my all-time favorite discoveries on RUclips. You share a genuine message through your music and are not afraid to talk about it! We all have a choice to be the best human possible and not let ourselves be manipulated by fear, hatred, greed or grievance. Please keep making music and spreading your message!!!
And we need to keep this gem, this guy is just so damn real and relatable. I just hope he’ll keep on being true to himself, especially so we can enjoy this all even longer. This guy is just a true one in a million.
Holy, it's 2024, and I think I've found the best video of the year already. This video felt so good. I love how the song evolves over the video, how you first think it's just a guitar, how the monologue draws you into the philosophy of you and finishes with the complete song. The Video making in this one is endlessly good, from the camera angles to film grain. Cheers keep it up :)
I love seeing the progression of you as an artist, amazing video as always!
This is incredible! I relate so much to this. I do feel like the world is falling apart but this is somehow hopeful
Man, I missed you so much. I missed your art, your videos, your music, your streams. Good to see you again!
So from this the thing that’s important is the emotion you feel with the music, because otherwise it wouldn’t contribute to the Zeitgeist. So what’s then also good to note is that performance pressure is actually destructive to the Zeitgeist. I think that here it’s crucial that you be an artist in a way that you like, not in a way that could make you way better for sure, but also perhaps makes you more stressed and unhappy.
I fully understand that existential dread. I’m going through it right now and it’s so hard to navigate mentally. You just made me feel seen and understood, thank you ❤️
This is fantastic and much needed. Thank you for creating it.:)
Wow...this was exceptional Bartholomew! I've never seen anyone tell the story of the music their making the way you did through your outstanding skill at filmmaking, in addition to your songwriting. This video was brilliant dude, there are so many good things to say about it. I think what stood out to me the most, was how thoughtful you were about the role of an artist in today's world. I also believe the same, that it is through art and creation that we can make an impact onto others. Especially having the internet where videos and ideas can spread so fast. Keep going, keep creating my friend. This was different 💛
I really love this.. thanks for the inspo and being real.
You're on a path my friend. I resonate with the whole story like the saying "make yourself feel at home." Because it's our beautiful house
2:23 dude I never opened spotify that fast, I freaking love your sound
you make some of the most visually appealing odes to creativity on top of making genuinely enjoyable pop tunes and i'm so glad to see another one of these from you.
edit: Jesus dude. this whole thing is a masterpiece. you made a mission statement and have executed a follow-through in one fell swoop. 👏
I was in a very dark place when I watched this video. It was an invitation for me. I got so inspired and I guess it connected many questions I had currently about my career and artistry. Freaking awesome dude! You did make a change in me. And it inspired me to do the same to others. Thank you so much!
Music can save the world.
Lighten up.
This is hands down one of the best videos I've ever watched on this platform
I'm simply blown away by this video....such perfection put into every detail, the pacing, the combo of live music, video and storytelling...the written text even moving to the rythm of the song 🎶❤️ this makes me emotional as I also recognize these thoughts very well. Thank you for such an incredible piece of art 🙌❤️
Bloody well done. Bravo. Much love, Ch’O
Very powerful and timely message, bro!) As an artist myself totally relate to the feeling of alienation from the world and creativity that haunts me the last few years. And I had to leave my home in Russia because of war and yet keep on creating to earn living, although the sense of meaning was lost. And I gradually came to the same conclusions - as a creative person, you are the mirror of collective consciousness. To hold that mirror is you role, to express the angst, the fears, the confusion, the sarcasm, the vulgarity, the good and the bad around you and show it back at the world is a purpose. Thank you for holding the mirror for me ;) SUbscribed
Uow! That is the most beautiful video I saw this year. Thank you!
The way you use music to tell stories is so good
the narration is poetic truth, the emotion you transport through your lyrics authentically raw. love it
Such a nice song and such a nice video!!! Well done my friend!!❤️
Beautiful reflexion and beautiful song! Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Mandelbro- I’m gonna be 100 percent honest- you are one of my favorite modern artists. Your music is so beautiful and has inspired me to make my own music.
thank you for this great song and video! truly inspiring!
Thank you! I'm a musician from Ukraine, and your thoughts are so close to me. We truly must take responsibility and care for humanity values. Great messages and work!
Great video!! Love how it complements and elaborates on the song so the listener can really understand your message.
This was something I actually needed. Everything you said is what I feel every day every minute and I can't find an answer. But your song gave me that answer, or a big part of it. The second verse about the flowers and painting the walls, wow, that was so deep and meaningful. You're a bonafide philosopher. I was already subbed but don't remember why I subbed but glad I did. Absolutely love the song, and how easily it answers an impossible question.
Great music. Great lyric Original, catchy and refreshing. xxxxxxxxxxx
i dont normally comment, but this is one of the best videos ive seen in a long time. very captivating. thank you for making this and thank you for being personal and vulnerable. i find that its so hard sometimes to share things with the world, but many others feel the same way and its exactly what you expressed.
i find its so easy to be hard on yourself when making goals in so many areas of life. achieving things is great, but so is being happy. this past year ive spread my focus so thin on so many different things. im a full time student, i work full time, i try to make music, try to make videos, code projects, stay in shape, keep my social life in balance, do research, apply for internships, spend time with family. Learning languages, learning instruments, and learning how to market myself out of fear of future failure. I try to learn so many things and i try to do it all myself, all with unrealistic goals and expectations for myself. theres no way to be happy living like this, with constant envy and belittling of yourself by how far you are from the person that you want to be; how much you don't know, and how much you expect from yourself.
I know it might not be particularly what you were going for with the video, but i think the same lesson applies. sometimes you need to focus on building your house and let go of everything else. take that list of everything you wanted to do and cross off everything except for the few things that you really care about, the things that make you happy. you'll never be perfect, so at the very least you should build yourself your own little house, in that metaphorical sense. A house made out of the passion of those few things that you really care about. You can build whatever you want, you just need to choose what its made out of.
Careers are houses. Families are houses. Your health is your house. Your friends are houses. Each skill you learn, and every long-term goal you set, thats one house. You can only have so many houses and you really can't live in them all, if that were true, why do property managers exist? Because one person can't do everything. One person can't manage every property. Live in the important one; the one you care about. Maybe have a vacation home or two. But don't set yourself up for failure by trying to manage 57 different properties at the same time. It's impossible.
In my eyes, this video is a great example of how freeing it is to allow yourself to focus on a work of art that you care about. maybe there were some incentives for you to make this video, but really i just see the passion and focus behind it all. it really was such a great video. great job man, and thank you again for contributing to The Zeitgeist, the collective unconscious. Everything is meaningless, but everything is important.
Great take. My one add would be that maybe the goal of life is to make your house big enough for your career, friends, family, health, and skills to be their own room. Not just figuratively either. I think the issue for many of us is our obligations are split in several physical directions (school, work, gym, fam, internship like you said). I think communities made these all feel less fractured and demanding but as technology took over, it spread us thin. Somehow, we have to pull it together.
I've been looking for this kind of music, that speaks right to my soul. I love it. Thank you, I can imagine how lonely you would feel sometimes decos I do too,
Thank you! Clear and well done. Art like this will save our souls
Exactly! You've got it so right... the world is our house, and we have 'uninvited guests' leading our house to death. We need to stand up! Your song and creation is absolutely fabulous, it made me silent, made me read the comments, made me watch it again. You have a gift, and I'm happy for us all you have shown it (again) after your block. It's not easy but it must be written !!! 💜 THANK YOU.
So, what are you doing differently to make it better? Watch Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, What the Health. Do you know what abuse and violence happen for that milk in your coffee? Save yourself, others, animals and the planet by your choices. We all must or accept doom. It’s that simple.
this is beautiful. pure art
This is Incredible! - amazing work, truly inspiring! 👏✨
Bro! This video and song and everything is amazing, fricking subscribed!!!
YES! This is what a lot of people need at the moment. I'm sure the algorithm is already working on bringing you a big caring and loving community 'cause I'm sure that there's a lot of people out there looking for that first push to start the journey. The video and the song were amazing. Thanks from the heart and good luck with your path, you're on the high-frequency path and I can already tell. Keep it up, brother.
I like this guy.
This was pure art, my friend, thank you for reminding as an artist myself who we truly are for this world. I sometimes used to ask myself the same questions, what art is all good for in a world that is falling apart... but you hit the nail on it's head. We are therapists for the Zeitgeist. Much love from another artist from Italy 🫶🏻❤️
Art is needed the most in a world that’s falling apart
I love this. And what a beautiful message. Thank you brother
3 years ago I watched your video where you recorded 'Far Away' on cassette, then I came across this today, so then I went back to a recording made 2 years ago, 'You Are My Love' which came after you decided to pursue music full time. Listening to this track and watching the video I have no hesitation in saying your personal and creative growth is impressive and your music is and has always been real and relatable. I think your vocals are
captivating and your bandmates are exactly what a band is all about which is, bring your best and we'll have a blast. The world has always been in chaos, our purpose is to be connected to humanity in small but meaningful way and from what I see and apparently many others in the comments also see is the three of you are exactly where you should be.
My man, you struck every single chord. This hits very very hard. This is exactly why YOU make art. Don't let go of it.
this was oddly refreshing. thank you💌
love this, love your band, just discovered it all in the last 5 minutes and desperately needed it all in the last 5 minutes. Blessed, thank you for your art :)
I have no words. This is the kind of work I've been striving to accomplish for a long time. Thanks for sharing that inspiration and putting words on those feelings. I hope this fresh raindrop is the sign of a good storm for our dry land
Such a beautiful, inspirational and impactfull creation. Thanks you!
Thank you Mandelbro for your beautiful, caring, and heartfelt artistry..... your house is my house 💜
Thank you for this beautiful message, song and video!
This video really spoke to me at a time where the message was needed the most. Amid all the chaos and suffering there are always beacons of light emitting through the fog to show the way of hope through love and passion for all things beautiful.
Amazing work, thank you for contributing.
C'est du génie. Ce storytelling, cette façon de raconter une histoire, j'ai jamais vu ça nul part sur RUclips, c'est ultra bien, original, touchant et bordel... La quantité de travail...
Je vois que la vidéo explose (c'est comme ça que je l'ai découverte, l'algo youtube).
Toutes mes félicitations.
Ps: t'es à Paris donc j'ai pris le raccourci que tu devais parler Français...
@BenjaminCode on joue au Hasard ludique ce soir si tu veux ! Je suis très fan de ce que tu fais 😊
@@el_rabserinoBordel je serai venu avec un immense plaisir vous voir, mais je suis dans la capitale allemande cette semaine ! Bon show à vous et j'espère que ce n'est que partie remise ! Nous voila fans réciproques !
@@lascenseurpodcast On te tiendra au courant des prochaines dates 🤘
I love absolutely everything about this video! ❤ The narration style, the music and the seemingly unanswerable philosophical question at the heart of it!
This is seriously actually inspiring. It’s fresh and different, I’ve never seen anything like it. Your whole channel is like that for me now, keep it up! And thanks!