Brother please tell me the name of that color of your PRS Piezo it is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. Please let me know when you can I want to buy myself one I have been dying to get the perfect PRS to complete my set of guitars I always have my Southern Belle Telecaster, Gibson 1960 Les Paul, Gibson Explorer and a Mexican Byllet series strat... I am dying to buy that guitar please let me know what it is. Thank you
Mark is one of the most exciting new guitarists I have heard in past decade. Not to mention the band is amazing. The more you listen the better it gets, especially trying to play his style. He has a very vocal, melody driven style to his playing.
Missing my late father on his birthday, after closing my restaurant a few years ago, I had the tunes going. This song came on in the background, catching my attention, I was stopped in my tracks of thinking about the old man. I was so drawn to this new song. My Dad was born August 10, 1947. I love you Dad.
Discovering Khruangbin is the highlight of 2020 for me. Something different outside of what I normally listen to and they have such a tight rhythmic groove. I have to thank my sister who lives in Austin for suggesting this Houston band to me and my siblings. She plays Khruangbin to her one year old daughter!😁😁 Great video Michael and keep up the great work!!🎸🎸🎸
For that performance yes. I was at a Las Vegas show April 2024. Was my first Khru show. Absolutely AWFUL mixing. Obviously loud, horrible distortion. Also found out Khru has two set lists. They did two shows in Vegas. Night 1 was the chill show, which I didn’t attend. Night 2 was the “jam session”. Found out about the two set list shows after visiting w fellow Khru fans at the airport. Maybe the next show I attend will be better.
Michael..Great song and I'm glad your taking a look at Khraungbin. The secret to knowing this song is learning the bass line first. This is a strict tempo song. Mark is actually starting with an A triad and flating the B min on the bass tempo. At the beginning, after this A triad he falls back to a G triad and does the same by flatting the A min with his ring finger and pinky. I've watched Mark Speers play this many times. He then goes down to the 10th and the 9th fret and plays two more triad shapes resolving back to his original intro riff. Mark is from Houston Texas so you really can hear that influence, plus a ton of old 70s Asian funk. Mark rarely uses a pick, and also usually always uses a full bar chord shape, finger picking (a la Jeff Beck) melody notes. His fills are usually always arpeggios with a few notes outside the box. I've learned many of Khraungbin's songs on guitar (I started playing in 74..I'm 61) This being live. Mark ventures out and ad libs a bit. Nice video brother. Great song by one of today's best bands. ✌
I was watching an interview and Mark was saying that he doesn't have to worry about the root bc Laura has that covered. He's covering everything else. It cool to see that in action. There must be so much trust between the three of them to know that they don't have to worry about the other members. Really cool.
So cool man, great video. Crazy to watch your brain work. Mind blowing how effortlessly knowledgeable you are about music theory. It’s August 10 and Khruangbin is one of my favorite bands so I’m cruising through YT videos of that song and found this. Thoroughly enjoyable
Not quite. Laura was the one who suggested starting a band after being on tour with Mark as bassist for Yppah. He did help her learn bass in order to get the Yppah gig.
@@ljanzen31 wrong watch any interview she was askes and had never played so learnt t play bass by learning one album a dub album by the scientist. Ra Denney is correct very easy to confirm
Michael, your passion and thirst for knowledge are contagious. Finding your channel a few weeks ago reignited my desire to get better at guitar which had pretty much fizzled out a few years ago. Thanks again dude !
Khruangbin is the band we all want to be in. Mark Speer is the guitarist we all wanted to be when we started playing until we drowned in cliche and mindless repetition. The guy is just a genius.
Aw man, I’ve been wanting you to watch Khruangbin forever. This song is awesome but it would’ve been so cool for you to also see Dern Kala, the song before this one in the set. Awesome song and the transition to this one is so dope
The guitarist loves looking into the way guitar and music is played in other countries. He applies it to the sound of Khru and makes it heavenly ear food!
I hear a lot of eastern tones in his playing. He does it so well I even thought he had his guitar modified with microtonal frets. Nope, just a really good player.
"Inside ... on the drywall," probably the greatest video opening in history. I was hooked! Keep the videos coming! BTW, no need to say ... but lots of strong wall anchors.
@@lewisvinson2985 open.spotify.com/playlist/2Z27sFyYycgkJtbqpcr3Fj?si=UBWfCqgYQVWj6P9THCoD0Q The playlist that had that as the cover pic is long gone, here’s my go-to now. CVO = Chief Vibe Officer
In my last house, I framed out a small lounge/tv room in the attic.. it had a big screen, cool lighting, and a couple cloth bean-bag chairs. The only way to get to it, was from the rock wall I made in the corner of the kitchen. I made a bunch of holes in the wood sheets, so I could make different climbing routes.. had 2 ceiling anchors for rope, so I could swing around from my harness. I had 2 holds positioned over a large walkway for pull-ups. It was a fun way to exercise and work out. I definitely miss it! I'm sure your kiddos will love it! Oh yeah.. cool song review. Haha. Sending peace & love from Missouri -Todd
At Lockn 2019, the first day it rained and stormed all day. The festival wasn't even allowed to open the gates until like 7:00pm. A lot of bands got bumped off the show. Skies cleared and it was a gorgeous night with Khruangbin opening the fest at 8:00 at night with Trey sitting in. Next was a full set by Gary Clark and then 2 sets of JRAD. Lockn totally salvaged what looked like a lost day when it was raining sideways earlier in the day.
That festival was great for them. First time I saw Khruangbin was the late night woods stage at Lockn in 2015 maybe (little cloudy on the year but that’s close). They blew me away. My buddy was hammered and half asleep against a tree but I was absolutely loving it. There was maybe 300-400 people there in the woods starting around 1230am. It was magic. I’ve been obsessed ever since.
the guitarist also plays with a wah pedal all the way forward all the time. saw that on a rig rundown a while back. I can't believe im foregetting his name
Usually when they play this live they tease Night Nurse by Gregory Issacs and police in helicopter by John holt. He goes straight to reggae chops from Bm to A. He only does a second of it in this.
@@Chalup4 Yup totally. Also they said they draw alot of inspiration from thai looktoong music which is kinda cool. Never heard of them till i saw this video though and was like..thats a thai word lol and looked them up
Great analysis amigo! It’s spot on and My fav so far! I love when you shed bias and get into it - your instincts are spot on - Reggae but not, modal but not! To me it gets to the core of their essence. This is a great example of playing over chords and really telling their story melodically. The live analysis of the bass and drummer at the end is great to appreciate as well. But the best part of this video? You are about to embrace the notion of your kids literally climbing the walls - as parental advise it’s Gold - If your kids are climbing the walls, give them handles 😉 that’s boss level.
When you have a drummer and bassist as deep in the pocket as they are I think it would allow the guitarist a lot of freedom to do his thing because he knows exactly "where" they're going to be all the time and they don't get in each other's way, if that makes sense....
The drummer also plays the keyboard, it’s behind him; and those are wigs. Check out when they have Leon Bridges singing with them. She’s really a relative beginner on the bass.
It just works. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just go to the top music schools and find the best music? Somehow it never works out that way. Excellence is where you find it.
Forget the reggae/rock steady idea. Understanding Khuangbin’s schtick requires a minimal background in the Molam music of Thailand. That is where Mark Speer is getting his concepts for using the 9s and trills in the minor aspect of the piece. 🤙🏼🖖🏼
Doesn’t matter that he’s unaware of Khruangbin’s Thai music roots. He’s exploring a form of music he doesn’t normally listen to ( as he admits in the beginning ) from a musicians perspective . If he hears a reggae influence ( and you must know that Khruangbin are also influenced by dub reggae records as well...Lee and Spears reference them constantly in interviews ) that’s fine. It’s not just an academic exercise or about” getting it right”. A different perspective ( even if it appears “wrong”to those of us who are already invested in the band ) especially a real musicians is cool.
@@kyoaty how do you know Speers isn’t also exploring / utilizing dub reggae sources for the same effect? Is it because you read Thai funk was the Wikipedia description? Not denying there is an influence but don’t write off the dub reggae importance
Thanks, Michael! OG viewer here. Love the 'all in, all education, all the time' approach you have now made famous! Cracks me up with the honest post-edit you threw in about your mistake! Still gave it your full attention and detail! Thank you. Great stuff, regardless! You look a bit 'Torn And Frayed' (please break down this classic Stones tune🤞) making a memorable Christmas for your family! Your obviously a devoted family man! Merry Christmas! -✌RareDirt77
There is a vid of them performing a medley of hip hop tracks that is simply fantastic. They are a great live act and when touring begins in 2021 , I highly recommend you grab a ticket and check them out. And the EP they released with Leon Bridges called TEXAS SUN is a perfect Sunday morning album.
In regards to watching musicians and their internal subdivisions, that's my favorite part of watching live music as well. Literally seeing how music flows through someone creating it. Like a feedback loop of sorts. Also love seeing musician interactions, or how they react to a specific part of a song, an improvisation. As someone who has gigged, I can tell you that I too live for those moments.
I heard an interview with them and they were really into electric guitar music among the Teaureg people of North Africa. I believe this is where he is getting this sort of feel from.
Best of luck with the rock climbing wall installation for Christmas 😊 I'm going to join over at guitargate after Christmas, looking forward to it, cant wait to start the lessons! 👌
Moving firewood in the snow is good for you. It’s really good for your cold family.....I know that you know all of that. Thanks for all you do You are a great teacher I’ve learned a lot from this channel. I’ve got the image a beautiful glowing fireplace ,snow outside on Christmas morning and a happy family enjoying it all . I know it’s a music channel but you just painted a picture. Aloha
Great playing that's so moving! As a guitar composer for book trailers about comics seeking inspiration, I like your breakdown and modeling of music with that nice full tone. Cheers!
The Bin has always sounded very Asian to me.. the heavy vibrato reminds me of a Sitar in the way Mark plays and bends notes.. also the many hammer on and pull offs he play seem to remind me of Asian style music. I think you nailed it with the term 'texture'... The bass and drums are locked.. tight. while Mark plays lead/ rhythm 'texture' over/under/around them. Such a unique sound. Thanks for reviewing them!
Apparently heavily influenced by thai 70s funk, which as a non musician kinda opened my eyes to the fact that, not only do you have countless genres, but each countries own flare on each genre
Evidently (from what I've read) that Thai 70s funk is actually looked down upon over there - associated with a working, lower class of Taxi drivers and the like. I've read every time they visit Thailand they're avid visitors of record stores and keen on collecting any records they can find.
Look up chicha. Its like 70s psychedelic rock mixed with cumbia from peru. Also looked down upon as music for the working classes. Bachata is the same way in the DR. Rich people hate it and look down on its fans as low-class. So around the world. The urban poor always have the best tastes in music and middle class people are too stuck up to realize it.
Hm. We tend to get so locked into our own patterns, clichés, riffs, vibrato and other techniques, and styles, we are sometimes unable to catch nuances of any other style. Mark's style is clean, played with fingers often using unusual chord voicings that allow him to play melody and rhythm simultaneously, world beat influenced, (Thai, African, Middle Eastern) reverby and often uses three notes per string legato runs, arpeggios and string skipping. This ain't Santana. It would be worth your time to copy his unique lyrical style. Also you seem to be confusing the A7 with F#m. He sometimes retains the 5th degree of the Bm chord, which is F#, so prolly that's what confusing you. But the basic structure for the A section is Bm to AMaj. With lots of chord inversions played on the top strings.
I love the seamless transitions from chords to melody that are so fluid. Laura Lee’s bass is always solid and tasteful. DJ’s drumming is understated, but it grooves hard.
Cool reaction. To me, the guitar in Khruangbin is more a means to an end rather than a point of focus, which I respect highly, because I admire and appreciate subtlety and restraint in favor of a larger unified soundscape. I think of the Edge, in U2, like that also.
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I can’t stop thinking about that guitar, just seeing it in action is almost too much! Fingers crossed
Please check out Raul Midon and please mention The Paper Kites
Brother please tell me the name of that color of your PRS Piezo it is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. Please let me know when you can I want to buy myself one I have been dying to get the perfect PRS to complete my set of guitars I always have my Southern Belle Telecaster, Gibson 1960 Les Paul, Gibson Explorer and a Mexican Byllet series strat... I am dying to buy that guitar please let me know what it is. Thank you
@@channingkeegan8077 peacock blue I believe
@@channingkeegan8077 it’s what he’s giving away if you sign up for free on his site! Check the description and his comment for more info.
A little known fact about Khruangbin; the Naval Observatory uses the drummer to calibrate atomic clocks.
What?!? Really? Do you have a link to a source? I want to see this!!!
Great sarcasm! or fact? I like both
@@selfalpha4997 Sarcasm to the max! lol But if you watch DJ in some live videos he is more of a machine than a metronome.
I concord. This made me laugh out loud. 😁
Indeed! , really focused but seems so calm in his chair,, it sounds like if there was no "latch" between hands.
Mark is one of the most exciting new guitarists I have heard in past decade. Not to mention the band is amazing. The more you listen the better it gets, especially trying to play his style. He has a very vocal, melody driven style to his playing.
Agree 100%...Mark has the tastiest playing of any modern guitar player for me. He makes everyone else sound like boring 12th bar blues.
Mark Speer is the goat
Yep i love his gentle approach to melody !
@@SalmonFumewhich goat would that be?
@@robinwatson4282 a mountain goat
Missing my late father on his birthday, after closing my restaurant a few years ago, I had the tunes going.
This song came on in the background, catching my attention, I was stopped in my tracks of thinking about the old man. I was so drawn to this new song.
My Dad was born August 10, 1947. I love you Dad.
The universe smiles upon you
Bro, that’s unreal. These are the situations that affirm my belief in a higher power.
@@kyleheron38Music is a beautiful thing. I personally believe it’s even more beautiful and impactful to the human soul than we understand.
Discovering Khruangbin is the highlight of 2020 for me. Something different outside of what I normally listen to and they have such a tight rhythmic groove. I have to thank my sister who lives in Austin for suggesting this Houston band to me and my siblings. She plays Khruangbin to her one year old daughter!😁😁 Great video Michael and keep up the great work!!🎸🎸🎸
gonna be one cool kid
Likewise my guy, saw a short on Laura shaking her waist, stayed for the unbelievable music 🤙
I just discovered them a day ago. I cannot get enough of their music. They are an absolute gift to people....
check also Rayowa....Parcels...Cory wong and Chromeo
Twas the year I discovered Steve Tibbetts.
This analysis is fascinating to me even though I have no idea what you’re talking about.
😂
neither does the guitar player he's analyzing
😂😂😂
according to spotify, this was my number 1 song of 2020 - stoked to watch
HAHA same
I got you beat. According to Spotify this was my number one band.
Samee August 10 , then Passing out Pieces by Mac Demarco
Ha! It’s been my #1 played song since the album came out in 2018.
The recording and mixing people for that performance are god-tier.
For that performance yes. I was at a Las Vegas show April 2024. Was my first Khru show. Absolutely AWFUL mixing. Obviously loud, horrible distortion. Also found out Khru has two set lists. They did two shows in Vegas. Night 1 was the chill show, which I didn’t attend. Night 2 was the “jam session”. Found out about the two set list shows after visiting w fellow Khru fans at the airport. Maybe the next show I attend will be better.
Michael..Great song and I'm glad your taking a look at Khraungbin.
The secret to knowing this song is learning the bass line first. This is a strict tempo song.
Mark is actually starting with an A triad and flating the B min on the bass tempo. At the beginning, after this A triad he falls back to a G triad and does the same by flatting the A min with his ring finger and pinky. I've watched Mark Speers play this many times.
He then goes down to the 10th and the 9th fret and plays two more triad shapes resolving back to his original intro riff.
Mark is from Houston Texas so you really can hear that influence, plus a ton of old 70s Asian funk.
Mark rarely uses a pick, and also usually always uses a full bar chord shape, finger picking (a la Jeff Beck) melody notes. His fills are usually always arpeggios with a few notes outside the box. I've learned many of Khraungbin's songs on guitar (I started playing in 74..I'm 61)
This being live. Mark ventures out and ad libs a bit.
Nice video brother. Great song by one of today's best bands. ✌
Thanks for this brother! Great insight and great stuff to know, thank you for sharing 🤝
@@chrisrubin8941 you're welcome.
Mark Speer is the man and a huge inspiration in me picking up playing seriously again.
Seriously. My ideal version of my guitar playing is what Mark is able to do. Great goal to aim for.
I was watching an interview and Mark was saying that he doesn't have to worry about the root bc Laura has that covered. He's covering everything else. It cool to see that in action. There must be so much trust between the three of them to know that they don't have to worry about the other members. Really cool.
And he tries to be more like a singer than a lead guitarist!
LMAO
Dude you are crazy musically articulate. Always nice to watch a consummate professional. Bravo!
It sounds so natural and free-flowing; who knew the guitar arrangement was so complex? Nice analysis.
So cool man, great video. Crazy to watch your brain work. Mind blowing how effortlessly knowledgeable you are about music theory. It’s August 10 and Khruangbin is one of my favorite bands so I’m cruising through YT videos of that song and found this. Thoroughly enjoyable
"Wanna start a band?" - Mark
"I'm not a musician." - Laura
"Are you willing to learn?" - Mark
True story.
Not quite. Laura was the one who suggested starting a band after being on tour with Mark as bassist for Yppah. He did help her learn bass in order to get the Yppah gig.
@@ljanzen31 wrong watch any interview she was askes and had never played so learnt t play bass by learning one album a dub album by the scientist. Ra Denney is correct very easy to confirm
@@robbiebowers9475 No, I think she is right. Mark helped her with her audition for Yppah, then they formed the band later.
@@ljanzen31And he fixes her bass for her... She has never changed the strings on it
Tons of band start that way, and yeah she's great
Michael, your passion and thirst for knowledge are contagious. Finding your channel a few weeks ago reignited my desire to get better at guitar which had pretty much fizzled out a few years ago. Thanks again dude !
Khruangbin is the band we all want to be in. Mark Speer is the guitarist we all wanted to be when we started playing until we drowned in cliche and mindless repetition. The guy is just a genius.
Aw man, I’ve been wanting you to watch Khruangbin forever. This song is awesome but it would’ve been so cool for you to also see Dern Kala, the song before this one in the set. Awesome song and the transition to this one is so dope
I saw in an interview, DJ records a drum track > sends to Laura who makes a bass line around the root > mark finishes it playing around the third
With Mark Speer we finally have something who pays hommage to the legendary Ernie Isley!
Love Khruangbin! The Universe Smiles Upon You
My favorite band! Fell even deeper into a level of the band only you could offer me. Love your videos. Can’t wait to take a lesson! Hope all is well!
They are so amazing and I can't get enough that it led me to your channel. lol Great breakdown and thanks for showing respect to my favorite band.
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The guitarist loves looking into the way guitar and music is played in other countries. He applies it to the sound of Khru and makes it heavenly ear food!
I hear a lot of eastern tones in his playing. He does it so well I even thought he had his guitar modified with microtonal frets. Nope, just a really good player.
yep - its in this video where they talk about the international influences... ruclips.net/video/ZpJpypO7Phs/видео.html
"Inside ... on the drywall," probably the greatest video opening in history. I was hooked! Keep the videos coming! BTW, no need to say ... but lots of strong wall anchors.
The beginning of quarantine “Texas Sun” was my vibe.
Same
My album of the year pick, even if it's just an EP.
Same, also that pic used to be a cover pic for my playlist lmao
@@brianhill2171 drop the link for the playlist
@@lewisvinson2985 open.spotify.com/playlist/2Z27sFyYycgkJtbqpcr3Fj?si=UBWfCqgYQVWj6P9THCoD0Q
The playlist that had that as the cover pic is long gone, here’s my go-to now. CVO = Chief Vibe Officer
Always amazes me how you work these things out so quickly I bow down to your knowledge
DJ is The Timekeeper! ⏰️ I saw them at The Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas earlier this year (2nd row) and they were on fire! 🔥🎸🥁🎶
I discovered them in 2019 and just fell in love with this song. The ultimate feel-great, smooth groove, style.
In my last house, I framed out a small lounge/tv room in the attic.. it had a big screen, cool lighting, and a couple cloth bean-bag chairs. The only way to get to it, was from the rock wall I made in the corner of the kitchen. I made a bunch of holes in the wood sheets, so I could make different climbing routes.. had 2 ceiling anchors for rope, so I could swing around from my harness. I had 2 holds positioned over a large walkway for pull-ups. It was a fun way to exercise and work out. I definitely miss it! I'm sure your kiddos will love it! Oh yeah.. cool song review. Haha.
Sending peace & love from Missouri -Todd
PEACE AND LOVE
PEACE AND LOVE
I love this performance, its been a lot of fun trying to figure out his guitar parts. Thanks so much for covering this.
18:32 “he’s A-ing everywhere” lol I love it
Plzzzz do “Evan finds the third room” and “Mr. White”
mr. white from the same show is sick
Mr white!!!
"yes"
Yes
I agree. Though I love August 10, I think EFT3R is a more technical song he would have preferred to listen to
At Lockn 2019, the first day it rained and stormed all day. The festival wasn't even allowed to open the gates until like 7:00pm. A lot of bands got bumped off the show. Skies cleared and it was a gorgeous night with Khruangbin opening the fest at 8:00 at night with Trey sitting in. Next was a full set by Gary Clark and then 2 sets of JRAD. Lockn totally salvaged what looked like a lost day when it was raining sideways earlier in the day.
That festival was great for them. First time I saw Khruangbin was the late night woods stage at Lockn in 2015 maybe (little cloudy on the year but that’s close). They blew me away. My buddy was hammered and half asleep against a tree but I was absolutely loving it. There was maybe 300-400 people there in the woods starting around 1230am. It was magic. I’ve been obsessed ever since.
Seeing that thumbnail put a smile on my face. Khruangbin is my favorite band. Thanks Michael 👏
YES. This song has been stuck in my head for months.
Time (you and I) is my fav
He's "A"ing everywhere! lol As a huge fan of this song, this analysis is fantastic
"He's Aing EVERYWHERE!!!" Haha. That got me too....
Awesome to see you dig into some Khruangbin :D Amazing vibes this band. 🤗
love watching your videos. Just the way how quickly you pick up the bassline is so fascinating to watch!
I liked the way you pick up on Laura’s little stumble, recovery and then how DJ picks it up. They are a Team.
This band has really blown up after the past few years! 🙌🏽
Why do I get the feeling he doesn't want to install rock climbing walls in his drywall?
lmao
Hope he finds a stud
Getting mad 'The Bravery' vibes from these guys. Another awesome video. You're the most consistent part of my week haha
Damn, I've watched this live performance multiple times and never caught Laura the bassist missing the beat. Great stuff!
the guitarist also plays with a wah pedal all the way forward all the time. saw that on a rig rundown a while back. I can't believe im foregetting his name
Mark Speer 👍🏻
Yeah, keeps the tone all the way down on his DS1 and then rescues the high end with the engaged wah to get that sound. It's wild
@@Jack-cw8bw so sick
His rig and set up is very mind boggling. He is indeed a musical genius.
Usually when they play this live they tease Night Nurse by Gregory Issacs and police in helicopter by John holt. He goes straight to reggae chops from Bm to A. He only does a second of it in this.
Seen them do the night nurse bits and it’s so sick!
@@sethnice880I know!!! Haven’t heard Night Nurse since the 80’s!!!! And I’m 80.
Bit of Trivia.. Khruangbin is a Thai word meaning airplane.
That is in-part because Laura Lee was studying Thai when she met Mark and DJ.
@@Chalup4 Yup totally. Also they said they draw alot of inspiration from thai looktoong music which is kinda cool. Never heard of them till i saw this video though and was like..thats a thai word lol and looked them up
Wouldn't it be funny if they named their band Jefferson Khruangbin? Prolly get sued.
@@biglutherie hahahah
@@biglutherie What about "the hot Thai chili peppers"?
Great analysis amigo! It’s spot on and My fav so far! I love when you shed bias and get into it - your instincts are spot on - Reggae but not, modal but not! To me it gets to the core of their essence. This is a great example of playing over chords and really telling their story melodically. The live analysis of the bass and drummer at the end is great to appreciate as well. But the best part of this video? You are about to embrace the notion of your kids literally climbing the walls - as parental advise it’s Gold - If your kids are climbing the walls, give them handles 😉 that’s boss level.
Great band. Love you trying to dissect their work. Brilliant.
If any musician had this drummer they would become instantly better
When you have a drummer and bassist as deep in the pocket as they are I think it would allow the guitarist a lot of freedom to do his thing because he knows exactly "where" they're going to be all the time and they don't get in each other's way, if that makes sense....
Hahaha your face when his groove hits you is priceless. Great video! 💯💯💯
I'm not even a guitarist and I really enjoyed this video.
Do Dern Kala - the jammiest jam of all time. The version on this same concert is better than the studio recording.
Came to say just this, and it is the song just before August 10.
YESSSSS. Been dying for this!! They are the truth man!!!
The drummer also plays the keyboard, it’s behind him; and those are wigs.
Check out when they have Leon Bridges singing with them.
She’s really a relative beginner on the bass.
Relative beginner? Psssh
Ur right the guitarist in the band actually taught her how to play bass
@@zipporaid She was a middle school math teacher I recall.
It just works. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just go to the top music schools and find the best music? Somehow it never works out that way. Excellence is where you find it.
Forget the reggae/rock steady idea. Understanding Khuangbin’s schtick requires a minimal background in the Molam music of Thailand. That is where Mark Speer is getting his concepts for using the 9s and trills in the minor aspect of the piece. 🤙🏼🖖🏼
Yup! I love Mike, but he way misses this one. He looks in all the wrong places to makes sense of this.
Doesn’t matter that he’s unaware of Khruangbin’s Thai music roots. He’s exploring a form of music he doesn’t normally listen to ( as he admits in the beginning ) from a musicians perspective . If he hears a reggae influence ( and you must know that Khruangbin are also influenced by dub reggae records as well...Lee and Spears reference them constantly in interviews ) that’s fine. It’s not just an academic exercise or about” getting it right”. A different perspective ( even if it appears “wrong”to those of us who are already invested in the band ) especially a real musicians is cool.
@@komoleeray687 no digs, just splain’n the cultural context to the harmonic/tonal centers that are being utilized.
Cool
@@kyoaty how do you know Speers isn’t also exploring / utilizing dub reggae sources for the same effect? Is it because you read Thai funk was the Wikipedia description? Not denying there is an influence but don’t write off the dub reggae importance
Thanks, Michael! OG viewer here. Love the 'all in, all education, all the time' approach you have now made famous! Cracks me up with the honest post-edit you threw in about your mistake! Still gave it your full attention and detail! Thank you. Great stuff, regardless! You look a bit 'Torn And Frayed' (please break down this classic Stones tune🤞) making a memorable Christmas for your family! Your obviously a devoted family man! Merry Christmas! -✌RareDirt77
As a Thai, the first time I listened to Khruangbin my first thought was this is Thai music
New to your channel, been a long time fan of Khruangbin, really appreciate your gifts -ability to break down a song !
There is a vid of them performing a medley of hip hop tracks that is simply fantastic. They are a great live act and when touring begins in 2021 , I highly recommend you grab a ticket and check them out.
And the EP they released with Leon Bridges called TEXAS SUN is a perfect Sunday morning album.
The c- side track on that EP is fire too!
Interested to hear your take. "Locked in drummer" is my prediction
And lots of “A”
@@zac3392 with a little bit of that D
Amazing analysis! You make it look and sound so easy, which shows how well you know your "stuff"!
In regards to watching musicians and their internal subdivisions, that's my favorite part of watching live music as well. Literally seeing how music flows through someone creating it. Like a feedback loop of sorts. Also love seeing musician interactions, or how they react to a specific part of a song, an improvisation. As someone who has gigged, I can tell you that I too live for those moments.
My number 1 artist for 2020, was dying for you to do a vid on them! Great analysis!
I heard an interview with them and they were really into electric guitar music among the Teaureg people of North Africa. I believe this is where he is getting this sort of feel from.
like Tinariwen? the one band I know that might fit the description
@@bpm9295 Yeah that is one of them, they mentioned others in an interview, this is a fairly significant cultural thing
The song So We Won’t Forget has those North African runs that are just so sweet
This entire concert is on RUclips and it’s AMAZING
Fantastic as always. Your channel has really helped me understand chord progressions and relationships in a new way
Best of luck with the rock climbing wall installation for Christmas 😊 I'm going to join over at guitargate after Christmas, looking forward to it, cant wait to start the lessons! 👌
Man just as the storm hit, we got over a foot here... crazy places up north more got up to 42 inches! Great video, always awesome stuff! Thanks!
I listen to August 10 often and for that awesome bass line. I love Laura Lee's bass.
Fantastic analysis
Been waiting for months for you to a Khruangbin video!
First time watching your channel and really appreciated the in depth explanation of the theory behind this.
Watching him become a fan before our very eyes 😍welcome to the Khru club
been waiting for this!!
My hometown band 😌🤘🏽 I love Khruangbin
H-Town Love!!!!
More Khruangbin reactions please!
I already love your vids, and the fact you just did one on my fav band just........keep em coming dude.
Yessss i love this band!
Whenever I see this guy I always picture him as an ancient Roman soldier I think there's something wrong with me
Moving firewood in the snow is good for you. It’s really good for your cold family.....I know that you know all of that. Thanks for all you do You are a great teacher I’ve learned a lot from this channel. I’ve got the image a beautiful glowing fireplace ,snow outside on Christmas morning and a happy family enjoying it all . I know it’s a music channel but you just painted a picture. Aloha
Love this band, superb reverb. Love the tone
First time watcher, thoroughly enjoyed. Thought back to the first part of the video and laughed when he said he was just gunna give broad strokes.
Great playing that's so moving! As a guitar composer for book trailers about comics seeking inspiration, I like your breakdown and modeling of music with that nice full tone. Cheers!
Khruangbin is the most exciting new band of the 2020's. They show grooves how to groove, and yes, the drummer is used to calibrate metronomes.
Hey Michael love the channel man watching your vids makes me wanna pick up my guitar every time keep it up!
I relly enjoyed your analysis and you sound a lot like me (in my own head) analyzing just about everything I listen to. Subscribed.
The Bin has always sounded very Asian to me.. the heavy vibrato reminds me of a Sitar in the way Mark plays and bends notes.. also the many hammer on and pull offs he play seem to remind me of Asian style music. I think you nailed it with the term 'texture'... The bass and drums are locked.. tight. while Mark plays lead/ rhythm 'texture' over/under/around them. Such a unique sound. Thanks for reviewing them!
Dude great alacritous observations as always-dig how you’re never afraid to take on different marterial
27:31 I know I need to grow tf up, but this made me giggle
Anyhow, thanks for another awesome vid Michael! And happy holidays :)
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE
Plz, thanx
Apparently heavily influenced by thai 70s funk, which as a non musician kinda opened my eyes to the fact that, not only do you have countless genres, but each countries own flare on each genre
Evidently (from what I've read) that Thai 70s funk is actually looked down upon over there - associated with a working, lower class of Taxi drivers and the like. I've read every time they visit Thailand they're avid visitors of record stores and keen on collecting any records they can find.
Look up chicha. Its like 70s psychedelic rock mixed with cumbia from peru.
Also looked down upon as music for the working classes.
Bachata is the same way in the DR. Rich people hate it and look down on its fans as low-class.
So around the world. The urban poor always have the best tastes in music and middle class people are too stuck up to realize it.
@@Chalup4 the same happened in the States, and is still happening.
@@ckittle07 with what genre of music? Guns n' Roses?
@@Chalup4jazz, rock, soul, hip hop…
Very insightful analysis - both of the song and the band dynamic! Nice
Hm. We tend to get so locked into our own patterns, clichés, riffs, vibrato and other techniques, and styles, we are sometimes unable to catch nuances of any other style. Mark's style is clean, played with fingers often using unusual chord voicings that allow him to play melody and rhythm simultaneously, world beat influenced, (Thai, African, Middle Eastern) reverby and often uses three notes per string legato runs, arpeggios and string skipping. This ain't Santana. It would be worth your time to copy his unique lyrical style.
Also you seem to be confusing the A7 with F#m. He sometimes retains the 5th degree of the Bm chord, which is F#, so prolly that's what confusing you. But the basic structure for the A section is Bm to AMaj. With lots of chord inversions played on the top strings.
Well said sir
His big ass frets also makes a huge difference, it immitates scalloped guitars!! He's definitely a genius
I love the seamless transitions from chords to melody that are so fluid. Laura Lee’s bass is always solid and tasteful. DJ’s drumming is understated, but it grooves hard.
Cool reaction. To me, the guitar in Khruangbin is more a means to an end rather than a point of focus, which I respect highly, because I admire and appreciate subtlety and restraint in favor of a larger unified soundscape. I think of the Edge, in U2, like that also.
Well said. The guitar is not the main course, but a key component of a fine meal.
My fave wintertime tune from them is “a calf born in winter”. So immersive.
My favorite song of theirs as well
Fantastic tune. ❤
In order to achieve an even more unique sound, Marko further customized his guitar by installing a third sound bridge. Smoooooooooooooth . . .
At least today he's just A'ing it, rather than "emphasizing the A'ness" :)))
Don’t be a Smart-A...
I love these cats, but my 6 mos old loves them even more. So they get a lot of play in these parts.
I dont understand the music theory but I love people geeking out, gets me hooked