According to a possibly apocryphal story from the premiere performance, a woman was heard shouting that Ravel was mad. When told about this, Ravel is said to have remarked that she had understood the piece.
And, Ravel did eventually go mad. There's a lot of discussion about whether the recurring patterns in the song had something to do with his neurological condition.
For anyone wanting to know, the keyboard layout is that of a chromatic button accordian [0] [1].
I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].
Yes! Linus must really burn himself up, conceiving and executing masterworks like this! But saying "0 regrets" hopefully means he hasn't lost motivation for his next crazy project!
He has come a long way since Craft. What a total rock star. In that time I have done nothing as awesome with my life (other than enjoying his productions). Heres to 17 more years of awesomeness!
This guy's other video where he covers Clowncore's 'Computers' on computers is one of the most impressive, incredibly niche things I've ever seen on YouTube. He's a serious talent.
That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.
And, Ravel did eventually go mad. There's a lot of discussion about whether the recurring patterns in the song had something to do with his neurological condition.
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/bolero-ravel-dementia-2/
That Commodore C64 accordion made me laugh.
Ah it's called The Commodordion https://linusakesson.net/commodordion/index.php
It's kind of incredible!
A direct youtube link for the lazy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6z5__6rP58
And don't miss the Qweremin:
https://linusakesson.net/qweremin/
Brilliant.
This is my favorite song, and I'm delighted to hear it as a chiptune! amazing work!
For anyone wanting to know, the keyboard layout is that of a chromatic button accordian [0] [1].
I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsZ41pA_Vo&t=58s
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion
[2] https://okathira-dev.github.io/client-web-api-sandbox/button...
[3] https://www.rmwinslow.com/tones/
Ha! I almost posted this here but I thought maybe I was posting too many music videos on HN.
I am part of the LOAD "*", 8, 1 generation, and this is really freaking cool.
One of the funniest things in the video is the variety of neck tie configurations, one for each part.
It’s probably not a coincidence that the climax starts at 13:37.
> 0 regrets
That's the most important number in stores like this one.
Yes! Linus must really burn himself up, conceiving and executing masterworks like this! But saying "0 regrets" hopefully means he hasn't lost motivation for his next crazy project!
Had to check the article because I read that as “greater than zero regrets”.
<= 0 regrets
Why do I get reminded of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells?
(Yes, I've heard the Ravel before, I mean the presentation style, e.g. Oldfield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdMtqKZ6GrY )
Several mentions of "the automaton" but no idea what that is. It's a bit vague.
The photo of "the automaton" appears to be a melamine white particleboard panel.
https://www.linusakesson.net/music/bolero/boxes-large.jpg
It's the "percussion section" https://linusakesson.net/music/bolero/automaton-large.jpg
Listened to this exact video this morning when it was among the newest videos in my YouTube subscriptions. I've had it stuck in my head since then.
This is way more pleasant than the kazoo version by famous children's author Sandra Boynton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U14IBek-wNU
He has come a long way since Craft. What a total rock star. In that time I have done nothing as awesome with my life (other than enjoying his productions). Heres to 17 more years of awesomeness!
This guy's other video where he covers Clowncore's 'Computers' on computers is one of the most impressive, incredibly niche things I've ever seen on YouTube. He's a serious talent.
Great music survives everything ;-)
That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.
If I recall correctly, Boléro (the music piece) has a special meaning in the very early Swedish hacker scene, often used as a sort-of in-joke.
Nostalgic for Torvill and Dean too
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
I love projects like this. finally someone found a new use for those dot matrix printers.
Radiohead: Nude - https://youtu.be/CgB5DU0uEdg
:´)
Linus never fails to impress. A true virtuoso
Beautifully done! What more can I say?
Those disc drive sounds are so cool
Radiohead: Nude - https://youtu.be/CgB5DU0uEdg
I am so happy that people make things like this <3
I miss dynamic range in music.
so good