oceans in space demon chapman stick

[newyorkment]

who else thought this was going to be a parody from the thumbnail?

[FireBattleInMetal]

that was metal as hell. good composition.

[TheBestGuitarSoloEVR]

@FireBattleInMetal says the virgin who favourited Celtic Guitar Duet by Steve Baughman and Robin Bullock Dans Keff Avec

[VoraciousBlood]

The weird part of youtube... again.

[rono8582]

@VoraciousBlood yep

[RanchoBurger]

@VoraciousBlood This is far from the weird part of youtube

[HectorHellion]

beautiful

[RayTutajjr]

That was really great!

[32tomrob]

why are people so judgmental? it is ridiculous that people cant look past the looks of a person, the few "good" comments are appreciated...

[zomfgiquit]

Just die.

[dnaisinmybody]

So the ocean, is inside a space demon? I don't get it...

[nifleheimeim]

20 people don't know how to swim... in space oceans.

[roidrage11]

he has to be one of the most technical musicians alive

[albatros777]

Very nice composition!

I'm back and forth on how I feel about the face paint. :-)

If he's going for the lunatic that just slapped on facepaint in a frenzy then he's got it.

If he's trying to got for someone dressed for an ancient ritual of some kind, a more articulate job might be better. :-)

[stonepolismusic]

He just wants his freedom!

[faultandfracture]

You're fucking inspiring! 

[EvilKingBelyon]

weird



[sparksphilip]

I love the chapman stick and it takes a huge amount of talent to play, but why does everyones song sound like a dreamy carnival or pseudo psycho elevator music. I want to hear some equivalent to prog rock.

[Humandavid1]

@sparksphilip See Tony Levin. I know him from his work in King Crimson, namely the album Discipline. Give "Elephant Talk" a listen.

[RedBarchettehx]

@sparksphilip Tony Levin in Stick Men or in King Crimson with Trey Gunn on Warr guitar (another touch style stringed instrument.) Just saw them and Adrian Belew Power Trio on the Two of a Perfect Trio Tour. Too much prog for your head. It was NOT elevator music.

[CapnKeys]

Why so serious?

[ItMightBeAChicken]

how long have you been playin chapman stick for? that shits awesome, man

[x8dddx]

Haters gon hate. It was sick, man. The progressions and discordant harmonies were really interesting; keep it up.

[deengew]

Huge faggot

[KhaoNeu]

ICP is learning what instruments are? Lawl

[skw1zz]

@KhaoNeu

worst. joke. ever

[KhaoNeu]

@skw1zz It wasn't a joke. It's true. What do they know about music?

[skw1zz]

@KhaoNeu

thats besides the point, i mean he isnt wearing clown paint hes wearing corps paint

[KhaoNeu]

@skw1zz Corpses don't wear paint. They just don't get sunlight. It's clown paint.

[jangel214]

its like a theme song for mario bros..

[ctuliebs]

This looks mega fake, not saying it is, but there are definitely some sync issues.

[mazzith]

@ctuliebs There is nothing fake about that. This is actually how its suppose to be played.

google chapman stick

[ChaosVCosmos]

@ctuliebs yeah no one buys a 2000 dollar instrument to pretend to play it

[rmcdaniel423]

Dude, this Rob Zombie clip is SICK! It's kinda trippy and not his usual style, but I'm digging it!

.

.

(ps: I think the 'shrooms I took are starting to hit now)

[guismth]

dude you play like a genious, stop dressin like a dipshit

[halonone]

ALL HAIL EMPEROR TRAGNAST

[fuckxyourxscene]

this shit gangsta

[metalfun111]

people make fun of this guy for his make up but the music is actually really cool

[n00bJesus]

Cool, man.

[therealgtarbeast666]

whats it like playing a vertical piano?

[270Gmoney]

@therealgtarbeast666 Nope, its like playing a bass and a guitar at the same time

[therealgtarbeast666]

@270Gmoney haha NOT at all

[270Gmoney]

@therealgtarbeast666 Um....yes i own one, there are bass strings and regular strings, you play the bass line with the bass and the melody with the "guitar" strings. Watch Kevin Keith play and his interviews, he is one of the best he was a guitar player, then a bass player and he went, o.k. ill just combine the two and play a Chapman Stick

[therealgtarbeast666]

@270Gmoney you could own 8 i dont care, GO play a bass or a guitar, is it anything like a chapmen stick?? not unless you only tap!

a piano plays both bass and lead lines

[270Gmoney]

@therealgtarbeast666 In your question it seemed like you were confused and I tried to help so take a chill pill and have a good day

[Tortoisech]

BlackMetal meets Stick !

nice work

[odensmeadhorn]

This is so metal it hurts.....

[MickeyLWalker]

someone likes turtles

[faultandfracture]

wow.. RESPECT!!!

[edwindickson]

BLACKMETAL!!!!

[toynoise]

Nice to see someone using the Chapman stick for something other than tasteful elevator music

[BlutBasilisk]

were is the demon?

All i see is a dude with a painted face playing stuff on an chapmanstick?!

[dermannderskann]

there's definitely too much tritonus in this one =D though it sounds great at some points

[Dracopol]

Yeah, don't criticize him for the make-up. Stick-players should show a little more variety than a bunch of Northern California bearded guys. They need Kabuki actors too! hahaha lol.

And the composition? First-rate, cerebral stuff!

[lazysammich]

Air guiter = look awesome

air chapman stick = bit of a tard

[idshanks]

@lazysammich Tbh, air anything makes you look retarded. And has nothing to do with actual musicianship.

[lazysammich]

wash your face faggot

[pyroseed13]

Finally something other than new age music played on the Stick!

[87lancerguy]

dude...you fucking wreck.

[tealosophy]

combine king crimson with corpse painting and you obtain this

[BradanKAnderson]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE END

THUMBS UP BABY

[rogerthat155]

Reminds me of something from old Castlevania games or the dungeon scenes from Zelda games. Maybe late 80s and early to mid 90s horror films. Nightmare on Elm street. I really like it, thanks for the upload.

[deathmetalterrorist]

Guys, quit hating on the makeup. I think it made the vid even more badass. Great playing, dude.

[ldanforth3]

Thought I played some strange shit on GTR.

Excellent. He shows Dedication.

After the initial title..

Lets ask him to dedicated to Paul Gray.

Well he would have to switch his Texas chainsaw look ...

Just kidding....

well ??

[moreplox123]

tool

[BradSpead7]

this sounds like something straight out of an NES soundtrack... killer playing though

[hueseph]

Great composition. Really well done. Nice creative use of the stick.

[yetisuncle]

thats fucking killer shit

[neverforgive]

I'm selling my blue polycarbonate chapman stick.

Don't hesitate to contact me for further details.

[kempini]

Sell it.

[kashguitar]

I swear this was on dragon warrior for the gameboy lol

[Ershnill]

Good playing. It really does make me think of the old school games though. Which is even more of a plus. Keep playing!

[rooseveltsbones]

let's start a band you dark piece of garbage!  call me

[toynoise]

Holy shit, this is awesome. Nice to see someone with a Chapman Stick doing something other than elevator music.

[Delroxorz]

I love 00:50 . It's so rhythmically perplexing.

I still contend that you could make the music for the new Splatterhouse game coming out for X-Box 360 and such.

[thomaski]

very nice stuff, wtf about the gay make up though?

[dajiaoma77777]

Clearly wants to make it harder for people to recognise his face

[hoosky1143]

Strange.Very strange.

Sounds like an old video game.

[Unexpaix]

I didnt quite understand the need to put on make up for the video, but this is a pretty incredible piece.

keep it up!

[meluaz]

because he is fucking gr1m and kvlt as fuck!

[diazconias]

@Unexpaix , oh! Make up It´s not, A real Demon He Is!, muahahaha!. No, really, great piece

[Yarsh52]

This sounds like something out of Doom, it's awesome!

[shadow31213]

no i dont think you're going to be Kiss's new band member, nice audition video though.

[Babaziba]

Great playing! The Stick gives you something to do until that cake's done.

[garneteyes]

super duper! 5 stars

[godsizedhole]

Then he washed his face off, and drove his mom to the grocery store.

[meluaz]

whats wrong with that?

[tgeer123]

lol awesome

[TheMrNotes]

@godsizedhole lol

[wedgeoflemon]

shy so serious?

[xiroxbotx]

fucking sick

[Cwspeedz]

Don't look now, but Batman is just behind the curtain to your left.

Nice playing! Post some more.

[tobycat11]

Amazing, one of the coolest C Stick vids on Youtube

[biggeorge77]

Hey, you got a bit of something on your face. yeah, right...there.... yep.... :)

[fqat]

corpsepaint isnt cool

[TOMisNOTfunny]

you failed us all :(



all the cool shred happening and u said that:(

Polyrythems out the ass abd you said that :(

[104428958]

-1 for you

[TOMisNOTfunny]

@104428958 '

im saying this because some kid said it was gorrible, im not hating this

[TOMisNOTfunny]

@TOMisNOTfunny 

Horrible*

[dynamicribbondevice]

Mmmm a special needs child no doubt

[Delroxorz]

Definitely shows talent that you can play that dissonantly but still know what you're doing. Thumbs up mayn. BTW this sounds like a song from Splatterhouse xD

[froterons]

it is meant to be dissonant, and I like it very much :D

[robostomo1]

sounds like video game music

[Acr2440]

To me this sounds like a practice finger-exercise more than a real song. I guess it is supposed to sound dissonant and dark, but that was just painful to listen to

[turntapzap]

Outside!

[jcm8002204]

Play It, BeetleJuice !!!!

[Bass5el]

Forget what he looks like- listen to what he plays!!

That's exceptional!!

[sickyfresh1]

What the heck????

[Rusvi1]

I hate this kind of music but your interpretation, face paint (if that's not your real face).. 5 stars dude...probably is very hard to play this kind of music...

[xxc3lld4m4gexx]

hey is this over dubbed with a lead backing? cant match your fingers with the lead..im not a chapman player though lol

[OCEANSINSPACE]

no overdubs.. all live. this is actually willis jackson writing this, as emperor tragnast doesn't have internet right now.. he uses a looper live but there is no looping in this video just delay.. the lower hand is the melody and the one on top is playing the bass.

[Jaspaahh]

FAKE.

[Conformitos]

are you retarded?

[purplepieforce]

scary mother fer

[attilabbb]

AMazing playin' and instrument sir !!!

Truely amazed me!

You look like a cross between the Joker and Rober Smith !

[JohnLRice]

Very awesome!

[instantbrother]

Amazing work my man...

And to all the consumers confused by the makeup... when you are an artist this great, you do whatever the hell you want to do.

Great playing man.

[GothFraex]

Why so serious?....

[Jesusplant]

some of it reminded me of final fantasy music

[Songi007]

Yeah, like sephiroths stuff (or the moods generally associated with it) Nice catch there!

[nugbutt]

indeed

[QUINN1313]

this is an incredible composition

[upshaw26]

you need some sun

[ModNF]

holy crap this is kind of cool. what's with the makeup, though

[Mastafly7]

slipknot licks dick, they want to be lordi, and lordi sucks, and they want to be GWAR and GWAR kicks ass

[Veinrelapse]

slipknot were around way before Lordi, 'Tard! and they sound nothing like them.

and GWAR suck ass

[SalemXIII]

I have to agree that Slipknot sounds nothing like Lordi and that statement was utter nonsense! That is what the internet is good for apparently. Although, I do like GWAR. At the least, their live show is pretty amazing.

[ProfQ]

Beautifully Composed

[ToaFrog]

It's diminished Jazz/Classical, and I respect it he's got a great sense of rythym and I agree with the KISS/Slipknot thing, Stone Sour blew donkeys for donkey shows n everyone knows it!

[Chumleh]

And the thing about Slipknot and KISS is: THE MUSIC SUCKS. KISS at least was over the top enough not to take seriously, but Slipknot... just terrible.

[Bassbox93]

corpse paint :D \m/

[ShaneDignan]

Very interesting synthesis of styles -- plus I've never heard anything similar to this (harmonically, anyway) done on a Chapman Stick.

[mazemusic]

KISS will always be one of my favorite bands, they put on a show. This is just dumbshit makeup, there is no show. I love theatrical performance groups like Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, etc. But they aren't musicians as much as performance artists. This guy plays music, and clouds it with bullshit wannabe makeup. If you listen to music with your ears and not your eyes why wear dumbass makeup anyway?

[Conformitos]

maybe you can build some sort of instrument that is powered by tears and truly create something amazing

[Conformitos]

looks like this comment was incorrectly placed here. shit. it was meant to go to the guy who is crying about the corpsepaint.

[spykload]

dude,its called a trademark,if you look at the video choice you can clearly see this guys stand out and right now i am gonna click on th white face I see in the right of my screen cause I really think this guy kicks ass

[IPLAYDRUMS1234]

Kiss may have put on a good show but their music sucked, I bet you a hundred bucks, ace frehley couldn't do what this guy just did

[Rusvi1]

lol, this music sucks also...

[IPLAYDRUMS1234]

personally I wouldn't listen to it, but as far as musicality goes he is pretty talented

[mazemusic]

You are a decent player, drop the stupid makeup and devote yourself to being the best musician you can be instead of some idiotic gimmick. No one will ever take you seriously looking like that and thats a shame, you could be successful. Instead you will always just be a joke...

[moonlitesymphony]

How about you not make a big deal out of it?

If that's what he wants to do, why not let it be?

[Sagutzar]

this seriously kicks ass

[tonyclements]

GREAT piece, thank you!

[FranciscoRafart]

Nice harmony. You should write this music down, it has lots of things other stickist could learn from.

[vylancex]

1:07-end = old school Emperor.

... or even something off of Prometheus.

Hailz, my friend. Good shit.

[JamesGod08]

Insanity

[RunescapeComics]

you look like the joker on the dark knight

[garytill]

cool, corpse paint + awesome stick arrangement = win

[WarriorofMars]

Ha ha ha, hell yeah!

[tapper1472]

Interesting stuff; did you skip your meds the day you played this? Just kidding. Really cool.

[rpmartino]

This is great!

[electrobc01]

We should hang with this guy

[slapbassman]

for being more awesome than U? lol

[center77]

Awesome playing and composing (I assume).  Bring on the dissonance.

[bassyguitar]

so good

[JaphletBA]

Completely illegal harmony.

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

It turned me into a newt.