Live on Soundcheck: Colin Stetson

[frankpaavo]

Very nice!



[whyiohwhy]

The first song is called "Awake on Foreign Shores"

[supermanjersey]

theres piano or guitar or violin , why this?

[MARKSTEPHENBLUMBEful]

ridiculous - he may die one day mid performance playing like that

[LazyPinguin]

I almost cried, holy fuck.

[MrXJ22]

Im sure this view counter is broken

2 536 600 views is the normal one

& i think 2 deaf people voted

[Creativitymadness]

This is just fucking insane, the amount of skill is just unbelievable

[bigpeeler]

Reminds me of Philip Glass but it's so much more.

[sujumayas]

This is sublime.

[angelometz]

Fantastic! Thanks!

[CorviNigris]

He should do a song with Sunn O))

[ahpap]

Look at his face before (0:05) and after his performance (6:45). Playing this requires so much energy.

[Flummingbird]

I love the way his voice sounds like tom yorke when he sings through the sax.



[theboredomsareOK]

He's got something of the Bill Orcutt about him.

[tokyohalogen]

@theboredomsareOK Totally.

[wu4533]

smoker?

[mujimu99]

i think he's the equivalent of Tuvan throat singing in North America.

[Carsonsaxplayer]

really cool and creative! great aural textures using multi phonics! A niceshowcase for the musical capacities of the bass sax!

[latarifighter11]

sounds painful

[guitarbassgirl15]

he doesn't even have a body harness type strap, that thing is so heavy! beast

[DakotaRogers]

@guitarbassgirl15 I reckon he does use a harness... it's pretty evident at about the 6:19 point.

[guitarbassgirl15]

@DakotaRogers oh yeah it is there, didn't see that thanks :)

[DakotaRogers]

@guitarbassgirl15 It would still suck to lug that thing around all day, it's a monster! lol

[This1s4Reimer]

He uses his fingerings as percussion!? (!!!)

This is fucking incredible.

[shuckslbj]

I've watched a handful of videos of him performing this - still totally astounded, by the way - and I always forget how he pulls off at the end like that and just looked as trashed as can be. Amazing dedication and stamina.

[starchmonkey]

Only 9,416 views? What the hell? It saddens me that so many people in the world will die without hearing this first.

[archebeats]

he's playing it as a didgeridoo and at the same time he's screaming right?

[plzhelpme]

@eggynapalm im sure the case is more likely that our lungs are much, much more likely to give up on us than his are to ever show a sign of weakness lol

[wayfarin]

gotta love when he drops the beat back at 4:58

[eggynapalm]

This is insane... surely it's only a matter of time before this guys lungs give up on him!

[Celloluv]

that was the first sax the maker made in 1842, larger than bari, bass sax in Bb, seen it only once..great player, amazing how he speaks thru it

[Tat2Dragons]

Amazing! I heard my father playing this song the other day and after watching this video, I'm blown away that all of those intricate sounds are coming from one man.

[zacharycrystal]

@Tat2Dragons You have a cool dad.

[Tat2Dragons]

@zacharycrystal I think so too. Thanks:)

[digglefallen93]

his head looks like its going to explode

[geokaymojo]

more than interesting. not many artists command the sound of their instrument in such way. yet trippy and experimental in timbre and phrasing

[rockerskater1]

submachine gun

[yesnokeigh]

this guy could inflate my care tires if I ever got a flat.

[ajwiebe]

Wonderful that everyone likes to make mention of his circular breathing, but why doesn't anyone mention wonderful harmonics he's able to play with as a result? Nearly every track that he's composed showcases exactly this.

[ZwienerZ]

I wonder if anyone on the planet can replicate what he does.

[drmJB23]

Great performance of this piece - the studio compresses the sound a bit, but still great. Check the performance in the video A Take Away Show Part 1 for natural reverb (his living room), which adds a lot to the performance.

[UrbaneScorpion]

Circle breathing? Bass sax? Is that even possible

[dlhunt10]

@UrbaneScorpion it appears so

[cappyshopneck]

Amazing! Incredible performance.

[julianpalma116]

The chord progression reminds me of something out of TRON.

[Adamdanielshaw]

Is it just me or does this recording sound really quiet? The "A Take Away Show" performance which is also on Youtube is much louder and the performance feels FAR more powerful as a consequence.

[thykapow]

I love the whole piece, my favourite section being at 3:27 but I also marvel the end of the song, when he takes his horn away. I don't know how and why but the way he reacts after finishing the piece adds to the whole emotion of the song.

Incredible!

[khromat1c]

this dude is a beast!!!!!!! the breathing pattern is amazing!

[KCSROXX]

he looks like he's in serious pain...

[JaketheSnake311]

Sick!

[paulmarado]

over done but perfect for npr i wept when i heard this

[paulmarado]

over done

[TheBennettification]

the valve percussion is like the hooves of the horses on the cover...trippay

[brainsareus]

well blow my horn....this dude, could solve the energy crisis,all by his' self. mm mm mm...

[Sherbrick]

These may well be the coolest sounds in existence. I must investigate these techniques and discover if they are possible on large clarinets as well.

[holderch5]

This is amazing!

[calypsodelta99]

Other worldy!!!!!!

[Ominous09]

i want him for my experimental blackened doom band great stuff