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  • An old Imogen Heap tune rewanped, funny and sweet.x

  • Immy, you always brighten my day :)

  • Why is the new Stereo upload not available for viewing in the United States?

    

  • This Track has been Poorly Mixed. AWFUL. Why is everything in the Middle? What's happened to the Panning arrangements? The Bass is completely transparent, the Drums are hollow, & all the sounds just get tangled in what can only be described as a bluster of treble. A Total lack of justice to Imogen's last 3 albums.

  • @therealKINDLE This version was posted with mono sound in error. See the note at the top and go to the stereo version.

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    It would be interesting to hear Imogen's take on this. I must admit that I feel the mix falls short of delivering the potential that this track has to offer. I still cant stop watching and enjoying it though!

  • Maybe because I don't listen to music for a massage, in fact I rarely pay attention to lyrics, I'm completely disappointed with this song. The others are pretty disappointing as well....my opinion of course.

  • I've always admired city life and how everyone in a city has their own life and their own story. This, therefore, was right up my street, giving an insight into the stories of people from what looks like an amazing city. I like the fact that it's kinda of drum and bass-y too, that's what I love so much about Tidal. This is easily my favourite of the heapsongs so far, Imogen, you never cease to amaze me <3

  • I fall deeper in love with her musicianship with every song!!! Imogen, you are honestly my BIGGEST idol!!!!! I hope I can become as great a musician as you one day!!!! :hearts:

  • @skipper25100, she's not counting 1 to 10, she's counting 1 to 8, but she's counting 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 3,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, etc. counting 8 counts. I love this. It's very representative of what it's like to live here. :)

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  • One of the best songs ever, it shows, that despite everything, it is still a beautiful world around us. Way better than most of the modern „music”, Xizi She Knows have a soul.....

  • I think its perfect!!

  • The latest music (by immi, with great help from y'all) is incredibly artistic, and of the kind that grows on you ~ needs a few "listen throughs". (Unless it, of course, hit ya straight away). To me...it's still a bit (messy)/too much going on. Can't wait to have the physical copy. Posted a comment saying that I miss "old " Immi, and someone replied that she'll NEVER change...well...who wouldn't want to change? Change is good, I didn't mean that I'd prefer her to repeat herself. Anyhow

  • @SaraMUSt Her music does evolve throughout her releases. Where for me iMegaphone reflects raw teenage emotions through simpler mixing and a rock sound, Speak for Yourself is a lot more electronic and reflects a wider range of emotions through its melodies. Ellipse is a lot more experimental, where Heap seems to discover a new way of using and mixing sounds, creating a completely new musical experience far more complex than anything else she did before.

  • @SimDuff Of course, this might put off earlier fans while reaching a new audience. This new album she's creating at the moment seems to take what she's found from the sound mixing of Ellipse and bringing it to a whole new level by asking for samplings and pretty much going wild with them. I personally enjoy every album in their own, distinct ways. The more music she creates, the less we can put her whole work in one genre so it's normal to be put off if you're a big fan of a specific album.

  • @SimDuff I totally agree with all of your points here, save the fact that I still think there's a bit too much going on in the latest work...I'm confident, still, that she'll find the "pwope' structure". (In good Immi-evolving-fashion-sense...­I mean...cr@p...do you get my drift?)

  • @SaraMUSt You'll have to tell me how you find the actual stereo version!! See, I was appreciating something that wasn't even presented right! I probably should've paid better attention myself! At any rate, the stereo version is way more balanced :P You guys were right all along for the flatness of the sound!

  • @SaraMUSt And as for too much going on in her latest work, she might go back to simpler sound mixing in her future work since it's still a part of herself I guess. However, her music reflects who she is when creating it so unless she goes back to the way she once felt, she might never go back and instead keep on evolving. Simply said, her old, rebellious, dark rocking chick is still inside of her but she might not be inspired by her as much these days, being in another state of mind and place.

  • Imogen Heap has made the best song ever (Blanket, Jeff Beck version). So I'll love her no matter what, but this was terrible. Great that you're having a nice time in China and great that you're filming it. But the music doesn't at all go well with the video. After Neglected Space (which was an astonishingly well made piece of art) I'd expected so much more from an Imogen. Because of the bad match I had to listen a second time, with my eyes closed, to realize how good it actually was.

  • @64ccd You must be deaf & blind, because you can clearly hear the Chinese melodies and influence in the music. And the video matches perfectly in that it captures Chinese people from various walks of life, just living their lives which is what the song is about.

  • AWESOMENESS! LUV! LUV!

  • Beautiful! <3

  • Excellent!!!

  • Does anyone know what is being said in Chinese?

  • The girl is counting from 1 to 10 in Chinese over and over.

  • This video is broken...and my internet is working. =P

  • I would love to hear all the sounds that went into this individually.

  • Suprising Immi,just how much...you...

  • Beautiful...

    Best tourism video EVER!

    you certainly get the feeling she loves that place, and its people...

    Well done Imogen.

  • I miss the "old" Immi.

  • @SaraMUSt She NEVER gonna change. She keeps her style: Dark, Elegant and Excelent.

  • @alfonsdark (Aware of the fact that I'll be crucified) To me, the last editions seem a tad...messy...

  • @alfonsdark She has evolved incredibly throughout her career. Listen to iMegaphone and Ellipse and you have to very different musical energies.

  • Pure elegance.

  • Worth the wait

  • Your music always helps me go through rough times. I feel like as if though sometimes you speak to me. Thank you Imogen for being there for when whenever I've needed you <3

  • PS for those who want to know who Xizi is, go check out the name in Wikipedia and then see how the link becomes clear ;)

  • @maejohl Thanks for the advice! Although I already liked the video, this was the missing link to truly appreciate the piece altogether.

  • It's the best HeapSong yet (they are all great, but this one is just a leeeeetle bit greater still...). Can't get enough of the music.

  • Everyone should buy the wonderful 3DiCD, The 3D virtual experience of Xizi She Knows. If you haven't already, I highly recommend it. Well done Andy Carne!

  • Love this. WOW. Great idea for a video. Very unique. From reading the blog and then seeing your new friend dancing with that yellow flag, I imagined it much the same. He is bright, but just enough to attract a crowd. Very cool and very sophisticated. Love the way you shot that gentleman driving the cab. Clever clever. And then the Skater's!!! nice build to the... Drums! Pretty damn good as you are!

  • hm..odd..i keep hitting the replay button.Wonder why ;)

  • OMFG YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY BEAUTIFUL SONG, HEAP!!!! Lookin' forward to heapsong6!

  • BTW the sound on the video is in mono at the moment because of some technical glitch which I am told is being corrected. The sound on the record itself (available from Imogen Heap's website) is in very good stereo.

  • If you buy the song pack from her website it comes with a 23 minute "sound" explanation called Xizi's Bits. It explains all the sounds and the two sets of counting in Chinese as many asked about one by the girl and one by an older woman exercise instructor.

  • amazing song. Theres no one else like our Immi :)

  • OMG I LOVED IT!!! ;)

  • this one artist/musician.......she never disappoints, does she?

    freakin' brilliant ideas!!....as USUAL from Immi!

  • I can feel like the Hangzhou came to give me a big hug

  • I cried as I watch & listen to this...

  • @camelrockz  Me too!!

  • can someone tell me what the little girl is saying in chinese?

  • @tinkermagic My roommate said she's just counting : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,­8, etc. She's counting the dance measures or whatever because they go to eight instead of four, or she could just be counting eighth notes, who knows really. But it's just counting either way.

  • @TheCeeJaye thanks :)

  • Imogen Heap is the best!

  • aww I want to go back to China!!!

  • I love you, Imogen, I just love the way you see the world.

    Also I really want to go to China now :)

  • how could you NOT love this woman and everything she does? I just don't get it.

  • I'm blown away. Literally. The visuals are stunning and suit the magical music perfectly... I feel like I've been transported away and my mind feels so refreshed! Like I breathed the air in Hangzhou myself! Freaky...

  • It must have been so much fun to make this video.  I love that it's daily life, injected with music and dancing and magic. And the song has the same playful beauty that we love from you, Imogen.

  • This song/video makes me want to spend all my time studying the culture and to visit China! i loved this!!! Immi fan forever!!-3

  • The song inself is like a Picture-in-motion, add the video u have a story.. Love it! another masterpiece :)

  • I love this song! I wonder how that film about Hangzhou will be released; a YouTube or Vimeo video, a standard DVD release, etc. Hope to hear about this more often. Oh, and Love the Earth too. That's coming out in April 2012, right?

  • This is amazing. It makes me want to go be with my people.

  • this helps me at the moment... thank you, Imogen.

  • The Heap does it again!! Cannot wait for this new album!!

    Favourites so far are Neglected Space & Propeller Seeds! ♥

  • so lovely.

  • This is truely amazing!

  • What's wrong with the world? How come Lady Gaga have millions of views of those shitty songs, while AMAZING songs like this one are not recognized enough?

    Great job, as ALWAYS, Immy xxxx

  • @Gabriellap17 I was thinking the same I just wish people would recognize her more she is so talented.

  • @tinkermagic I agree, I wish more people recognized Immi's magical talents, and at the same time I feel like I've got a special treasure all to myself and the special group of people like us that truly love and appreciate her.

  • @mcphersonkeane yeah thats how I actually feel she is like a treasure to me if she do get well known I never want her to change. what I want to hear is her on the radio she would definitely get more recognized.

  • awesome

    

  • LOVE IT!!!

  • another beautiful song. great job!

  • this is triumphant!

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  • this made me happy :D

  • I don't know why but I just love the woman dancing through the printing press.

  • @ManChicken I said that same thing when I first saw this! She was really beautiful to me :)

  • @ManChicken I was just thinking exactly the same!! and I love the older ladies doing the dance class

  • @ManChicken There's something really deep about that dancing girl in the printing press. The way tradition keeps her content and grounded; even though drab, modern jobs which leave tradition behind... I may be looking at it too deeply though. All I know is I watch that part over and over again trying to understand what's so charming about it. :)

  • @CristopherFoster maybe u just think she is pretty? lol

  • @CristopherFoster I see your imagery now, deep but noticeable.

  • 1 000 views, and here's to many more to come

  • It's beautiful Immi!  xxx

  • Beautiful work yet again :)

  • Classic, Immi, from the meticulous production, breaks and surprises to the massive build and the amazing ending! Love it!! :) :) :) Thanks for posting...

  • 3:20 - 3:32 just made me euphoric. It just shot straight into my soul. My body got all tingly and the muscles tightened and I began to weep. Overwhelmed by the beauty of it all. Well done Heap.

  • there is so much color in this - musically, visually, and culturally. i cannot get enough.

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  • it's awesome and i'm a chinese :)

  • I was expecting a more "busy" sound like Minds Without Fear, so I did not expect much at the first listening. However, the background noises really help make this song. I really like how the loop of the Chinese singer is used when the child is counting (could have been mastered louder though) and the copy machine "percussion." The introduction with the noises of the city set the tone for the song. I also love how it all comes together at the end. I love the song the more I play it actually.

  • i so like this. immi u rock :) hope to see you again soon. cambridge or pohoda, your choice :PPP

  • This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your music, your passion and yourself with us, Immi. You mean the world to a lot of us.

  • Immi, I love it! I knew it was one of your songs since the first second of the record. Very cool sounds, nice inspiration. My favorite by now is Propeller Seeds. The more melodic you make a song, the more i like it. Kisses from Spain. You inspire me everyday with your music.

  • My second favourite after Propeller Seeds. You should try one song where you would play some of your music in reverse. I tried to listen to some of your songs like that and it was quite interesting. xxx

  • Stunning!

  • AMO A IMOGEN La amoo

  • This is beautiful. I love it. Can wait to see what comes next. Each and every song is so unique. It's just amazing

  • tbh I think I like the video a bit more than the song itself...

  • HEAPSONG<3 LOVE THIIIIIIIIIS

  • This is definitely the best heapsong, though they're all still great. Love China and all the dancing!

  • Imogen Heap - teaching us to count to 8 in Mandarin since 1977.

  • India, China,... what's next?

  • hooray! another good one! to be honest so far I haven't really been thrilled with any of the heapsongs besides MWF but I like this one. :3

  • I love you Immi.

  • really over the top  great work great music great film

  • Always a pleasure to hear a new Imogen tune for the first time. :)

  • Favourite heapsong so far! Immi, you're amazing!

  • Fantastic song and compelling video. Looooove your music!

  • This is spectacular, Immi. Really, it is. All of your hard work payed off in a beautiful way. Thank you for making this!

  • Unbelievable Absolutely love it! Well done once again Imogen Heap!

  • WOW AMAZING. It's so celebratory in tone.. yet really moving! I love it! So cultural!

  • This is her best heapsong yet. It resembles more her last two albums than the other songs released previously. Hopefully she'll keep going in this direction!

  • I love it when you unravel your musical marvels Imogen...

    >:D<

    This is my favourite music video of yours btw!

  • brilliant! love it! :D

  • <3 magnifico 

  • so beautiful

  • Absolute beauty, I'm speechless really!

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