The XX intro + crystalised ROUGH TRADE London August 19 2009

[jemangedeschats]

nope it's mpc500

[tedindahouse]

what is the name of the thing used to make the drum sounds?

[TonyMahoneybeats]

@tedindahouse akai mpc 3000

[fredrefdj]

cool

[RandomnessTube]

who says a dj and a rock band cant work

[Rawr8987]

Intro is my absolute favorite. -3 I still get bummed out while watching them perform though, just can't get over the fact the drums are just a few buttons. :|

[TheGirlElement]

*-3

[TheGirlElement]

Love them. I remember when I got "crystalised" (music video) for free on iTunes. -3

[aspart67]

Super song ! Intro is fabulous

[TheBrunofenty]

Drunk On Love <3

[slider4life]

@TheBrunofenty y post that on this vid?

[MPgnar]

so dope

[Prowlerintruder]

I dident know eminem played bass in the xx

[MPgnar]

@Prowlerintruder are u fucking dumb

[TheFollowforfollow]

hi babe

[hannahkilled]

Oh I love Intro.

[michaelc460]

Yeah its two mpc 500s you should check out his solo stuff its awesome.

[chrlskrkl]

whats that device hes hitting to make the drum noises ?

[Pedeninious]

@chrlskrkl MPC 500?

[chrlskrkl]

rough trade is the best the smiths and the xx lol

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[johnzo33]

5:05 - camera click or one of his beats?

[albertooterot1]

I love this song!!!!!!

[TashesxD]

MAN THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL AT IT'S FUCKING GREATEST!

Never mind the Doors, the Hendrix, Zepplin or the White Stripes. This is the fucking shit! This has soul.

/sarcasm.

[lexa490]

@TashesxD Don't know much about rock n roll, but I'm pretty sure The xx isn't really considered part of that genre haha. After all, the band is influenced by a wide range of artists, and they aren't really seeking to recreate the rock n roll sound either, I don't think...

[TashesxD]

@XVonGrimmX Completely agree with you! This has no soul what so ever, it doesn't even qualify to be morbid and drab. Pretentious indie pop nonsense. And can I also say, I am completely blown away with their stage presence...

I miss pure rock n roll :(

[Flohoriaaaan]

whats the name of that pad where he taps on that sounds like a beat?

[desaturat8d]

@Flohoriaaaan a sampler?

[SebastianBoldt]

@Flohoriaaaan Akai mpc500

[SamiaLOLZ]

i love jamie, and i think i want to marry him one day.

[ClaudiaLaFerrassie]

one of the best videos i've seen of them live

[ThePeerick]

@MacedonianSuicide that's not true she's clearly a munter! Great band

[PLAYASAAGAR]

Jamie's word on the MPC is probably what makes this band what they are.. AMAZING!

[nattybblol]

love this song.

[jackie4244]

what camera did you use?

[melmelz6896]

the bass <3

[Punks1Not2Dead3You4R]

Those have to be the SICKEST instruments ever:) FUCKINGLOVE THE XX

[TheTavhead]

უმაგრესია!!

[Yuroslav1990]

прекрасно!

[trickymickyrap]

Love the drum machine! I posted a video response of my rap rework of this. It's Tricky Micky vs The XX - The Enemy Within if you wanna hear it.

[intakeye]

Finger drumming FTW!

[Knuddel2302]

awesome 

[XVonGrimmX]

These guys just make me feel so apathetic. Thats the last emotion i want to feel when listening to music. Where's the passion?

[vespine77]

@XVonGrimmX

If you don't feel any emotion when listening to this then you're dead from the knees up....

[RokhuStar]

The intro should have been the theme to TRON 2.0 !!!

[RokhuStar]

wtf does mature sound me !? dont ge me wrong I love the XX but wtf does mature sound me !? Elevator music sounds like mature sound....jeez words and their stupid meanings people give to them .

[octoberhsu]

!!!!!!! ....

[awesome3742]

If you want to see some nice machine work look up, Edison - Tonka Truck

[bevTDWP]

the guys are attractive.

[bevTDWP]

this is so attractive.

[hasoony9999]

nice song

[bizzy11001]

<3 <3 <3 rough trade at it's best

[rjmont]

3 guitarists and an X-Box fanatic. Such an amazing button pusher. That button pushing technique is the best I've seen since Buddy Rich and Neil Peart's button pushing.

[Madvillain14]

@rjmont i'd like to see you come up with music like this from that beat machine. stop criticizing people's works of art.

[rjmont]

@Madvillain14 I did. You should see me play YYZ. I hit the play button on my computer and all this recorded sound comes out. I'm an awesome button pusher.

[dudejohnny]

@rjmont

Welcome to electronic music of 2011. May I take your ignorance and closed mind at the door?

[rjmont]

@dudejohnny This was electronic music from 2009.

[dudejohnny]

@rjmont

Lets just say he was ahead of his time ;)

and electronic music is played the same today and you filed your complaint today.

[nukepuppy]

@dudejohnny well its actually from 2008 or so...

[dudejohnny]

@nukepuppy

I wasn't really talking about the video, but even if I was, has there been any drastic shift since that time?

[cooners01]

@rjmont i thought it was funny!

[rjmont]

@cooners01 Finally, someone with a sense of humor. At no point did I say it sucked. Hell, I came here to listen to it. It's good. It's just that pushing buttons to play back sounds recorded of people actually playing instuments doesn't make you a musician. DJ's mixing other artists recordings fall into the same category.

[AllaPeaceJoyLove]

These four people are amazing!!!

[JousterinJudge]

CANT WAIT TWO DAYS TO GET AN MPC

[jothanblue29]

This song is gorgeous. Doot doot!

[SolaAdeyemi]

I absolutely love this song :D

My friend Grace did an amazing cover of it. Feel free to check it out. If you type in Grace est la Fleur - the XX Crystalised it should come up. It's the best cover I've heard so far (and I am not being biased)

[jaeluxx608]

@cyn90: it's called a sampler/drum machine. it's a portable AKAI

[zakuzen]

that guy on the beatbox is very good because he probably played excessively amount of guitar hero xD

[TheReeferMadness13]

that boys wild hair is so sexyy

[pokahontas311]

очень очень круто!!!!!!

[hectorj88]

play this in your car while your high, i felt like i was in space floating !!

[lillajaa]

Wonderful!

[lanceton123]

these beats are dooope.

[David6801]

Thanks for posting!

You r lucky to be able to be there, live!!

How are they, as persons?? Were they nice and visited ?

Thanks!!!

[vahneszah]

oh my god.

[brandondapro]

This was before they made it big. I can tell because if you listen to both songs they change up the notes.... ALOT. I am glad they are still going strong.

[theandysixxlover]

crystalised started out rusty ( i love them though, Why did bara have to leave?)

[Humanfactor7]

I really like them and I notice they are currently on tour in the USA, but their ticket prices are outrageous.

[gldnkss]

does anyone know the bass tabs to Intro? I can't find them anywhere

[thechronokills]

@gldnkss just listen to the song pussy

[Parthoris]

I love their music, best album ever heard long years ago.

[fourtrakdub]

Jamie xx is a mad man on the machine

[Mifalda17]

Look at Oliver's look from 0:12 to 0:22

one word : HOT !

[Scarf3086]

Dang. Not only does Jamie (guy on the beat machine) have a sick sense of rhythm, but he's working that thing really fast O.O I am impressed (I thought that he might use recorded tracks under the music...). And you can do that on a real kit. I did it today XD With 4 limbs instead of 2.

[bugsybielby]

easy to sort on a real kit- no probs

[craiganderson07]

do u think those skills on the beat machine could be done on a normal drum kit ?

[wackypound]

@craiganderson07 yeah probs but for some reason I think works better on that pad

[TheFunctionsMusic]

my god the silence at the beggging is scarily awkward haha

[Sstrikerful]

Boring

[YonderVillas]

0:10 awwwkward!

great band

[hellomsmolly]

@YonderVillas hahaha that stare

...intense haha

[kizzyleshtanley]

the dude workin the synth or whatever it is should be a hit with the ladies haha

great band!

[vando2222]

ki lixo kkkkkk

[LaMeIsCoolifURme]

ramy, I dont know if thats spelled right, is so hot. <3

[kingsac124]

the lead singers could combine their hair to make one normal haircut..

[liquidmetalrob]

0:25

[benitodunn]

Wut?

[malasnoticias2210]

how somebody can say the drums are lazy and horrible? man this guy is a robot, one os the most originals bands in the recent years.

[popstarsarethebest]

AMZING

[kadygrrl]

luv luv

[BPCpresents]

the drumming is horrible, lazy and demeaning

[JJordanx]

@BPCpresents GTFO

[BPCpresents]

@JJordanx no!

[cholo2a1]

@BPCpresents No seriously... gtfo. You're not cool dude.

[BPCpresents]

@cholo2a1 No but seriously your way too crap for not dealing with different points of view... kind of makes you a bit of a sheep following type facist. I really like differences of opinion. Unlike er obviously ...you. Last time I'm going to waste my time ith a shit sucking elitist, I think I'm right and everyone else is wrong no joe type like you goodbye and good ridance forever. Ha Ha Ha.

[kutbaag]

they are all royal ugly, but that doesn't mather a single bit, their music is great.

[willisaboss]

So good. just wish they had a real drummer.

[Thomsenc]

this guy's beats are off the chain!

[PolarNinjaRintaro]

awesome music from a bunch of looser lookalikes.. but are they? I think no.

[theyarelizards]

the xx have very beautiful and sexy voices! well done i love you alll kisssss meee

[oscar62613]

Hacia mucho tiempo,mucho,que no disfrutaba tanto de un grupo (musica en general).

[vibralux2006]

Who needs a drummer when you've got that fella on that piece of kit? I need one...

[cgh0615]

They're all so f***ing GOOD at what they do individually! The future could hold great things!!!

[sjsharks1]

amazing how that guy uses that beat maker thing, i love it

[Iscutiecab]

they're all so awkwardly heighted.

[sanaru02]

Im a great fan of this song, but does anyone think that their vocals lack a bit when it comes to singing live? They play their instruments well but the voices just dont always seem to be great....

[DrZodas]

Thanks for posting the vid. These youngsters are a great band.  Cool music too. Nice mpc action footage.

[xmaswak]

brilliant - hope they make a mint off the at&t Olympic commercial.

[feasable14]

damn. that beat machine work is sick

[Cirofost]

@feasable14 the machin is a Akai MPC-500

[Wanessie]

that is really impressive.. I'm glad I found these guys :)

[ChaosWolrd]

Great intro!!!

Fantastic quality in the vid. To my favs.

[eatdogs]

these cats are great. for a debut album, its got a very mature sound.

[penguinsoulja96]

@eatdogs the band is good, but i missed the cats. i saw no felines in this video what part??

[arnaudlalu]

is that in rough trade east , nearby brick lane ?

[dudewhatthehellman]

@arnaudlalu thats what im pondering too, for lack of a better word.

[carlota216]

Buff...i love this group!

The best...

[aulrich]

does he use two mpc 500 machines?

[Boredson]

looks like a mpc 1000!

[cjay75e]

@Boredson looks like a mpc 500!! ;)

[Boredson]

yeah man, just saw it too!!

wonder where he's got his samples from, or if it's from there own recording.. Jamie (the mpc dude) produced the album

[Boredson]

but why?

[astrojunker]

wow....

[evansk91]

Greek Next top model has this song as its soundtrack!

[zombinagirl]

amazing.

[buzzwordbuzzword]

I kind of agree that they lack a little on the stage presence (based on the videos), but if they configured a really kick ass light show to match each song, that would be all I needed.

Seeing them live for the first time tomorrow and absolutely cannot wait!

[sizqster]

im jealous. i wanna see 'em live too.

[sizqster]

so fucking cool intro

[blotchy67]

If they had ANY stage presence...they'd be the best band in the world.

[keagankeagankeagan]

they've got to be so burnt out

[Mazun]

ah they're only new tho. they'll get more confident. and besides, if they were to jump around like RAGE, they'd look like idiots. the music is too chillout for much movement.

[dreamsquare123]

@blotchy67 I think their insecurity and certain level of discomfort on stage has some appeal

[andybmth1]

he looks shithot on that drum machine !

[J0NNYB00M]

what drum machine is he using?

[pinmunky]

an MPC 500.

[jimjamjames82]

erm....a little too good maybe..

[leloup741]

Magnifique <3

[darnoku]

I just heard it on the radio... and got to find'em plaing live. I didn't expect they're soo young. Awesome! Hope I'll hear 'em & about 'em! Love their style! Good luck guys, if I'll find your CD- for sure i won't let it lay in musicshop ;)