Alberto Balsalm by Aphex Twin

[Merkaba334]

yeah so it looks like i was replying to saintly19 but i was actually replying to another person. why doesn't this fucking comment/reply thing ever work properly?

[guts777]

i'd guess its the tree of comments getting stuffed into a straight chart.

[saintly19]

such a beautiful song, so nostalgic, so perfect.

[AXF993]

thanks for the vid its really good you have some talent

[JCJRussell]

Do you know how sad you sound ? smoke the green ! screw you ur chick ! And get pissed ! there, are you still confused ?

[TannerLovesPi]

beautiful

This song brings me to the point of realizing how terrible todays economy is. My girlfriend just told me she wants to go all the way with me, my friends want to do some pot with me, and we've been getting a little drunk now. It's all great...through the eyes of someone who likes this stuff...but for someone like me...it's all the most confusing thing you've ever and will ever expeirience.

[Merkaba334]

i've recently had a similar epiphany. kind of...

[TannerLovesPi]

well do you mind elaborating or is it to personal

[Merkaba334]

ah just lots of shit goin on. my first year of college. surrounded by all sorts of drugs. kind of considering layin off the ganja permanently. don't really know what i want to do with my life. come home to find out my grandparents barely know who the fuck i am. and on top of it my once well off parents are struggling to pay for anything. probably not that bad compared to a lot of people but definately a lot of change at once like you kind of mentioned. anyways this song is somewhat comforting.

[TannerLovesPi]

that's sort of weird how similar that is to my story. My family's havin' trubble payin for things and me and my friends are experiementing with drugs and drinkin and shit and this song some how gives me nolstalgic thoughts that remind me how inisent people can get caught up with drugs and shit. Sorry, you prob. are just barley following any of this. But ya, to many problems to take on all at once it's crazy. And I'm only 14 so I have barley any experience to start with.

[Merkaba334]

yeah nostalgic is great way of describing this song. it's wierd how this vid can bring out so many past emotions. and past thoughts/memories too. but yeah im not one to give advice or anything but i know i wish i would have got more of my experimenting done in highschool. therefore i wouldn't feel so obligated to do it now. im not encouraging you to do more now but once you're out of highschool you have to choose some sort of direction. and im not condemning against all drugs either.

[Merkaba334]

i think people do tend to exagerate the effects a lot of drugs. but the thought of doing all that shit later in life gives me the chills. anyways my other post didn't end up here. hopefully you get my whole respone. but im sure ppl are sick of reading this so i'll quit my rant.

[TannerLovesPi]

no dude it's totally fine. I love hearing people who I can relate so much to them talk about how much their life is similar to mine, it's weird, but it's cool to know that I have multiple out there who know what I'm facing, not to make it sound like a big deal though

[asaidweeman28]

an epiphany regarding what may I ask.....

[MonoTheLuke]

beautifully done.

[joellyshooshoo]

beautiple video

[shortsmurf108]

This song is so chill. helps me relax

[lwhitham86]

awsome vid, i like 4:13 the best :)

[Sadiza0809]

Good film!

[novemberunderground]

this is probably the best song to smoke a doob to.

[sm0kind0g]

Absolutley flawless, amazing Tune!!

[crayman31]

Pity they removed the nuclear explosions clip to this song - it suited it, although this one does too. Nice use of black and white :) - 3:27 is the best bit.

[nomoxs]

very good track so deep emotional...

[totallyred]

I love this song and I think this video complemented the feel of the music quite nicely.

[ezzydtx]

:')

[damek666]

moody song

[etiennealive]

Like it ! Very nice !

[tinaturntable]

My fave AFX tune!

[kanedaoshi]

This song brings to my mind a post apocalyptic world, destroyed by human kind, only structures and solitude remain. A weird feeling of nothingness rules this earth after all life ceased to exist.

[jam406]

Thats good. Me like.

[neo1mantra]

My cuz and I used to think the same thing back in 95 when this album dropped - he used to pain post apocalyptic paintings to it! Awesome dude.

[DeadlyFriendship]

that's a good description for this song. dunno why some rate it negative. it's just one oppinion out of many.

[DeadlyFriendship]

Edit: this post refers to kanedaoshi's comment

[Lakedaimonas]

That's the best music for rainy days in fall; i like my suicidal tendencies

[HolyWut]

stupid emo...

[kanedaoshi]

You talking about the band, or you just an emo cock sucker.

[xyakovx]

are you near Didcot at all, that power station looks familiar

[josso1]

Indeed, that is Didcot power station - as seen from far distance along the ridgeway.

[THkaas]

nice song, nice vid. i like the tree at 2:15

[LipsLikeSugar78]

F.y.i.,- This is the best vid for this song available on YouTube. Good job. ;)

[MajaILoveYou]

you did a great job.

and nice shirt btw

[shamieharvey]

Aphex Twin are the best grouop ever, I love their drummer

[goodsirknight]

its a one man show ;)

[shamieharvey]

A joke my good friend, although I was hoping for more of a " OH MY GOD YOU IDIOT" reaction.

[rayrayjones54]

Its only one negro, his name is Richard James

[shamieharvey]

see my reply below

[goodsirknight]

you got me shamie, you got me good

[MajaILoveYou]

LOL you had me going but then i read you were joking.

good one

imagine if aphex had a drummer, his arms would fall off!!

=O

[chinchill3r]

lol

[kiki4hayabusa]

nice nice .....this video is inspirating me, and i dont know why but this video let me think about good times....guys-GOOD WORK-GOOD VIDEO!

[erholung]

smooth chilling

[acusticadam]

<3!

[sheridanb]

For some reason I fucking love that sound that accompanies the beat in a few sections. A table being moved across a metal floor or something? He really knows how to make beautiful stuff out of noise.

[jpom29]

Other than Rhubarb (probably my favorite piece of music ever created) this may be Richard's best song. The melody in this song is just ridiculous and that snare drum, where the hell did he find that beautiful sound? He is a modern day musical genius, an errant genius with a warped sense of humor but a genius no matter.

[chrisdaoust]

i thought i was the only one who found rhubard incredibly amazing! its soooooo great i dont even know how to explain it.

[theycallmeletts]

Are you kidding me? That song's GREAT!

[alexandrecreep]

very nice video, congrats!

[torsktunga]

best melody ever... EVER! Richard, this song alone makes you an amazing artist.

[erola0]

zajebista nuta!

[Patrick323]

Man, this is just great. I wonder how this would sound arranged for steel drum orchestra...

[LipsLikeSugar78]

This song makes me so happy. :) It's one of my absolute favorites. Great video, btw.

[joellyshooshoo]

it's so great! i much prefer it to the horrific videos that accompany some uploads of the songs.

[howboutpete]

Ditto, some of the videos for this tune are really distasteful. No moral code can justify showing someone kill themselves without warning. Especially for something as meaningless as a youtube video.

[joellyshooshoo]

well put! better than i could ever say it =]

[TommyHavs]

Masterpiece.

[torsktunga]

this song is amazing

[bluebaron12345]

great film work

[player3118]

I love this...really love it

[mookie427]

one of my favourite ever Aphex tracks...absolutely awesome

[Tjmcty]

this song reminds me of a train ride i took through DC. very dark, gray, and industrial. However, it was incredibly calming just to listen to this song and watch factories and graffiti laced tunnels pass

[daflysky5]

an amazing composition of sounds.

[xyphoidmax]

That was really cool!

[noodlenate]

favorited :P.

[JaenVho]

Very nice image quality. I love the last take. Thanks for the vid.

[redgroun]

why does Aphex Twin put such weird names for his songs

[gokubrett]

use the letters to spell other words

[whosurdanny163]

....huh, like what?

[HorrisNorris]

and apparently alot of his songs are fan named. mainly because in drukqs on the album cover the songs names were symbols not words

[SolarionSeadragon]

You're thinking of Selected Ambient Works II. Drukqs had definite names, although some of them were in Cornish and looked rather weird. o..o

[HorrisNorris]

your right, i didnt actually have either of the albums when i wrote that. i misheard my brother...

[MUUUZZZAAKKK]

Thanks, Aphex...thanks for the peace

[JaenVho]

The peace.... yes, that is the word.

[danielreal2k]

love the cars going backwards, great work

[Crraabbmmaann]

this song would probably direct my thoughts and attention towards lighting and rain on a grey cloudy day

[steric23]

nevermind. I had to post a text comment so I couldn't watch the vid. Not your fault--I've lived this so many times in my head that no actual visual can take it's place. I'll just write an irrelevant e-mail instead. Peace.

[analordmike]

well done mate very good :)

[Swisscheez92]

awesome dude

[justbe411]

I really like it's really easy to the the ears :D

[sm4sh3d]

this song rules!

[styxer1]

this is the best song ever.

[Kelavmeister]

This is the FIrst video ive seen for Alberto Balsalm that atmosphericly fit. Thank you. goddamn

[sorn11]

This isn't a great video.

But it's still the best Alberto Balsalm video yet here on youtube.. all the others suck big time.

[boxybrownfromaster]

i really like the shot of the hills with all the fog

[thebisher]

aphex twin should beat the crap out of you

[AnandaShake]

what were you expecting ¿chris cunnunham?

[thebisher]

this video really sucks ass...i want my five minutes back dammit!

[josso1]

Here, have a refund. Take it to your local Wal-mart and they will bend space-time within your local area so you can spend your five minutes doing something more constructive like sitting and humming.

[aerozeppelin1606]

Nice video, I agree with the comments about the shakiness though. Absolutely love this song, the bit with the waily noises about 2:49 always sends shivers up my spine dunno why

[GoRY69R]

nice work mannnn but you realy shud of used a tripod for the long pan shots the rattly cammera doesnt suit the song

[jvalatka]

Agreed on the tripod.  This video works for me anyway.

[erola0]

bardzo mi sie podoba.tyle dziwnych dzwiekow,ktore z czyms sie kojarza,bajkowo.i teledysk tez mocny.

[mi5Konnan]

one of the best afx tunes ever!

[castyles]

This is a good video, but you went for the obvious choice with the black and white back ground, and the open spaces.

[styxer1]

This song is so sad and beautiful, in my oppinion it could very well be the best piece of music ever written...

[josso1]

Thanks everyone, your comments have been really helpful

[hailloki]

you know, that was really good.

i love that song. I don't know why that fit so well either.

nice shirt.

bmc

[capnfrog]

Hey man, not bad. Thanks for posting this.

[DarkIye]

Wow. I don't watch many music videos, but I did like that.

[NIWatch44]

this was really awesome.... better than the violent stupid shit one...

[NIWatch44]

*I mean that someone did with Alberto Balsalm.

[TERRAH1]

i disagree NIWatch44 they are both good in thier own way but there are 2 violent ones to this tune and i do think that the tranquility goes well with the violence and destruction...but this one is chill tooooo.

[rideaddict]

what a song!! it brings out so many feelings in a unique way. this is the magic of music

[EternalIntelligence]

My favorite AFX song, this is just one fine piece of work right here.

[antkay]

tis the best instumental, nay, piece of music ever written. i have listened to this for three hours on repeat whilst smokin and bonding with a bird

[imslicc]

best intrumental piece ever. yes, better than bach and mozart.

[pulsating123]

ive had dreams about this tune before.

[TERRAH1]

oi you lot! love aphex twin? then check out my playlists i got ALL the best aphex twin and i think one of the biggest aphex twin collections on you tube that i have seen so far! so check it out!got lots of twisted animations and short films and also got LOADS of heavy u.k grime in another playlist so dont be sorry just get involved.

[TERRAH1]

yeah yeah! i always love listening to this tune but have you seen the other video for it with 9/11 footage of people jumping out the window and bouncing off the floor!? no? then check it out coz the chill beats and the depictions of war and violence go really well together! the upload is by tashiusss that your gonna be lookin for. ;p

[MikeBossO]

good job man

[Jaan0]

It is very nicely done. Cheers

[theanticrap]

very good job man

[odigje]

I must say I searched for another video but yours wasnt bad at all:)The man is genius,and your video matched quit well.

[FarfFignuton]

I really liked the shot of the power plant. The only thing I'd criticize is that for such a awesomely mellow song, your shaky hand kind of ruins it for me. But fear not. This can be eliminated by slowing down the still footage you have a bit. I suggest giving that a shot.

[meheh420]

i would like to feel more captivated by this

[josso1]

What do you suggest I modify?

[josso1]

Thanks for the good/constructive feedback all! My PC recently screwed up and I thought I had lost the full quality copy of this but luckily I had it backed up. I really dislike YouTube streaming when it comes to things like this, I may put future videos up for download as well...

[AndyL7]

Nicely done, very abstract. This is a five star video, especially when put next to another Alberto Balsalm video I saw circulating, which tries to match it with violent images (a failed concept from the start).

[Jrayk1]

When I first heard this song (and album), I was driving up a beautiful windy road up a hill in Portland. I got the best view of one of my favorite cities while listening to my favorite musician. The image is burnt into my brain, in a good way, whenever I hear the song.

[pornsexxx]

aphex twin? thats not his name his! name is richard d james

[Sandbag209]

His name is also AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Martin Tresseder, Caustic Window, Gak, Soit P.P., Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, The Diceman, Tahnaiya Russell, and DJ Smojphace, but don't get too dicey.

[josso1]

Tahnaiya Russel is what he used for that Vibert competition right? - don't forget The Tuss ;)

[Mars464]

lol, it's weird to see how other people react to this song in the same way, i don't know what to think when i listen to this song, apart from that it's the work of a genius ( in my opinion ) Aphex Twin is just a genius, nice vid btw =P

[I0Take0Drukqs0]

nice vid, some good shots.alberto balsam is one of those songs that just make me feel beter about the world, nomatter how fucked up it is.

[hanin1983]

uwielbiam zasypiac przy tym utworze... zawsze mnie uspokaja...

[NagaruTensei]

Very nice. Words can't describe it, other then awesome. 5 Stars.

[emusheen]

thank whatever that you didn't ruin this song... just about though... thats a pretty neat church eh?

[nin1000]

The song is a masterpiece the video itself is good. a different mood then i used to be.I liked the takes from the Forest. i liked it keep on your good work and try to improve : )

[Ugluk666]

It's trully beautiful song, as many others of Aphex Twin. And you did really nice job editing this video. Black and white .. this atmosphere really suits song. I prefer to watch this than this brutal video that someone made.

greetings from Poland.

[irishmark]

Its nice and chilled out but it could really do with pushing the contrast to meke things stand out a bit more - give it all some definition.

[paduaowned]

I think it's hard to say the mood of Alberto Balsam is either happy or sad.

[rekluziv]

Maybe you could say that it's bittersweet.

[Seedr0]

It's mood is... Aphex Twin...

[mandude83]

Id rather watch this then the other vid to this tune with people getting there arms ripped off and bombs going off, Nice work

[josso1]

Never really understood that one - it was massive contrast to the mood of the song though I'll give them that. Thanks for your feedback.

[Pyroman1990]

Volvo 240 GL Estate

[matthewunburdened]

Nice job, bitch! :D

[Pyroman1990]

Its been nicely edited man, cmon