Jim O'rourke Plays the TENORI-ON

[scurrin]

I think saying stuff is important.

[popitem]

Philip Glass in a box

[CaptainNensho]

utter garbage.

[crazzykiphunter]

@CaptainNensho JUST DIE ALREADY

[TheAbstractedmind]

Kick ass

[Bjornsten]

O'Rourke is actually composing a tune with the thing, not just using it as an efx-gadget...

[shrivalup]

jim has talent coming out his every pore

[Zhelnerovich]

He look like a kid here :)

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

Can you select what key to play in?

[nanobubblegum]

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mini7donkey]

the thing puts out good sounds, but to compose it you need ears for music, which he does. Sounded great in my opinion. i`m gonna get me one!

[boogster123321]

the only video ive seen where he seems to get it

[hellakooked]

is that french? wowzasas

[BlueKephra]

That's Steve Reich out of a job !

The constant nose touching is a bit of a give away.......

[djilyaz]

I don't understand it?

[tone2thebone]

a had a headache, then I found this and it cured it

[LeSexisme]

It's as if Jim O'Rourke joined Tortoise. How cool would that be

[halfcack]

Who is Jim O'rourke. Sounds like a kid slamming on bad vibes.

[spurtfather]

it's amazing actually, people seem to think the demo i am a robot does is the best one on youtube, but this is a constantly shifting musical composition not just techno loops. not that techno loops are bad or anything...

[spurtfather]

i just heard four tet playing his tenori-on, sounded totally different from this, what Jimmy boy here is doing is a tad more sofistokated.

[BazBuzinkum]

No different than kids running up and down the synth stairs at the local science museum.

[antisthene01]

you can't creat music with this thing , it's a kind of new "gameboy".

[hadrian017]

don't be a loser by just saying "you can't creat music with this thing" do you know how music is made forst of all???

[rebeccamykitten]

i want one

[WayToTheGrave]

Jim O'Rourke is a genius.

[salmonico]

NOTHING SPECIAL.

[dwemmy]

I own two of them and I'm bored. next...

[KevinMeetsCommunity]

send me one then lol

[alex4ndrevideos]

it's not just to own, it's to use and make art! ;)

[doublehighd]

hail the new mozart

[dlacc187]

sort of sad that a dude just clicking on a glorified computer can be mentioned in the same sentence of mozart. anyway, that thing is dope....if only i had that kinda money to blow.

[doublehighd]

I was taking the mickey...:-)

[speakfree]

well, its not like any fool could just pick up the thing and make beautiful compositions right away

i mean, if you have no knowledge of music/composition chances are you probably wont make anything that sounds all that great

[brianthebutterfly]

I'm afraid dilettantes can... I use one as an electronic musican, and yet my friend who has no musical experience can pick it up and immeaditily create fantastic sounding scapes.

It's all diatonic, so techincally impossible to go 'wrong'.

[Hyperufus]

Saying 'it's all diatonic, so technically impossible to go wrong', is like saying 'if you've got paint in primary colours, you're bound to make an artwork'. Jim's got some of the best ears around, trust me :)

[brianthebutterfly]

I'm sure he's an amazing musician: Yamaha wouldn't be approaching him if he wasn't.

Remember Yamaha are also aiming this product at non-musicians: music therapy for special needs children etc. Point is, you don't have to be talented to get decent pieces coming out of this piece of gear, but that's not to say that the ones with musical prowess won't take it further.

Gotta love bounce mode.

[xesionprince]

I've not read on any electronic music shop site that Yamaha are aiming this at non-musicians/special needs kids, - however that would make perfect sense!

However this gadget should be priced at £99, not the ridiculous amount it retails at!

[sbwoodside]

Yes, this is awesome music. As the other commenter said: Steve Reich watch out. This guy is doing in a few minutes what it took him months/years to do with music for 18 musicians.

But really, I only logged in so I could correct you: it's not diatonic, it's pentatonic :-)

Although apparently the tenori-on can do other scales & modes.

[LfunkeyA]

@Hyperufus

that's not a very good comparison. while the diatonic argument is rather true. 

[xmfdibujito]

@LfunkeyA Maybe the notes will not sound "bad", but the music done could be imaginative, great stuff, or just boring. Today is easy to work "in scale", I can give you whatever cool tool, but a great musician will make a best thing with that.

[LfunkeyA]

@xmfdibujito

Even if a musician's got 'better ears' this approach to improvisation, where you can't possibly get a 'wrong' note, makes it much easier for everyone. Also, the sounds in this device happen to sound good from the get go, no amazing equalizing skills are required. Now you can tell me that Jim O'Rourke is great, and he is, but what's demoed in this video is not something unachievable for the person with an average interest in music.

[xmfdibujito]

@LfunkeyA I Know, im not even a Jim´s fan. But my point is that we live in times with a lot of cool tools, that makes making music easier (I make electronic music!) but creativity remains as the most important thing, as always.

[LfunkeyA]

@xmfdibujito

in that sense, i agree.

[LfunkeyA]

@xmfdibujito

PS. I hope that these tools will bring out the musicality in more people, because we're all musical deep inside, maybe something more user friendly will keep many interested in music easier.

[10ccalanarkush]

@Hyperufus false analogy - you can't go wrong in either case because there is no 'wrong'

[10ccalanarkush]

@Hyperufus you are as likely to make an artwork in either case - this is a false analogy.

[Boggert]

Mine is usually on chromatic.

[gomachols]

maybe i'm off, but you seem disappointed that its leveled the playing field. music isn't a weight lifting contest. its more of a weight releasing contest. therapy as you said.

don't you think your friend deserves to feel the satisfaction of making something of musical merit?

[cosmogang]

@brianthebutterfly There is no reason to give you thumbs down for this comment. *thumbs up*

[dannnyyyblud]

RUBIIISSH

[armalyte]

the "touch nose repetitively" may be to do with powder useage...

[Tylermackenzie]

I don't know, Jim doesn't really seem like the coke type. It's probably just allergies. I could be wrong.

[cintric]

"Jim doesn't really seem like the coke type"

ow please... :)

[fag0tron]

dude just has an itchy nose yo.

[thecro21]

hes off his game bai! shaggin mickey man!

[jcc152509]

The dude is so underrated.

[Physhi]

"Pretty cool - you did all that with bounce mode."

[llu084]

sounds like steve reich

[crowslayer91]

thats exactly what i thought =3

[stanante]

Yeah you can really make some Reich-esq sounds with the Tenori-on. Awesome

[Livingreciever]

OCD or what? touch nose repettitively

[tmg1968]

I can take about 10 seconds of that! Great apparatus if you want a headache!

[pierstheoneandonly]

Tonal Etch-A-Sketch!

[fabiobesomi]

Jim è grande!

[bencollins2]

favorite man on the planet