@antibulletdodger101 ... the man at the beginning is Spoonman... if you're looking for a drummer, you should look behind him : Morgan Agren (a genius)
Artis the Spoonman (born 3 October 1948, Kodiak, Alaska) is an American street performer from Seattle, Washington who uses spoons as a musical instrument.
The Soundgarden song "Spoonman" is about him. He played the spoons in the song and appeared in the music video.
Artis has also shared the stage and recording studio with Frank Zappa. His song "Wake Up Call" leads off the 1994 compilation Northwest Post-Grunge. He has made tv appearances on the BBC and Late show with Letterman among others.
The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928. The controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas which sense the position of the player's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.
dont know if he's STILL using it, but I saw Angelo Moore (fishbone) use a theramin at two seperate shows back in 1999. VERY fuckin cool. And it helped the mushrooms on quite intensely.
herre jesus i min mjölk-mage! jag visste at det fans galen musik och galna musikanter men det här? bästa jag vart med om! att jag inte sett/hört det tidigare! sinnes sjukt bra! =D
Thats one crazy white guy! My first instrument actually before any of them was spoons and I played them in the seventies in front of my classroom. They must have thought I was crazy also. I never got this talented though! Hails spoon master!
it's a theremin. some people think of it as being the first synth. invented in the 1920's or 1930's(not exactly sure). some people played so well they had concert recitals and played popular songs with it. the straight antenna controls the pitch(frequency) and the looped one controls the volume(amplitude).
amazing tis experimental sound,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i like it and for tha instrument im comming back ,,,,i forgot that name bur it is an old instrument ,,,,,
a guy in my class, his father went to the same school as those two. It was actually my friend's father that sang on the zappa covers that they sent to him, and in the end made it possible for them to play with him... pretty awesome!
This is still one of my favorite music-related videos ever. The ending where everyone is going apeshit on their instruments and Mats is spinning in circles is just too hilarious!
I am a metal singer... I like to feel my way as the most brutal and inhuman... But there I am out... This is out of everything! damn it... I have no more word... OUT!
wow such an amazing video. and of course music itself, but i have a question; does anyone know what instrument that guy in the blue shirt and pony tail is playing?
MATS & MORGAN will perform with their All Star Team on the MELLOBOAT 8-9 March 2008. It´s shaping up to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The band incl.: Mats & Morgan Gustaf Hielm Fredrik Thordendal Meshuggah Mattias Ia Eklundh Freak Kitchen Lasse Hollmer Samla Mammas Manna The party will take place over 40 hours on a ferry at the Baltic Sea. Questions & tickets: info at mellotronen dot com Info: myspace dot com slash melloboat This is going to be the party of a lifetime!
world's greatest spoons player. i've never seen anyone get that into it. also, the keyboard player looks like he's autistic. i wouldn't be surprised, what with the spinning around and stuff. great music, though.
man i just love mats & morgan music,they're like frank zappa's sons,just listen to their last album "thank's for flying with us" it's amasing,if you like zappa,you're gonna love mats & morgan!!!!
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gathieu 2 weeks ago
Shit gets real at 3:00
Bill6650 1 month ago
Aliens!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrXionarc 1 month ago
Watch this high.
CraterLakey 1 month ago
1:30 Sounds like a group of squirrels having a group masturbation session.
Ollievarium 1 month ago
I want to have breakfast with that man. I just want to see him eat cereal.
Bebopopotamus 3 months ago 9
What kind of person aged above 5 would even sit like that? xD
TheMrFunktastic2 3 months ago
SO FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY FUCKING SPOONS AND NO SOUP FRONT OF YOU...DAMN CRISIS!!!!!...
octamaniac 5 months ago
Han låter som en galning......tuppen.....
framsidabaksida 6 months ago
El cañita brava de suecia
ZyV 6 months ago
Why do I find this soothing?! ;)
strangersound 6 months ago
That was 40% more spoons than I anticipated.
shadowfoam 7 months ago 4
orang2 gila...... sick sick.....sick.... keren
ahmed86323 7 months ago
My spoon teacher taught me the lick at 0:53 the other day. difficult stuff
XxXxXJonathanXxXxX 8 months ago 3
Is the spoon drumming reall or is it just playback??
padda4 9 months ago
ARTIS THE SPOONMAN EVERYBODY!
vibearato 10 months ago
wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!
hammerpunch 10 months ago
hermeto pascoal has a new challenger , the spoonman!
ZupraVisor 10 months ago
I've listened to the intro many, many times. So soothing...
Meshuggaaaahhhhh 1 year ago
I like it when he starts throwing the spoons around! Very artist!
continuum288 1 year ago
what the fuck? thats start is so fucking cool. i cant believe it
fjonern 1 year ago 2
wow!!!!
mohomoho1 1 year ago
Mats Morgan band rules, and any drummer (morgan agren) that Zappa loved before he died is a genius.
JeffreyMulac8 1 year ago
Has this guy ever heard about Frontline? Seriously, it's like 5 bucks at K-Mart.
megaman9000 1 year ago
This is not normal
But on meth, it is!
nudle4 1 year ago
mindfuck
ginonaval1 1 year ago
this is what happens when Jeff Bridges and Slavoj Zizek have a baby :)
K2nsl3r 1 year ago 3
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gathieu 1 year ago
amazing, awesome - cheers.
HarmPoy 1 year ago
I dont think soundgarden had this in mind..
thesilentcircus789 1 year ago
すげー
routinemuzak 1 year ago
Jeff Bridges can play those spoons! Convenient that he has on a Frank Zappa t-shirt.
brentwhitemusic 1 year ago
Amazing
Junny009EX 1 year ago
There is no spoon...
This man beg to differ. He got shit loads.
frysmaktoff 1 year ago
Need moar cowbell!!, i mean.. Spoons!!!
007Pogo 1 year ago
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Needs more spoons ... If this guy watches the matrix, than he's like what ? Unemployed ? And where is the cowbell when i want one ?
666xNemesisx666 1 year ago
Needs more spoons ... If this guy watches the matrix, than he's like what ? Unemployed ? And where is the cowbell when i want one ?
666xNemesisx666 1 year ago
Needs more spoons ... If this guy watches the matrix, than he's like what ? Unemployed ?
And where is the cowbell when i want one ?
666xNemesisx666 1 year ago
@666xNemesisx666 that matrix joke isn't funny
thesilentcircus789 1 year ago 2
My entire body was twitching to the sound of their...... sounds?
and lol @ 6:58
BboyKaine 1 year ago
I could only watch the first minute. How the hell could that homeless bum win the MD:s best fusiondrummer catagory..
antibulletdodger101 1 year ago
@antibulletdodger101 ... the man at the beginning is Spoonman... if you're looking for a drummer, you should look behind him : Morgan Agren (a genius)
kyjah73 1 year ago
O_O WTF?!?!
myhimothrr 1 year ago
Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Spoon boy: There is no spoon.
Neo: There is no spoon?
bokkpokk 1 year ago 3
@bokkpokk Just eat your cereal and stop ruining all my good silverware!
00sven00sven00 1 year ago
fucking weird "music".. you shouldn't even call it music! it's just weird sounds
WTig3r 1 year ago
my mom always told me to not to play with my spoons or i'll cut myself
jonithedrummer 1 year ago
wtf?...
boubito 1 year ago
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There is no spoon.
SpookyNooky 1 year ago
Awesome!!!
skinnymoo 1 year ago
need more spoon
ZupraVisor 1 year ago 9
0:53 best part
SuperColossal33 1 year ago
Theremin...nice :-)
Maximvx 1 year ago
MICK FOLEY
pizzaROX 1 year ago
At first I was liek "WTF IS DIZ", but then I was liek "wow diz dude has got IT".
JooZer 1 year ago
what the hell?
metalforbeing 1 year ago
WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN
macwild1234 1 year ago
Best spooning ever !
StudioStar 1 year ago
at the beginnig I was like wtf but then I was like dude 5 stars!
garbed222 2 years ago
motaaaaaaaaaa
bojorquez1234 2 years ago
jävla fin kille
asfyxi 2 years ago
Two words, "True Artiste"
Garoian1 2 years ago
Insanity!! 6:54
brunthroath6912 2 years ago 2
Spoonman needs more crack.
aftrmkt 2 years ago 128
hahahaha
halimski 2 years ago
hahaha mad spoonman!
Palouito 2 years ago
crack??
pFFF yes man
psi1989 2 years ago
@aftrmkt I think he's had just the right amount.
godsizedhole 1 year ago
Artis the Spoonman (born 3 October 1948, Kodiak, Alaska) is an American street performer from Seattle, Washington who uses spoons as a musical instrument.
The Soundgarden song "Spoonman" is about him. He played the spoons in the song and appeared in the music video.
Artis has also shared the stage and recording studio with Frank Zappa. His song "Wake Up Call" leads off the 1994 compilation Northwest Post-Grunge. He has made tv appearances on the BBC and Late show with Letterman among others.
JAG214 2 years ago 5
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The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928. The controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas which sense the position of the player's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.
JAG214 2 years ago
OMFG! o.O
Unearthly music!
xqspx 2 years ago
the nerds rule!
oshige3 2 years ago
Interesting. Cause I've never actually seen a spoonman just... go off before.
A sonic revenge of the nerds.
ComatoseFly 2 years ago
si ok ma quando parte la canzone ? O.o
RedKinghs 2 years ago
Spoonman kills it
charlezurich 2 years ago
Some sort of swedish Mrs.Bungle!!
surfexp 2 years ago 2
new
takahashikennazo 2 years ago
SPOON MAN!!!!!!!!
funknotik 2 years ago
lol, weird performance, who's actually using a theramin these days.
jeromebos 2 years ago
Clodio from coheed and cambria uses one on stage and its actually pretty damn wierd to see some sort of pop rock or whatever band use this lol
charleylovesmusic 2 years ago
Chimaira use theramins, check out "six"
longlivepantera 2 years ago
dont know if he's STILL using it, but I saw Angelo Moore (fishbone) use a theramin at two seperate shows back in 1999. VERY fuckin cool. And it helped the mushrooms on quite intensely.
eskimoposh 2 years ago
Jaja i enjoyed this so much especially for the spinning keyboard guy, great musicians.
EUSL84 2 years ago
Thats awesome when the keyboard dude does a whirlybird!
straggletag13 2 years ago 2
good old days
rafi2600 2 years ago
IM TRIPPING MY BALLS OFF!
iLoveOlivaMunn 2 years ago 35
@iLoveOlivaMunn me too!
godsizedhole 1 year ago
absolutley AMAZING
burpeemetaldrumguy 2 years ago 2
what an awesome performance!
milleralive 2 years ago
herre jesus i min mjölk-mage! jag visste at det fans galen musik och galna musikanter men det här? bästa jag vart med om! att jag inte sett/hört det tidigare! sinnes sjukt bra! =D
vrickard 2 years ago 3
a feromen player also. awsome !
milanpaloyannidis 2 years ago
This guy could probably cut somebody into little pieces with knives very quickly, I wouldnt want to make him angry.
AmericanDiaz 3 years ago 5
He wouldn't need knives. He could do it with his spoons.
CarlOlav 2 years ago 4
Thats one crazy white guy! My first instrument actually before any of them was spoons and I played them in the seventies in front of my classroom. They must have thought I was crazy also. I never got this talented though! Hails spoon master!
AmericanDiaz 3 years ago 3
wow i wonder what he can do with some k nives.
GRILLBUOY101 3 years ago
he played the shit out of them spoons i´ll say
dontcoverme2 3 years ago
yes.......just ......yes.
wombleguts 3 years ago
I wouldnt mess with him and his spoons
Kafe420 3 years ago 3
This video makes me want to go to my kitchen and play some spoons and buy a theremin..... cool song...
gtrmanv 3 years ago 2
is this the dude that soundgarden wrote a song about? :)
nuclearvoodoo 3 years ago
Yes, that's Artis? the spoonman
I3lackArrow 3 years ago
thats fucckin wickid
corey110drums 3 years ago
yea man, once you start getting into mats and morgan, theres no turning back. theyre just kick ass
samthekatalyst 3 years ago 6
what the hell this is the coolest thing ever EVER!!!!!!! that sppon guy cracked me up and i loved it!!!!
burpeemetaldrumguy 3 years ago
This is now one of my favorite group of musicians. Ever.
solais01 3 years ago
It's great to see so many positive comments for this video and music.
It really is crazy good!!
Galactu5 3 years ago 2
Awesome, favored it!
p3945u5 3 years ago
:-O WOW! Crazy theremin player, crazy bass player, crazy drummer, crazy frontman, crazy music, but... WOW!!!
5 stars!!!
eleivadainculo 3 years ago 6
thats very...innovative.
samthekatalyst 3 years ago
i need to know what that instrument (been around forever)is called at exactly 2:53. very important!!!!
tacomeet 3 years ago
it's a theremin. some people think of it as being the first synth. invented in the 1920's or 1930's(not exactly sure). some people played so well they had concert recitals and played popular songs with it. the straight antenna controls the pitch(frequency) and the looped one controls the volume(amplitude).
chrispy2shoes 3 years ago
thanks man.. yea i saw sleepytime gorilla museum using one.. they were pretty good with it too.
tacomeet 3 years ago
Messhugah's drummer yeah?
monstajopps 3 years ago
Not Meshuggah's drummer, no.
Tomas Haake is Meshuggah's drummer.
This is Morgan Agren, drummer on Fredrik Thordendal's solo album Sol Niger Within. Which may be what is confusing you.
Galactu5 3 years ago
he's been around in mats n' morgan for a long time.i think everyone in meshuggah has pointed to him as a major influence.
lunarsiege 3 years ago
i love how he plays things on his face... and that weird rod that guy is playing is also one of the coolest things I've ever seen
really spectacular stuff
durrr123 3 years ago
Theremin - it works by radio waves
different frequ4encies
monstajopps 3 years ago
intense,original and in public t.v man we need more of that aorund the world, more inspiration to look further and to play wicked ass spoon riffs
probotdrummer 3 years ago
i dnt remember the name of that instrument the guy with the blue shirt is using but i hae seen joe perry using it too.
blackbook92 3 years ago
It´s called theremin
8917tigu 3 years ago
guys i love your music, greetings from south america, chile
you realy make new things
neyemapu 3 years ago
in the beat from 6:54 bass player is not using tabs, he tunes the string for the notes..totally sick
PolDee187 3 years ago 2
morgan agren is totally sick..but listen to bass player till 6:00 ..insane..and till 6:53 totally ultra drum and bass skill....jihaaaaa
PolDee187 3 years ago 3
the awesome drum&bass beat..ultra shit..pro musicians..mats and morgan both playing for frank zappa..uuuuullltraaa song
PolDee187 3 years ago
Holy, holy hell. So awesome.
Fredbaty 3 years ago
amazing tis experimental sound,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i like it and for tha instrument im comming back ,,,,i forgot that name bur it is an old instrument ,,,,,
bertoestra 3 years ago
wtf is that instrument the guy in the blue shirt is playing?
imkhoid 3 years ago
a theremin
skezness 3 years ago
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he's not that good at it...
ShadoTheBrainTheif 3 years ago
a guy in my class, his father went to the same school as those two. It was actually my friend's father that sang on the zappa covers that they sent to him, and in the end made it possible for them to play with him... pretty awesome!
rushfangeddy 4 years ago
Muhaha:-)
Vortex666 4 years ago
is that the spoonman that Soundgarden sings about in their song "Spoonman" ? Would be cool if it was
27sevenSToFo 4 years ago 2
ya it is
daqtip 4 years ago
thats awesome, the guy is a legend
27sevenSToFo 4 years ago
That was awesome. The two songs I've heard from this band are both excellent. The level of skill is greater than most bands', for sure.
Slayer21394 4 years ago
That was awesome. The two songs I've heard from this band are both excellent. The level of skill is greater than most bands', for sure.
Slayer21394 4 years ago
They sure did a different spin on this song...especially Mats, haha... Thank you soo much for the inspiration throughout the years!
theprovenance 4 years ago
i just love mats's tone on the keyboard man... it's like so sensitive
rushfangeddy 4 years ago
He´s the coolest, I had no idea until like a year ago that he was blind... He´s ace!
27sevenSToFo 4 years ago
Gotta love spoonman. I bet he did his share of acid back in the days.
HinHaley 4 years ago 3
his share and like 5 other people's
skezness 4 years ago 3
This is still one of my favorite music-related videos ever. The ending where everyone is going apeshit on their instruments and Mats is spinning in circles is just too hilarious!
i001100i 4 years ago
this is incredible
ELPsteel 4 years ago
Oh my fucking god!
I am a metal singer... I like to feel my way as the most brutal and inhuman... But there I am out... This is out of everything! damn it... I have no more word... OUT!
Kraos2 4 years ago 2
this is fucking scary
desparion 4 years ago
Guy in pony tail is playing a theremin
subrou 4 years ago
Thank you, I thought he was doing his laundry ...
ygg69 4 years ago 3
wow such an amazing video. and of course music itself, but i have a question; does anyone know what instrument that guy in the blue shirt and pony tail is playing?
Sora124 4 years ago
ezquisofrenia?
upercutsss 4 years ago
Praise God for non-commercial television!
mattaijauri 4 years ago 8
Amen
Kigorri 4 years ago
praise god for sweden..hahaha
skezness 4 years ago
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Mellotronen 4 years ago
world's greatest spoons player. i've never seen anyone get that into it. also, the keyboard player looks like he's autistic. i wouldn't be surprised, what with the spinning around and stuff. great music, though.
brownhatbrigade 4 years ago
Mats Oberg is simply blind, ;-)
freaxinthenight 4 years ago 4
He's also fucking awesome!
tsnowsill 4 years ago 3
Advokaten in norwegian is Advokaten :D very similar to each other :)
Midlife90 4 years ago
WTF is going on around 7min^^
I love these guys!!!!!!!!!
awesome
machtin9 4 years ago
more drugs for everyone yey11111!!!!
jarhat 4 years ago
sounds like there is a lot of improvization goin' on in this song.
milleralive 4 years ago
not so much improvisation after that cool spoon-guy in the beginning. By the way, are the spoonman Captain Beefheart?
hurtigsphilen 4 years ago
yes it is the same spooman as in the Soundgarden song, he says it in the video
slussen 4 years ago
this is such a creative and fun band.
milleralive 4 years ago
Holy pants that's Artis isn't it
daqtip 4 years ago
Same spoonman as in the Soundgarden song?
gnilvarg 4 years ago
Advokaten means The Lawyer
marcusnor 4 years ago
Lawyers, in polisz "adwokaci" :)
sobersky 4 years ago
Haha, cool :)
marcusnor 4 years ago
I meant Polish of course ;P
sobersky 4 years ago
Advokaten in portuguese is Advogado!
very similar to each other
guiaanselmo 4 years ago
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marshalfaulkner 4 years ago
Mental - Brilliant!!!!!
wuckle 4 years ago
man i just love mats & morgan music,they're like frank zappa's sons,just listen to their last album "thank's for flying with us" it's amasing,if you like zappa,you're gonna love mats & morgan!!!!
aliensorifice 4 years ago
Fuck me that's some crazy ass shit
The bassist freaking with the machine heads at the end!
LdyChatterleysPlover 4 years ago