cantata no.147

[zeistermeist]

It's better without the video......

[ArthurManhattan]

ЯПОНИЯ - ТЫ СТРАННАЯ

[eiuzz]

You are a pile of shit ... Handicapped ugly disgusting ... I been a beast on the cock ... we hope that the faces of shit that you go fuck themselves ....

[eiuzz]

Fate Schifo siete delle Merde.... non ho parole, Brutta banda di MONGOLOIDI!!!!!

[clisma]

PERFECT JOB PLEAS MORE OF THIS mooooooooooore

[Government389]

Clubbed up? Ehhhh...it's okay. I guess.

[phillernst]

This would have worked awesomely with Katamari Damacy.

[RawringTaters]

@phillernst I just posted something about omodaka working right for that xD At least Im not the only one thinking it!

[galamotshaku]

CHIPTUNE + TECHNO + ENKA + BAROQUE = OMODAKA AWESOMENES

[blacked3mirror]

HAHAHAHAHA HOW FUNNY DUDE sorta great too jeesz nice sorta ^^ >:) :P XD :D :P ^.^XD L=: >:) ;) hahaha alooooooool

[soulwrappin]

85 people did not get selected to participate in this awesomeness and is feeling spiteful about it.

[frozenslumber]

My week took a rather sharp turn downward leaving a sour taste in my mouth.Then I started playing this song and all of the sudden I caught myself smiling.A+

[ricovandorem]

@frozenslumber I felt it's quite uplifting :)

[NipCatcherz]

What is this I don't even

[formula1fan07]

This is like listening to a retarded robot or something

[martjnsakanjger]

Deeply disturbing.

[nxaable]

人の顔っておもしろい。と思いました。

あと、omodakaやばい！と思いました。

[daVbOz]

i like this very much!

like a machine you have to live your life!

[Halloojj122]

Gogo japanese people for the win!!

[carmelinda62]

In this version (although it sounds not bad ) I think the real great music of Bach is at all misunderstanded. Poor compositor! Perhaps..it should be good music for Eastern people who are accomplished with the idea to become some Robots....I simply don't like this!

[ValterZach]

muito bom

[JohnnyBH]

Though we can't understand even a thing because of the language, we Western must all recognize Japanese people are GREAT indeed in their own contributions to the World's future... I'd like to know where may we download this MP3 song to play it all over for any private club party. It's great and we must recognize Japanese musical feelings to turn everything into High Tech which inspires us all. Cheers and congratulations for all Asian people! (message from Brazil)

[jahnssen]

not bad



[MastroHo]

P-MODELの「配線上のアリア」を探していたらこの動画に行­き着きました。

すばらしい！！！

[uetzel]

it's better than the version you hear at chruch

[goeloegoele]

are they singing the same lyrics?

[magowizzard]

)8C

[graxxor]

Not convinced about this one as far as colabs go..

[JuggaloKaez216]

by the way where can i get gewt this in english?

[JuggaloKaez216]

hah, i like the fact that there is one person sitting down while everyone else is standing up doin stuff.

[JuggaloKaez216]

why do i feel like there will be a hidden message if i play this backwards?

[paripe]

Japón, que pueblo tan culto, curioso y admirable...

[edaderkas]

This is good, but towards the middle bit from 2:14 onwards, it doesn't work. The Cantata is in 3/4 or 6/8 time and the beat is four to the floor (4/4). just ends up sounding odd...

[safersephiroth2001]

@edaderkas It's in 9/12. But that's kind of splitting hairs...

[1afrowolf]

I never get tired of this song or video <3

[PiotrPawlak84]

It`s AMAZING ! I`m lovin it :-) Bach is timeless composer who combines the generation of musicians. But the Japanese have amazing ideas. All the time i`m laughing

[MorphicNightmare]

I LUUUV OMODAKAAAAAAAAAAAA

[thalamask1]

This is sacriledge. It's like sitting down to the most perfect gourmet meal in a beautiful renaissance restaurant, that took the chef and team HOURS to prepare... and then pouring tomato sauce and mustard over the whole thing. If you can't improve something LEAVE IT ALONE!

[MrHiberto]

@thalamask1 i agree and i usually like omodaka's stuff

[Vladiablo]

Me ha sorprendido muy gratamente esta versión, armónicamente tan respetuosa y a la vez tan fresca, moderna y bailable.

[josefk64]

very confusing. Should i cry or laugh???

[seongapple]

Once you watch it, you feel like watching this again.

AWESOME!

[watchingtelly]

This is great! I think also that it shows that the music of the great JSB is so resiliant that whatever you do to it, it can never lose its essence. Bit reminiscent of Walter Carlos?

[KyougetsuYoru]

Bach- Samaaa!!!! xD

[pacobarcia25]

Please, does anybody understand the lyrics?

[MsGurevich]

@pacobarcia25 No we dj

[mrrawrbert]

since discovering this song, I've found myself listening to it at least once everyday!

I can't get enough Techno Bach! Omodaka-san please give us more!

[44okiru44]

really, what is this???

[44okiru44]

@44okiru44 : its weird

[karmacop911]

@44okiru44 a music video? not everything has to be Lady Gaga.

[mrrawrbert]

this is amazing!!!!

[tinypapercube]

This is one of the most reverential dance arrangements of Bach I've heard. Excellent! Thanks!

[WLocast]

This is great!

[taraba1231]

haha! me too!

[leonardopmourao]

Someone please help me! I can't stop seeing it!

[QuAwesome]

the original song (and maybe this) was the inspiration for the wii sports theme. listen to both.

oh god, i'm a nerd!

[betoinabox]

Bach + sashimi = Love it!

[Lazer85]

So far omodaka is the first genious I've encountered in the chiptune. Sexy Synthesizer has a whole lot of potential. I really like how they both mix it with dance music but don't direct it at the electronic dance music scene. If you have any others to recomend, please tell me. Please dont recommend anything that starts with a Y and ends with a K.

[Taki0201]

This guy will be on stage on 26th march at SF!

[downtroddenmary]

i am completely blown away by this translation of an eternal classic. so clear, precise, buoyant, thrilling and brilliant. and the video is totally intriguing. Doumo arigatou gozaimasu, omodaka. come and tour the usa!

[jandopandeiro]

I`d like to understand the lyrics. Seems to me that it´s not a translation of the original "wohl mir dass ich jesum habe". It´s fantastic that this wonderful melody inspires modern musicians today. Go on!

[csabaimate]

Terrible...

[gereonification]

you should better visit a doctor

[fredflinstone1291029]

Don't know whether to love or hate this. Won't get out of my head though.

[filmauge16zu9]

Bach meets japanese techno.....

Not bad!!!! :-)

[uetzel]

@filmauge16zu9 i wonder what bach would have said to that :D

[filmauge16zu9]

@uetzel ...Bach was a crazy DJ... he remixed like mad.... I think he would like that.

[fasoable]

I LOVE THIS LYRICS TOO!!!

[Spuutnik0]

this sounds like a danish cristmas hymn i've heard once...

Cool...

[Strav9]

i love this lyrics !

[clockwather]

Zac makes his own lyrics, but sometimes he has Kanazawa Akiko help him. like in kokiriko bushi

[Israe5l]

who wrote the lyrics? is it computer assisted?

[karmacop911]

Can anyone post an English translation of the lyrics?

[sciencemuzzy]

wtf haha it' really great!

[Israe5l]

I think the girl in 4:08 is cute.

[Israe5l]

she got good hair style.

[Israe5l]

when she walk she puts the hands to the side like a penguine.

[RoulfYelrab]

I love it when people ruin good music.

[drawnseeker]

awesome!

[ZetaDragoon]

Omodaka was an amazing live act. Saw him twice this weekend at japantown in San Francisco. Keep rocking the chiptronic music dude. :3

[Israe5l]

very modern japanese and very fun.

[matsudaira]

i like the way okinawan and traditional minyo tastes are in it

[rochelimit55555]

I like the Hebrew font thing . . . anybody know where to download it?

[rochelimit55555]

o yea, my mistake, it is a Tibetan font ...

[Imperatormudi]

this is an insult to Bach.

[danobaka]

if you think bach would find this insulting you seem to have overlooked how "classical" composers acted and were regarded when they were contemporary. ol' johannes does not become a sacred cow just because his music is very old.

[soulwrappin]

they are as rebellious and creative as the creators of this video and music are.

[parafaragaramus]

I agree!

[Jonoknows]

Fantastic video. Also, I still remember Ape Escape.

[yellowfellow]

why are so many japanese people eurocentric?

[jormundgard]

because they have taken over the western culture and improved it in their own way.

they seem to have a zeal towards classical music though.

[soulwrappin]

@jormundgard which is a good thing. at least among the craziness they export, there are classical music remixes.

[nowherepink]

dadadismo puiro , japoneses tienen que ser

[Bluesteel750]

Simply awful

[Ram875]

jajajajaja.....

[bloodplus99]

hmmm...i like it!!

[friedlfesl]

this is really awful!

[klaus442]

lyrcs pl0x

[vipper2451]

＞ANNYUISAMA

omodakaというアーティストの作品だと思う

[CHISTROUF]

OMG (°.°)

[BobTucker2]

This is absolutely unique; but Bach 's Cantata 147 never sounded better. This is amazing. Thank you.

[sylCMYK]

I've been looking for this song for years!

[Tshaka21]

OMG this is crime! You spoil music, rlly! What's next? Paint copy of Mona Lisa?

[radstorm]

Incredible re-make of a classic, very original :)

[shinviroz]

wow sounds so much better with &fmt=18

[roaringrockets]

Inexpressibly awful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nick10281]

This is like Bach meets Super Mario Brothers

[ANNYUISAMA]

これなんですか？

誰か説明してください

興味津々です。

[yankejohn]

loool, this thing is so funny , and cool, i admit. Nice one.

[TheKingOfAwkward]

Listening to this gives me Clockwork Orange flashbacks so much. It would fit right in with Wendy Carlos's soundtrack. Good song.

[camilocuesta]

awesomely

[13Videos]

Wonderful!!!!

[jarcho123]

i don't know, friend...i've visited japan and lived in korea, and the music industries there are just as bad, if not worse than, america. this is exceptional music, but let's remember that it was written hundreds of years ago...

[LeixVonStewart]

Yeah, some JPOP can sound really generic among itself. There are geniuses everywhere in the world, but their are also artists who suck but gain plenty of popularity eveywhere in the world.

Omodaka, well they aren't just geniuses in Japan, they're also geniuses in 8bit. Even if the project was born in america it'd be just as amazing. It might not seem as amazing to Americans due to the fact that they understand the language, but whatever.

[flashnizmmm]

oh my gooooood :D:D:D

[TheAtma]

Is this battletoads?

[IlkenGirth]

@TheAtma Actually, it's the 3rd level of Battletoads and Double Dragon.

[Halloojj122]

@IlkenGirth I just looked up Battletoads & Double dragon - stage 3 song, it sounds completely different?

[IlkenGirth]

@Halloojj122 IT WAS A JOKE YOU FAT SACK OF SHIT.

[Halloojj122]

@IlkenGirth Ever considered the Comedy business? Please dont.

Would really like to remind your parents what a terrible job they did with teaching you some damn manners but that would probably be sad to remind them.

[IlkenGirth]

@Halloojj122 I'm sorry, who are you? Oh that's right, a nobody who likes to talk shit on youtube because you have self-esteem issues. Grow up.

I'd like remind you that you were a mistake, and you should probably finish the job your parents couldn't. Go kill yourself. They thought pushing your mother down stairs when she was pregnant with you would do the trick, but all that did was give you brain damage. Oh well, if you don't succeed try, try again.

[SaiyanPrince339]

lol the japanese philharmonic orchestra. :D

[XenLuna]

mmmmm

私はこの曲が大好きです。

より多く投稿してください。

^_^

幸運を祈るよ

[trasselfrisyr]

Has anyone said "Wendy Carlos did this to Bach back in 1968 already" yet? Love it, though! :D

[o0EmmAngel0o]

BRILLANT (l)(l)(l)(l)(l)

[Yongle96]

Sheer genious!

[ghostswa]

whenever I hear this song, I'm always reminded of NGE (evangelion). such a mind blowing series.

[bonnieisarabbit]

ahaha you lot are soo serious

[keytologic]

Truely people...all Americans are not idiots, but I have to say that living in America I have made an observation that most are a few bricks shy of a full load. Just keep searching there are intelligent Americans out there, I myself am not the smartest being out there, but please understand that making a large generalization without actually knowing different people in America is just ignorant and rude.

[kingoftheintertron]

Ignorant and rude, just like most Americans!

LOLZ XD

[zombiebackrub]

wow, you've met most americans? i've been living here almost all my life and i've only met a few relative to the population! you must really get around!

[kingoftheintertron]

Of course! Part of my duties as The King of The Intertron is to know about mostly everything. I didn't actualy need to meet a majority of Americans to come to a funny conclusion about them.

Next time you are on the internet and someone makes a jackass comment and ends it with "LOLZ XD!" or something similar, just ignore it.

Also if my comment was based on real data I would probably only need to speak to about one thousand Americans to come to a similar conclusion.

[zombiebackrub]

oh that's good. i was loathe to assume that you had any actual data to back up your claim. i had only thought that since you made a comment about ignorance that you wouldn't act simply upon prejudice, which is a type of ignorance in itself. carry on then!

[mekkabon]

lol.

[Kraveth]

Bach is god

[HyuniHyuni]

I was a bit rash in my generalization. I should have said the majority of Americans have horrible taste in music. Jazz and Soul music was born/invented here; its the only true American art form, and those kinds of music are AWESOME. To be fair, maybe its not the populace that is the problem, but the industry. It seems American music has suffered a steep decline in the last decade, all thanks to greedy record execs in my opinion. oh btw f*k RIA.

[SwordXEvil]

this gives me a headache...

[mekkabon]

yay bach.

[HyuniHyuni]

damn music in america sucks so bad this "far east" label is the sheet.

[TuahShinguru]

Americans are easily impressed. A person can play an instrument with simple dexterity, but it takes a lot more to actually understand the music and performance. Yet American bands still gain popularity despite a complete lack of talent.

[Domenicozzo]

Americans are even impressed by their own shadow... if you tell them a pig is flying they will look up in the sky.

[TuahShinguru]

America really needs a wave of intellectualism. A lot of it has to do with music as well. Many pop bands that teens have listened to over the past decade have been full of half-wits.

I have noticed that television programming seems to go through a cycle of great and poor. Mayhaps we can hope for the same in music?

[fiachrahackett]

an interesting conversation but you are making a big generalization about america not everyone in america is a idiot (I'm not american though) and 75% of most music is crap and then again music is only opinion so who am I to say whats crap and whats not crap it's all opinion sometimes simple music is better than something complicated.

or maybe I'm just an idiot?

:)

[TuahShinguru]

Aye, I know it's a big generalization, but it's supported by observations of the general populace with the assistance of a few intelligent foreigners who also provide observations.

What I mean by 'crap music' is that which comes from 'musicians' with no musical knowledge. IE: Green Day, who uses only power chords, and the exact same guitar pattern in many songs. Sure there may be a good song, but the people who wrote it are severely lacking in talent.

[KamHerOn]

You could say the same about many british bands. With a large populace and variety comes the good and the bad. Surely an intellectual would be able to comprehend that concept. Sweeping generalizations about the intellect of an entire country is absurd and just plain ignorant. It would be on the same level as saying that Chris Crocker represents all the gay people in the world because there is "intelligent observations." Clearly, that is a false statement.

[TuahShinguru]

Good point.  Now that I think about it, those people I mentioned did have a rather elitist attitude. Perhaps I'm a bit too biased.

To be honest I'm a bit of an elitist as well, though I try not to be.

[donnachaidh]

@TuahShinguru I don't think you're wrong, I just don't think you're paying close enough attention.

[711db]

hell so damn good!!

[dernameistwurscht]

Seems to be a lot of hard work to make this video!

Well done!

[herbelizerbunny]

Japan is so fucked up, man i want to live there so much.

[toydoctorrrs]

what you are doing is great.

great video, great production.

[fantoja]

Qina tonteria!

[keenmachine1]

i really dig the music

[Makkaru111]

Heheh Sugoi XD

[nobringuk]

weird but strangely addictive i like it

[Ste987]

oddio...lasciamo perdere..

[lepanto2]

J.S.Bach ist zwar unverwüstlich, und ich verstehe keine Silbe vom gesungenen Text, und es ist auch witzig gemacht, aber es ist GANZ GEWISS NICHT IM SINNE VON J.S.B. Mir graust es!

[xoxochaotic]

super neat!

[luvTHYtower]

bach is a genius. he's better than mozart

[steadyblingin2002]

Ah, the Japanese. A bit weird, but very cool people.

[TuahShinguru]

They're the only culture that can be adorable and cool simultaneously. x3

[backlikevertabrae]

also perverted and racist.

[rochelimit55555]

they distort the human voice into real melody of the original back, i like hearing the bass part

[skafen]

WTF

[Mazurka1001]

LOL. Japs are hilarious people: )

[elektricamuerte]

Nice Video

[boynamedblue]

what's the name of this group?

[squarefrog]

omodaka - tells you in more info :D

[boynamedblue]

thanks. still waiting for that info though.

[LeixVonStewart]

Omodaka is an alternative name for Soichi Terada. Soichi used to be a video game music composer for video games in japan. His other alternative name is Far East Recording, it's like his own label.

[Neocis]

omggggg I'm so getting this album. :]

[arklas]

What is this?!?!

[uruiatsu]

Jesus, brush your teeth.

[ShadowNeko79]

so fun, i like listening to this :P

[Daandude1]

because its not in your wapanese/weeaboo style?

KAWAIII!!!! Get the hell outta here