Analyzing Björk's HUNTER - It took me MONTHS to get this beat right

Analyzing Björk's HUNTER - It took me MONTHS to get this beat right | Drum Patterns Explained

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We picked apart the beat of Björk's Hunter - a true 909 classic programmed by techno pioneer Mark Bell (LFO) that took the iconic drum machine to its limits. Find out what's so special about this rhythm and how to recreate it in our newest episode of "Drum Patterns Explained"!
Featured drum patterns (transcriptions available on Patreon):
Björk - Hunter
Gear used:
Squarp Hapax
D16 Drumazon
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32
One Goat
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#909 #drummachine #analysis #musicanalysis #musicproduction #beatmaking #beatmaker #björk #bjork #drumpattern #electronicmusic
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Pattern 1
5:50 Pattern 2
6:05 Captain Pikant goes a little off the rails (a.k.a. "The 909 Murder Mystery")
9:47 Easy solutions for modern sequencers
13:20 The Other Patterns
13:41 End Jam
Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter

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@MrCshmn 11 ай бұрын

It was probably a 909 sequenced using a Notron hardware sequencer (it looked like a toilet seat). They were using that quite a bit while making this album. I know this for a fact as I visited him at his friend Richards studio in Wakefield during the time of the sessions where I heard some rough mixes. He was using a lot of pro tools audio editing at the time too as this was a new technique to old school technoheads. We we all using AtariST machines a lot up until this point. Ideas were recorded live without sequencing then edited into form. It’s also worth mentioning that Bjork doesn’t get enough credit for the musical ideas. She knew how to use all the gear. Mark was in absolute awe of her.

@CaptainPikant 11 ай бұрын

Hi MrCshmn, we finally found some time to dig through the manual of the Notron and confirm that it is indeed possible, as we speculated in a comment 10 days ago. It has red/green velocity groups which can be used to comfortably place unaccented/accented steps and it has an additional accent to push the 909 to maximum oomph. Microtiming per step is also possible. We took Björk's statements as the reason to start this deep dive into the 909's sequencing capabilities - so even if they used the Notron, we proved that it can be done with only the internal sequencer :)

@leepshin 11 ай бұрын

Atari ST's should never be overlooked as they're "still" used today. I'm still using mine even though I use Reaper, FL Studio, have a Beatstep Pro and a Roland MC50 in my musical arsenal. The Atari is still extremely useful and fun to use thanks to those inbuilt MIDI ports.

@sub-jec-tiv 11 ай бұрын

Bell said once in an interview that it was a Novation DrumStation doing the actual sounds. You can also see the DrumStation being performed in his rack in the live video too. (That tour was amazing! She toured with Bell and strings.) I don’t know who to believe, i wasn’t there! Anyhow, doesn’t matter how they did it, it’s amazing.

@airfixx_8952 11 ай бұрын

"She knew how to use all the gear. Mark was in absolute awe of her." Hanging out with Nellee Hooper & 808 state in the early 90s would have been quite the education I'd imagine.

@MrMikkyn 10 ай бұрын

This is such a fascinating story from the perspective of a techno musician. Thanks for sharing.

@twoeggcups 11 ай бұрын

Mark Bell did so many brilliant tunes. Absolutely love Homogenic. RIP Mark.

@alvareo92 11 ай бұрын

Still can’t believe he’s not in this world anymore 😔 such an amazing musician

@duuuuuuuuuuude 11 ай бұрын

I don't know him, did he compose for many Bjork's songs?

@twoeggcups 11 ай бұрын

@@duuuuuuuuuuude He was in a brilliant band called LFO

@d_vibe-swe 11 ай бұрын

@@duuuuuuuuuuudeI don't think he composed any of her songs? He produced some of them together with Björk though :)

@Viczarratt 11 ай бұрын

Mark Bell, wasn't he half of M&N alongside Nick Hatcher? They released the 1994 hardcore tune "You'll be there"

@edsohovocals 11 ай бұрын

This must be one of the most in depth dissections of one of the most complex rhythms ever. And it's so simply and professionally presented. Just wow.

@mmummumm 10 ай бұрын

Really impressive

@neniv 11 ай бұрын

Homogenic was an album so far ahead of it's time. A genuine masterpiece of music.

@ai8ght871 11 ай бұрын

REALLL

@matthiaslachmund3303 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, timeless too and imho by far the best Björk album after her debut.

@abraham3673 10 ай бұрын

vespertine sliiiiightly better

@Stella___9 10 ай бұрын

Overall Bjork was always way ahead of her time

@chriskelvin248 11 ай бұрын

I always assumed the “ghost kicks” were simply a function of a delay effect.

@Fabbv001 4 ай бұрын

yes now i understand why it felt like complete chaos

@alecchase2176 10 ай бұрын

This is minimalist sound design 101. By lowering the amount of sounds on display, but ramping up dynamics, it does a lot to draw the listener in as they can hear the evolution of a few basic sounds. Love it.

@odesseus 11 ай бұрын

Hunter is an amazing song. I have to admit I never realized how amazing the drums were (though I thoroughly appreciated them). Thanks for this!

@-Pol- 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree, this has totally opened my ears.

@jeanetteandrews3319 10 ай бұрын

Same here!! Thank you!!!

@SuperPillage 11 ай бұрын

Rest in peace Mark Bell.

@Stopinvadingmyhardware 11 ай бұрын

Now my suspension from Twitter makes sense.

@nutster9000 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. LFO were one of the finest electronic acts of the 90's.

@bupkis7505 11 ай бұрын

RIP Art Bell too

@GNeuman 11 ай бұрын

????

@grimmwerks 11 ай бұрын

@@bupkis7505didn’t realize the host from C2C was an electronics legend

@philhasacomputer 10 ай бұрын

i also tried to rebuild that pattern in VCV ... after a few days I gave up. I thought I'am too stupid ... but you showed me, no Im not too stupid ... Mark Bell is just too brilliant! really really really thanks for that tutorial and transcription. this is mind blowing for me!

@MrSkelleteen 10 ай бұрын

I love videos analyzing Björk songs. A lot of people don't understand the technical or structural aspect of her stuff and this explains everything very detailed. Thank you for this. ⚡️

@christianwheeler8386 11 ай бұрын

I've been chasing this drum beat since I first heard it all those years ago. This is amazing.

@beetheimmortal 11 ай бұрын

It's amazing how many sounds he managed to make with just two instruments.

@esc8engn 11 ай бұрын

I'm a huge bjork fanboy, with some musical background. going into the vid, i was a little worried you were gonna break the magic, but no. it's super deep. and i love it all the more now.

@KarmaPaym3ntPlan 11 ай бұрын

Your transcription of this absolutely deserved a video. Top tier

@CaptainPikant 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! That first transcription from a few months ago was almost harmless in comparison though. After finding all those extra details we knew we had to make an entire episode on it :)

@Waevform 11 ай бұрын

Wow this was so informative! I’m totally ignorant to drum machines but this was fascinating as a Bjork fan

@michaelmann8800 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. "Hunter" just gives me the chills every time I listen to it.

@sub-jec-tiv 11 ай бұрын

The triplet fill is a hook. Bell was a genius.

@albertpauw8234 11 ай бұрын

What an effort figuring this one out. Well done! 😊

@CaptainPikant 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Albert :)

@kianhendrick3794 11 ай бұрын

@@CaptainPikant Could you share the midi files ?

@ThizOne 11 ай бұрын

Great dissection of a mind boggling 909 pattern. Mark Bell truly was something special. R.I.P. L...F...O!

@nsjx 11 ай бұрын

agreed... ELeh eFFF eFff... OHh!

@st0rmchild 11 ай бұрын

The real LFO! Those other knobs should have picked a different name.

@GNeuman 11 ай бұрын

I saw them perform this live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, back in 98. The drum programming makes the album, it's unique

@Kablehead 11 ай бұрын

Björk and Mark Bell are both geniuses.

@tr606 11 ай бұрын

RIP Mark Bell Outstanding video by the way, as usual ❤

@etainafuzz 11 ай бұрын

That beat has always stumped me on parts of it as to how it was done. Thanks for the excellent explanation (and work to dissect it!)

@abraxasjinx5207 9 ай бұрын

This beat always gave me a feeling of a soldiers' march. Great song.

@GonzaloTong 27 күн бұрын

I’m extremely thankful for the KZfaq algorithm for this mind-blowing introduction to your channel. I’m was a subscriber just a few minutes in. And also, the care put into your patrons’ names ❤.

@zacharieschlouch7171 11 ай бұрын

I bought my first drum machine because of this song and I’ve gained interest to drum machines because of your channel so thank you for this video

@BenGeorge77 11 ай бұрын

You really brought home the goods on this one.

@olliec6996 11 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Love how clearly you explain things, and the colour palette and production value of your videos really stands out among many other boring channels - keep up the great work!

@Waldemar_la_Tendresse 11 ай бұрын

What a genius drum pattern. And what an outstanding work of recreation of that pattern. Your videos always deliver!

@mathewreeve8634 11 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved Mark’s 909 patterns, especially on his Speedjack album, thank you very much for explaining the method. Amazing video.

@B0K1T0 11 ай бұрын

Very cool you made a video about this track! ♥Just happened to listen a lot to her music lost week, especially Homogenic. Hunter has always been my favorite track on the album (although All Is Full Of Love is so hauntingly beautiful as well). I've always found the drum patterns so incredibly creative and it's really interesting to see how insane they actually are. Much respect for the hard work 😅

@RandomNoiseMusic 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic work 👏 the programing and performance on this track is incredible and you reverse engineered it masterfully 🙌 I’m a big fan of Björk, she and the artists she worked with throughout the years have always been pushing the boundaries of music making

@bosnianlain 11 ай бұрын

this was one of the songs that made me really interested in drum machines some years ago, great video as always, and that cover at the end was sick

@els1f 11 ай бұрын

OMG this is my favorite artist and one of my favorite songs of hers! I'm so glad you did this🙌🙏

@humanprogram 11 ай бұрын

What a brilliant beat, and wonderful explanation as usual!

@thesurgingmass 11 ай бұрын

Just brilliant! Really love your work and the mind numbing attention to detail! Looking forward to more.

@edsohovocals 11 ай бұрын

This is exceptionally good work. Thank you so much. 🙌🏻

@RealGengarTV 11 ай бұрын

Your really bringing back the goods on this one

@robertcarolinar 11 ай бұрын

This video is amazing, thank you for taking the time to explain this! ♥

@real_anxst 11 ай бұрын

One goat. Price well paid, glad I could help make that happen. Honestly, amazing work here beat bunnies. Thank you!

@prepetually-exploding-mind 9 ай бұрын

Your commitment to detail is wonderful. Thank you.

@noou 11 ай бұрын

Really cool, I've always been fascinated by that pattern, and not knowing all those 909 tricks, they sounded like crazy single note programming on an external sequencer to me. Now I see it's so much more than that. Thanks!

@CreationTVstation 10 ай бұрын

Love Björk! Fantastic video breakdown of the drums!

@justinmarney1850 10 ай бұрын

This was truly epic! Shows absolute mastery of the 909, but also HUGE props cuz this is also amazing modern day programming & reverse engineering!

@tomasflorez 11 ай бұрын

Wow, great explaination! I was just looking for something like this just two days ago, fantastic job!

@lepooploser 11 ай бұрын

This is one great video, I got teary ay the end when it was played. Homogenic is such an amazing album.

@michaelkonomos 11 ай бұрын

Man this is SO good. You are really expert at this.

@mac__tv 11 ай бұрын

Damn! I've been looking for this for ages. Thank you man

@pwaegemans 11 ай бұрын

Awesome breakdown of a beautiful and hypnotic song. I wish somebody could explain it to me like this back in the 90s when I tried to make music like this but had no clue about what was going on.

@KarlSadler 11 ай бұрын

Wow, that was peak nerdyness and ticked all kinds of boxes, well done!!!

@TheActualJae 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact, I sequence my TR-8 purely from Ableton because, as much as I love classic sounds, I don't love classic workflows. I totally support you just using the Hapax to get this right.

@sullycliftona 11 ай бұрын

Tr8!and tro8. Are a nightmare I have three Roland’s and that’s still got me wandering all th time

@Labyrinth1010 4 ай бұрын

What a fun fact.

@dominickl4456 4 ай бұрын

This song will never get old to me it’s so good

@hasush 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful. You opened a brand new world for me. Thank you.

@d_vibe-swe 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Homogenic and Björk. Thanks for showing these expressive 909 patterns!

@rachofthetower 11 ай бұрын

thank you for the lovely tut! 🙏

@alantaylor2694 11 ай бұрын

'That'll be one goat please'. Love it. Your videos are sooo well done.

@llittlegreyhound 11 ай бұрын

Your production and value iare amazing captain!

@Aeon_Replicant 11 ай бұрын

This video is a dream come true. Thank you vey much.

@toja16 11 ай бұрын

Great work as always

@crmsn_ 5 күн бұрын

Daaaaaaamn... as a huge fan of electronic gear and Björk, this was an absolute joy to watch. Thank you! Definitely subbing. 🖤

@RetroPlus 11 ай бұрын

I love this pattern, i'm impressed you were able to accurately figure this out, or should i say sussed it out

@khalylehagood3222 11 ай бұрын

This video is so thorough and amazing.

@Volundur9567 5 ай бұрын

Björk and Bell = Genius. Such a good aggro song too!

@drdef 11 ай бұрын

Great drum track and an excellent breakdown in this video... blew my mind when I found out it was supposed to be inspired by Ravel's Bolero

@cstevenson1234 11 ай бұрын

My mother had this album back in the day - the cover used to terrify me

@Lia-A-Eastwood 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant detailed explanation. 👍🎵

@fRUTTiFrESH76 10 ай бұрын

Great Work!

@appidydafoo 10 ай бұрын

Amazing. Thank you.

@Jimantronic 11 ай бұрын

Another awesome exploration, thanks 👍

@Senshobeats 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant as always!! You guys are incredible

@CaptainPikant 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Sensho 🖤

@unduloid 11 ай бұрын

This sounds like some of the rhythms we would sometimes play in the latin percussion group I was part of, with the bass drum part played on a surdo.

@CaptainPikant 11 ай бұрын

I noticed that spanish/latin influence too and then Björk actually said in that very same podcast that they took Ravel's Boléro as an inspiration :)

@Labyrinth1010 4 ай бұрын

Cool! I didn’t know that.

@nickwallette6201 11 ай бұрын

Was just listening to this album a week ago. It's so good.

@jaguarr314 11 ай бұрын

I'm finally early to an upload! Great video as always!!

@ricardojmestre 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant! I don't know how have figured out this one, many thanks!

@petrolotommaso 11 ай бұрын

wow this is incredible, thank you so much

@bensilicate 11 ай бұрын

Wonderfull work !!

@gjworthington 8 ай бұрын

Amazing dude! ❤

@marcpinion 11 ай бұрын

fantastic work

@katelikesrectangles 11 ай бұрын

incredible, great job

@georgeglen 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for that.

@sebastiennesp1978 11 ай бұрын

My mind, my mind, is truly....Boggled. Well done sir!

@Sinnersainthuman 10 ай бұрын

love this channel

@jeremyjohnson7441 11 ай бұрын

Fair to say, this has got to be one of the most complicated 909 patterns ever programmed. Can anyone suggest other contenders? I really can’t think of anything else that’s even close. (So happy to see this deconstructed. This pattern has fascinated me for the past 30ish years!)

@teagancombest6049 7 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what drum machines were used but Objekt's track Cactus is probably my favorite beat to confuse people.