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@lerippletoe68937 ай бұрын
The more I know about music theory, and I'm studying thoroughbass and counterpoint type stuff, the more I realize the "dude you just do something like this" type insights are golden. You just gave people a creative platform to experiment with Meshuggah composition NOW.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
sick. You'll definitely enjoy part 2 where I show how you can develop the beat cycle. Drops on Monday.
@Jacket4417 ай бұрын
youre such an amazing teacher - that didn't even feel like a 14 minute video
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
part 2 is called "Developing the 33 Beat Cycle". Dropping on MONDAY.
@lgab7 ай бұрын
Implying 14 minutes is a long time...
@CarlosDirtyNasty7 ай бұрын
i dont know anything about this genre or the band this guy is talking about or why this video was recommended to me but i like this guy's passion. its infectious
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
You'll dig the next video
@AxeFxMike6 ай бұрын
the algorithm has chosen you, my friend, to be a djentleman. Train your ears to hear the meaning behind "the screaming"
@very_not_emo2 ай бұрын
@@AxeFxMikebeautifully put lmao
@wrongperfection4 ай бұрын
As Metal Music Theory put it, "Looping asymmetric guitar riff patterns that phase against quadruple meter backbeats and are truncated to realign at hypermetric boundaries" Or Yogev Gabay made the guest/host system...
@thumb_bass_guy7 ай бұрын
Dude this video is mind blowing. Sick stuff man
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
thanks!
@barankaypakoglu76437 ай бұрын
The passion is contagious on this one! Will try this at home.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
YES. TRY AT HOME. NERW VIDEO DROPS TODAY. SAME CONCEPT. NEW BEAT CYCLE. ENTIRELY DIFFERENT RESULT.
@sikkis40077 ай бұрын
I will always remember the moment I realized what Meshuggah is all about.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@SPLIFFZPUFFZ8 ай бұрын
Dude.. YES... exactly what I needed. Thank you! 33!!
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
h3r3 for you
@g.fweber7 ай бұрын
man I love your energy hahaha
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good. Check the latest video, it's 3NLIGHT3NING.
@aaronbandell12448 ай бұрын
Realizing that a band as highly regarded as meshuggah might be writing all their music on a computer as weirdly broken me out of a serious case of imposter syndrome
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Good. I definitely think we need to embrace the technology in order to innovate. Meshuggah is a perfect example of that.
@mybiggrin8 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 The singer actually contributes to the guitar AND drum parts and he said in an interview that they are writing all of the drum parts on computer at least.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@mybiggrin Yup. Jens was apparently the original guitarist of Meshuggah. I tend to think that the concept of Meshuggah was originally conceived by Jens and Fred.
@KevinTheCardigan7 ай бұрын
It's what you record with. Why would you not write as close to the recording process as possible? The less separation from writing to recording, the easier the workflow.
@miggychan7 ай бұрын
If you're up for a band suggestion "behold the arctopus" writes all their music on the computer so that they don't fall into the same muscle memory trappings that we normally tend to do. There's so many ways to make and write music and all of them valid as long as you're having fun
@blackedelweiss60119 күн бұрын
For this style when I'm riffing on guitar with a metronome I tab my idea out on guitar pro afterwards. Often time my favorite feeling Meshuggah style riffs I write are in big ol bars of 9/4, 11/4, or 13/4. I tab out based on what's most easy to read and edit on guitar pro first. so 4/4 stuff is actually 16/4, and 3/4 is 12/4 for example. Take all those bars and then occasionally YOU JUST KNOW, to add a 1/4, 5/4, or 3/4 bar in there or at the end of riffs (this is reflected in the video, the "creative" end part choices). I also find my "big ass bar" method really works when a phrase (repeat of notes) ends like a 16th or a dotted note (something weird) before or after the conventional 4/4 bar.
@blakehawley154019 күн бұрын
makes complete sense
@guitaristssuck89798 ай бұрын
The intervals iii, bV, VI form a dim chord, it doesn't get more cyclical than that harmonically speaking 😎
33 :) i was familiar with the pneuma pattern for years and then my mind was blown when i counted along to a quarter note pulse in the verse and 33/4 works
@Chronic_meshuggah_face8 ай бұрын
Oh man I feel your enthusiasm on such a fucking spiritual level - I'm getting 'cøked out Jack Black dialing random people on zoom' vibes, and I love it - your point made so much sense too - simply genius
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
much appreciated. I'm glad you were able to receive the message.
@timnordberg72048 ай бұрын
precisely this Jack Black kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNV2opdokrS2enk.htmlsi=XVQ3urlNUjOZBi8c&t=92
@Ssssssnakeisone8 ай бұрын
What I learned after decades of Meshuggah: *0*
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
yeah that too for sure
@SlyHikari037 ай бұрын
That early mock-up sounded very 70’s Prog, Emerson Lake and Palmer came to mind.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
sick
@Epic5017 ай бұрын
Man thinks he has cracked the code by discovering polymeter
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
check the new video. it's crushing.
@davelanciani-dimaensionx7 ай бұрын
Now I need to try this. 33. Uh, is that why they named an album Catch 33? Now that makes sense.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
I think 33 means a lot of things to Meshuggah. The beat cycle application is definitely very useful.
@DeskLazer7 ай бұрын
great analysis here! meshuggah uses the octatonic scale a lot in their compositions. this is def a fun way to write where you have the end rhythm in mind, then figure out how to harmonically get it to fit in the same space.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Absolutely. I've got some great videos on octatonic opportunity coming soon.
@serenaally7 ай бұрын
This reminds of what Buster Odehiem does, so inspiring. I read and practice a lot of guitar tabs and recently got into transcribing drums in my DAW. This stuff is so neurotic but fun 😂🎉
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Neurosis leads to Greatness.
@brucedao23608 ай бұрын
Hope this video gets you on the map man!
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
If not this one, the next one for sure. Or the one after that. Im about to rapid fire these kinds of videos all of 2024. Thanks for the encouragement!
@chris407x7 ай бұрын
That is excellent. Even with those goofy tones it sounds like Meshuggah. It is also a great way to write odd meter and polyrhythmic songs using the computer to visualize it. I also broke my finger last year in the Mosh pit at a Meshuggah show and it’s still not healed. I’m 54 years old. I guess I’m a slow learner! Subscribed.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
That finger will be heal up in no time if you keep feeding your mind with CYCLICAL RHYTHM.
@nathankirkwood30187 ай бұрын
13:46 The homies making underground Mario music at the Nintendo studio
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
you know it
@AxeFxMike6 ай бұрын
I'll join your skool bro, I'm so glad you're going this route and being more active. You've been so hard to reach on facebook LOL
@blakehawley15406 ай бұрын
G0OD.
@SashaGarcia8 ай бұрын
Brad's taste in music, talking about good music, for once. Just kidding, awesome breakdown!
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
You talking about Brad Baker? Thanks!
@ElephantWatchtower8 ай бұрын
I'm only a minute in and this is already perfect!
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Good.
@TempleGuitars7 ай бұрын
Whenever there are leftovers after dinner, I also see that as a massive opportunity.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
OH. G0OD.
@MrButera7 ай бұрын
Everything is good. Damn straight
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
G0OD.
@jessefriesen96667 ай бұрын
This is awesome, I didnt quite understand how the kick drum was arranged. Maybe someone with more knowledge can fill me in or maybe I missed something. Sounds so meshuggah even with a keyboard its wild!
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Thanks! I copied and pasted the rhythm of the riff to the kick drum so the kick drum is playing the exact rhythm of the riff. The takeaway is that your kick drum will usually be reinforcing the exact rhythm of the riff. Does that make sense?
@jessefriesen96667 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 thank you that makes sense! Love the video and the vibe of you rocking out to the riff 😁🤘
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@jessefriesen9666 awesome! You'll definitely enjoy the next video!
@bimchlasnaga85837 ай бұрын
Should do Vildhjarta next, this was neat
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
maybe
@buildusarocket34107 ай бұрын
I love your enthusiasm, it makes me want to make record an album right away
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
perfect. Thats exactly what I'm going for.
@buildusarocket34107 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 make more, need a discography
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@buildusarocket3410 your wish is gonna come true. Check the next TWO videos
@buildusarocket34107 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 Just bought your music on BC :) It'll be great if you could make more tool videos too!
@rickjames56847 ай бұрын
I'm getting Charlie with the whiteboard vibes. Just got yourself a new sub lol
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
you get it
@nyctonihilanth8 ай бұрын
Killer video! keep up the good work
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Follow every video and become a super fan
@ObsidianEchoes697 ай бұрын
I’m glad this was recommended by YT. As a shaman and musician, this was a great concept I’m gonna use in my next. Thanks
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
awesome. You'll definitely like the next video where I systematically develop this riff using 3 levels of variation.
@moeddan857 ай бұрын
same here sir!
@ObsidianEchoes697 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540just watched the 7775 video. F’ng brilliant!
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@ObsidianEchoes69 G0OD.
@RohannvanRensburg7 ай бұрын
The funny thing about this is your "early mockup" sounds like it could be an instrumental part from a 70s prog song if you used completely analogue instruments.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
yuuuuuuuuuuup
@RohannvanRensburg7 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 Awesome video, I always had the impression they did something like this but hadn't seen it tried outright.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@RohannvanRensburg and from here there's a lot more variation potential, it's all about staying consistent with the beat cycle.
@krackkorn63248 ай бұрын
5:14 finally discovered why Catch 33 is indeed 33
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Good.
@JBrooksNYS7 ай бұрын
Tool is my favorite band and I have never noticed anything like this in their music. You mentioned Pnuema. I know how to play Pnuema and I dont see this going on in that song. Just some odd time signatures. I never heard them "going over the bar" except maybe the bridge of Rossetta Stoned? Do you have any other Tool examples? I would love to know.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
It's true that Tool doesn't go "over the bar" in the same way that Meshuggah does. I brought up the 33 beat cycle in Pneuma just to illustrate the innate musicality of 33 as a rhythm, however, the application of 33 in Pneuma is completely different than the application of it here. In Pneuma the time signature is 33/4 where the snare drum is aligned to the 33 beat cycle. This is the video I was referring to when I mentioned the use of 33 in Pneuma: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9aHrJeS2K3QYps.html it addresses exactly what you're asking about starting at 2:48
@moss4626 ай бұрын
first one that came to mind is in the middle section of lateralus danny plays a 5 beat pattern on the hi-hat(in triplet feel) over the 4/4, takes 5 measures to resolve (from 4:56 to 5:38). then he plays a more complicated 10 beat pattern till 6:20. bass and guitar just play normal 4/4 feel tho.
@DeadzoneMusic8 ай бұрын
This guy drugs
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
I channel
@kaomartin60178 ай бұрын
Anyone feelin’ Mario Paint? We’ve come full circle. 😂
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
yeah this style of composition was definitely utilized by game designers.
@NormanTiner7 ай бұрын
10:40 not gonna lie man, that was some sick vocal distortion
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
G0OD.
@markwflyge7 ай бұрын
Kinda gives Catch 33 a whole new meaning.🤔 hmmmm
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Catch 33 is the gift that keeps on GIVING.
@Gradiencedk7 ай бұрын
What is life. how cool was this! What a great analysis!
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
im about to DISRUPT THE INTERNET with this kind of content.
@Gradiencedk7 ай бұрын
Keep it coming and I will continue to be baffled
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@Gradiencedk next video is gonna be a doozie. DON'T miss it
@Diftonez7 ай бұрын
Actually this one is really good. Love it.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@P3t3rPizzarelli8 ай бұрын
The album was imm3ns3 dude, makes me want to pick up the guit again
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
hell yes P3t3r. glad to hear it. Let me know if you're ever in the market for lessons on Applied Holdsworthian Harmony.
@theshillpill69377 ай бұрын
I guess that’s why they named their pedal 33 by Fortin
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
more than likely
@tommcmahon32007 ай бұрын
5:51 DYNAMITE!!! Love that shit man 😂But seriously watch your back, youve exposed the 33 secret society 😱
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
I am prepared to face the consequences of my actions.
@andrewlynch17547 ай бұрын
What I learned from this video is: Poly-rhythms For real though, what is that tune in the intro? Absolute banger.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
All my original music in these videos, literally creating the riffs in real time IN the video to show the power of the SYST3M. Definitely gonna do a video about polyrhythms compared to beat cycles. You're gonna love it.
@GODElRigna8 ай бұрын
Agreed. Well done on the analysis. Committing to rhythms first and placing the notes later is a fun way to approach songwriting in the Meshuggah style. I have done that on a variety of GOD tracks. Great work Blake. Its so true that once you discover the concept it is quite simple. Numbers all day every day.
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Yes. Thank G0D.
@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL698 ай бұрын
Catch 22? Na catch 33.
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
exactly
@theshillpill69377 ай бұрын
I love how you have investing videos too. I just got into it
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
nice
@nikolaystroganov6527 ай бұрын
Man thanks a lot , very helpful
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
here to S3RV3.
@xxSPiKeZxx3267 ай бұрын
I remember my first time doing mushrooms lol But in all seriousness, great vid dude
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@supermot348 ай бұрын
Preaching to the choir bro, I've done exactly the same thing and come to the same realizations
Good dude. The next video will literally rearrange your brain chemistry
@mtg_synergizer60228 ай бұрын
33 !!!! I never knew that but it's my fav sacred number
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Yeah man it's a powerful number
@chinito3987 ай бұрын
Now thats a Catch Thirtythree
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
ind33d
@NormanTiner7 ай бұрын
12:08 sounding like Wolfenstein 3D
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@Alex-lm7cx7 ай бұрын
My third eye has opened.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@matttaylor14497 ай бұрын
I’ve been doing this for years but on Guitar Pro. You just need to understand a bit of theory and the formula.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Exactly. You already know. You already wield alchemical mastery.
@gurukimci7 ай бұрын
Thats craaazy
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Yeah its like instant enlightenment just add water
@dougleydorite7 ай бұрын
The problem now is AI can spit stuff like this out immediately and it will sound just as mathematical and not any less creative
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
I don't see it as a problem, just another opportunity. In a reply I made to a comment on this video I stated that we need to embrace the technology in order to innovate. I completely agree that AI could make all of these decisions in the same way that YOU could make all of these decisions. That's just an inevitable result of having a clearly defined system. Once the AI can execute our systems, we have more time to create new systems.
@dougleydorite7 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 good perspective
@CraigHinrichs7 ай бұрын
DEWD you are awesome
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@emocee7 ай бұрын
6:39 sampled edit: love the video
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
Good.
@joecity-rp20938 ай бұрын
Amphetamines?
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
not even coffee
@oldscratch35358 ай бұрын
Yes please.
@mtg_synergizer60228 ай бұрын
Ahahaa, one the coolest dudes I ever met!
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Thanks dude
@lethalbydefault7 ай бұрын
It's called Polyrhythms.
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
The difference between polyrhythms and beat cycles is that polyrhythms tend to be more consistent. Beat cycles tend to be more complex because they are essentially extended polyrhythms with inner variations. For example a polyrhythm might be consistent 5s over 12 like the 12/8 section of Lateralus where Danny is playing steady 5/8 on the hi hats over a larger 12/8 pulse that full the band is playing. A beat cycle would be a much longer cycle like the intro riff to Clockworks where the beat cycle is 36 8th notes and within the 36 8th notes, the combinations of 3s and 2s are constantly being reordered. So yes I agree that beat cycles are technically polyrhythms but the application is completely different.
@laughinginthe90s7 ай бұрын
@blakehawley1540 I believe this is polymeter, rather than polyrhythm. Multiple meters/phrases of different length played at the same tempo. Polyrhythms shove multiple phrases (or pulses) (5-4) into a constant time chunk. Effectively two tempos
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@laughinginthe90s YES this is BEAUTIFULLY stated. And it's the perfect video topic.
@marcelmiagi45797 ай бұрын
Was this video a joke or something? I can't tell if your being serious
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
try the techniques for yourself because only then will you know if I am serious.
@ericquinn49548 ай бұрын
Melody in MAJOR G0o0oooood
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
check out GSM if you're into that kind of thing
@ericquinn49548 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 yeah "Comet", the second to last track on GSM's "Cyclical Antiquity" is a good example of what you're talking about in this video I think
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
@@ericquinn4954 Yup kid
@AP-rs5wz8 ай бұрын
sick t-shirt
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Good.
@emilklamer69388 ай бұрын
rock
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
3693
@emilklamer69387 ай бұрын
thats a cool rythm@@blakehawley1540
@Secretsoftheuniverse_3338 ай бұрын
Dude, you're hilarious lol
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
Good.
@maxiei98897 ай бұрын
please calm down lol
@maxiei98897 ай бұрын
5:55 like bro i just cant take you serious when you do shit like this to a sine wave lol
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@maxiei9889 buy the GSM album and shirt gasstationmentality.bandcamp.com/album/cyclical-antiquity
@maxiei98897 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 ur a joke
@thekjpacino7 ай бұрын
This sounds eerily similar to the penultimate section in tool's rosetta stoned. Believe that was in 11 too
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
i know 333XXXACTLY what you mean.
@fraktal97 ай бұрын
i dont get what is actually 33, in which context or form
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
In this example, the number 33 represents a pattern of 16th notes that repeats every 33 16th notes. I refer to this pattern of 33 16th notes as the beat cycle. The 33 16th note beat cycle is organized as four groupings of 7 16th notes and one grouping of 5 16th notes. Does that make sense?
@fraktal97 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 yes, totally! thankss
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
@@fraktal9 sick
@scottbroberts8 ай бұрын
33 likes on this video until I just ruined it. Sorry. 🤘
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
its fine
@scottbroberts8 ай бұрын
@@blakehawley1540 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD 😁
@blakehawley15408 ай бұрын
@@scottbroberts Good.
@HamedEmine7 ай бұрын
Someone get @YogevGabay over here! :O
@blakehawley15407 ай бұрын
In this example the HOST is 4 while the GUEST is 33.