Nation Of Language - Friend Machine (Live on KEXP)

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10 ай бұрын

KEXP.ORG presents Nation Of Language performing "Friend Machine" live in the KEXP gathering space. Recorded August 15, 2023
Ian Devaney - Vocals, Guitar
Aidan Noel - Synth, Vocals
Alex MacKay - Bass, Vocals
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineers: Kevin Suggs, Julian Martlew
Guest Audio Engineer: Ian "Skinny" Salazar
Audio Mixer: Kevin Suggs
Mastering: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht, Kendall Rock
Editor: Scott Holpainen
www.nationoflanguage.com
kexp.org

Пікірлер: 55

@JackMellor498 9 ай бұрын

That little synth that Ian’s playing and the sound of it accompanying everything else gives the song a Gary Numan vibe. This track is a real pure synthpop track and harkens back to its early days where lyrical content was dystopian and sci-fi, robot girlfriends in Tubeway Army, or Ballardian imagery in Daniel Miller’s Warm Leatherette.

@miguelrecio7464 5 ай бұрын

Gary Numan for sure. Also early synths by Depeche Mode/Yazoo Vince Clark, some early OMD and of course, New Order. They have it all, with an outstanding melodic creativity. NOL are awesome.

@michaelyolch79 10 ай бұрын

Mad props to the sound engineer/mix of this. Fantastic!!!

@donaldwesterhazy9333 10 ай бұрын

Eurythmics, New Order, Operators. All excellent influences.

@andres03musica31 10 ай бұрын

Roxy Music also?

@edfig 10 ай бұрын

0:27 her reaction when Richard skipped the last note 😅

@agusgener74 5 ай бұрын

He didn't skip any notes, the original song is like that... what I really think is that he touched Aidan's ass and that's why she reacts surprised 😅

@mariovarela6193 2 ай бұрын

@@agusgener74 Same I though LOL

@giblet1618 10 ай бұрын

It’s about time someone does synth Pop the right way!

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

Depche Mode? (at least older songs, at least partially). A-HA? Electro Spectre? Or did you mean someone as in someone from younger generation?

@michaeldesouza5151 5 ай бұрын

Simplesmente fantástico esse som !

@eatthepin 10 ай бұрын

Incredible session overall. Y'all sound heavenly. It was always the Friend Machine.

@user-dj9nu5rj5p 15 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@jeevansingh6944 10 ай бұрын

The beautiful love child of Aha and Talking heads ❤

@divingduck9 10 ай бұрын

and cousin to the thompson twins

@MrDmarkv6 5 ай бұрын

Stunning😊

@alfredgravy6375 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@franciscodiaz1578 10 ай бұрын

really nice, they remind me to eleven pond or another old school synth pop bands

@javierjones 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@andrewdurand3181 10 ай бұрын

This song helped get me through the pandemic.

@Paulo_oluaP 9 ай бұрын

Essa mina conseguiu fazer comigo oq ela queria 😂

@gdwlaw5549 8 ай бұрын

my feet are tapping?!what's happening to me

@RobertBixler-bt1od 10 ай бұрын

You've forgotten the cute just like heaven

@snadjaafar-ny4fl 9 ай бұрын

🕵‍♂️

@flyingcheff 9 ай бұрын

This is cool, a bit Depech-y

@soundsbetterslowed 10 ай бұрын

Too much enough woo oo oah

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

What?

@reallaxe8394 3 ай бұрын

I am EXACTLY this gay. 😇

@reallaxe8394 3 ай бұрын

me too.

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

Huh? This music is for all people...

@mopsvonmiez 10 ай бұрын

Somebody found a few old Tears for Fears vinyls!

@elusory3735 10 ай бұрын

Yeah because that is the only New Wave band that existed back in the day right? I went to see a nu-metal band last week. I suppose they found a few Linkin Park vinyls?

@edfig 10 ай бұрын

So we're only allowed to listen to Tears for Fears?

@ruhroah5044 10 ай бұрын

Whatever you do, don't you, forget about me...don't, don't, don't, don't (repeat)...

@andrewdurand3181 10 ай бұрын

Surprise! Music has genres.

@mitchfinewood 10 ай бұрын

Tears for Fears and Echo the Bunnyman. Big time counter transference with Ian McCulloch here for me. I can’t unsee it now.

@lexpavlinov9655 9 ай бұрын

This is so hipster

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

Synth-pop is not hipster, are you for real🙄

@lexpavlinov9655 Ай бұрын

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 hipsters wouldn't listen to this kind of music?

@llRoBoBinHoll 10 ай бұрын

Something tells me the girl isn’t really playing keys until the end🤔

@mrblablablabla 10 ай бұрын

What do you mean?

@ruhroah5044 10 ай бұрын

you're talking about her "Friend Machine" no?

@llRoBoBinHoll 10 ай бұрын

@@mrblablablablato get that bassline sounding that tight and you’d expect her to look a lot more focussed while playing. It’s basically perfect in terms of timing and note length while the drums are playing. I think it’s actually 3 bass sounds layered on top throughout the majority of the song: the bass guitar, the fat synth bass and a sparkly bass sound that is very low in the mix. She’s probably playing only playing the quiet synth throughout the majority of the song. So it’s probably also not fully miming what she’s doing. Not that it’s very important of course, but it’s always interesting to sniff out which parts are live or prerecorded I think.

@mrblablablabla 10 ай бұрын

@@llRoBoBinHoll many synths have built in arpeggiators / sequencers. They could also be looping live. I’d still call that playing. Doesn’t matter so much anyway, as long as people are having a good time…

@llRoBoBinHoll 10 ай бұрын

@@mrblablablablapressing play on a sequence is not really playing in the sense I’m talking about lol. And especially miming along with a sequence is a little stupid in my opinion. But I don’t think that’s quite what’s she’s doing though so it’s all good.