Music Production

I just stumbled across this video and felt that I had to post it! Warp Record’s Tim Exile performs ‘YouTube Killed the Now Wave Star’ and not only showcases the blurred line of distinction that some still find between electronic music and live performance, but in fact he appears to obliterate it completely giving an amazing live performance with all sounds created in Reaktor software.

Tim writes songs or tracks on his instrument as performances where every single sound is performed, not just played back, like songwriters write songs on a guitar. The performance, the vibe, the action, comes first… the recording comes later. Utilising his self-created Reaktor set-up, he continually manages to create, twist and tweak unrepeatable sets, all shot through with his wry sense of humor.

“I’ve always been into the idea of playing electronics like you play acoustic instruments. I used to sit at the back of class at school tapping out jungle breaks and edits. That’s when I fell in love with my fingers. I want to be able to touch sounds with them. Not just read adverts about touching sounds with them. I want to go on sound adventures by finger alone. Just a pair of handpants in my palmsack.”

There’s not really too much to say about this video other than that you should sit, back, enjoy and prepare to be blown away!