2015 Bluecoats - Kinetic Noise

Canton, OH - 3RD PLACE 96.925
Electrical static opened "Kinetic Noise," leading into an acoustic-electronic world of wonder that pulsated across one’s brainpan. The profound emotional and physical effect akin to riding a pogo stick to work. The last minute of this production-with its stunning color guard tosses, blazing final drill moves, and landmark advances in sound engineering-left many wondering in awe what they had just heard, seen, and experienced.
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“An Animated Description of Mr. Maps” by Nicholas Zammuto, © Zammutosound; “Dense” by Daniel Fernand Denis © Daniel Fernand Denis; “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich © Hendon Music, Inc.; “Gene Takes A Drink” by Michael Gordon © 2012 Red Poppy C/O G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP); “Shaker Loops” by John Adams © Associated Music Publishers, Inc., C/O Music Sales Corporation; “Woods” by Justin Vernon © Chris in the Morning Music C/O Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.

[@MrJellyton]

when the trumpets come in right after the contra feature, it feels so badass like you know shit's about to go down

[@TheFunguy02]

@Micah Lall-Trail Almost everyone calls them Contras

[@TheFunguy02]

@Micah Lall-Trail lol, I guess it's a regional thing

[@mel-px7hl]

It’s really synonymous, I guess. I’ve heard them referred to as both contras & tubas in lot vids.

[@bun-bun5623]

I call them tubas because contra is short for Contrabass bugle in g and dci doesnt use them anymore

[@Adakechi]

Underrated BC show. Everyone's all about T/LT but I goddamn love Kinetic Noise.

[@jayprivacy1900]

Yep. The battery writing for this show is insane.

[@jesuspectre9883]

What did the show mean?

[@maxalain9948]

Jesu Spectre It was about noise and shit. What did T/LT mean?

[@jesuspectre9883]

Tilt had the same problem. Those two shows belong in the same boat. There was no explanation of the deeper meaning, behind the scenes. That impacted the score.

[@iAmNovaFilms]

CymbalKnight it’s so good

[@joeyquatromoni8114]

Spock roll was cleannnnnnnn!!!!!!!!

[@brown55061]

+Joey Quatromoni very clean!! =D

[@Lecraeisawsome]

And consistent with the turn around!!! 😂😂

[@vidalrodriguez2001]

+Lecraeisawsome wait, are you referring to the judge's tape? i just got that if I'm right

[@Lecraeisawsome]

Vidal Rodriguez yes i was lol

[@okey7261]

Indeed

[@ghyprh]

1:39 that loud clean ass bass split tho!!!!

[@keyowilson5695]

Here's something amazing... Bluecoats have never been closer to the gold last year. They were only .725 from winning. The year before that, they were 2.475 from the gold. Who knows what they will do to close the gap in 2016...

[@JoshuaLeyda]

+Keyo Wilson While that is true, the Blue Devils in 2014 had a very high score. I do though see them winning a gold medal in the next few years.

[@lul420]

And they still haven't won percussion yet which is insane!!!!!

[@emms620]

Well, they did something right :)

[@keyowilson5695]

Wow, amazing that my safe prediction was somewhat true.

[@JoshuaLeyda]

A much deserved medal!

[@fadededed]

I've learned throughout listening to Bluecoats shows that when the trumpets or Mellos have a little run, that something badass is about to go down.

[@landrykendrick1346]

Favorite 2 minutes of drum corps ever. Just phenomenal in every way. The overall mood and vibe they create with the minimalist music is incredible, it should be boring but it is not in ANY way, it's almost ethereal. What they're doing with electronics and types of music they're using will be game changing, and this clip showcases that perfectly. When they turn around at 1:00 gives me the biggest goosebumps every time. Brass and drums are phenomenal as always, but I don't think the guard from 2015 got enough credit, they really stepped up their game from being a scoring weakness as recently as 2013 to being top 3 this year where they contributed HUGELY to the visual package through their psychedelic color scheme, shimmering metals and motion, and incredible clarity in their work. They deserve some love too. Absolutely cannot wait to see what they do in 2016.

[@paytonconkright4227]

when is the 2016 show? and where?

[@prestonhall5171]

and they're 2016 show was just incredible.

[@adad02]

one year after world champions 5th place

[@thatoneguywholooksatyouwit3274]

2014 Bd 2015 Bd 2016 BC 2017 back to Bd Lol

[@jeetlebuice3656]

first place lmao

[@TheRealChewbaccaBC]

Best summer I ever had.

[@tyson6762]

Devin what instrument did you march?

[@lameimpala8426]

Tyson676 apparently contra

[@Mr12Hockeyguy]

that key change doe

[@a.sen.d]

let's get Heat Wave to DCI Finals

[@bonetonelord]

+Dorian Sensat Given the massive fandom they've developed and the fact that they've got three medals, including the last two years, "underdog" isn't really a good description for them.

[@a.sen.d]

+Bone-Tone Lord I say underdog because the big cores like BD are going to be dethroned by the Bluecoats. Their innovation and creativity is like no other core in my opinion. Can't wait for this year's show #bloo

[@joshuajordan2666]

+Dorian Sensat FIFY *Corps

[@a.sen.d]

Joshua Jordan thank my phone for that lol

[@MrAndersonneo88]

+Dorian Sensat No idea how you can consider a corps that has been top 8 since 2001 an underdog.

[@DeejSZN]

The ballad was so good, you should have had that in the video

[@andymayeuxproductions]

+DJ Bennett Good?!?!

[@ElCapitanJones]

Andy Mayeux It was one of the songs from the whole show. "Woods" by Bon Iver

[@MrDigitalhax]

Probably my favorite show of all time. This clip really shows off just how cool and creative this show was. I love all of the music and visuals and every transition gives me goosebumps because it's so well orchestrated, and so cool.

[@_ve0]

Most underrated show ever

[@jadenmccallum17]

Am I the only one mad that they focused on the trumpets marching and doing nothing when there is this really sick snare feature going on?

[@bloo2593]

Jaden McCallum now you know how the pit feels everytime theres a multicam video haha

[@robert-ow2ly]

Or the sick bass split at the end that we missed because they focused on the guard

[@jayprivacy1900]

DCI has been doing that for years. Usually is tenors that get overlooked. 1990 SCV tenor drums were going off and they showed the corp just walking around. Pathetic.

[@chrisl.4012]

I absolutely love the percussion and drum parts to this!! And the toss at 1:08 is incredibly satisfying, with how it's all together and in sync.

[@xxaakkdd]

Favorite show of all time

[@justinjohnson4278]

This and bd 2014 are probably my all time favorite shows

[@meganj2579]

Arguably the best Bluecoats show in my opinion

[@signmalion4531]

By far my favorite trumpet feature in ALL of DCI, such an innovative show. They really nailed electronics in this show.

[@kaylaforsythe1402]

This was such an incredible show! Love the effect that the visuals and the electronics brought, not to mention the outstanding repertoire. Still trying to understand how Ink beat both this and Inferno. At the least, Bloo easily should've won silver.

[@jesuspectre9883]

Ink and Inferno had something called meaning. Check it out when you get a chance.

[@jakobbarr4216]

Jesu Spectre Meaning isn’t everything in a show. Musicality and Performance are major factors in a performance. Look at Blue Knights 2015, they had their best season ever without a major theme. Music matters, people who only care about the themes like you are the reason DCI is dying out.

[@jesuspectre9883]

Thank you for leading us to the next lesson, Grasshopper. The rule isn't "Shows with a theme do better than ones with no theme at all." The rule is "Shows with a *cohesive* theme do better than ones with no theme at all, with all other categories being equal." It's not enough to pick a theme. You must develop it. Yes, it's true-- a show with no theme could score better than a show with a lousy theme. A lousy theme is one that's random, unemotional, shallow and inauthentic. For example, the Madison Scouts chose a bold theme last year that was basically a Mad Max gang scalping each other along with Native American headdresses and teepees. Is that a theme? Sure. Was it horrific and meaningless, inauthentic and reckless in almost every way? Yes. So it's not enough just to have a bold theme. It's got to be cohesive, universal, unique, emotional and authentic. The Blue Knights did very little with Because, visually. That was a double edged sword. On the plus side, Because harnessed the Beatles' time honored classic. That single piece of music carries with it tons and tons of thematic good will on its own. The theme builds itself, in large part due to the history of the piece. The whimsical, nonsensical pseudo-philosophy in the lyrics has a built depth which helped BK's score. The tune harkens back to the socio-political chaos of the 1960's, the angst, the passion, the anarchy, and the tumult of the era. The staging was sparse. Few props, few guard solos, no characters or dialogue or story. So BK's music itself, unencumbered, was refreshing, and Because was rewarded for its simplicity. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. "Because" took only sixth. The show desperately needed some visual creative whimsy. And needed some more going on in the middle section before the reprise. It needed more visual depth and clarity of message. Would have been easy to do, but no. Some of the Blue Knights other shows with bolder themes did worse. Why? Many of them had themes that were inauthentic, like in That One Second which used a soliloquy from American Beauty, completely taken out of context and bleached of all its original meaning spoken by a man who wants to have sex with the young girl next door-- an almost fraudulent misrepresentation in BK's version. Its use was uncohesive and inauthentic . BK's The Great Event got lost after its big bang opening- allegedly portraying the end of the world. By the time we work backwards in time, we've lost any structure and the ending fizzled-- uncohesive, not to mention the random mirrors and culotte pants. Blue Knights Eye/i had a bold theme, but it was almost embarrassingly random, without any depth or through line. And the ending was the same as the beginning. The random four act structure almost thumbed its nose at time honored principles of coherent design, and none of the acts made sense or were forward moving in any way, literally or figuratively. The audience sat in silence through much of it, enjoying the movement and music like an Alzheimer's patient enjoys TV. So, there is an obvious caveat to the rule that shows with themes are better than ones without-- an absolutely lousy theme can shipwreck your show and leave the audience scratching its head and should place worse than a show without. That's a given.

[@justinjohnson4278]

@@jesuspectre9883 okay.

[@lynaes.9154]

I get chills every time.

[@MinkyBoodle44]

This still sounds cool even after nearly two years, but it makes me sad how much of the cool electronics they nerfed throughout the season. The theater premiere for this show was, and still continues to be, one of the coolest things I have ever experienced; it was innovative, had a sort of ethereal, almost transcendental vibe to it that no other show has ever come close to. Unfortunately, I felt like a lot of the stuff that set this atmosphere were toned way the heck down by finals. Still a crazy-awesome show, though

[@jesuspectre9883]

MikyBoodle44 What was the show about? How was the end different than the beginning?

[@landrykendrick1346]

From around :23 to the end of the video is probably my favorite minute and a half of drum corps ever. LOVE it.

[@chadtarver3301]

This was a beautiful moment. The last part of this section was ridiculous cool and creative.

[@NoahCXXIII]

The trill gets me every time. Love the bluecoats organization, Go Blooo!!

[@jasonstraight1320]

Never. Gets. Old.

[@josephsotopop]

Nobody: Bluecoats 2019 show: “0:25”

[@mickeygijzen5847]

I believe their first closer ended with a T/LT slide into the "na na na na" part, I guess you could say they took some bits from previous years and sprinkled them into their 2019 book

[@dizdawgjr34]

@@mickeygijzen5847 second closer and yeah it did, I saw it at the third show they did it at.

[@jacobharper4647]

There's actually a lot of references to previous Bloo shows stuffed into 2019. For instance the mello runs from 2018 are in Eleanor Rigby and the ballad is set up exactly like 2013's ballad. There's a reason the show is called 'The Bluecoats'

[@williamsanborn9195]

One of my favorite Bloo moments. Especially pre-2016. Though, there’s nothing that can honestly top how big of a wall of sound the huge hit The Boxer from 2008 can produce.

[@canalbandashow]

vocês São fantásticos !

[@milojohnson3057]

fiiive six seven, niiine ten eleven, LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO dut one dut two dut three kiss tish FOUR DOOR MINIVAN

[@kennethsperanza89]

One, a-two, a-Scoooooooooooooby Doo

[@jakobbarr4216]

A jugga fligga nug, we don’ like these woes!

[@Mediocre_Music]

More Cho-Co-Late Please!

[@oceanman9490]

Milo Johnson fiiive Siiix seven.... niiiine ten Elleven........ lets go let’s go let’s go DUHT DUHT DUHT DUHT DUHT DUHT *quad noises*

[@xandersedmak]

what?

[@Jimmothytv]

another gem from this season

[@Jimmothytv]

6 years later this is still one of the greatest trumpet features in DCI

[@davidmaciel7260]

QUE COISA LINDA! AMO MUITO TUDO ISSO!

[@definitelynotcainan3353]

This show was so damned innovative. Looping is such a relevant thing these days and to put it on the football field was mind blowing. The front ensemble and the electronics and the EXTREMELY clever use of live mixing and looping added so much to this show. Don't believe me? Go find the video of the Munche In rainout standstill done without the pit and you'll see what I mean. Add to that a great brass book and line and superb battery writing and execution and you know what... I'll go ahead and say it... This show blew T!lt and Downside Up out of the water. Being badass and daring is what I expect from Bluecoats and they certainly did not disappoint with this show, which in my opinion was criminally underrated.

[@ursamajor4684]

facts, this is head and shoulders above tilt and downside up. my second favorite bluecoats show of the 2010s (first being metropolis).

[@scottk9806]

This is the best part of this show hands down

[@macerunner4674]

1:34 oh my god thats amazing

[@davidmaciel7260]

simplesmente demais! lindo!

[@dctrbrass]

That colorguard tho. Esp at the end of the 1st movement. Such cool, expressive choreography.

[@DRT_Music]

Second favorite show this year!!

[@GameConnoisseur69]

+Femi Daniel Hi DrumCorpsHero :D

[@DRT_Music]

+KJKING326 you discovered my secret identity lol

[@arkensian1387]

Electric counterpoint. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[@steverman2312]

Whats with bloo and their contras being godlike

[@theevil_Dem0n]

1:00 such a phenomenal hit

[@robertsweet2179]

I matched drum corps in the late 80s, Bluecoats are by far my favorite corp.

[@adad02]

when ever your drum major runs onto the field

[@happypancakez9217]

love the blue devils

[@selsele9560]

Greatest uniforms ever!

[@summerishere5146]

I found where the Steve Reich of this year's show came from!

[@joshtomlinson9667]

Did anybody else notice how the spock roll was also in jagged line too?

[@chikentenderz24]

Wdym?

[@clarkfitzgerald8814]

Yes. Obviously Bluecoats invented ending a quad feature with a Spock roll. It's never been done anywhere else.

[@joshtomlinson9667]

Trains And Pineapples the quad feature always has a signature ending Spock roll lol

[@rylancapper6788]

0:07

[@jordenpeterkin7322]

WAAAAAMP

[@jabriladams7525]

That color guard was no body's joke!

[@skoopy777]

my old band director marched the baritone in this show

[@bakedpintobeans4469]

fire!!!!! let me in im cold

[@jared_likes7999]

YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS

[@myascott155]

BLOOOOO!!!

[@chernotouray2509]

Can you guys please upload a full video of Kinetic Noise, I haven't been able to find it on KZbin that much. Thank You.

[@_ve0]

rryan send your email brother

[@Vinny52300]

DCI used to be so popular... There was definitely less ppl at finals in 2019

[@dctrbrass]

The acoustics in that Colts stadium are terrible for DCI. I'll never go to finals again until they choose an outdoor venue. IMO at least.

[@Cmmf_]

@@dctrbrass I'm so torn between going to Lucas-Oil for finals or going to an outdoor event, I lowkey want them to go to the 2008 and back stadium. Could you imagine crowns line there???

[@Jplan72]

Dats my.... Kinetic Noise

[@lucasneres8042]

I miss bloos old uniforms

[@awesomesauce361]

0:00

[@TheRabbitHasLanded]

Can u plz put up 2016 shows on iTunes and KZbin?

[@DCI]

Keep your eyes here. itunes.apple.com/us/artist/drum-corps-international/id574022211

[@melvinvillalobos6763]

Drum Corps International lol

[@jeetlebuice3656]

nut

[@elijahlurton3570]

Ah the good ol days. When the coats were blue.

[@vexpatron9549]

What’s the song at 0:28

[@hootgibson3544]

Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Counterpoint

[@dough_364]

this should’ve won over ink

[@the1aj39]

1. Inferno 2. Kinetic Noise 3. Ink

[@brown55061]

I see they are finally selling the DVDs and BluRays BUT... how many songs will be silenced due to copyright? I refuse to buy a disk that is can't meet copyright and has silent drill. Anyone know if this will be the case again?

[@DCI]

+brown55061 That information is all listed on the store page. Check the link in the video description.

[@brown55061]

+Drum Corps International Thank you for the reply. May lawyers rot in a very hot place for what they've done to DCI!

[@JosePerez-yx8in]

+brown55061 Wait what? There has been DVDs like that before? How does that even work? DCI doesn't have permission to play the audio? Sorry for the question spam but that just doesn't make sense to me.

[@brown55061]

Last couple I remember were Cadets xmas show excluded the closer and Madison played Alicia Keys in their closer which got muted. On the DVD it was silent drill. COPYRIGHT SUCKS. What's hypocrisy is they air the events live on their site for a paid subscription, yet they can't accept money for the DVDs?? The website says they mute selections of a few shows. Which means I won't buy it.

[@JosePerez-yx8in]

brown55061 That is terrible......

[@kennethsperanza89]

Ah yes, and people thought THIS show was speaker heavy... XD

[@takigan]

1:35-1:37 How'd they do that? Was that live sampling?

[@PokeBrick]

The samples are played in between; yes it's a sample. Just like the pitch bend in Tilt: Brass plays a hit, lets the samples play, and then they join back in.

[@ruddgrennen3988]

Twas live sampling

[@Solacedontmiss]

1:00 hits like a truck

[@naufalmuhammadalif-siths]

Literally the best chord I've ever heard in drum corps

[@pianoguy2224]

Put up the rest of the corps!

[@Dog-lg5ju]

I'm like #420.

[@kristianpeterson2571]

Those helmets are so cool. Too bad DCI banned headwear for some reason. Bring back hats!!!

[@danielcunningham1164]

Four door minivan

[@seansutherland6270]

are there 15 tubas?

[@turkledurk]

16, and that's probably my favorite tuba feature in dci so far...

[@seansutherland6270]

same but I thought drum corps generally only had 12 tubas?

[@turkledurk]

that was common practice in the past, but in the last 10 years or so many world class corps have been increasing to 80 brass, 24 sops, 16 mellos, 24 bari/euphs, and 16 tubas. I think Star of Indiana in 1993 started the trend and Crown brought it back in 2008...

[@undertheinfluence1654]

Is the contra feature based off something?

[@jordenpeterkin7322]

the bass line of electric counterpoint movement three.

[@undertheinfluence1654]

Jorden Peterkin thanks

[@jordenpeterkin7322]

@@undertheinfluence1654 Did you hear it in original?

[@undertheinfluence1654]

Jorden Peterkin I was Just going to go that

[@aidanolesen381]

Ah yes. The Bluecoats before they began wearing questionable uniforms.

[@TrAnMu]

Who...cares?

[@justamaninTN]

Back when they were blue and wore coats.

[@Prof.CheeseDog]

These uniforms were awesome

[@Error-4O4]

@7 Angels 7 Plagues Imo the recent bluecoat shows have been some of my favorites. 16, 17, 18, and 19 are some of my favorite shows of all time

[@msewell763]

@7 Angels 7 Plagues cap

[@nickhuffman47]

Why doesn't the coats ever produce shows and uniforms like these anymore?

[@cuber-t1767]

Love everything, except the cinematography! WTF it this BS! During both of the big brass hits, the camera focused on the guard, like couldnt they at least pan out to the whole field and get everybody in shot!

[@khyoon14]

British Police officers? lol

[@jackjack604l4d2]

ah yes, good ol' TILT 2.0

[@Queeze101]

Why are they booing them? That's so rude, I think they deserved the score they earned.

[@123beardie]

They are bloooing them....

[@Queeze101]

Devon Wells - That doesn't make any sense. . .

[@jtrainn423]

+J. St.Valle Lol it's a tradition for the crowd to "bloo" the Bluecoats instead of normal cheering.

[@Queeze101]

+jtrainn423 - You sure about that, buddy?

[@jtrainn423]

J. St.Valle Considering I'm about to march my second year of drum corps this summer, I'm sure.

[@jesuspectre9883]

Bluecoat's Kinetic Noise is one of the most beautiful and empty-headed shows of all time. The visual show meant literally nothing underneath, and that's why it placed third. It had no substance, no relatable humanity, no cultural reference, no literary reference, no historic reference, no philosophical reference off the field to give it depth of concept. It had great experimentation of new sounds, but what does that mean? Where's the human context? Where's the human emotion behind that? Where's the cultural commentary of electronic innovation? Where's the personal triumph of man versus himself or man versus the environment or man versus synthesizer? This show didn't need voiceovers, it didn't need characters or emotive dance, it needed human relatabilty. Even the Mr. Maps lyrics had only the thinnest reference to anything relating to human experience and it didn't translate to the action on the field. (You can tell when shows don't mean anything because at the end, someone in the corps is picked to stand on a platform and hold a prop over their head and present it to the audience as if it has meaning, and scream.) If you choose a theme of "innovation in sound" or "sound wave theory", you have a huge burden to translate that sterile concept into movement on the field. Random choreography depicting molecular movement, or scientific gauges simply doesn't cut it. How do you grow that show concept into a visual program? How do you visually depict new sound in an emotional way? How does a pattern or story change by the end of the show? How do the large molecules impact the people around them? What changes by the end? This was one of the very most underdeveloped visual show concepts of all time, and focused only on sound wave theory-- a barren subject matter without any experiential meaning. Beautifully arranged music, exquisitely performed by marching members who are trained not to think beyond the "ride or die" camaraderie of drum corps.

[@JackAttack-jn4op]

Jesu Spectre and what’s the concept with felliniesque? The concept with down side up? With ouroboros? Asking that question is a double edged sword my friend.

[@jesuspectre9883]

Have you even bothered to research the show concepts? Have you watched the shows again with a critical eye? I'll help you. Ouroboros attempts to bring life to the dark Mexican myth of a snake devouring its own tail and eventually eating itself and discovering the circle of life-- a path of renewal and reinvention, and by the end we've come full circle on the corps' anniversary. DownSide Up animates the relationship between man and architecture-- first man is dominated by it, hiding behind architecture, then architecture begins to adapt to man and vice versa and finally by the end they're symbiotic, with the hornline actually posing as the ramps by the end-- they've become one. Felliniesque brings to live a host of wild characters from Fellini's life in film-- and we learn with the empty director's chair at the end that there's a humanist message here-- we only have each other, and there's joy in bringing the broken people in your life to your art, even if they forget their pants. Now let's talk about your ignorant comment. You have no idea what these shows are about, do you? Don't feel too bad, it's not taught in drum corps. It's not discussed. Design isn't taught to marching members. You're only taught to execute. You're the poster child for design ignorance in drum corps. Painful.

[@jesuspectre9883]

If you're lazy, you don't belong in drum corps.

[@JackAttack-jn4op]

Jesu Spectre and I take it you’ve marched drum corps for multiple years, and therefore are the end all be all for all matters of perspective?

[@JackAttack-jn4op]

v_e 0 sick burn

[@xxaakkdd]

Favorite show of all time