Beats Unraveled #9 by BINKBEATS: Windowlicker by Aphex Twin

[@joshuatxuk]

Yes, we all love the original, but this still deserves a lot of respect and acclaim. He didn't just emulate all the notes and structure, he matched so many of the timbers and nuances too. Brilliant cover.

[@andrewgalloway7344]

timbres .... you're not thinking of logs ....

[@OhanaFilms]

Who hears Windowlicker and thinks "I can cover that... live... by myself"? Nicely done.

[@jheric619]

Apparently this dude

[@stefancarpenter2117]

Jesus, I know right

[@mistercrispy]

ABSOLUTELY nobody.....then this guy fuckin nails it!!??

[@diananunez1193]

Me

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

M not sure its 100% live

[@BaRRicade120]

okay the people criticizing this dude haven't the slightest iota of how much discipline and effort went into making this possible. I can't even wrap my head around how I would set up all the looping pedals correctly, let alone be able to trigger everything and switch between instruments at the drop of a hat

[@lsdude4205]

+Thanatos Who gives a shit about those criticising him? Not to sound like a total doosh but the mans talent on its own calibre totally mutes and discredits any voicing of an opposite opinion. He is an impressive talent to have succeeded in this close approximation of aphex twin's unmatched composition.

[@BaRRicade120]

+Lsdude420 You shouldn't really flatter them by assuming that I give a shit about them haha. I just find it baffling that they have the gall to criticize him in the first place; probably while sitting, crumb strewn, in a cheap, sweat-inoculated office chair

[@mrdetonia]

Excuse me, I am a music critic. I am afraid your opinions are totally muted and discredited because you don't understand anything about the processes involved in critiquing music. Not that I give a shit about you, having the gall to criticize the critics; probably while sitting, crumb strewn, in a cheap, sweat-inoculated office chair. Just in case you're irony impaired, (hey this is KZbin), I'm asking you not to be such an obnoxious tool.

[@BaRRicade120]

***** what kind of wood is your soapbox made out of? I'm partial to black walnut myself.

[@mrdetonia]

Thanatos You see the part where I talked about irony? Obviously not.

[@chrismackinnon4347]

A goddamn finger piano, through an amp with tinfoil covering it. Did you see that!

[@rfff0x]

thought that was some kind of modified telegraph machine lmao

[@stu9000]

The distorted epic finale took this from 'damn this is a clever cover' to 'absolutely killing it'. Amazing.

[@daniel10alien]

That's amazing. I'm a sucker for hearing electronic music recreated acoustically

[@datadonascimento]

lmao

[@beingblessed247]

you should check out acoustica by Alarm Will Sound. You will enjoy that ;-)

[@daniel10alien]

that was awesome, thanks mate!

[@mother-fng-bonswa3612]

Yeaa. my opinion one of the best acoustic remake's ever

[@mothhh2114]

2:04 " Oh god it's almost that bit"

[@RomanThaDroman]

He's so present and surgical throughout this whole session, really heightens my appreciation for this guy's skill

[@neptunetk1869]

Great cover i didn’t expect him to also cover the moaning lol

[@synthetic240]

I'm a longtime fan of Aphex Twin and this is an amazing cover of Windowlicker. Take a listen to Acoustica by Alarm Will Sound for similar; orchestral covers of Aphex Twin, including many from Drukqs. I will be listening to this often, I'm sure!

[@errateksines9103]

Alarm "Will" Sound rather than "may" but agreed that album is excellent really good orchestral interpretation of Aphex Twin's material.

[@synthetic240]

@@errateksines9103 Right you are.

[@nundale]

all you who dare to critizise: you do realise that this guy plays a track that was meticulously constructed, arranged and recorded in weeks and months of work on computer systems LIVE???? He does everything Aphex Twin's studio does by himself in realtime. I mean come on, who is not going to give him HUGE CREDIT for doing this. It's perfect! Props!! Applause!!

[@RCmies]

Why can't you criticize this? Also it's not like he created a track out of scratch. I hate how these comments are shutting down criticism even though people have made fair points and just because you appreciate the work put into making this you can't say it couldn't be done better.

[@sygboe1]

yep some real dicks come and give negative comments. this is a work of genius

[@RSNwhetstoa]

@@RCmies You'll get far in life with that mindset... I bet you're a real winner when you're not behind your computer lmao. Either way, you're entitled to say what you want, but you definitely sound uneducated, FYI. Perhaps you should stick to spectating, and not commenting :)

[@RCmies]

@@RSNwhetstoa So you're saying I'm uneducated for saying my opinion?

[@syncops834]

@@RCmies you do it then

[@TheYomdi]

Covering Aphex Twin is no easy feat, but choosing to tackle the twisted beats and complex rhythms of 'Windowlicker' takes it to a whole new level.

[@DJMizzy]

Oh My God! I cried. This is amazing. The end of it.... I think windowlicker is the hardest song to cover and this guy did it. Viral history.

[@nundale]

that's what I am talking about. it's a live masterpiece. Windowlicker is IMPOSSIBLE to play live. He did it.

[@balu89]

its not impossible.. or are we watching a fake video? :D

[@TRTSMTT]

he leaves out the part where the original changes the feeling to shuffle from straight and then back again and into another shuffle part. which i think is okay, because it would mean do record several loops at first if you don't have a drummer backing you. BUT in the main theme he is out of tune and it's awful. hurts my ears. Still very impressive. and great. Btw, my brain had this tune on repeat today, like: wake up- windowlicker running in my head. going to uni - windowlicker at uni - windowlicker! four hour shift as a cashier - windowlicker all over my brain! all my colleagues were like: "paul, you're in such a good mood today!" Hell yes, I am!

[@LittleDinkens]

Jan-Paul Boelcke no one cares plus you cant play mary had a little lamb.... no one will ever want to hear anything you ever have to say or care about anything you do

[@virrob9055]

in solo yes. in duo no.

[@johndissociative8331]

It's great to see how many people have been inspired by Richard's music.

[@WillyJunior]

analog foil distortion! genius.

[@sidechain0]

I can't believe he knows every bit of the song.

[@sione_etc]

the whole thing is great (as is everything Binkbeats does), but 4:22 blew my mind

[@Maenling]

Natural distortion power

[@glenn2277]

Did Richard D James seen this??? This is just some awesome shit!

[@PhillipKnoll]

someone get Richard over here to comment on this!!

[@kavajarrace]

@@PhillipKnoll he probably does. sees all your afx fan videos. is a lurker.

[@alexanderjentes]

Insane! The fact that somebody, or anybody, would choose to cover Aphex Twin says it all. More so with a deviant (and obscure) track like ‘Windowlicker’, whose unorthodox beats and borderline-perverse rhythms are disturbingly catchy as they are complex - to even fathom, let alone master and reproduce. Any dude that does, and does succeed (like this dude), is an effin’ genius! Much respect on your choice of music, and hats off to you for nailing what I consider to be a flawless cover! 🙌🏼👏🏼🦻🏼🔊

[@poultryforest7453]

Whenever I see complimentary toothpaste at the dentists office 2:07

[@plugs424]

"you would if you had robot ears" - JP

[@erislocker]

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[@johnorosz7477]

Yes, who hears Windowlicker and thinks "I can cover that... live... by myself"? We all love the original, but this still deserves a lot of respect and acclaim. He didn't just emulate all the notes and structure, he matched so many of the timbers and nuances too. Brilliant cover. Nicely done.

[@DI5ITAL]

Well said and so true

[@onion6667]

not like anyone 2 years ago said the same thing or anything.

[@clowdyglasses]

If i had a nickel for every time i saw someone copy the most liked comment this week I'd have 2 nickels... Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice

[@lucasherrera3926]

the bass thing at 4:20 is brilliant dang

[@skydwellingmusic]

I LOST MY SHIT AT 2:07 LMAO

[@nokian9005]

Yea, that's part of the song. Look up Windowlicker HD on youtube, and you'll laugh your ass off at Richerd D Jaeme's shenanigans..

[@skydwellingmusic]

Nokia n900 I know but he does it too well lol

[@cristhianquintana373]

O:

[@jj-vi5ci]

youve never heard the original, are 12 years old...or both lol

[@skydwellingmusic]

jesse faryniasz he did a really good job at it is all

[@ThePandE]

This guy is insanely talented. A live version of possibly the most complicated piece of music ever written? How can you say anything bad about this?

[@senzayyzone]

I know me some music production and this guys is insanely a beats at it

[@truthisheredealwiit952]

Stratosfear The God No disrespect but its hardly the most complicated piece of music ever written. If he covered Rubber Johnny that would be impressive.

[@ThePandE]

Just realised I didn't type electronic before music, my bad. Chopin and Mahler I agree on.

[@ConTodayTempo]

i would say aphex twin has more complicated tracks than this some of the druqs tracks are more complicated. im not nocking the guy playing this track obviously its difficult to pull off just think afx has more complicated tracks than this

[@humaninterface7153]

lol rubber johnny he would need 10 arms

[@loremipsom224]

Probably the closest anyone has ever gotten to doing this cover in 1 take without using computer software... All Hardware. Holy shyte, man. Really great job!

[@RyuAzuku]

All one take. No doing over single segments. Amazing

[@guidewired]

Windowlicker will forever be a classic.

[@ohraisins]

This is so impressive it's unreal. How am I just seeing it now? I'm here cause I love the original, and the amount of work gone into this cover is staggering. Bravo.

[@SpeakNow2024]

I don't think people understand just how hard something like this is to pull off, this is ONE TAKE, not a pre recorded piece. ya some of it is off from the original, but unique. I can't believe how amazing this is. so much skill

[@galainidas]

I my lord this man is a genius this cover is so dope what a great work!!!!!!!!

[@cobyveron]

2:07-2:09 that was a moan literally😂

[@simone153]

cobyveron 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Yourmom-cx8fw]

I got heart attack lol didnt expect the moan

[@mistercrispy]

Dude...are you fucking kidding me. Amazing

[@ElectronLord]

I never thought I'd see the day someone attempted this. Nice!

[@senzayyzone]

I would buy this how can you say it's not well done he's skilled at what he does and deserves good feedback.

[@RipperX]

Absolutely amazing. Like Gabriel said a song that should stay untouched, this did it justice, well done.

[@juliescheencosta6595]

this is a Super Amazing intelligent cover of one of the most surreal Aphex's track , true to the bass and original metrics! fantastico!

[@einszweidrei9577]

And that is also the ultimate song-cover-challenge I can imagine ...

[@alexiynprodigael1598]

When I heard this on sound cloud, I had no idea what was going on. seeing the video...wow! Amazing stuff.

[@romanhrobot9347]

WOW... i haven`t been this amazed by any electronica in years... just WOW

[@MrJattski]

Absolutely nailed it, and gorgeous location/shoot. Can you ever fail to impress man?!

[@ThomasMatthewEvans]

Imagine the one song that is impossible to cover and covering it? BINKBEATS = hold my beer !!!

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

i can say i have not been this blown away by an idea/execution in a very long time

[@moritzeichenauer7351]

OK, it is mind-blowing, to see how he did all this and I am all with the praise in the comments. The only thing that sopped the shivers down my back was the missing spectrographic spiral thing right at the end. It was in the album version i guess. Tbh, I can't even imagine, how you could pull this off with an acoustic instrument, not even with simple effects. But still, it would have made it a solid 12/10.

[@jrinredcar]

Considering thumbs down because I'll never be this talented

[@lexy123123]

to criticise this shows a real lack of musical integrity. obviously its not supposed to sound exactly like the original...

[@beefknuckles]

I mean honestly whats the point of making a cover sound exactly like the original anyway? These people make no sense

[@MassLegion808]

This was actually quite amazing, I even paused to go check out the original song about halfway through and came back to this one to finish it up. Both are fantastic pieces of work.

[@zkx40]

man this is insane what a OG thanks for that moment !

[@cJeremy]

this guy is out of this world. this is fucking ill

[@codywilliams8406]

With tha FOIL THO! Come onnn! This is BRILLIANT!

[@svorke]

2:04 Best part

[@jareddallman1811]

Favorite track so far!! Aphex Twin was my step into being interested in electronic music. Thanks so much for this Bink!!

[@lechacondelalo]

thats the evolution of making music

[@einszweidrei9577]

This deserves way more attention

[@fossilofthesynth4338]

To do it all in one take is talented and professional. Hats, or in his case - flat cap's off to him.

[@ryanleenstra]

My god I'm literally blown away by this all.... I can't even fit the amount that's going on here into my mind at once. Awesome!!

[@aristocratmusic]

4:22 What the hell is THAT? That natural distorted sound is so sick.

[@MH563]

this is DOPE! Pretty creative with the live setup, now I want a marimba in the studio.

[@bine385]

Monster!!!! Kompliment!!! Das hat so Spaß dir zu zu gucken

[@DJchupacabrah]

the beats unraveled series will never get old, but I think its time for some original binkbeats

[@ilikespacedinosaurs]

so sick

[@johnreverb4511]

sound design is just simply fucking perfect

[@wy837]

No idea something like this existed but oh my god. This is unreal.

[@larsofett]

you forgot the dog biscuits

[@Jehudi]

Covering Aphex Twin, he nailed it

[@Ezt1c]

this deserves millions..

[@officialdjmeg]

YESSSSS !!!

[@vladimiryakovlev2802]

Грамотный чувак , чувство ритма и вкус у него присутствуют , хорошо работает с звучками и их онлайн обработкой интересно сэт он так сможет отиграть полный или это так что пришло в голову

[@-worldsangel-]

probably the sickest cover ill ever see, this guy has a cool jacket also Mr James is one of the best composers that will ever live

[@stijnvanoers543]

Zo vet! Alles voor die echte pure vibe!!!

[@gillesiachelini2082]

Can I have a partner doing the verbal video intro before this genius starts his magic?

[@viniciuscavalieri4161]

2:47 - Crash Bandicoot

[@RCmies]

I know its not exactly like the original but its incredible he created an played an electronic song live

[@abelmindstable6779]

4:23 music for robot ears

[@MISTERMOODYHYADD]

Jesus Christ...that was a straight breakdown. Excellent work and a thumbs up for you :)

[@sygboe1]

Amazing to be work out how to do this live. Hats off

[@oscarmoralesjuarez2274]

I see and just can not believe is real.

[@mrtaboo4176]

The 2.08 vocal was bang on 😮

[@pauldubczuk2916]

An amazing rendition of a classic and I'm so impressed to see it being done live. Such talent! So much skill and finesse.

[@HotTeaWithCookies]

Unbelievable. Thank you.

[@royroger1984]

simply brilliant. the original tune is a banger. you managed to keep it a banger and make it even more human. great!!!

[@WildlandsGG]

This should be on KZbin Spotlight.

[@maxdeleus8725]

Amazing cover ! Was a bit disappointed by the third bass note at 4:28 but still great

[@TheOfficialGLXY]

The stuff he does to his vocals is so cool!!!

[@Gumbo72203]

That was.... wow. I can't even. My only gripe, if you can even call it that, is that I wish he would have spent a little more time getting the overdrive sound right for the end. I mean, even just throwing a fuzz pedal into the mix might have helped? I was ready for that to kill, because everything else about this kills. This is some kind of brilliance man. Wow. But that brings up a good question, does anybody even KNOW how James got the overdrive for the end part? It's probably one of the greatest sounds ever made by anybody.

[@JacobClarke]

Wow you've really outdone yourself this time. God damn.

[@TheVibesandStuff]

Absolutely brilliant, this guy is great. Must check his other stuff if you haven't already.

[@samysany]

Pure genious cover !

[@cgonneville6677]

Windowlicker breakdown will always kill.

[@delta-9969]

he makes it look easy. I was shocked how close the compressed live drums sounded to the recording. do we ever see what looper he is using, or what box/plugin on the vocals?

[@delta-9969]

seems like he took great pains to cover up his feet. why? i'd like to see more of what he is doing to actually structure the song using the looper -- I'm assuming there is some loop pedal under there.

[@andimartinez6818]

Como se te ocurrió lo del papel aluminio? impresiona el uso de utensilios comunes así como la coordinación rítmica aplicada a los sintetizadores. brillante..

[@menzosoft2]

Whats the machine on 4:24 on which he are making kick sound?

[@FostersLab]

Hi :) It seems to be some kind of custom kalimba equipped with guitar humbuckers, probably going through some compression, distortion, maybe sidechaining compressor. He uses it in several Beats Unraveled, with different sounds :)

[@FostersLab]

Oh, my bad, I might be wrong about the effetcs: it seems to be plugged into the small amplifier with aliminium foil over it, which might give this weird compressed/distorted sound. Cheers!

[@leviathan5515]

hes interupting the signal. pretty much turning down the volume for the tin foil amp

[@unclehomunculus]

the foil on the amp is just genius

[@mowjoezbeetz9632]

Outstanding job, BINKBEATS!

[@archi007007]

amazing! especially 2nd half

[@VJFranzK]

impressive remake!

[@jamesoppel9929]

Dude this is fucking amazing.

[@hhhudba4887]

Great rehearsal room

[@freakyflow]

I have made music and sold records Anyone can sample a song and add sounds to make it exact after the fact you done it all by Hand This guy has a talent.. Mass respect

[@jdent2612]

Blows my mind everytime! BINKBEATSmusic

[@JoiningMeTonight]

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