Freak Audio Lab - Confusion To The Enemy

Playthrough of the Freak Kitchen track Confusion To The Enemy, a song very much inspired by the amazing Portal 2 game.
Notation by Linus "Mr. Gul" Abrahamson
Freak Audio Lab Voice Bot: Dave O'Leary

[@bloodschuch]

Alone with my phone, Confusion to the enemy and morons, this album is killer man

[@TolgaPala]

Hejsan Svejsan! My personal favorite is "Speak whan spoken to!".

[@Zar8Rok]

Tanks for the tab ! The voice melody remind me Porcupine Tree a little bit. The Freak Kitchen's songs I realy like are : Taste My Fist, Teargas Jazz, and Honey You're A Nazi!

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Hejsan Svejsan! This is my favourite track from this album and I really dig the Messhugg-ish 7/8 riff and that odd displacement of the last phrase in the chorus :) And speaking about favourites, I attempted the impossible task to narrow my favourites down to 10 with the additional note that "Move" and "Organic" are my top albums, probably because they were the first that I've heard... So, Here Comes the Prime: 1. Blind 2. Walls of Stupidity 3. Entertain Me 4. The Sinking Planet 5. Propaganda Pie 6. Nobody's Laughing 7. Razor Flowers 8. Heroin Breakfast 9. Chest Pain Waltz 10. Confusion to the Enemy Tack :)

[@gnoccialpesto]

"You look stupid in a jumpsuit". Thanks for that fantastic lyric :D

[@TotalDESSSS]

Loved playing this intro with you in the North, sensei! Favourite tracks, oh, dear... The whole Move album Lisa Teargas Jazz Breathe We've Heard It All Before God Save the Spleen Ranks of the Terrified OK Becky Heal Me Auto Mathematics of Defeat See You in Pittsburgh My New Haircut A Regular Guy Troll Entertain Me Confusion to the Enemy The Bitter Season Jerk Mussolini Mind Broken Food ...I could probably list all songs, as you haven't released anything.but great songs, ever.

[@RicardoRodriguez-bm1rc]

Agreed, it is incredible that pretty much any song from FK is awesome in its own way

[@rayjames2259]

Speak when spoken to. Love that song. Keep on swooping. Stay safe. Ray from headstock.

[@gnoccialpesto]

Favourite;: probably "Hip hip hooray" right now, it combines my affection for hard rock and disco. Mattias, you may be pleased to know that one has infected one's daughter with your melodious grooves, as she is technically dänskeuh, "så kan det gå, når ingen hasp er på" ;)

[@bigmanlars40]

Confusion is truly a great tune....that said...I love the whole catalogue really...I will say this...during the trying times we are currently in...the lyrics to chest pain waltz...really hit home for me...if I had a dollar for every time I felt this way..but then I guess I'm a cranky old dude

[@Spitzkrieg]

Of course you're a Zappa fan! Great song and video. Thanks!

[@randomdrums]

HUGE fan of the whole "Move" album... I have listened to that thing inside and out so many times!! I still do! Great songs, great sounds... a perfect mix of rock/pop and prog and vituosity!! ;)

[@joonasniinivaara5393]

Ta-gi-di-na dum dig! You can't ask us that! It's impossible to narrow it down, even a top 50 would be a challenge. That said, Teargas Jazz is superb.

[@6reenblood638]

"Haw haw haw" Is my favorite Freak Kitchen song !! :3

[@Steeddrums]

Come to Australia you guys are sooooo awesome, amazing musicians

[@prashanthprakash554]

Breath from Freak Kitchen and Print This! Is my all time favorite :)

[@kevinlane7555]

I'm kind of a sucker for the 'Poppy' stuff...Jerk....Razor Flowers...Breathe...Some Kind of Love Song...Snap...Speak When Spoken To...Professional Help...Look Bored...And I get a little emotional at the end of Alone With My Phone......Thanks for all you do and your seemingly limitless sense of humor....Almost forgot...God Save the Spleen...that solo!!!!!...

[@thgal]

All the music by Freak Kitchen is great but the tune "I don't want to golf" has embedded itself in my brain. The lyrics are funny and tragic at the same time. I love the fills during the verses and the rhythm section is kicking. A work of genius and pure Freak Kitchen in every way, it is definitely one of my favorites! :)

[@P3t3rPizzarelli]

I love this song!

[@Askebon]

Don't get me wrong, you have so many tunes that could be my favorite! But Raw with its amazing groove and riffing will always hold a dear place close to my heart! :D

[@robp775]

Slowly learning more and more FK songs. Thank you so much for posting these.

[@Cestariarts]

Mattias, could you please talk a little bit about the transition to the 8 strings guitar and how was the process of adapting/transposing (?) the old songs riffs to this instrument? It's always good to watch your videos, you talk like a normal person as if you were face to face to us, this is so natural and nice to the spectator! Thank you

[@sanjograi4199]

Good to see Mattias still rocking! I was playing Among Us and this was playing in the background and realized how appropriate this song was! Confusion to the Enemy!

[@awesomemushroomdrug2388]

The sound design on Confusion to the Enemy really reminds me of A Reshuffling of Atoms

[@LukasMannMusic]

Holy shit. You sick f*ck. Just discovered the band. Can’t describe my excitement! Just awesome!

[@donaldbest7621]

That’s a really beautiful tune....so well thought out. Brain food.

[@Sam-ty8rl]

thanks for the wisdom guru sir

[@Stodya]

Awesome video Mattias! Keep it up :D

[@BlizzarDofBabyloN]

One of my favorite Freak Kitchen songs is, Freak of the Week. That slow down before the solo, the scream, then the actual mind-blowing face-melting solo .... goosebumps every single time! Also the message is very relatable in our times. Perfecto in my humble opinion.

[@EADPE]

6:53 that was WTF lol. Genius. Always a pleasure to hear your crazyness. ❤

[@gusbarros]

Great Class! Cheers from Brazil!

[@DinoSDB]

My favorite FK songs at the moment in no particular order are: Freak of the week Razorflower Confusion to the enemy Rights to you Alone with my phone Ranks of the terrified Nobody's Laughing Mathematics of defeat Ok And many more actually 😊 Thank you for being such an inspiration to me and my music ❤️

[@DinoSDB]

Oh, and Troll!

[@anticop76]

OMG!!!! There's free chicken???? Forgot to comment fav song.. SLOPPY!!!!!! Just love the message and groove.

[@woodward_alan]

I don't know many Freak Kitchen songs. My fanship started by watching your KZbin channel. The song you played here sticks in my head (a good thing), and my homework assignment will be to explore more songs.

[@jonsirola]

I discovered your music back in 2004. It has such a special place in my heart. So many memories. Lyrics are meaningful and with a pinch of dark humor. Your use of syncopation displacement and accent groupings literally helped me become a better musician. Keep building that legacy Mr Mattias "you're a beautiful guy" lol

[@toratarsus]

Very beautiful composition, very beautiful sound, very beautiful song... Thanks Mattias.

[@CoolStuffDad]

The absolute depth, dynamics & complexity of this song is incredible. Such a mature delve into musical creativity - huge fan of this song! Pure badassery, IA!

[@jkol323]

Made it here early! See guru, click guru, no matter the time

[@Eggy-bp6pj]

Dude, I absolutely love the whole confusion to the enemy album. So many amazing songs. Morons, confusion to the enemy, troll, that Swedish one that I can't spell or sing to but love none the less, Auto, and alone with my phone. Also I love the songs, murder groupie, freak of the week, honey, you're a Nazi, amongs many others, but thats just to name a few. Seriously man you're an amazing song writer, musician, and person all around! I'm so glad to have discovered you and your music, and I'm all the better off for it!!! Stay metal, stay brutal, and most of all stay freaky!!! \m/

[@stillllllife]

Everything is under control Snap

[@DagenMuten]

Really nice work! My favorite Freak Kitchen song is Teargas Jazz xD I really think you did a pretty good job there!

[@CTGMoreira]

Sick song!

[@Hc_Bj]

alone with my phone is one of my fav songs from Free Chicken!

[@user-yb5cd3gq7k]

Mr.Mattias it's very, very cool!!!))))

[@bazinko]

This song is great. It’s really hard to pick favorites but I’m very fond of Professional Help

[@CraigRMerriman]

Great song. Love your music. I'm a Zappa fan from way back. I met him on his last tour, fantastic dude. I dig your creativity, which is what drew me to him.

[@Danandrea737]

Even your mic in the background is headbanging, during the song

[@8BitAlchemy]

Yes I love this song!!! So glad to see you do this one on video!! My favorite FK songs would have to be: -Snap -God Save the Spleen -Murder Groupie -Humiliation Song -Alone with my Phone Just to name a few... 😉🤘

[@casaroli]

Now that you’ve pointed it out, the inspiration is now obvious hahah I can visualize the moment I was playing the game and GLADOS was saying the lines from the song to me.

[@Promotteedd]

Hey buddy! Confusion is amazing!! Everything is Under Control is always a go to for me but Maggots of Corruption is probs my fav! First time i had Move playing in the background at work, everyone in my store stopped, we all looked at eachother and was like WTF was that??? but you lads have soooo many brilliant tracks

[@Aquarius61]

That's a great and very timely song!

[@MarcoLizza]

As a long date fan, I love each and every Freak Kitchen's album for different reasons. Probably "Dead Soul Men" it's the one I love the most, followed by "Freak Kitchen" and "Move". The ones I find most entertaining to play, however, are "Taste My Fist" and "Supermodel Baby".

[@janwandelaar5781]

Have a peasant flight, it's like a puzzle solving itself. Mind your step, just juicy crazyness. Beasts and bugs, that sounds so swedish and i love it. Greetings from NL

[@Sabretoothsquirrel]

Some of my favorite FK songs are (in no particular order): Breathe - truly emotional and beautiful song! The Only Way - really like the "tung gung" of that one. Walls of Stupidity - same there, really like the melody and the rhythm of the song. Some Kind of Love Song - funny and sadly relatable. Dead Soul Man - nice and heavy with great lyrics! Propaganda Pie - also heavy, also with great lyrics. The Rights to You - see above. Sick? Death by Hypochondria - again, see above. Independent Way of Life - great satirical lyrics. Morons - way too relevant! Confusion to the Enemy - unusually long and complex song made greater once you realize from who's perspective it is told. And of course: Mr Kashchei & the 13 Prostitutes and Six Dildo Bob and the Bluegrass Samba From Hell for their wonderful absurdity! Rest assured that all the songs not mentioned here are also great but these are some that stand out for me.

[@chernytomer]

I love all freak kitchen music 🤘🏻❤️❤️

[@GermanFafian]

Duude! -. Murder Groupie -. Freak of the week Actually almost the whole catalog XD

[@daveweeks8721]

Yes, first the vision, then the process to bring it to life☺. I know it well😂. Thanks for sharing how Freak Kitchen got it's name☺, I know that Frank Zappa song👍. Great Freak Audio Lab episode, I enjoy them all❤👍.

[@fredericcarlo9915]

i knew we got something common...even i don t choose my name, but every time i had to tell my name i was completly obsessed by the sound produced by that weird junction by 2 "c" or "K" ...Freak-kitchen\FrederiC-Carlo same fight.!!!! (voila qui n intéressera personne...mais le papier ne refusant pas l encre, comme cette section commentaire et certain message, je m offre ce petit plaisir de repondre comme a une interview dans "hard rock mag" Thank s a lot for who you are !! love you all!!

[@patriciocereno]

Very very nice

[@VeNoM22222]

As the first FK I knew about it will always have a special place for me Freak of the Week Other favorites: - God save the Spleen - Ranks of the Terrified - Snap - Vaseline Bizniz - Push Through

[@RicardoRodriguez-bm1rc]

Tough decision, love the old stuff like “Raw” and “Burning Bridges” as well as more cheesy stuff like “Nobody’s Laughing” and kick ass songs like “Taste my Fist” but then the newer albums are also great so I guess it depends on the mood...yet this is what makes Freak Kitchen so special in my opinion :) thank you IA!

[@jeremiahshipley401]

You are a great guy

[@GravesoftheInnocent]

Damn!! Well, this is now my favorite one.

[@thekitchenfreak]

IA! I'm so happy, this chunky song really deserved a full blown video. The track really stands out on the album, and actually sounds like the "future" of FK. It's the freshest thing you've written for a while! Very mature and daring. The production is also different. Hats off, I dig that song, and so does my 4-year old daughter (you're her favorite band)! As for favorite track.... ouch. You are that band that just has killer songs all around. I know that Dead Soul Men won the battle for favorite album... This album is just tip-top From Silence to Shithead... non-stop ear candy!!! Appetizer is close second. I could maybe name a favorite track per album... I'll do that. In CAPS are the songs that could battle for favorite FK song. Appetizer TASTE MY FIST Tiny Little Second BLACK SPIDER FLAG Heroin Breakfast Heal Me ONE LAST DANCE The Mathematics Of Defeat Confusion To The Enemy So If merge best album and best song.... the winner would be Black Spider Flag. But this could change to Shithead or Get A Life or Silence. So the official answer is, thanks for everything, especially Dead Soul Men. Fistbump to you Mattias!

[@Mojen_Marc_Music]

Love that chorus riff! Have to be honest, I can't put any favourite Freak Kitchen tracks down because I have been remiss! I've only been listening to your solo stuff. I am obsessed with On, A Reshuffling of Atoms and Alien Agenda. I have no idea how you can remember how to play songs that are that long! Fantastic stuff! Love it! :)

[@Mojen_Marc_Music]

I have, however, just rectified this situation :)

[@johnstitt2615]

I don’t want to come back to this too much but as I put on my rubber gloves and N95 Mask(Covid PPE) to fix a machine at a customer I thought of you. Not you exactly to be clear. More specifically the Fletch scene with him as Mr. Babar getting the good, old prostate examination. I snapped the gloves on with a gleam in my eyes and I quietly laughed. The PPE gear makes me look like doctor in a eccentric kind of way. Anyway I shall watch your video now. Good Heath my friend.

[@Vordrab]

Razor Flowers Seven Days in June Proud of my haircut :D Propaganda Pie Humiliation Song Så Kan Det Gå När Inte Haspen Är På Jerk

[@domwindom]

Very nice song !! Vocals sound like Steven Wilson, i love.

[@floressequoia1]

5:11 I'm in total agreement the reward is when you can play the meedly meedly lead guitar

[@Hemstrought]

Free Kitchen! Great!!!😂

[@mglickman13]

Freak Kitchen = 3d Fiction using auto subtitles...☺ So many favorites, but 3 off the top of my head are (at the mo) Logo, Chest Pain Waltz, and Mr Kachei (?) and just because, Freak of the Week . I reserve the right to change my mind! ❣I'm adding #5 , 6, and 7- Alone w/ My Phone (both versions) Snap and finally, Professional Help (I could keep going, but I'm busy today)....👍

[@mglickman13]

🥰

[@viniciuscarvalhomusic]

C.T.T.E Is one of my all time favorite albums ❤ FK rules

[@barnabb2729]

honestly, i can’t choose a favorite song, i love them all so much ! but what are the freak kitchen songs you love/ you hate ? and do you listen to freak kitchen sometimes (except in studio?)

[@mattias_ia_eklundh]

Confusion To The Enemy is certainly one of the tunes that are dear to me.

[@thekenan4u]

Hello God! Hope All is well! Some Favs indeed; in some particular order only i know. Love you! Cheers! 1. Saving up for An 2. Teargas Jazz 3. The Only Way 4.The Smell of Time 5. Clean it Up 6. Guilt Trip 7. Heal Me 8. Infidelity Ghost 9. Breathe 10.Nobody's Laughing 11. The Sinking Planet 12. Broken Food 13. Lisa 14. See You in Pittsburg 15. Confusion To the Enemy 16.Only A Dream 17. Auto 18. The Day that I Stopped Being a God (New Song)

[@themanwhochoppedoffthefinger]

When I heard this song for the first time I heard "Conclusion to the enemy" instead if "Confusion". And even now I don't know which variant is more interesting

[@theprisonier]

the first night I saw freak Kitchen live I forgot that I was there with my girlfriend... it was so goooooooood. the rest of the evening wasn't so good hahahaha, great to ear about FKand hope to here new FK asap !!!!

[@Yupppi]

Freak Chicken?! Free Kitchen?! FREE CHICKEN! You share the same problem with Meshuggah among the fans who over-analyze your songs rhythmically. What's it with swedes and getting in trouble with your rhythmic creations? That grin around 13 minutes spooked me. Way too close to pinkies in Doom. Took me some minutes to realize that the faint background is portal. Have you played the turing test? That was an interesting game, nice spiritual continuation to portal in my books. You very much sound like a movie score composer rather than a guitarist in how you approach songs. Despite being one of the masters and pioneers of the instrument. Happy friday to our svejsan viking and merry kastspö! Stay healthy and inspired.

[@themanwhochoppedoffthefinger]

Top-Songlist: Walls of stupidity, Alone with my Phone, "Haw,haw,haw", Teargas Jazz, Freak of the Week and Mathematics of Defeat

[@Cd0LegendBe]

If I had to choose 3 (but it's torture honestly) : - See You in Pittsburg - The Sinking Planet - Heal Me ( And credits to "breathe" every time I need to calm down :D )

[@neilatkinson174]

Saving up, troll, morons, Confusion to the enemy, alone with my phone well any of them really its all great stuff.

[@TheWaywardJs]

You should REALLY collaborate with Jonathan Coulton. The guy who did Still Alive and Want You Gone. He'd probably be down for it, and he's easily one of the most talented musicians I've EVER heard. Listen to Blue Sunny Day, It's seriously one of the most brilliantly constructed songs ever.

[@mattias_ia_eklundh]

Truly amazing stuff indeed!

[@habibicado]

It's better to have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy :)))) Tom Waits quote

[@adrianmoore8840]

A few of my faves are logo,what's the problem,mathematics of defeat, dystopia,and raw but I could go on

[@zackhalilovic4753]

My Favorite Freak Kitchen Songs - Six Dildo Bob & The Bluegrass Samba From hell - Freak of the Week - (Saving up for An) Anal Bleach (one of your heaviest riffs imo!) - Snap - God Save the Spleen there are so many more I love but I didn't want it to be too long...

[@christopherapin9773]

The Maggots !!!!

[@svogender]

Walls Of Stupidity We've Heard It All Before Gun God Dead Soul Man Snap Speak When Spoken To Breathe God Save the Spleen And the list will never end...!!! 😊👍

[@pacalvotan777]

I got the Art Metal album now.. 😜🥳🥰

[@romistako2938]

Oh my gooooddddddd so complex yet so subtle my braaiin pls help im not the enemy pls such .. confu.. tegedeg tegedeg tegedeg. Sio... Hhuuh??!???

[@tacetjackalmighty]

THIS SONG IS SO GOOD IT MAKES ME MAD

[@PooNinja]

Foot mic or maybe one of those Logjam Piezo stomps? 🤘🏽

[@Nishant-ESP256]

Upload your youth performances too

[@erikmaronde2244]

Murder Groupie is my favorite song. But Freakitchen (no pun here) is an album band/project anyway IMHO.

[@cpmathews2566]

What songs do I like? It would be easer to say , what songs don't I like. If you ever write one, let me know.

[@To_Be_Announced]

I was lost 1/4 of the way into the video when you where talking about the times. Do you use a writing program 🤔? The song is good. :-)

[@F1r3Foxxxy]

Maybe unusual list, but for me: Mahavishnu John, Mind your step, and Crossing the Rubicon here!

[@marshalcraft]

portal 2 sure

[@Truthinshredding1]

Haji's Kitchen another band with the word Kitchen in the title.

[@Deukneus]

i just wanna ask you if you and the guys want to perform again in de boerderij in zoetermeer nederland. i think freak kitchen would be perfect now. please!?

[@mattias_ia_eklundh]

We'd love to!

[@gastaomanfredinni9420]

Muito bom

[@rostamostmann9657]

Alien agenda, Reshuffling of the atoms, Eidlon?, Print this. The second kinda part of alien agenda from (1:02 to 1:30 roughly) sounds kinda persian which brings me back to my childhood memories. Also maybe you can check this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2bEnnVtoLqoY80

[@EmilStuenes]

Also onr of my favourites, as I actually can play it 😅🤣