Guitar like nobody else: Cyrus Pireh

Cyrus Pireh @cyruspireh is an unbelievable guitarist from Detroit, MI. He absolutely blew my mind with his performance of "If I can play fast enough it will turn into food and shelter": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn7biaR8mL6If5Y
I had to interview him! So, here it is. We discuss a guitar amp-in-a-medicine-bottle that Robert Fripp ended up acquiring, Cyrus' unusual 9-string guitars, using a spoon as a low frequency oscillator, and fingernail technique.
He is a new favorite of mine!
Learn more at 4gre.org
Check out his music here: cyruspireh.bandcamp.com/
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[@cyruspireh]

Thank you again, Anthony! It was so great to get the chance to sit down with you and talk guitar! Thank you for all the work you do on this channel! Sending you and your audience many positive vibes!!

[@timscarrow9151]

Nice to see you getting some recognition, Friend.

[@NostalgiaCassetteCity]

I've been following Cyrus for close to a year now here on KZbin and to me, his music is music that takes such full advantage of the guitar as an instrument and everything that can be done with it. It's an absolute joy to watch him play

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

And he's such a character. So fun.

[@nicholasrella6904]

I like it. I think this style would sound great with a full band. I'd love to hear him solo over a "normal" backing track. Blending weird & normal styles of music often yields interesting results. A weird instrument or solo can make a "normal" song stand out & be more exciting. On the flip side, a little bit of "normal" can make weird music a lot more accessible.

[@DanielHauser]

Cyrus, my man! Glad to see him on this channel. I recommend everyone to check out his other videos. He regularly uploads playing sessions and you can watch him progress and refine his songs. Some of them are very complete and genuinely amazing.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I love how he's established a daily practice discipline on YT

[@spiritstovelit72]

Using our instruments as a meditative connection to people and consciousness within the space we occupy and humor,for me,is what it's about. Thanks Anthony. This man is ANOTHER genuine Human being dedicated to his work and his connection with others.✌️🤓

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Agreed. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@sayeager5559]

The spoon technique theories are interesting. Thanks for introducing him. Great stuff.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I love how he thinks the other way 'round

[@ryn8349]

It's closer to dynamic tension than picking. Creating muscle tension to induce vibration

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I don't care what it's called, the guy is astounding. :)

[@Rogerco771]

Definitely valid. Great right hand technique. Good reference for whatever strings he uses.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

He's really a virtuoso, but few recognize what it takes to do what he does

[@sharonbaker3007]

You know what? I just accidentally watched this on 1.5 speed!!! Also Cyrus lived in Minneapolis for awhile, and I haven’t found anyone that knows him yet. I’ll share this and see if anyone pipes up!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

LOL. It's hard to tell if you're at 1x or 1.5x with Cyrus

[@sharonbaker3007]

@@MakeWeirdMusic haaaa!!!

[@chadwickhurlburt6529]

Cyrus is one of those players that you either get, or you don't. I get it. I personally love some of his other tracks more, but they all have one thing in common. His songs breaks away from all convention and predispositions of what guitar playing is supposed to be. His music is a greater artistic expression than what 99% of other guitar players are doing. He is reaching out into a new place and it's impossible for anyone to do that without raising eyebrows all around. Right or wrong, I'm voting in favor of what Cyrus is doing. He is pushing boundaries, he is putting himself out there and he is unashamed of his art. Best of all, the spirit of improvisation - the best aspect of all music - is alive and well in each performance. Spending an evening exploring Cyrus and his music is time well spent. Don't expect a normal listening experience. I suggest going into it with a meditative state of mind.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I agree. I think he is exceptional - in the truest definition of the word

[@TheLotusEater725]

Yknow, i don't like everything he does, but my only real gripe is the fuzz tone he uses...but man, he still manages to convey a wide swath of emotion, and you can still tell there is BEAUTIFUL playing underneath the white noise. IMHO, music is fundamentally about expression, and he is 1000% succesful at doing that. He's definitely set a bar for picking technique.

[@chadwickhurlburt6529]

@@TheLotusEater725 He is doing his own thing for certain. That is why I love his music. It is from him, it doesn't imitate, it is original, it makes you wonder about what you are listening too. It's new.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

i like traditional blues rock guitar but i have seen this guy before he answers his comments too, he is interesting and unique i think

[@TheRealHucasys]

I really liked the sound of that guitar in that last piece.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Wild, right? You're really digging into the content today!

[@zenhighwayman]

an index of metals

[@a-user-handle]

Hello father...

[@JulesFox]

Fascinating stuff - I need to absorb this more - however this chap is clearly an explorer , adventurer and curator. Also - I love the phone - keep curly cables alive.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Curly cables and lo-fi audio

[@peterlenardon46]

Love it. Music can be anything. It should be more than what we think of as ‘normal.’ Am I going to put this on when I’m making breakfast on a Sunday morning? No. But I will listen to more of his stuff for sure.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Exactly

[@Herfinnur]

That outro piece is the bomb!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3q1dZ6VfLSFhc0

[@eigenstatezero]

As a metal guy I approve of this tremolo-picking; or should we call it tremolo-twitching? The last piece was awesome, a lot of weird funk going on...

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Yeah, he is really out there. I love it

[@djadequate]

dang, that's awesome stuff. I imagine live it would be even better with crazy overtones. (I love drone.)

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Agreed. I wish I could see him live

[@IndigoBassNotes]

I make weird music also . I love everything you do.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Thank you!

[@ukguitarnoodle]

Off for a shower, I'll be humming this all day now!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

A real toe-tapper

[@stikcler]

Gurdjieff!

[@stikcler]

Gurdjieff playing Metal Machine Music

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

LOL

[@AutismAddict]

Cyrus is the man!!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Agreed

[@JohnnyTronny19841]

when I was more of a practicing drummer, I used a "twitching" motion on my right foot to try and do my Bonham impressions (aka steal lol) - needed my right foot like a pair of maraccas

[@AutismAddict]

I love he is on an oldskool phone

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

What a character!

[@docbobster]

Man I love this channel.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Hah. Thank you!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

5 strings - I've often thought about Fripp's NST tuning, but just leaving the High G off - just leave the CGDAE and play with only those strings. Seems to make sense to me.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I've thought that too! Or just shift all the strings down and add a low F

[@fernandogaray1681]

This dude is amazing. Even it's personality using an antique phone for a videocall. Just wishing his mic sound a little bit better cus it kinda hurts lol

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I love that the quality isn't good

[@timscarrow9151]

After seeing his record collection, I totally get it. I have been making weird music since before the internet. Nobody cared.

[@deadmanwithpitchforkarms8376]

The second piece was pretty cool. I can appreciate the technique he employed on the first piece but that composition was definitely not my thing lol

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Man, I get that. I don't think it's for everyone, for sure.

[@PooNinja]

Very interesting 🤔

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Glad you think so!

[@stanszyslowski297]

I wish he would play King Crimson -Red.

[@asynchronicity]

What's with the old telephone? Inside joke?

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

He’s just a unique guy

[@asynchronicity]

@@MakeWeirdMusicAha

[@Andrew-ri5qo]

Sounds like OV by Orthrelm

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Right? Or does anyone remember a guitarist from the 1980's named Rudolph Gray?

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I have to look into these names!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

@@MakeWeirdMusic Orthrelm is a project by Colin Marston (Krallice, Behold the Arctopus), and Rudolph Gray might be very hard to find - very obscure guitarist from the NY "Skronk" scene in the early 1990's.

[@javilalima]

Brilliant!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Glad you dig it

[@oov55]

Hmmm

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

🤔

[@RichardThorne-hk3vo]

Interesting process....very uninteresting results.....

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

I assure you, the results are interesting. Just gotta be in the right mood

[@drpastormartinosempa8930]

Nope.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Hahaha, perfectly reasonable response!

[@MELONenSURPRISE]

15 sec of that crap was enough

[@mykola_iegorov]

grindcore bands have actually 15 sec songs with such guitars