How Black Country, New Road made “Ants from Up There” - 25th anniversary Special (Part 1)

[@zebulonhildreth1588]

prof skye really out here documenting a historic moment in indie rock

[@chrilborn4138]

The fact he scored this interview before Fantano is a MASSIVE flex

[@diegocorral8787]

Plus having the producer in the review is a much more gigantic flex.

[@S728-u9x]

Yeah his content is a million times better than fantanos in every way

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

Not only that, scoring the interview with 4 band members. BCNR like to do interviews in pairs (Tyler and Lewis), so seeing FOUR members plus the producer?? That's a huge flex ngl.

[@frackingfluidinjection]

i mean fantano already interviewed two members of bcnr when ftft came out last year. i’ll admit tho, the fact that he managed to get four members in an interview ALONG with the producer of the album is definitely a flex

[@chrilborn4138]

@@frackingfluidinjection having the producer, the demos, 4 members it's all in unprecedented territory here

[@ricardoediza2690]

This is the absolute pinnacle of French professors

[@zerois2801]

absolute peak

[@mapachekamikaze5124]

420 likes

[@FF-ch9nr]

French Professor Style

[@HelloImBoni]

cant believe it has already been 25 years since this album was released ❤

[@blackcountrynewroadie]

for those that have a physical copy of the album, “Additional drums on Basketball Shoes by Basil Tierney” is me! :D

[@kennycharlton7891]

which and where did you play there friendly? hope it was fun to record!

[@blackcountrynewroadie]

@@kennycharlton7891 9:44, on the song, just the simple buildup into the final part of the song :)

[@joelg3621]

Awesome dude!

[@blazepond5518]

aww that's nice! thankyou for your videos of the band live

[@blackcountrynewroadie]

@@blazepond5518 my pleasure:)

[@c11p]

🐜🐜🐜This is already THE definitive BC,NR interview🐜🐜🐜 You have just leveled up in the world again, Prof. Well done! Humans being human.... the best sort of conversation.

[@bitterbuffalo8997]

The cover art on this album really brought me back to a specific time with those plastic bags. I think my library used them for either books or video games. And I specifically remember opening those bags when I was younger, they have to small little clips on the top. And they also had a crazy super strong plastic smell. Something I completely forgot about!

[@ShatteredTrousers]

The cover art reminds me of how the local goodwill shops bundle up small toys into batches and sell them in plastic bags. I see them hanging from hooks on a pegboard wall whenever I go goodwill hunting.

[@owenbrown6714]

1:04:28 is EASILY the coolest demo, the stark contrast between the angry, rough and blaring instrumental paired with Isaac’s vocals that seem uninterested, quiet and even ironic like skye says. SO cool to hear. Personally I’ve never heard anything like it

[@HQBacon]

22:40 when this happened, I was like "wow Skye really knows what he's doing here with how to facilitate a discussion," but then I realized, of course he knows what he's doing, he's a college professor lmao

[@grrggrrg4805]

This album (and channel) is the gift that keeps on giving

[@schlagie]

I don't think I've ever been this excited for a video before

[@ShatteredTrousers]

This is a tremendous document, one that I am confident will be referred back to in 25 years for the most honest answers to listeners questions - spontaneous and without years of rumination to colour the memory. I'm pausing to write this at 1:13:08 because the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up and it's just an extraordinary moment of revelation/synergy/coincidence (no, there are no coincidences!) I wish I could carefully fold this interview up and keep it safe inside my deluxe copy of 'Ants From Up There.'

[@bestfullyy]

lol

[@timotialban2688]

In twenty years they will ve just 40 and I will be 60. I doubt I will be healthy and energetic enough to be such a nerd of an album ay that age.

[@cartmansnipples]

No but for real when I had to dig in the back of my mind to remember what Jordan 11s were also called and came to the realization my brain almost broke

[@WiloPolis03]

I actually thought this was genuine for a second

[@eazii6512]

im cryiung

[@owenbrown6714]

Is this the first time skye has edited his video? what a milestone for the channel edit: during the premier skye actually said he’s done it before, but this video is the most he’s edited before by far.

[@NatRealActual]

he has edited a few videos. I think donda 2 was edited

[@zeraaa]

20:08 Chaos space marine 30:20 The place where he inserted the blade 32:57 ^^ 35:48 ^^ 52:13 Concorde 58:58 Snowglobes 1:04:28 Basketball shoes 1:20:23 Intro 1:29:50 Chaos space marine 1:44:11 Mark's theme 1:47:40 Mark's theme

[@johnstuart6759]

When I first heard the album version of Snow Globes I was on a busy metro platform in Barcelona and I just burst into uncontrollable tears (when the radical drums kicked in). I'm not going to ever forget that. The only thing that I can compare it to is hearing Spirit of Eden for the first time on an Andalucian road trip in 1993/4. The review and this video confirm that I'm not an outlier in having such a visceral reaction to this absolutely monstrous piece of work. Thanks for shining a light on the process, Prof and bcnr. THE SOUND OF THE ROOM IS EVERYTHING HERE.

[@joshk3939]

“But for less than a moment, they’d share the same Skye” Thank you for your obsession with this masterpiece, which is all I’ve listened to for the past two weeks. Really looking forward to part 2. And thanks to this video I now realise that Sergio live sound engineered the work band we put together for a private event at the Lexington in 2019 - which is surely as close to touching greatness as I’ll ever come! “But for less than a moment…”

[@retnugnahte]

as soon as i saw the jordan 11s i knew it was gonna be a concorde reference. i had to stand up and walk around my house to wrap my head around it

[@zeilian]

ants from up there is my album of the decade and i'm blown away that we now have the privilege to exactly follow how this masterpiece came to existence. i love how open the band was about the process and that we have the opportunity to listen to demo tracks. thank you professor skye for not only interviewing my favourite band and make this look behind the scenes possible, but also for the lengthy interpretations of the tracks on ants from up there. through your videos on bc,nr, this became one of my favourite channels on youtube period ✈

[@DarkJupiter16]

Damn they even handed you the demos, that's sick.

[@Formlessrecording]

Seeing their thought process before, during, and after the recording of this album, I have no doubt that they will figure out how to be a band with their new lineup. They clearly were very intentional with almost every aspect of recording, and this wasn’t a happy accident or anything like that. I’m sure they will be able to do something very interesting going forward. Thanks so much for this fantastic interview.

[@loganhubbard1950]

this is an insane get!

[@owenbrown6714]

Its amazing to see a music reviewer get in contact with his favorite band and get such an in depth and behind the scenes look about the album process.

[@adamc7148]

Gyöngyhajú lány, a reference on New Slaves [mentioned in the context of Chaos Space Marine alt take drum solo] was actually a pretty big thing and a radio hit in the eastern bloc back in the days... (Hungary, Poland, Czechia, also plenty of covers were made since the original release)... it's such a funny reference! Btw - an awesome interview of course! Always great to listen to these guys, thanks for that opportunity;)

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

That first take of basketball shoes is so good!

[@SuperTimtation]

This is a real win for all of us that have been following the professor for years and have developed a love for this band with him. It's an exciting event for all of us.

[@daveysaturn7232]

I've always respected your opinion and for a minute I thought I was going "bonkers" over how great this album is. Good to see someone else that knows how incredible this work is. A Heironymous bosch level piece of music.

[@homekat]

love you Professor Skye, huge BCNR fan from Buffalo. glad to see the BCNR love in upstate NY

[@dirtyrat6493]

I’m a BCNR fan from Washington state

[@alsitair]

PROFESSOR THIS IS SO AMAZING AND I AM SO EXCITED !!! YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING THING HERE

[@complexstupidity9758]

Incredible how much prof. Is growing, both in following and in video scope, you love to see it.

[@suleymantekingurmen7643]

Sad that Isaac isn't there but again this is just a very wonderful chat with the band on this phenomenal album, they're all sweet to talk to and it blows my mind because of that.

[@ethanatwell949]

Professor skye, this is such a cool insight and behind the scenes info from someone that I think really is as passionate on the subject as i feel. As an artist, even though I draw and paint instead of making music, it’s so inspiring to be able to see the process of artists that i really look up to in my own age group. The creative process is a universal language, no matter the time period or the medium, so thank you for the look into the process, even it was mostly a happy accident. Prof skye doing gods work

[@brandonburroughs7128]

LOVE White Ferrari and love that aspect of the track that Dr Evans was speaking of. Interesting to know it influenced the arrangement of Snow Globes. Makes me like it more now

[@jameshill3396]

Legendary band. Legendary album. Legendary interview. Thank you Professor Skye and Black Country New Road !

[@wilsonhunter]

this will go down in history, BC NR is truly something special

[@aesthetic4829]

I could listen to you explain your feelings on this record honestly for hours, I wouldn’t mind retrospectives too over the course of whatever time frame. Even after a little over a month this is still one of the best albums I’ve ever heard, after all the hype has died I do feel like this album is a modern masterpiece. I hope the band and this album gains the attention is so honestly deserves.

[@austintighe1722]

Skye really do be a good kid

[@Br4cka]

Awesome video man

[@jodymuhammadezananda8809]

this is a massive treat, thanks for doing this Professor Skye!

[@Xxxbloom11]

Wow professor this is seriously amazing, congratulations. I really can’t think of anyone else who deserves this more than you. I have a feeling your channel is going to blow up soon and you’ll be getting many more opportunities like this one. Great video!!!

[@edjamaz4636]

Incredible job Professor Skye!

[@ks7688]

FULL INTERVIEW NOW i loved this video and you seem to have a great instinct for asking the band interesting questions and getting them to open up. You got me hooked on thsi album and for that i cant stop thanking u.

[@AsirIset]

Dude this is insane. Glad I found this.

[@pranav-codes]

I’ve been following you since your first review Professor. You are a cornerstone of KZbin music.

[@stevenpluto]

The references in the demo at 1:32:01 is so cool I wish they kept that in the final cut

[@JoshLStuff]

They did though? They only cut the snow globes and place where he inserted the blade mentions which sound pretty out of place imo

[@stevenpluto]

@@JoshLStuff Right right. Could be pretty cool if they referenced all the songs tho imo. Either way it's sick and I haven't really seen a band do that in the way Isaac does on that track

[@JoshLStuff]

@@stevenpluto yeah perhaps, but I think they'd have had to change the snowglobes and the place ones. Sounded a bit on the nose, whereas the others are more subtle

[@barkdog]

@@stevenpluto tyler does this in laughing song, referencing most of the other songs of the new set near the end of the song.

[@jianwhite7179]

This channel putting in the WORK!!!!!!! Love you 5ever professor

[@jonasschmidt4142]

Jsuis un jeune français sur Grenoble, sa fait quelque mois que ta chaîne et tes goûts et tes réflexion ( links as you call them) have become my favorite on the platform, im also eternally grateful that you introduced me to my favorite band and document them so profoundly ( not sure this makes sense hopefully it does) Merci Skye

[@blazepond5518]

this is great , thankyou, really cool to hear the development recordings. this must have been such a great moment for you buddy :) lush i ordered the blue vinyl :) and was readng the lyric book really wanting some of this deep info about the process, so this is perfect :) thankyou

[@tylergarabedian]

This was surprisingly heartwarming. Thanks for doing this

[@ffwlpe]

precious video ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@WildHeart7777]

Only 5 minutes in and I’m SO EXCITED FOR YOU! What an amazing opportunity! I have chills!

[@owen_5157]

This is absolutely incredible, thank you to everyone involved

[@mcride1242]

Lewis is a baller

[@retnugnahte]

he really is

[@dansaunders1655]

*Dr Evans

[@Christian-97]

@@dansaunders1655 Dude's a doctor? That's whats up

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

@@dansaunders1655 smh my head the disrespect on Dr Evans' name

[@yuckomundo]

I would pay full price for every one of those demos to be released in a sessions compilation of sorts

[@cosmug]

I am so happy you got to do this! I cannot imagine how awesome this must have felt

[@rajaalahmar4371]

This is really amazing.....thank you very much this is legendary

[@diegocorral8787]

Finished watching the whole video, amazing interview and loved hearing the making of the album. So nice to hear how nice BCNR is to share so much info as this video altogether feels like it was made with love.

[@brandonburroughs7128]

Amazing content, professor! Thank you!

[@kneesturnedvelvet3725]

I hadn't listened to the album, and indeed still haven't- but found this fascinating, and also very touching. A thoughtful and pleasant group of folks, it seems. Will definitely listen now!

[@wconniff878]

Let us know what you think

[@MidwestBen101]

Did you like it?

[@kneesturnedvelvet3725]

@@MidwestBen101 4 months later; have listened to it a few times here and there. But today it finally started to click. Can't wait for the fun to really begin now~

[@HQBacon]

Can't wait for part 2 man! Just finished the video and this whole thing is a gem

[@FalardeMusicaeLegal]

Oh, god... when I saw this thumb my heart stopped. Skye... you're great. We are all with you.

[@peterstead7718]

This is insanely cool

[@molinamatty18]

Thank you for making this document! This album and document feel so special and taking a deeper look just makes me listen again and again and love it deeper. This band is massively excellent! Thank you for peeling back these layers for us!

[@aaront0209]

need full versions of these demos for the anniversary edition

[@cacacalr]

Thank you for your services Professor Skye

[@vicvinegar5709]

Congratulations prof and well done

[@the_idling]

Professor Skye keeping the hot ones coming

[@prul]

once again proving youre one of the best music channels

[@davislentz6542]

This is sick. Thank you

[@arcuri6446]

I wish you asked about the album cover and name tbh. i find both fascinating and wanted to know more about it and the meaning. Either way great video as well as your other BCNR vids on your channel!

[@markoperez8919]

concorde is the name of the type of jet in the cover and the reason the album is named like that is because humans look like ants from up there (up there being the jet in the sky). there are better explanations on the band’s subreddit

[@matthewbrown7572]

Loved it. Great interview of some great young artists.

[@josyahl9916]

you are amazing skye. the best youtube to ever make videos ever

[@ihate_5x108]

Restraint to add some space and remove the clutter of too many instruments is a skill Radiohead had to figure out. I know they tried to figure that out around the OK Computer or Kid A era. Ed O’Brien said it was a difficult thing to get used to because certain members wouldn’t play some songs at all, but it added a necessary dynamic to the music, so I think it’s not a bad idea for BC,NR to implement that idea in their music. It could add to the next step in the evolution of their sound.

[@dewgongdakota]

I think the lack of restraint is what made this record feel so amazing. While I agree that having that restraint can be important on more personal songs (especially like Marks Theme on this record), I do however believe that this album was improved via its grandiosity, and honestly I think the cluster works extraordinarily well. Obviously personal preference but yeah I do think it'd definitely lead them in an interesting and new direction (whether it be good or bad is something we can [hopefully] look forward to).

[@mariellacastellanosyanes6054]

We’ve been blessed with this video

[@bersilva98]

I like to see this album as a play, and Mark's Theme as the Interlude...

[@becketclark9942]

This is amazing! So inspiring. Thank you for doing allof this.

[@zeilian]

omg this is fantastic 😍😍

[@DomParaan]

easily album of the year so far

[@FelmanTv]

Thanks prof skye

[@kolsk1]

2 days for part 2 let's fucking go

[@potionseller2083]

This video is incredible.

[@julienfrancon9960]

Thank you so much for this prof !

[@smidlem1117]

yoooooooooo im so hyped for this

[@alsitair]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!

[@friedrich7891]

i love the fact that lewis is mentioning brian wilson

[@Canela33]

This is amazing

[@joedent1763]

Amazing thankyou ❤

[@TheVividestPeak]

Great intervie, hyped for the 2nd part! I was wondeirng the same thing regarding Chaos Space Marine and when it was written.

[@TheVividestPeak]

And that alternate drum intro for it was AWESOME

[@isaacmontoyalopez1154]

Thank you!

[@tunefevertv735]

If these interviews were on a dvd I would buy it

[@MechilideGaming]

I would love to have access to these demos, the final cuts are beautiful but these little alterations are so interesting

[@lorenz0]

This is amazing you HAVE to do this with black midi if given the opportunity bro

[@josyahl9916]

oh my god thank you so much

[@TheGlowPt2]

can’t wait

[@bbmsara4893]

29:57 professor's definitely an ally

[@dansaunders1655]

Absolutely

[@James_Dawes]

Lewis is a doctor now? That's awesome

[@jonathantom8425]

@@petermoore7796 sexophone

[@retnugnahte]

@@petermoore7796 moosic

[@HelloHello-vk5ob]

@@petermoore7796 sax

[@rod6562]

tysm also was that your post on the BCNR reddit server about a interview!

[@pablopicaddo]

thank you sir

[@Parafraxus12]

This is awesome

[@Jarlermonte]

This is really epic

[@mapachekamikaze5124]

this is truly historic.