I found the heaviest distortion pedal and used it on harp

[@binface9]

From the evidence in this video you could sack the guitarist and bass player from your doom band employ one harpist instead

[@emilyharpist]

*prepares inbox for doom bands seeking harpist*

[@davidmcroberts8502]

My new band name….”OneHarpist”…

[@davidmcroberts8502]

@jupit ng. hell yea! I like that one

[@evilscientistrecords]

HarpO))) Marx!

[@jelmerwouda8635]

Include a nails-screeching-on-chalkboard-singer and call it harpyist

[@lndndr18]

Imagine being 20 again, and knowing that the sound you're desperately after is actually a harp on distortion.

[@manuelrobledo8072]

Yeah, good luck saving to buy one

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

@@manuelrobledo8072 get an old knackered piano someone is trying to get rid of, gut it for the frame, you now have a harp, stick some piezos on that bad boy and you have an electric harp.

[@emilyharpist]

😂 😂

[@johndemeritt3460]

@@gramursowanfaborden5820, problem is that you've got a REALLY HEAVY harp: the frame for the piano strings is generally made of brass and is triple stringed: it's more closely related to the hammer dulcimer than to the harp. And a 16/15 hammer dulcimer in proper tune has over 2000 pounds of string tension trying to torque the ends of the board inward. A properly tuned piano has A LOT MORE strings. The other problem you'll run into is deciding how to turn this monster into either a pedal or lever harp. I think I'd be inclined to go for the levers, but I'm not a harpist. Trying to make the piano guts into a serviceable pedal harp would undoubtedly involve mechanics more complicated than my addled brain could handle. On the other hand, if you had the knowledge and skills to do so, turning an old piano into a harp would undoubtedly yield one of the most unique instruments ever. And freed of the sound board/box of a conventional harp/piano, I'm sure you could do some wickedly interesting things with it!

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@manuelrobledo8072 that’s what financing is for

[@frigginjerk]

"I'm in a doom metal band." "What do you play?" "Harp." "Oh? Ha, how does that work out?" "Almost too well."

[@GKinslayer]

"Well we woke Cthulu last week and after the 3rd encore he trashed the bar."

[@drgnslyr221]

10 people killed themselves and 100 went into a depressed stupor.

[@michaelfuria4257]

harmonica???

[@bojnebojnebojne]

Haha Doom metal was the absolute first ting i thought of when hearing her play. :D Could make for some nice melodies behind open chord progressions of black metal too. At least on the higher octaves, where the vibration of the note wont last as long.

[@tomd96]

Is nobody gonna talk about the third hand

[@rigoleum3273]

There's a highclass teenager out there that his parents paid for harp lessons, and never let him express his inner metalhead.. this video just re-centered his soul.

[@edh9237]

One of us should ask Emily what pronouns to use... LOL!

[@AJNystrom]

I'm reminded of the harpist who played on Metallica's first S&M video/album (haven't seen the second one, admittedly). The dude was tatted up with both sleeves and I believe he was wearing a Metallica t-shirt that clearly came from his own collection coming into the building. I'd really like to see him have a go with these distortion pedals and see if he could rip up some Metallica tunes... or heavier.

[@theunholybakery1990]

@@edh9237 why?

[@johrathbun]

Edit: her soul.

[@reannejarvis9464]

Or her's. I see headbanging in the future

[@MundMoriginal]

I find her having three hands, more impressing than using a distorion pedal on a harp.

[@emilyharpist]

😂

[@almendratlilkouatl]

Me too, I was like O my Doombringer what kinda sorcery is that?

[@robertrussellmusicministri4975]

LOL!!!

[@IMSOSLAYY.]

🤣

[@livewellwitheds6885]

sometimes 4 which is even more impressive!

[@Dave-H]

Harp Doom Metal was literally invented in this video. Birth of a new genre right there.

[@Katzenminze4444]

Someone make this a thing pleaseee.

[@callumtheopossuprine7980]

This could also be implemented into ambient black metal and even blackgaze.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

An eternal genre

[@_smbrb_]

Check out Infinity Shred then

[@Luk4zguy97]

'Emily Hopkins... Witchfinder General'

[@Varstahl]

"When your parents forced you into classical music, but metal is life." Great tone and texture, didn't know harp could work this well in this context.

[@fvrrljr]

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@chickenflavor9880]

Metal is trash.

[@Varstahl]

@@chickenflavor9880 it's your sacred right to be wrong. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@CatchTwentyTwo1982]

If Trent Reznor ever find out about this, there's gonna be like 15 more Ghosts albums

[@scavenom2008]

My same exact toughts. The sounds are so much like Trent's

[@emilyharpist]

😂 I love Trents sound so this is such a huge compliment!!! Thank you :)

[@jakemeyer8188]

Best...comment...ever

[@TristanTheGamer01]

@@emilyharpist You should send this video to them! Lol

[@CatchTwentyTwo1982]

@Azhag Dark you seem really angry about someone's opinion that has nothing to do with you. I bet you're fun at parties and you clearly missed the point of the comment. It wasn't about being "heavy" it was about the tone that was produced running a harp through a distortion pedal being similar to some of the sounds that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross used when they produced Ghosts. Not everything with heavy distortion is about swedish Metal from the 80s. Have a nice day pumpkin.

[@gonzaloNMF]

This sounds so dark. We need a whole album of dark distorted harp ambient music.

[@mikemilne]

I concur with that

[@svetlovska]

I’d buy that for a dollar!

[@snakeatwar]

Yesssssss. Especially if the Drowner gets involved. I could die happy!

[@jamesbok8385]

I came here to write the same thing 😂

[@silentxwxlf]

Black metal vibes for sure

[@biggreenblob]

This would be the perfect ambient noise for a post apocalyptic game.

[@artinrahideh1229]

Agree!

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

The lows actually kinda remind me of some of the sounds used in the last of us soundtrack.

[@benwatts3793]

Reminds me of Burzum.

[@Vi-zf5zq]

Almost almost almost makes me think of caves of qud

[@biggreenblob]

3:10 cue epic cut scene OST

[@castinwithcarter8922]

I like how peaceful you look playing the harp while it’s making sounds that could accompany an Eldritch horror destroying the world

[@5Demona5]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagh'nagl fhtagn!

[@neuralmute]

@@5Demona5 Just what I was about to say! Ia! Ia!

[@ytborg7]

Yeah, she does look very chill rocking out those harps.😎

[@goldexp4329]

@@5Demona5 If you wouldn't mind could you please translate?

[@5Demona5]

@@goldexp4329 In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.

[@Gongasoso]

"Finding a good distortion or fuzz pedal to use with the harp..." Oh, what a time to be alive. No joke

[@emilyharpist]

HAHAHA you legitimately made me laugh out loud!! Thanks so much for being here!! 🥰🎶

[@jayayyy4852]

@@emilyharpist try a Pink Maggit cover

[@jordymaas565]

what can they think of next.

[@Updog89]

As fun as your experiments are, and as goofy as the results can sometimes be (hi fart pedal), I really think this channel is such important work. You are pushing the envelope on people’s conceptions of what a pedal or harp can be. You are modeling a playful and experimental approach to music that is informed by classical technique but free of pretensions. You’re sparking creativity in others. And you’re entertaining AF!

[@emilyharpist]

You seriously just made my day 🥺❤️ thank you so much for the kind words... it means SO much to me. That was always my goal in starting this channel so I’m really happy it’s coming across like that. 😭❤️ I really appreciate you!!!

[@josephinian4614]

@@emilyharpist KEEP THAT UP THAT'S COOL

[@wallofsheep5645]

As a guitarist\bassist.. and pedal nerd. This channel is amazing to me... and now I want a harp.. like you dont even know...

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

1:57 demon third hand from the underworld technique

[@misterpimpster]

Seriously! It's weird that a distorted harp can actually give you goosebumps/tear up; but you're pushing boundaries beyond the norm in a beautiful way. The thought of where the harp started and a direction youve taken it is phenomenal❤️❤️

[@YossarianWro]

"Let's see how these harps sound with a heavy distortion effect for lolz" *Immediately improvises S tier drone black metal*

[@luvincste]

if only she tried some harmonics...

[@drpibisback7680]

@Katerina Moran Is it not possible to play harmonics on a Harp? It has strings just like any other instrument, if you measured them and played around a bit it doesn't seem impossible to find the spots needed for the overtones of each string. It's harder than just normal natural and artificial harmonics on a guitar (where the strings are roughly equal lengths and many of the overtones occur directly over the frets), but not unimaginably so.

[@ItsNikoHIMself]

"Hey, bodybag! How's it goin'"?

[@smelltheglove2038]

The reverb pedal destroyed the tone. Bummer.

[@EstParum]

WE HAVE A S LEVEL THREAT IN Z CITY

[@Videokind]

"The harp is an instrument that produces a calm, soothing sound...."

[@mycofairbanks3321]

Thanx Webster:::)))

[@DragonBornish]

Her: hold my beer

[@banoesoelist4024]

Don't go deaf

[@alerey4363]

signed: cacodemon

[@jimportis5339]

And that is exactly what it's doing

[@DavesEmpire1981]

I can hear tones like these in a movie where the protagonist finds out what's REALLY going on.

[@KevinGsWK]

Lmao what

[@thepastaprogenitor851]

Especially 3:11. Imagine the protag is trapped in a mining/generally underground facility dystopic society. He is told by some freedom fighters that freedom is above and when he goes to the surface, it's revealed that there's only death above and it's even worse than life below (rads, deathly, pollution, intense Destruction, whatever you decide to call it) and the freedom fighters below were actually agents that lead would-be freedom fighters/insurrectionists to the surface to kill them off. As they die, 3:11 plays

[@nickkohlmann]

Absolutely

[@retheisen]

Played in reverse so it swells.

[@kobybarnes3035]

Yes, it does sound like the They Live soundtrack

[@InVerum]

If Hans Zimmer doesn't use this exact combo (especially with the reverb) on his next score he is making a huge mistake.

[@emilyharpist]

Yessss!!! I hope he gives me a call 😂

[@sprtsfanatic1]

Hans to do the score for a cyberpunk, dystopian future film, with a distorted harp, when???

[@atlev]

@@sprtsfanatic1 Could've used it for Blade Runner 2049

[@Bati_]

This actually a Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross thing, not Zimmer.

[@brandonbanks1408]

Hand need to hired her for his ensemble

[@SpookieD00kie]

Its so strange that its still a calm sound. Just instead of being uplifting its cold and empty. In the coolest way possible, it sounds amazing.

[@jackparsons8612]

Ikr? I love this

[@geompon6505]

Well u should check ambient black metal music

[@geompon6505]

@Sookumai Bowlz well, your loss. Your taste in music is so basic.

[@missingexpert990]

Thanks for putting it into words, that's exactly what i feel when i listen to vildhjarta or Fractalize....

[@johnterpack3940]

I had no idea how much my life was missing distorted harp. More, please.

[@chimetimepaprika]

@Terpack, is that a π I spy? Niceeee

[@nikoskarafotias9953]

Fr, she should, like, make a full album or sth

[@johnterpack3940]

@@chimetimepaprika Hah!I hadn't noticed that, neat. But it's actually just my initials mashed together.

[@LFOVCF]

I would love to see everyone in An Audience sitting quietly and patiently as you sit down to your harp and then you shred

[@emilyharpist]

LMFAOOO “welcome to my concert everyone, thank you so much for coming. Please silence your cell phones. The first piece I’ll be performing is called Nightmare Fuel, op. 1.” 🔥🔥🔥👁👄👁🔥🔥🔥

[@LFOVCF]

@@emilyharpist Haha! watching people mouth "WTF"🤣😂

[@johndemeritt3460]

Does the phrase, "Cthulu, paging mister Cthulu -- your table is ready . . ." mean anything to you?

[@5Demona5]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagh'nagl fhtagn! Ïa! Ïa! Cthulhu fhtagn!

[@sixstar2067]

This sounds incredible. What an interesting and powerful way to expand the harp's "emotional range" so far into the dark and ominous. This legitimately created a very intense feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach that I was not expecting. Well done!

[@emilyharpist]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it :) so glad you found my channel!

[@markhenry64]

I love that there's this uncredited hand that reaches in and does things for her. Is it Thing? A demon familiar summoned? we'll never know

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

She has 3 arms.

[@Synonamess]

That’s her right foot.

[@muserediscovered3750]

Uncredited hand is my new band name

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

@@muserediscovered3750 Good name!

[@shadowalk]

that's the whammy bar

[@hydorah]

I love the way she looks so blissed out and mellow while summoning demons and unleashing Armageddon

[@YeOldeKamikaze]

That first tune with the pedal harp gave me the chills.

[@Rraund]

Haha, great) But i think she made a record on a guitar loop pedal or something like that, and after found a "right" distortion sound. So on video we see how she play on clean sound.

[@nunyabusiness3437]

look closer roman. shes not alone.

[@DLWELD]

@@nunyabusiness3437 I assumed it was the hand of the Devil.

[@nunyabusiness3437]

@@DLWELD lol i dont know that it wasnt.

[@carlpanzram2012]

Ive just started getting into doom metal and noise music, and let me tell you, this has A LOT of potential. This really embodies the sound a lot of artists seem to be going for. I wouldn't be surprised if this is going to lead to a small revolution in the industry.

[@emilyharpist]

I really hope it does!!!! Thanks so much Carl :)

[@vesuviacorpseflower4828]

If you're getting into doom-metal, I recommend Remnants Of Industry 'The Last Of Autumn's Leaves' (obscure atmospheric industrial doom-metal with ambient textures).

[@scotchrobbins]

There's a killer post-rock album hiding in here somewhere.

[@fase1doughnut]

I reckon a killer black metal album too. Reminds me of burzum a lot

[@kodykindhart5644]

I’m in a post rock band and didn’t even know Wtf is a genre???

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@kodykindhart5644 A genre is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition, characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

[@wasilewski25318]

@@fase1doughnut exactly what I thought! A lot of Burzum vibe here

[@jordanhartmann1745]

ABM album

[@xrystal89]

Oof, sounds amazing. Can you imagine this at a kid's recital. Everyone sees the harp and thinks they're about to hear a delicate, elegant and gentle rendition of some classical piece but they get the gates of hades opening instead 🤣

[@richardbaker_0086]

What does “oof” mean?

[@carolime13]

@@richardbaker_0086 it's the sound of a gut punch. Oof.

[@richardbaker_0086]

@@carolime13 thanks

[@killolot]

Baha surprised no one has mentioned gates of hades. Spooky listen.

[@DocBree13]

I love that idea so much!!!

[@mathdcarter]

This is modern soundtrack worthy. Needs to be used in a sci fi movie.

[@alexisdumas84]

It reminds me vaguely of the Arrival soundtrack. Just a bit.

[@TheMarkTenification]

Sci Fi horror

[@pageup213]

28 days/months later kind of vibes.

[@mcfcguvnors]

@@alexisdumas84 yeh thats it ,its an epic sound & if you heard without seeing youd assume several musicians made some of those sounds

[@joshua2400]

God Christ Jesus bless you all, have a great day my broskis

[@simonadams818]

That sounds incredible! Really ethereal and otherworldly. Also love the creepy 3rd hand that appears at some parts to play the lower notes.

[@emilyharpist]

hahah thank you so much! it's very hand-y 😂❤️

[@carldebaun6346]

If you ever wondered "does harp doom" this is the unequivocal answer.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Definitely

[@emilyharpist]

@@zaidlacksalastname4905 i'm honestly so relieved to find out that harp does doom

[@roguereviews8319]

DOES? DOES HARP? DOES HARP DOOM? DOES HARP DOOM? Does harp doom sound good? Does harp doom sound good? Yes, harp doom sounds good. Just like you knew it would!

[@martingrandstaff3319]

@@roguereviews8319 That was excellent. Now I want to see a Rammstein cover band, but with harp instead of guitar!

[@keithklassen5320]

But does it djent?

[@anatolyFct]

I was expecting an unlistenable mess. This is not an unlistenable mess. This is awesome. Makes me want to develop a spooky video game just for the soundtrack

[@Optimus97]

Oh hey, didn't expect to see you here :)

[@anatolyFct]

@@Optimus97 🤫

[@stephenclay2763]

It would be an unlistenable mess if she played any faster, and it's just on the edge at that.

[@lasvegasloner4621]

It’s a mess at times, but mostly awesome. Humans tend to go for “more” no matter what they’re doing, which of course has caused problems… (an understatement when considering the environment), but here I only started to resist when the engineer started turning things up the third time and more. There’s a hell of a lot more she could play on that harp with the distortion lowered slightly that would be mesmerizing. More so than we already heard.

[@Wylie288]

Reminds me of some heavy post metal albums ive listened to. I like it

[@ewybean]

“i play the harp” “so you play classical music right?” 👁👄👁 “…you play classical music right?”

[@emilyharpist]

LMFAOOO I USE THAT EMOJI ALL THE TIME 😂😂😂 thank you for making me laugh out loud today ❤️

[@dextermorgan1757]

@@emilyharpist would love to hear some Norwegian black metal on harp with this pedal as a metalhead I think I need this

[@herniagaming]

The second riff is crazy, you could legitimately play in a band with that sound and it would be so sick

[@pdblouin]

Am I the only one that didn't know harps were electric, and could be hooked up to distortion pedals?

[@emilyharpist]

Hahah most can’t but mine are electroacoustic! I made a video showing where the inputs are! :)

[@Drewcifer2342]

If you look hard enough you can electrify dang near as anything. Love the angle she put on this, simply amazing

[@marsupialdungbucket]

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band electrified a trouser press for the track Trouser Press and turned a mannequin's leg into a theremin for Noises From The Leg. And that was over 50 years ago.

[@dextermorgan1757]

@@emilyharpist if you ever listen to Burzum this is The vibes it's giving me so I'm enjoying this

[@jasonstender3102]

Look up the xylosynth playthrough from the band Oni and their song "barn burner." I'd have put more effort into learning double mallet had that been around in high school lol

[@CWoodyButler]

I like the magic "third hand from nowhere" playing bass and running the pedal.

[@BuriedFlame]

The harp is playing itself.

[@omnisapient]

These sounds just opened gates to Warp - additional pair of hands is the gift from Chaos Gods to their new aspiring champion.

[@MatthewSmith-sz1yq]

The "grow a third hand" trick actually a pretty neat skill a lot of musicians learn, especially guitarists, harpists, and pianists. Can certainly be a bit worrying when you see them do it live though!

[@timcarroll6795]

That wasn't a finger...

[@randyhalfway]

I spend hours looking for bands that sound like this, and you just casually make the most gorgeous black metal/funeral doom stuff like it's nothing. Brilliant.

[@Rafael_Fuchs]

I'm sure more bands will pick up on the idea if this vid keeps gaining traction in the algorithm. I've never seen this channel before. Lol

[@ericale9700]

have u found any?? recs please, i want more metal harp

[@joshua.merrill]

I think the cost of harps is the biggest factor that keeps metalheads from using them.

[@slinks90]

Botanist is about the closest I can think of, but that's a hammered dulcimer, not a harp, and it's not very doom-y.

[@Adam-qi8lm]

A good album that has this doomer aesthetic is Have a Nice Life’s album called Deathconsciousness.

[@datatwo7405]

I've always adored those who were experimental with their instruments. There are drummers, and then there are percussionists. There are guitarists, and then there are stringed instrumentalists. And so on.

[@AvenEngineer]

I hope Maynard doesn't hear this. He'll be locked in the basement trying to put it on a record for the next 13 years.

[@DE5RUCTO]

My first thought as well. "This would make for a good fit in the next tool album"

[@Serpantor]

I can't breathe right now 🤣

[@mexiguayan]

LMAOO

[@NaomiSV]

Sounds sick! Harp metal needs to become a thing. I got a Digitech Bass Driver in a garage sale, and while it's a bit heavy for playing, it sounds cool when doing percussion on the soundboard.

[@schweppes1313]

Botanist uses hammered dulcimer, check him out if you want some atmospheric black metal

[@bgm1236]

I'm not a heavy metal type guy but I would listen to harp metal.

[@aisforapple2494]

Amazing! You have a future composing horror movie soundtracks!

[@ZachMcCordProg]

Rob scallon did it lol

[@patsmith378]

I would down load that! she’s got to write some songs!!!!

[@lord_gillespie]

As a guitarist and pedal maker I love watching people with the nerve to try something. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't use x piece of equipement for y style of music. Awesome \m/ \m/

[@emilyharpist]

haha thank you so much, Steven!! I really, really appreciate the kind words!! 😈🔥🖤

[@carpediemarts705]

Regular C flute through octave pedal. Have to use a somewhat long mic cord to keep the feedback away. Forget what or if I did anything w my big muff or Mex envelope filter.

[@harveycan5820]

@@carpediemarts705 No, let the feedback bloom!

[@michaelthomas9991]

@@emilyharpist - - Hi Emily. You’ve shown us that we have more options than we’d imagined. I’d honestly never thought about a harp being used this way. A cello, yes! This is definitely an interesting idea.

[@ultimanet]

i've never heard a harp with distortion before, this is AWESOME !

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!! 🥰❤️

[@Account4096]

"And the angels in Heaven played their angelic harps and there was great rejoicing" The harps:

[@emilyharpist]

LMFAOOOOO this made me laugh out loud 😂❤️❤️❤️

[@maxmagnus377]

Old testament angels probably would sound like this. "Be not afraid"

[@joshstanton267]

Satan got kicked out when he got too experimental. He said hey God, check out this distortion pedal, it makes my harp sound sick! Unfortunately God didn't like the discordant sounds that Lucifer made so he cast him into Australia and lo, the Devil did roast and got skin cancer, but kept making disgusting grooves on his harp.

[@_zzabonin_]

"wait a second... This is not heav

[@johnmccall5576]

Okay, this is rad. She just played every dystopian soundtrack to sci-fi movies in the 1980s. We need the John Carpenter movie to go with her shread.

[@miked3168]

Carpenters stuff was way more melodic. Didn't sound like this at all

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

@@miked3168 r/whoosh

[@daabbot]

I was thinking the same thing. Some blade runner stuff here.

[@michaelangelosamson5401]

She's so good at Harp, she even evolved and got a 3rd hand. So awesome!

[@TheGraveyardDog]

Only around half way through the video, and mind blown by the sounds and tones generated. A lot of wonderfully creepy sounds featured here. This would be absolutely perfect for horror movie soundtrack work. Love it!!

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! 🥰❤️

[@pktareq2790]

I love how calm and delicate she looks while dropping the most metal riffs ever

[@i-fart-in-elevators]

Most metal riffs ever? You stoopid

[@pktareq2790]

@@i-fart-in-elevators yeah i agree, too hyperbolic

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@i-fart-in-elevators It's obviously intentional hyperbole, and metal is as much a vibe as it is a genre. If people like you could stop adding elitist snobby gatekeepery argumentative crappy attitudes to the aesthetic and community, that would be great

[@AngstG]

@@ItsAsparageese some folks just find argument in anything, no matter how absurd. It's just bitch syndrome...

[@abruemmer77]

Her smile in 3:09 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ancestrosdelsol9494]

Damn, you should start an ambient project and record a whole album in this style. Very beautiful.

[@treymacaluso1364]

This and a good drum track would be badass. Feels like it would also make a good soundtrack for a retro sci-fi or animated show, with a theme like Blackthorne (maybe an obscure reference)

[@jasongravely7217]

Totally where my head was at

[@phonehead7776]

too stressful for me lol

[@dextermorgan1757]

I'm getting Burzum vibes

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

I was gonna say I get Aphex Twin vibes from this.

[@visiedo72]

I’m a metal guitar player and I’m always amused to hear how some classical pieces sound on electric guitar. I enjoyed this video so much, never thought that one could apply a distortion pedal to a harp. Thinking that someone could “dislike” such an exercise of creativity hurts me.

[@jeffhoward162]

I had never thought of the possibility till I saw this video, and now I won't think of anything but. I was a little proud for buying a flute recently, now I just want to distort it. After I gain the ability to have it actually make a noise, of course.

[@GORF_EMPIRE]

There's always a debbie downer in the crowd.

[@allegoryofdissonance]

@1:15 Man, that was so beautiful. I swear, it's like those pedals are making extra atmospheric notes pop out around the bass note.

[@claudiasolomon1123]

The spirit of extreme metal can posses any musician, metal knows no bounds.

[@jaredflynn3750]

One day everything will be metal, blacker than the blackest black times infinityyyy!

[@WhoThisMonkey]

If any God claim I was willing to accept on sheer blind faith, as they all require. Metal would be my God.

[@HarryGuit]

It possesed me, too. For about 10 minutes. Then I got bored because so many possibilities of music are ruled out by distorted sounds. Too little music.

[@bluewater3783]

You got that right... :)

[@bluewater3783]

@@HarryGuit I find that the best distorted guitar-oriented Heavy Music lifts my Spirit like no other music...

[@SconnieKayaker]

This absolutely blew my mind. I never thought a harp could sound like this. Amazing work.

[@emilyharpist]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@franlovelsimic8421]

The doom is off the chart, as I am sure many have stated, I wouldn't mind a whole EP or record in this style!

[@emilyharpist]

Thank you!!!!

[@claytonbill]

Indeed. Perfect for a doom instrument

[@mxlxok3483]

Man I was just thinkin how much I would bathe in this tone at a gig. Just pure hulk down into a pit of concentrated evil

[@droppoint495]

Seriously that last one put in a guy sounding like Marilyn manson and the chills would arise the lyrics would be easy write a creepy poem . 💕

[@lukeblaker5625]

Please drop an album like this. Doesn't even need anything else, just 2 hours of harp doom would be fine xD

[@emilyharpist]

It’s in the pipelines

[@nadeem3016]

@@emilyharpist Hi, the first section of the video just struck me in a weird way 00:38 - 01:15 - Nepenthes on Lever Harp did you end up recording something on this that i can find on spotify? I cant get enough of this sound...

[@killers31337]

I won't mind listening a whole album of this.

[@kkadnar]

I'd buy it.

[@MrBrombomb]

So would I. This is absolutely cool. Imagine adding drums to this especially those played by Zack Hill with the snare tuned tight to sound like a piccolo snare, toms tuned medium, double kick drum pedal & accompanied by bright Paiste 2002 or Zildjian A or A Custom cymbals, including a trashy China cymbal. If you want you could even add Chino Moreno’a vocals to it as well as turntables by DJ Crook.

[@javrri7212]

Try some Cult Of Luna :)

[@Fckgwrhqq2...]

Try band called Thaw - some of their tunes are like this

[@MrBrombomb]

As you can tell by my comment, I’m a drummer.

[@squeakyevil4]

This sounds like something Trent Reznor would be really into

[@emilyharpist]

YES!!!

[@mattilaakso6834]

More like Alessandro Cortini, Trent's synth guy. His solo work is just insanely good.

[@Kerunou]

@@mattilaakso6834 saying Trent is “synth guy” is maybe understatement of the century lol.

[@mattilaakso6834]

@@Kerunou Misunderstanding as well - Alessandro Cortini was _the_ NIN keyboardist and sound designer. Not saying anything about TR.

[@mattilaakso6834]

@@jamesbarnett527 "Trent's" as in his synth guy, not he is a synth guy :D

[@joepalladino9257]

I would buy a whole album of this in a heartbeat

[@Throbtometrist]

A harpbeat even. Sorry… I’ll see myself out.

[@BeelzeJon]

@@Throbtometrist lmfao

[@johnnybravo5726]

lol who buys albums anymore OLD MAN... jk

[@LOLLYPOPPE]

Who tf buys albume any more

[@joepalladino9257]

@@johnnybravo5726 some people love the physical feeling of opening a CD case and have the tangible feeling of CD in their hands

[@noonethatyouknow5555]

Who would've thought that some of the sickest sounds I've ever heard would come from a harp! Also I desperately need a full version of the piece at 3:11

[@huntsolofighter4265]

The Harp: an instrument famed for its angelic quality sending one into harmonic bliss that could only found on your dreams. Also the Harp:

[@AndreSomers]

Aren’t daemons just distorted angles?

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@AndreSomers Well at least in Christian mythology they are.

[@astradewoodvale159]

@@michaelpettersson4919 😭😭

[@GreggRoberts]

I have a distortion pedal called a "Sound Destruction Device". The knobs are: Gate; Compress; Destroy; and Oscillate. It is excruciating.

[@thesquishedelf1301]

I'll be honest those are pretty descriptive knobs, pretty sure I can guess each one's function pretty quickly

[@dinospumoni5611]

Sounds really spectacular, there's some serious musical potential here in stuff like shoegaze and drone and doom metal or black metal and that sort of thing.

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!! ♡ :) I'm studying up on my doom metal music now haha

[@joycejames8461]

Yeah, I'm sure I heard the Cocteau Twins at 1:16. This is a fantastic new musical form!

[@omega1231]

Especially since clean harp would work wonderfully in melodic black metal aswell

[@Steven-jf4cs]

Totally a magical experience to listen. Really, any ''just good musician" can take their instrument through the expected range of melodies...the mad genius breaks the neck, stretches the strings, lights the fire, breaks the speakers, screams at the sky and when they are done...they walk away legend.

[@Glicksman1]

Amazing sound. I imagine that having three hands is a real advantage.

[@droppoint495]

Yeah i was like whoa wait a sec lolol.

[@maskedmallard537]

For a mo there, thought awesome distortion pedal unlocked freaky 3rd hand powers! 😂

[@emilyadams3228]

@@maskedmallard537 The summoning of He Who Shall Not Be Named

[@realraven2000]

@@MiguelFarah on the pedal ! see 2:24. even better that it's two extra right hands

[@jeffreyalme6480]

Sounds metal AF, and that smile of satisfaction was priceless.

[@randywissler9923]

Harps with distortion pedals? This is the most metal thing I have aver seen!! Badass!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@emilyharpist]

Hahah thank you so much!! Thanks for being here! 🥰🎶

[@sniper8507]

This would be perfect for a black metal album, sounds awesome

[@vommir.]

Agreed

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!! 🥰❤️

[@dextermorgan1757]

@@emilyharpist you should do an album with Varg Virkens of Burzum

[@Jayzon666]

@@dextermorgan1757 I don't know about that. t's not like Varg is exactly known for his people skills... Also, he has retired from making music.

[@BaronVonYolo]

@@Jayzon666 Yeah she'd better collab with Swiss band Darkspace!

[@peteradrian9466]

When the sweet librarian has the good spell books under the desk...

[@nickkohlmann]

Hell yeah.

[@SynthApprentice]

I've worked in a library before, and I can confirm that they do.

[@Jyve]

Why on earth does every doom metal band NOT have a harp!??! THAT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

Because it would feed back like absolute crazy. Although idk, do purely electric harps exist?

[@emilyharpist]

hahah thank you so much, Robert!! 😈🔥🖤

[@emilyharpist]

purely electric harps DO exist! but I didn't experience any feedback with either of my harps; they're both electroacoustic!

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

@@emilyharpist I’m guessing you weren’t playing loud enough to try and keep up with a drummer though! That said I’ve seen people use acoustic cellos live with distortion without the amps exploding, so who knows :D

[@4hodmt]

The harpist could play behind drum screens (transparent plastic panels for blocking sound that drummers sometimes use so they can play with quieter instruments).

[@vanntooot]

Adam Jones: Dude I can't come up with a new ambient sound for the next Tool album. I need inspiration. Emily: You're not gonna believe this

[@richbutnotfamous1158]

If she found a way to violin this monster I think adam would actually abandon guitar. And Justin.

[@vanntooot]

@@richbutnotfamous1158 I can already imagine Right In Two played on harps

[@richbutnotfamous1158]

@@vanntooot I was thinking Rosetta Stoned (the groove/bitcrushed solo especially) but you're right, Right in Two would be heavenly!

[@MegTheWarpsmith]

@@richbutnotfamous1158 JUST...DO IT !!!

[@Harping-through-Postpartum]

I can’t even explain how much this inspired me. 33yo - started taking harp lessons and absolutely loving it. Thanks for being so bad ass ❤

[@tmrogers87]

You could score films with that distorted reverb, that was intense

[@jessewildman1292]

I could easily see this being used in a horror soundtrack. Like just this. No other instruments. It’s so expressive! It seems like the possibilities are endless!

[@colinbirnie6537]

I AGREE TOTALLY HAUNTING & DOOM.

[@leoelliondeux]

thinking this exact thing too. The second clip of her playing with the reverb was especially cinematic.

[@TehSeksyManz]

Lots of sounds for a dystopian setting. Imagine 28 days letter with music like this, friggin dope!

[@emilyharpist]

Omg I’m a huge horror movie fan and I would DIE if harp with distortion was used in any soundtrack!!

[@Nersius]

Would fit like a glove in a Worst Girls Games VN.

[@willywill3570]

@@emilyharpist maybe you should reach out to some people in that business?! might be a very cool thing, and would be amazing. even video game soundtracks could benefit as well.

[@joebrowser775]

YES!!! Many times Yes! We need dystopian Harps on every zombie movie from now on.

[@k_dawg7475]

@@willywill3570 absolutely agree with this gentleman, GO FOR IT!

[@mq666]

I would listen to a whole album of these sounds. Love it!!!

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much!

[@KRIMHDrummer]

Wow that’s some amazing and haunting sounds you make! 🤘🏻

[@Kyp031]

Love your drumming holmes! This is cool.

[@L4veyan]

Deftones should make a new album using this technique.

[@bozz1954]

I've been into rock and metal for 50 years. Never heard anything like this before and thought of the harp as this beautiful mesmerising sound. Little did I know. Instant subscribe.

[@dinguswiffle1866]

“What are they tuning a harp?” Yeah Kurt they’re doing some weird shit

[@TANTRUMGASM]

lol, "I thought we were a big rich Rock band"

[@sebastiancatalan8994]

I know that reference lol

[@ChuckStein138]

You sir, win this round of the internet, for today

[@poprox101]

I feel clever just for understanding that reference.

[@nathan4233]

@@poprox101 same here lmao

[@Geoffrey___]

DEFINITELY the coolest thing I've seen today. Not sure why I haven't seen something like this before nor why a distorted harpsichord isn't featured in all things ROCK!

[@emilyharpist]

hahah thank you so much!! 🥰❤️

[@Turboy65]

That's the darkest sound I've ever heard, bar none. Sounds like it should be recruited for the soundtrack to the upcoming QUAKE reboot by Id Software. Trent Reznor would be impressed!

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Quake reboot? "Where? When?" -Gandalf

[@brandonmoon5388]

Tool and Quake were my first two thoughts as soon as she started playing.

[@gabrielepesacane5430]

I didn't imagine so many people to know Quake, here... I'm an enormous Quake fan myself! By the way, it's not a reboot, a remaster, and it's up already 😉

[@charliec6020]

The number of yarns I spill to my Fortnite obsessed son that nothing will surpass Quake 2 clans and multikilling on a single rail gun shot. This will be the music playing in my head when I tell him, again, as all fathers should of the good ol' days

[@skiddzie9291]

Quake reboot?

[@LT_Foxfyre]

3:10 onwards sounds absolutely amazing. Feels like a scene where the protagonist is looking over the horizon of a world that's just completely destroyed beyond recognition, full of monsters and other dangers. Really sounds like it could be from a modern DOOM title.

[@katytis2012]

I could see this being very fitting in doom eternal the ancient gods part 1 last map, the holt. Revisiting hell-corrupted Urdak and hearing this ominous distorted harp as background music is too perfect.

[@marianandnorbert]

or from a djent/modern metalcore song with a dissonant uneasy feeling outro

[@marianandnorbert]

but yes I agree it is absolutely amazingn

[@TheSixStringGuy]

Bringing the term Doom metal to a whole new meaning

[@dwaterson21]

I was thinking some H.P. Lovecraft type stuff, like if Stranger Things had a soundtrack by Electric Wizard.

[@aaronsanderson7650]

I now need an album of this. This sounds like something Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross came up with in a studio full of synth gear.

[@gomibako2517]

I was thinking it would be harp doom.

[@MaxFrisch84]

Then hire Aphex Twin to make a remix

[@K50ATTACK]

This comment took 10 years off my life

[@kennedycutter3668]

This reminds me a lot of Lantlos’ album melting sun.

[@sarahw1852]

This is really Deftones, Team Sleep, Gojira to me way more than NIN

A great option to "palm mute" or mute strings is the product "Patafix". It is an adherent putty that does not leave residues or substances on the strings. It is used to prepare pianos (to prepare harmonics or just mute strings) in contemporary music. The best part is that It applies and removes very quickly. You can give it a try and see how it works on the harp

[@mdforbes500]

Emily: "Let's have some fun..." Harpists: ... Guitarists: ... Bassists: ... Nine Inch Nails: "Would like you like to do a concept album?"

[@robertswickard8355]

Nine inch Nials LOL TRY Band GODFLESH Album STREETCLEANER

[@Littlewings1211]

NGL I'd buy it 😂

[@BitterDawn]

Sounds ethereal, haunting and out of this world. Tremendous spooky and alien atmospheres, super cool. The world needs an at least 20min single track of these samples intertwined into a musical journey, add some drums and done.

[@404TVfr]

Nah, add some really warbley and bassey synths and leave all percussion. Make it avantgarde noise.

[@Raguleader]

Make it sound like a 70's Star Trek film.

[@LYLEWOLD]

Harpist moves into the unit above "Oh, how lovely, harp music." Deathiest Death Metal ever

[@emilyharpist]

LMFAOOO 😂😂😂 this made me laugh out loud hahah thanks for being here!!

[@LYLEWOLD]

@@emilyharpist Glad to hear, thanks. Cheers :-)

[@georgiykireev9678]

This has more of a black metal feel

[@KayEl58]

🤣🤣🤣

[@unclep8501]

this channel is the best thing i've discovered this year

[@emilyharpist]

I’m so glad you found the channel!! Welcome 😊 thanks for being here!!

[@FreyaGem]

This was completely hypnotizing...would so listen to a whole album of you playing like this!

[@devolutionone]

This is beyond metal, I wish I was a musician so I could explore all the possibilities with this amazing discovery! 🤟🏼👌🏼

[@benis9684]

Whats stopping you from becoming one? Never too late to start, lad.

[@Zigarius1123]

Its only 12 notes, everything else just repeats those same 12 higher or lower. You don't even use all 12 at a a time. Usually it's a group of 7 and they don't even get all used! Get a cheap keyboard from a pawn shop and learn. You can take that knowledge to any instrument after that. The only catch is you have to develop technique for different instruments.

[@neuralmute]

Hey, I'm 40, and I'm just starting to learn guitar now! It's never too late! (Okay, so I *do* read music, and grew up on classical piano, flute, some sax and a bit of vocal training. I'm still branching out to a totally different type of instrument, and I currently suck like a beginner. And that's okay!)

[@mattwhite9670]

I’m not a musician, but that’s the coolest sounding harp I’ve ever heard. Would love to see more.

[@RubenLaden]

This sounds like an untuned guitar without palm mute, it’s really great ! I don’t think it would be easy making an entire song with this but the ambiance it creates is incredible !

[@lavapix]

I didn't see that coming. Pretty cool.

[@tehfuqizg0inon588]

THE coolest

[@Gebri3l]

Blew me

[@IanTranSend]

Dang, imagine buying effects pedals so intensely metal that they include an extra set of hands for playing and adjusting the knobs as you play your harp. That's some pro-level stuff right there haha Love the smile and the way you give space to explore the timbres of the instrument with the effects! Neat to see how harpists will experiment with mutings too. Great video!

[@GrahamYoung]

I'm sure this has already been suggested but I would run parallel signal paths. One clean, one distorted and then blend to taste. It would give you so much control over all the amazing sounds on offer here. Two volume pedals would you manipulate them in real time. Love it though

[@trzigweid]

As if I didn't already think it would be incredibly fun to play the harp.......... MIND BLOWN!

[@midnightanimalism]

I wondered for a long time how a harp would sound with distortion. Hadn’t dreamed it would sound so great! As others have said would be great to hear an album. Godspeed You! Distorted Harp

[@emilyharpist]

haha thank you so much!! :)

[@thomas.thomas]

Theoretically you can take any KZbin videos and use a distortion pedal for your headphones

[@emilyharpist]

@@thomas.thomas I need to hear “longest yeah boi ever” through this pedal… I’ll be right back

[@emilyharpist]

Ok nevermind it sounds bad

[@DavidLindes]

@@emilyharpist I don’t think I especially like the sound you came up with in this video… but I _love_ that you’re experimenting with stuff, and finding new possibilities… like with your comment above, they don’t always turn out in ways we like. But if we don’t try, we’ll never know. Keep it up!

[@GrahamAndersonis]

When she smiles, I can’t tell what she’s feeling. Humor, pain, cringe, evil pleasure…what is it, damn you?!

[@emilyharpist]

lmfaooo IT'S ALL OF THAT COMBINED 😂

[@MissEwe]

@@emilyharpist I felt that on a fundamental level, that's how I feel listening 🎶 love it 💯❤🔥

[@harveycan5820]

Madly, madly in love....

[@emilyharpist]

@@harveycan5820 😮

[@EnnuiForSale]

This is fantastic. The reverb and the tremolo were definitely value-added, and the pedaling was otherworldly. I wonder if a gated fuzz might play nice with a harp- the short decay could help offset the lack of palm muting. A bass fuzz in particular could be fun, since they’re tailored to preserve the low frequencies, and often feature a wet/dry blend to mix in some of the clean signal for clarity. The Zeus from Red Witch leaps to mind.

[@Epheli.]

It immediately flows pure metal! I’m in love 🥰

[@emilyharpist]

❤️

[@djdvd1980]

If I ever go to see the symphony and they start playing this I’m yelling “Open this pit up!”

[@emilyharpist]

Yessssss

[@troystaunton254]

70th like. Just rules is rules.

[@sirshadowplay7287]

god bless youtube for this recommendation, these are the tones i've been trying to get in a guitar by using tons of pedals at the same time, who knew all i needed was a harp

[@emilyharpist]

😂😂😂 thanks so much for being here!! I’m glad you found me! 🥰❤️

[@CesarCordova]

Maybe try an acoustic guitar with distortion

[@enjoiskate3]

I know we're all hype on the doom, but it's actually so beautiful when paired with the Fathom. I'm a fan of dark ambient (e.g. Keosz) and the soundscape potential for those vibes is so strong

[@Rain..._]

Yeah your right on the money

[@MidasImperius]

The Nepenthes and Fathom combo gave me goosebumps. That's an amazing sound.