Black Midi, New Road Live at The Windmill, Brixton.

Members of Black Midi and Black Country, New Road coalesce in various permutations to form the supergroup Black Midi, New Road to boldly explore new sonics. Filmed by Lou Smith.

[@niftybman]

If they ever tour together I’m gonna move with such a purpose, like I mean it this time Edit: It is time.

[@LouSmith]

On your marks ...

[@kalebfulmer2583]

this ^^was an act of god

[@gabrielroberts1914]

Get ready

[@abandonalex1846]

I just saw them last Wednesday omg. The best concert I’ve ever been too I met Charlie the drummer while we were waiting line he offered us water bc we were the first ones there what a nice lad. But literally the the best moment in my life I literally cried during bcnr’s set

[@LouSmith]

So they haven’t lost the power to move since Isaac moved on. Charlie is a sweetheart.

[@AbrahamMeat]

The world’s best and second-best Slint tribute acts finally together.

[@AbrahamMeat]

Not dissing this, tight shit

[@whatamitalkingabout3]

Every time

[@cartmansnipples]

Every member left the stage with their dignity in tact this time, however.

[@doomsdaydanceparty7646]

I don't get that comparison rlly

[@cartmansnipples]

@@doomsdaydanceparty7646 I think the main comparisons came from the fact that their first album had a lot of unconventional song structure mixed with spoken word/screaming. Didn't help that it was six tracks long and only one minute longer than Spiderland lol, but yeah they're a LOT more than just a Slint inspired rock band as the meme would imply

[@totalgarbage2053]

It’s ok Geordie I thought the Nokia lick was funny 👺

[@LouSmith]

Bless

[@makkietakkie]

Shoot me a timestamp

[@totalgarbage2053]

Max Van Westerop 4:14

[@makkietakkie]

@@totalgarbage2053 big mood. also, fishies

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

Cyboogie

[@christianhall2665]

6:48 Geordie tweaking and May’s side eye😭😭

[@LouSmith]

Love how much scrutiny these early films get.

[@Testcat]

am i insane or does geordie play the nokia ringtone at 4:13, look around the room to see if anyone noticed, and then his smirk slowly fades in disappointment

[@FeOfTheElement]

ha nice spot

[@primalias]

lmao love him

[@LfunkeyA]

the 'nokia ringtone' is just a fragment from the classical guitar piece 'Gran Vals'

[@Testcat]

@@LfunkeyA Cool

[@FeOfTheElement]

@@LfunkeyA yes, and

[@freddiebannister561]

Really love how they all get low and Lewis is in the middle standing like the god of sax that he is

[@lung_licker]

ik it’s symbolic in a weird and sensible way 😮

[@jacklawlor9449]

this is just straight up free jazz

[@nicolasmb2457]

now you must acquire a taste for _f r e e f o r m j a z z_

[@totalgarbage2053]

Jack Lawlor Zappa would be proud

[@kevinwilliams8849]

Total Garbage nice pfp bud

[@totalgarbage2053]

kevin williams thanks

[@joshedfortune]

Yeah couldn't agree more !

[@TrukPid]

Robert Fripp needs to see this

[@autismatic]

Seriously that part at around 6 minutes sounds like a 70s King Crimson live jam with that Mellotron

[@mattdrummond3552]

@@autismatic Dude 100%. I'm convinced at least two of these members are massive King Crimson fans. I mean that would explain why they're the most interesting band currently!

[@TheTelepathicKid]

the bassist of BCNR is the daughter of Karl Hyde so Fripp may very well be in the know, through the chain of connection anyway.

[@Ttttttttyyyyyyyyy]

@@mattdrummond3552 Hearing "John L" reminds me so much to Larks Tongue

[@Mandibularmenace]

I mean, Geordie did say that Larks Tongues is his favorite KC album

[@A_VELO]

you guys realize how lucky we are to have these guys. this is how it mustve felt in the times of king crimson and shit

[@benjaminseelig8675]

Exactly! This must be what it felt like to see them live in 74, especially with the improv

[@lung_licker]

@@bwebb90 disliked 😢

[@bwal9374]

Im three years late to comment, but I’ve been following these legends for little

[@commonaccidents1047]

Originally I was a bit disappointed the drummer from Black Midi (Morgan) wasn't the one playing, but then I realized while watching this that Charlie is also a fucking god (Also, Morgan came on later anyway, so it didn't matter, lol). The future of rock is in good hands.

[@LouSmith]

Best of both worlds! They're collectively a pool of awesome talent.

[@steadyrhythms9571]

rock hit a slow point for a while this decade, but this new sound these guys are pushing and pioneering is giving me a lot of hope and especially excitement.

[@oozzyknob]

@@steadyrhythms9571 it’s more like experimental jazz at this point.

[@jdg5209]

@@steadyrhythms9571 Rock hit such a slow point that King Gizzard had to release 5 albums just to carry 2017

[@justink8156]

@@jdg5209 This is an underrated comment

[@phreezingkhold]

shoutout to timothee chalamet ripping that sax

[@LouSmith]

Better looking by far.

[@tonymontana2718]

@@LouSmith thimothee chalamet is a wimpy kid while lewis is a beast

[@LouSmith]

Hahahaha

[@jeferson44060]

Something new is starting here, i'm not sure what it is, but it might be what we were all looking for. Keep listening to these bands.

[@LouSmith]

Jeferson Ramos I think we will.

[@N0-0n3]

If you need to listen to something similar, bitches brew by miles davis is a good start

[@sportsfreundberlin]

@@N0-0n3 Love this album, funny that you mention it!

[@mhbackman]

This sounds fast and bulbous.

[@knell-zh7do]

This is definitely post-trap

[@user-gv8vv2id7t]

THE ANIME CROSSOVER WE NEEDED

[@LouSmith]

But never knew we needed.

[@JuniorBrother]

The sax player can drink a pint after improvising, as a treat

[@LouSmith]

He's multitalented.

[@saladmancer5662]

this is what would happen if you had good quality home recording gear in the no wave era

[@sameccleston8673]

except these lads/lasses can actually play their instruments

[@saladmancer5662]

@@sameccleston8673 i mean anyne can play an instrument anyway they wanna, if it means loud scratchy noise so be it, if it means technical mathy noise thats cool too

[@sameccleston8673]

@@saladmancer5662 don't get me wrong, no wave is one of my favourite genres, but evidently only James Chance and his confusions knew their instruments; the whole point for the rest of the scene was to play instruments that you had never before. ill give you that both now and then are both extremely noisy lol

[@saladmancer5662]

@@sameccleston8673 i think it was more a way to create an alternative to the new wave scene by taking the punk ideals into a less pop more diy direction simular to its roots, but with that more widely experimental edge

[@sameccleston8673]

@@saladmancer5662 u watched Blank City? if not u should

[@wilone-shinlore]

doing stuff like this with friends is the most fun I've ever had with music.

[@quitspogo9027]

If you were doing stuff like this, is there anywhere we could hear it?

[@javito_an]

It's crazy to think how similar this sounds to some jazz classics and how fresh that sound still is nowadays...

[@kayne-oleblanc]

it’s because nobody makes glorious material like this

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

*"W-wait, that's the same guys who were just dissed Ed Sheeran right!!?"*

[@LouSmith]

The same

[@terrible_t6124]

7:00 how tf did Lewis just learn that riff in o.3 seconds

[@LouSmith]

He’s a sax god. Everyone knows that.

[@radioheadsex]

well to answer your question, that riff is purely chromatical, which means its quite straightforward and easy to learn. obviously not taking away from lewis' talent, he's a god.

[@andrecamarao543]

rare footage of morgan simpson wearing a shirt

[@LouSmith]

No shirt can contain him when properly unleashed.

[@64B_]

All the members of BCNR and Black Midi should get together and start a little league football team.

[@LouSmith]

No! Just no!

[@SawyerBell-09]

Love the brother energy from Isaac and the Black Midi guitarist playing in the corner together

[@jamieburns1207]

fuuuck the riff on the greeps guitar and lewis sax at 7:15 is so cool

[@magpie-yf8gf]

10:24 is just raw, unfiltered kickassery, god bless the windmill scene

[@fac_73]

14:50 man, I'm gonna miss Isaac's presence in the band

[@sarou3457]

That Tim Henson without tattoos looks like a fun person to be around. always smiling

[@sad_yeehaw]

Thank you for capturing for all of us who couldn't see this live!

[@LouSmith]

Thanks for the thanks. You know I love to deliver.

[@pqlamzowjsnxiejdbcurfhcbvg]

Channeling James Chance and the Contortions with that sax.

[@lxithium2223]

captain beefheart’s spirit lives on

[@lukaznidaric8722]

the girl on the keyboard is lowkey a queen

[@Dedadudu09]

High key

[@freddielkk307]

19:58 Geordie playing drums

[@user-gv8vv2id7t]

damn he rips

[@leolong7021]

24:48 Isaac on drums tho

[@donsteppedinside]

havent you watched Geordie on Drums

[@bismarana1589]

dude definitely has talent

[@eschlagenjeim1945]

I was waiting this day for so long Thanks man you are a hero

[@punkbandOnline]

I wonder how big the intersection of Black Country, New Road, black midi, and Hylics fans is. Based off of these two comments, I guess it’s 100%

[@LouSmith]

My pleasure. Sorry it took a while. Had to leave before the end, but it's a good chunk.

[@Mit852]

@@punkbandOnline I've been meaning to play hylics for a while now. How good is it?

[@nicolasmb2457]

I'm giving birth to JAZZ BEEROOROOBEEROROROOROP BADABUP BIROOP

[@LouSmith]

It was a messy delivery. Nothing that a few months in ICU wouldn't fix

[@ichheissedamian]

damn i need some people to meet up with and jam like this holy shit

[@TristanBongo953]

Cam is not getting enough love in these comments. Guy is a straight killer.

[@manutdrainer]

This just makes me more excited to see bcnr in a couple of months, this is incredible

[@edwardpulleyn2735]

Such a sick night. Cheers for uploading this!

[@LouSmith]

Edward Pulleyn you're welcome.

[@chuquiii]

07:00 Sax Player: Ok, we finally playing something 08:13 then his face when he tried to play a solo, haa priceless, the guitar players where good but I think they dont quite understand the silence of their instrument so they can leave space for others, at least till that moment

[@barryhomeowner1032]

22:24 Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua

[@FeNIIXX96]

When do they stop tuning their instruments?

[@LouSmith]

Never!

[@CianoTheBest99]

bmnr friends forever

[@LouSmith]

Bffbmnr!

[@laurencegreen1705]

Issac is definetly so often my favourite thing about theis band, but watching this illuminates how much of an outlier he is amongst those musicians. The rest could improv their way to way to jazz infinity, whilst Issac just strums his acoustic and sings milleninal-Dylan-esque verses. It works. Very well. But he mhst have known he didnt really fit with the other members?

[@LouSmith]

Maybe that had something to do with it. Can't be easy surrounded by virtuoso musicians. But then as you say, he brings a whole lot to the party. (just a little late)

[@quitspogo9027]

Think its slightly unfair to single him out like that. He was the guitarist, sure, but you'd be a fool to disregard the fact his lyrical ability is more or less unparalleled in the current scene. Clearly we can see he lacked the level of musicianship the rest of the band have, but he made up for it and then some with his writing. As good as the musicians are, Isaac was the defining member.

[@laurencegreen1705]

@@quitspogo9027 not sure my pon t was unfair. as mentioned, he is/was my favourite thing about the band. Think you're missing my point though - I'm not doubting him a lyricist, in fact, that's why I like him so much. I still think he must have realised he had different talents when the rest of the band started to jam and improv like we have here... Was only pointing out the contrasting dynamic, not critiquing him at all. Couldn't have been too easy on him and could have been a potential source of internal conflict...

[@hksards]

we're seeing history being made

[@LouSmith]

That's always true!

[@hksards]

@@LouSmith it is, but you know what I mean: seeing this brand new scene evolve around a single venue is great. that's the kind of stuff that gets turned into books!

[@LouSmith]

@@hksards Funny you should say that, and yes I was being a bit flippant. Strangely I knew the first time I saw FWF that this was the seed of something that would swell as it became the zeitgeist. I am starting slowly to compile some of my best images and will be calling on the artists and music lovers who have built this amazing community into what it is to contribute their stories. It's a slow bur, but It's gathering momentum. I will probably run a crowd-funder to get it printed. I have been at it a decade now and The Windmill hits 50 next year, so the timing is right.

[@mathias4119]

14:50 damn

[@thc_freebaser]

Everyone @ 5:20: *playing reasonably intensely* Lewis @ 5:23: *head about to explode*

[@OneTwo-kd2tq]

Reminds me of Henry Cow or other RIO bands. This is great.

[@eddieglavin5783]

Me on acid walking through the crowd like O . O

[@charlietter2614]

Very cool very nice

[@moosecow]

VIBESTREAM EVERYDAY

[@birdbird7372]

16:35 does the guitar riff here remind anybody else of The Race

[@LouSmith]

🎸🏇🏇

[@pifflepockle]

The student halls jam from hell

[@LouSmith]

😈👹👿

[@robk181]

As mentioned elsewhere - John Lurie would approve ...

[@LouSmith]

Maybe he does actually approve

[@grapesoda8145]

biggest crossover event of all time

[@LouSmith]

Until the next time.

[@Max-rn3eb]

my man geordie with the male pattern baldness

[@aust.in2586]

based

[@makkietakkie]

really gets me in the feels

[@MrPencilcelebs]

All that head wiping

[@MrPencilcelebs]

His hair will be dead at 27

[@Lebowski55]

Sounds like an Omar Rodriguez Lopez project. Good stuff!!!

[@LouSmith]

🙏 I'll take your word for it. Not heard anything by him.

[@ninjax9675]

you're missing out if you haven't heard the mars volta

[@fowlae4414]

@@LouSmith relationship of command is one the greatest albums ever

[@LouSmith]

@@fowlae4414 I must give it a listen.

[@potatoman6070]

The absolute pinnacle of British engineering

[@LouSmith]

He said it.

[@odiumimbues]

phenomenal!

[@mikecohen9297]

Can we get Black Midi, New Squid Road?

[@memondayz]

Black squidi new road

[@jamescruz8678]

Black Midi, New Squid

[@ryanporterhouse]

Black Midi, New Jocksquoad

[@tomwilliams5690]

Absolutely beautiful

[@leolong7021]

Me and Mikey have been waiting for this. Waiting patiently. We were content with hank midi and now me and Mikey have it. And it tastes so good.

[@LouSmith]

Asian Boi I'm happy for you both. :)

[@leolong7021]

Thanks Lou. Great channel.

[@djmatt4521]

Yas, thanks!!

[@bazdesh]

14:55 lol :D

[@HumbugD]

What a hero, was an amazing gig

[@steadyrhythms9571]

ohoho my god this is what i neeeded

[@SZebS]

Man there just isn't a match for simpson's drumming

[@justink8156]

Simpson is obviously the frontrunner for this generation's best drummer but Charlie killed it too

[@stankcooter]

so weird but i love it

[@LouSmith]

Jazzy. Lots of love for it though

[@Improperman]

Hell yeah, this is fcking amazing!

[@LouSmith]

Yeah. Shame I couldn't stick around for the rest of it.

[@chefrory6271]

my most favorite musicians rn all together 🥲 i need more

[@LouSmith]

There's a fair bit of it now.

[@Katocat]

YESSS WE NEED THIS SHIT EVERYWHERE

[@thepansyman2247]

Music equivalent of a full cod lobby

[@LouSmith]

I'm not sure I'm getting that vibe.

[@thepansyman2247]

@@LouSmith oh just cuz there's a lot of stuff going on at the same time

[@LouSmith]

@@thepansyman2247 I see. Well I agree there is that!

[@sebastian4451]

Christmas Extravaganza! by black midi, new road (as far as i'm aware) Part. 1 00:00 Part. 2 19:29 Part. 3 21:38

[@conjointoates]

ive come to realize that this is hectic noise rock version of bitches brew

[@donsteppedinside]

man im tripping balls

[@NOTO-_-]

this is beautiful

[@MrPencilcelebs]

Good article written about this show in issue 2 of the free quarterly NEWSOUNDS for you UK fans

[@LouSmith]

Yep. I think I even get a mention in it innit.

[@niels5697]

can't believe that both Matt and Isaac are gone now...

[@LouSmith]

Neither are gone, gone. They may yet surprise/delight us.

[@mattspisak.frogsne]

This is jazz

[@LouSmith]

J-a-zed zed.

[@slowdiiv2684]

omg bless you

[@arch_dornan6066]

3:00 OMG CAROLINE!!!!!

[@LouSmith]

😮😮😮

[@melmel-xt5lf]

GREEP GREEP GREEP GREEP

[@LouSmith]

lol. I like the way it comes with a translate to English option.

[@robyn051]

Very psychedelic I dig

[@LouSmith]

This is very psychedelic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfVeGOuYratqqs&ab_channel=LouSmith

[@eggeggegg27]

Lewis has lovely eyelashes

[@LouSmith]

👀

[@bob-ng7ol]

at 6.10 geordie plays a bit of the solo from slow lol

[@petermoore7796]

totally remindss me of sivad, miles davis

[@OIOI-zl4lw]

Fude they are killing it

[@LouSmith]

Yeah fude for fought

[@SZebS]

Drum greep

[@alexgdsu7785]

anyone know the guitar geordie is using?

[@bazdesh]

fret-king.com/elise-593.html

[@bonazsombor]

He's using reverend guitars

[@oliverb2621]

It's a fret king Elise I do believe

[@lenonel3286]

How the fuck is this possible? And WHY do I live so far from The Windmill?

[@LouSmith]

They made it possible, then I made it possible for you to be there irrespective of distance. More to come.

[@shmibb]

@@LouSmith legend! thanks man all the way from the philippines

[@LouSmith]

That’s a long way! Thanks for letting me know.

[@paulj6138]

Is that ORNETTE COLEMAN or RASHAAN ROLAND KIRK on sax 😧✌️😍

[@LouSmith]

Both rolled into one!

[@unweon1520]

Hello guys, i'm searsching for a jazz band that sounds just like this, please help me!!! AAAAAAGHGHSJAAAAAAAA

[@LouSmith]

Surely the help is forthcoming in the video?

[@unweon1520]

@@LouSmith yes, i need people to recomend me jazz bands that sounds just like this, i need it in the bottom of my heart

[@LouSmith]

Aha. Yes. I was thinking that might be the case. There is quite a lot of jazz influence creeping into the post punk scene of late. I'll let you know next time something comes to mind. Definitely bits of alien chicks and O. The band have some pretty whack jazz influenced times.

[@lukastaylor9544]

important

[@santiagosaenz9381]

Would never guess that sax player has heard Shabaka

[@kallimena]

oh yes

[@tomsh12345]

Hi, is there going to be a part 2 with the Christmas songs? Did you record them too? Thanks

[@LouSmith]

Sorry, no. I had to leave before the second set.

[@cookiepuss6296]

@@LouSmith fam cmon

[@paulj6138]

Any additional joint works from this performance ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Please post LOU

[@LouSmith]

Not from this one. I had to rush home to look after my daughter so I was only there for this section. I'm uploading some more of the covers set they did at Christmas for the Windmill fundraiser.

[@rytovanatoly1409]

More like Black country, New midi lol

[@brianna21314]

idk, but this reminds me of old Pink Floyd.

[@bismarana1589]

my fucking mind blown away

[@bbeaup]

If you want a cool obtuse punk group with a sax check out sweep the leg johhny.

[@LouSmith]

Ok then.🙏

[@cactussmitho9875]

Ye boi