Pirating Turkmenistan TV

[@peterfairlie2296]

I'm going to be interviewed on CNN tonight at 7 PM on the Erin Burnett OutFront newscast about intercepting North Korean TV.

[@Arachnid-Man]

Cool.

[@Cowboys-garage]

You were mentioned on ufd tech too!

[@m3sh_xd]

major stuff!! hopefully kim doesn’t watch cnn😳

[@hunterdixonrickthewalkingd6567]

@@m3sh_xd 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tomfoolery7777]

Amazing job man!

[@KimJongBeIllinDaily]

I once worked with a man from there. He said one of the worst things was the almost mind numbing boredom. There is almost quite literally nothing to do, either you’re a laborer, a farmer, a soldier, or a diplomat. He was a low level bureaucrat, signed papers for an hour or so, maybe attended a meeting a couple times a week. Other than that you just sat there in your office doing nothing for hours on end. Then you’d go home, and do nothing.

[@MrReaperofDead]

That _literally_ sounds just like what America is tbh. Nothing to do, no friends, nobody talks, and you can't find work. You're either a farmer, laborer, soldier, or diplomat! XD

[@jarjars3261]

@@MrReaperofDead Ah, venting your own personal problems and disguising it as a national problem, a classic.

[@LowlyTheHun]

no. many turkmens are still nomads and farmers so you always have something to do, goverment pays you to do nothing!

[@WiseFidelista]

​@@jarjars3261which one cops shooting unarmed women or mass shootings and i feel the same way so its not a personal problem artard, but keep pretending USA is something to be proud of doofus.. oh no are we getting in the way of NED?

[@KimJongBeIllinDaily]

I’m referring to Ashgabat in particular. The population outside the couple of major cities is very sparse. Those who are settled in urban areas are the bored ones.

[@cbrauts707]

I am sorry to say this to Kim, but Turkmen TV is 5x better than North Korean TV.

[@Nooticus]

the truth!

[@justacat2]

turkmenistan is even richer

[@unknownninja4430]

i know at least they don't act mental

[@Nooticus]

@@unknownninja4430 ? they definitely act as 'mental' as north korea

[@Motionbuck]

​@@unknownninja4430 The laws are set at the weirdest whims of the leader, like how news anchors were banned from wearing makeup because the leader couldn't tell the difference between when they were wearing it and not. And banning cars in any colour other than pure white. They are -INSANE-

[@kenneth7239]

They got bangers after bangers on TV

[@Nooticus]

The music is so so good in all the countries in this area of the world, it isn’t just Turkmenistan!

[@ianlisk]

They could really use more songs WITHOUT a metal drummer ngl. It doesn't fit the performances at all, they just stand there like statues and sing like the red army choir. Feels fake and inauthentic still, like NK music is... except for Moranbong.

[@PParsa]

​@@ianliskeveryone in this country looks like an npc

[@Zabawne_Gierki]

The president is a rapper.

[@marcofreyssonnet9673]

I just chose randomly the song of 14:17 and it's actually super good

[@frozenrobert5735]

"Sand in My Pants" has now reached #1 on the Dictator Top 40, replacing the DPRK's irresistible and catchy single "Pyongyang Style (Tractor Factory no. 42 Quota Fulfillment Song)!"

[@peterfairlie2296]

LOL !!!

[@exstazius]

The song is my new favorite

[@johnwicked2488]

Reminds me of through the fire and flames

[@jabbyjabster]

S-A-N-D sand in my pants!

[@piccalillipit9211]

GENUINELY funny

[@paulcorrigan8530]

Ah, Turkmenistan. Possibly the only country in the world that was freer as part of the USSR than it is today.

[@mark9099]

Acting as if the USSR was such a bad place to live in 🤡

[@shelbyisa]

It was lol, ur just a larper​@@mark9099

[@Johnysoutherner]

​@mark9099 congratulations on achieving the status of a dumbass

[@Granochereal]

​@@shelbyisatankie*

[@ilovewilson3650]

​@@mark9099 Typical 12 year old brainwashed by Communism.

[@LEMONedOblaat]

I love all the synth rock. If you are going to be oppressed you might as well have a good soundtrack.

[@dx-ek4vr]

All Turkmenistan needs to do is develop some crazy superweapons and it'll be a dictatorship out of the Just Cause games

[@Thiagosensei1981]

Their dictator likes electronic Music and touch Just a few.

[@IstoletwotrilliondollarsCIA]

"oppressed "

[@bradh6185]

Who smuggled the tech from the West, though?

[@ManOfCulture1992]

The song name of the fuzzy hat guy is : Yar gerekdir

[@TheAngryCaptain]

This is wild. Some of this music is like Dream Theater with an even weirder singer.

[@wolfie2582]

the entire country is liminal space

[@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr]

it sounds like it's trying to take a page from north korea

[@Nooticus]

@@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr most doesnt sound anything like north korean music though...? a lot of this music is heavily electronic and inspired by metal/edm/musical theatre. NK music is nothing like that whatsoever, its mainly soviet style orchestral marches and ballads, which granted there are a few of in this video, but not the majority.

[@vedangarekar1390]

You think there's a weirdness about these songs. I say that's just how the language is there after having heard songs from other countries in the region. So y'all just not as exposed.

[@hippityhoppityw]

@@Nooticus also a lot of 80s guitar lol

[@user-cs2mw9rw6c]

Eritrean TV next

[@iVenge]

just go to an eritrean restaurant

[@mikulitsi1819]

This please!

[@joeblow229]

@@iVenge Hahahah, gross...

[@wurstbrat.]

Yess

[@laurynas222]

@@joeblow229 why gross?

[@swiftjustice2676]

Can’t wait to see who has better totalitarian production values!!

[@parasatc8183]

I'd say North Korean TV has better production value than Turkmen TV. The former makes a lot of their own intros whereas the latter relies on what seems to be plenty of stock graphics. The intro for "Ertekiler Dünýäsi" (1:02:25) can fit pretty well on KCTV though, but North Korea can actually make decent cartoons (did you know that American animation companies actually indirectly outsource their work to North Korea through China without those companies knowing?) while what we have here from Turkmenistan is pretty low effort in comparison.

[@mjbasl]

Turkmenistan TV at least looks like it's 2024. North Korean TV looks like a mix of the 1970s, 80s, and the 2000s.

[@parasatc8183]

@mjbasl Not that it's bad for TV in the present day to feel like 70s or 80s TV. For me, broadcasting in those days was like a ceremony and where everyone involved played their parts with reverence. TV these days feels much more flashy and in-your-face in comparison.

[@MagnitudePerson]

America wins

[@immortalwarrior2695]

Turkmenistan is rich. People don't know about this

[@RyanCakici]

I speak Turkish and it's funny how I can almost understand what they are saying but at the same time also understand nothing.

[@PParsa]

My mom knows Turkish and she actually understood a good amount of it

[@Keeko.8]

How is that possible

[@Stunkos]

@@Keeko.8 Because Turkish and Turkmen derive from the same language/ethnic group. Turkish people didn't live all over Anatolia before the Ottomans. They used to all live in the steppe.

[@Mongooolmaagtal]

Fr fr I speak kazakh

[@Solotocius]

It's the lisp that makes it hard to understand

[@joman66]

Electric guitar? Fucking 4-to-the-floor EDM bangers?! FUCK yeah Turkmenistan!

[@lyricusthelame9395]

BRO why TF did it go so hard?!

[@Wichita0]

dawg they legit have bass house 😭

[@ericwillis7127]

The Nordic countries may have high Human Development Indices but they lack the combination of despotism and unlimited natural gas money necessary to build a surreal dreamscape like Ashgabat. Empty high-rises clad in white marble is the pinnacle of human civilization.

[@Ostralucia]

ashgabat looks so insane. like, it should be considered expensive, and the sign of a wealthy country but it somehow looks cheap at the same time

[@jess_lol4579]

building pointless things that won't benefit anyone and is just for show is literally quite opposite of a civilised country

[@ericwillis7127]

@@jess_lol4579 Finally somebody got the joke!

[@Monkechnology]

​@@jess_lol4579You won a one way trip to the Karakorum desert, citizen

[@thebusdrrivertohell]

Awaza has all them dope resort hotels, too. It's fun to look at on Google Earth. They're so spacious and open, ready for all the tourists* that flock there every year. *If they can even get in, that is. It's [Really] exclusive.

[@lovfro]

Gotta diversify to fill the full niche of mad dictator TV. I like it!

[@claraa7947]

Man, i would never, not in a million years, expect watch progressive metal on the Turkmenistan tv. This is so weirdly epic!

[@ohwowdoggo6979]

the song with the fuzzy hat horse guy goes incredibly hard

[@GiosueMannino]

if you can't grow a beard, wear one on your head in protest!

[@TheVicar]

Screeching Lady wins hands down She's mental

[@CoolFireNerd]

@@GiosueManninoas long as i know it is not allowed to have a beard in Turkmenistan.

[@canadagoof]

Ikr😄 i half-expected to hear a blast beat somewhere in the chorus

[@Mureirsa]

Timestamp?

[@alexnuznik]

I have a friend whose family managed to escape from Turkmenistan when she was 8 years old, she doesn't even know how lucky she was then

[@frensunited3748]

bot

[@alexnuznik]

@@frensunited3748 ofc

[@dandankovsky7968]

My family’s friend left Turkmenistan as well. She told that the wiretapping was so open that if you told a joke in a conversation over a phone, security officers (usually women) would make themselves known by laughing at the joke.

[@alexnuznik]

@@dandankovsky7968 There are a lot of migrants from Uzbekistan in my country, I can't believe it's true lol, actually crazy

[@dandankovsky7968]

@@alexnuzniksorry, it autocorrected to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is pretty light compared to Turkmenistan only if not counting mass shootings in Nukus in 2022 and in Andijan in 2005. Maybe similar things are happening in Turkmenistan, but we won’t know because that’s a closed country.

[@speedysandisk78]

Definitely better soundtrack than DPRK sumida

[@JAMamation]

God dammit I can’t find these bangers on Shazam

[@zangl2955]

Just listen to arabic popular radio. The music in this video reminded me of flipping through channels in jordan

[@RooiGevaar19]

North Korean music led by Our Leader Kim Jong Un is always #1! Turkmenistan on the other hand is #0 sumida.

[@slashersbasketball8278]

Time Table <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Pirate TV opening <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="23">0:23</a> Mission Objective <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="45">0:45</a> Turkmenistan National Anthem <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="169">2:49</a> Happy Turk Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="340">5:40</a> Glory Turkmenistan Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="602">10:02</a> Turkmenistan Supreme Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="797">13:17</a> Sand in my Pants Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="989">16:29</a> Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy Sing-along <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1205">20:05</a> NEWS Update! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2210">36:50</a> MTV Music Special <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3537">58:57</a> Screeching Lady Presents <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:01</a>:04 Kids Class Time! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a>:29 Kids Fox Cartoons <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="71">1:11</a>:33 More Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="74">1:14</a>:52 Old Boys Hangout <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="77">1:17</a>:46 National Anthem - Signing off <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="79">1:19</a>:52 The Dreamy Fish Tank

[@davecarter34]

Fuzzy hat horse guy gets my vote

[@aonc1034]

Hi, I am from Turkiye and this channel is also available on our Turksat satellite. I have seen this channel a few times before. I think I understand 50% of the Turkmen language. If I spent a few months in Turkmenistan, I would understand the whole language very easily.

[@nnana84]

1:02:55 especially this part is so understandable

[@Gatapult]

Is it a living nightmare?

[@sakonbutthead9829]

​@@nnana84what they are saying

[@aonc1034]

@@Gatapult She tells a tale about a fox.

[@aonc1034]

@@Gatapult From what I understand from this video, Turkmenistan and North Korea are two countries with the same mentality.

[@aviationdesigner0016]

Bro absolutely no complaints about their city's architecture. So beautiful, straight out of creative mode

[@dandankovsky7968]

You can do a lot of things as a dictator when there are giant natural gas deposits to finance vanity projects in the capital. The rest of the country is so poor that there were reports of famine during COVID and there is a law prohibiting people to leave the country unless they turn 40 years old, and even then there are many other barriers to leaving the country.

[@JAMamation]

@@dandankovsky7968Absolutely nuts; turning 40 must hit different in Turkmenistan!

[@Radi0he4d1]

It's the biggest amasment of marble on planet Earth if I recall correctly. Insane

[@oscodains]

The dude is so crazy he even restricted the colors of cars to force everyone to eventually have only white cars in the capital city, to match the all-white buildings.

[@justacat2]

@@oscodainsgood law ngl

[@mellisb]

Playing keyboards in the desert is a really bad idea.

[@TheVicar]

It took a moment for me to realise what you just did there

[@marcviej.5635]

?

[@mellisb]

@@marcviej.5635 guess you missed the bangin’ intro 🤣

[@pacershark452]

Actually, it's a TUNDRA. Sorry to nitpick.

[@k.t.1641]

What’s the joke?? Come on I’m old and lost these days 😂

[@NickAndriadze]

*<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3579">59:39</a>* I don't know why, but this totally random freeze frame of the photo of the building was absolutely hilarious to me. As if it's the ''Live building reaction'' of the screeching song.

[@lydiapurple]

Probably my favorite part

[@cube6485]

I'm not going to lie, I'm surprised Turkmenistan makes such good music. Better than North Korea's music.

[@Strix2031]

Turkemenistan stopped in the 90's NK stopped in the 50's

[@Nooticus]

@@Strix2031 this might be true, but it isnt really the reason why. the reason why its so satisfying and great is because of the combination between the persian/iranic love of heavy synth keyboards and great basslines mixed with the often emotional soviet-inspired chord progressions

[@pukeclaw1147]

their main export is prog rock and synth rock tunes

[@Nooticus]

@@pukeclaw1147 real !!

[@MiMi_MoMo]

I’m curious if all their music praises their regime. As a Korean speaker, I can tell you North Korean music spends the whole time singing about how great Kim Jong Un and Juche are. I wonder if the lyrics for Turkmen music is the same.

[@utvpoop]

Turkmen TV is publicly available via web, at least here in Russia

[@kyberite]

What about youtube?

[@user-mx7my9cu8i]

​@@kyberite how do you think he wrote this comment? It's available to everyone, just slowed down.

[@yomurita]

Oh it is. I looked it up quickly and found the government website where you can watch turkmen TV lol

[@mashallah-u9z]

@@kyberite we use proxy and vpn

[@iatecrankdatstoenails]

​@@kyberite vpn is free

[@georgeII420]

that intro song made studying and being clean cool.

[@Unregistered.Hypercam.2.]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="81">1:21</a>:00 i bursted out crying , the emotional intonation of the melodramatic music and the absurdity of the fish's life in the tank was just too much for me to bear

[@dronespace]

❤

[@TheLoneWanderersBunker]

the chapter titles are chefs kiss.

[@thereal757_ap]

This got me missing the days when MTV actually played music videos.

[@user-mx7my9cu8i]

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[@user-mx7my9cu8i]

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[@dawicked2k8]

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[@AlizterAlmocera]

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[@bigsky1970]

NGL the drummer during the "Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy Sing-along" segment was just absolute perfection. The music though, bangers all around. I guess if you can't wear a beard, wear a fuzzy hat.

[@RachellElizabeth]

The Sand in my Pants song is super catchy! If that was on Spotify I'd add it to my playlist.

[@johnl8996]

The Screeching Lady Presents was the icing on the cake for me. That was everything I hoped it would be :)

[@jerryberry5480]

I just realised that this broadcast was on a late evening. Must be a Friday or Saturday sing along session

[@Quli3n]

turkmenistan dragonforce was C R A Z Y

[@tristanclark4124]

Thannnkkk youuuu i have been extremely interested in the dictator ship and i was like man i wish you pirate them! Dude they baned all car colors and even dogs. Also im pretty sure they have a litteral hole to hell. Its going ro be so cool to see this! Thanks

[@ZombieCSSTutorials]

Wait, why did they have a puppy running in the intro if dogs are not allowed? Idk too much about this country, but already the lore sounds interesting, lmao.

[@SonicTheHedgehog121]

​@@ZombieCSSTutorialsdogs are allowed now, when turkmenbashi passed away they repealed a lot of his wacko policies, but not all of them.

[@siriveon3549]

I don't know whether Turkmenistan follows dictatorship or not, but their lifestyle is better than any dictator run countries tho. You'll find various travel blogs of Turkmenistan on KZbin by some tourists and you'll learn pretty well about them. Just because some countries don't allow that much tourists doesn't mean that the people are living worse there.

[@chef7658]

​@@dainagrn7030yes, but they did ban dogs IN THE CAPITAL because the leader didnt like the odor of dogs. BUT he does like dogs. i know, weird.

[@20ZZ20]

@@siriveon3549 well there are also people in the comments here who know people from turkmenistan who thought is was horrible to live in, maybe don't follow what a few youtubers videos show you which is likely carefully controlled as to what they are shown themselves

[@Kermit181]

I am turkmen.I font know what your watching but when i visit home, theres a bunch of tv to watch. Theirs football, indian shows, cartoon, news too. And if you buy like fake netflix you get so many shows and movies on demand, and sometimes they have them in english too

[@PParsa]

Damn, thats basically the same in Iran We have fake netflix for like 50 cents a month that has literally every show and movie

[@undeadhero9141]

can you translate sirmayy darak and what it means anyway?

[@lavendardust]

WOW. That's great. Thanks for letting us know.

[@podcastfan2544]

It seems like a very nice country

The solo at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3120">52:00</a> goes harder than any DragonForce songs

[@Reece-Mincher3601]

Totally

[@osasunaitor]

What a banger!! It's weird how the images don't match at all though lol

[@nicoracien1924]

@@osasunaitor The Sax/Trumpet solo is awesome! The guys are sweatin it

[@zakiykhan9718]

​@@osasunaitor the audio is a bit out of sync

[@Nooticus]

The songs in the ‘MTV Music Special’ timestamp of this video are absolutely phenomenally well written and performed. Really great chord progressions, instruments, powerful choir and soloists, especially the old guy. Actually impressive. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2811">46:51</a> is definitely one of the best and most powerful songs here, its really remiscent of Tuvan/Mongolian type music such as the Tuvan national anthem.

[@Wakanda4bigmama]

Ngl they make pretty good music

[@leozbuckshank]

Guitar solo was crazy

[@lucasterable]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="989">16:29</a> wow that's power metal! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2988">49:48</a> power metal again! Also interesting how audio and video do not match at all <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3137">52:17</a> POOOWWEEEERRR MEEETAAAAAALLL the power metal song is Arkadagly Serdarym by Ahmet Orazgulyyew (found it with Shazam O_O)

[@morison2566]

When the flute kicks in it gets crazy

[@losarpettystrakos7687]

@@morison2566 And they focus on a trumpet and a saxophone. And the violin guy making random movements. ;-)

[@PersonManManManMan]

Yooo this is sick beat with the Horse

[@ulcbroadcasting]

LOL, the Dictators car in the news segment is just so average, he walks out of his private airplane, a group of unenthusiastic people wave at him and he waves back... Just so akward.

[@ClaudiuNeferu2]

Wow! we are watching the whole planet now! Thank you for this content.

[@hunterdixonrickthewalkingd6567]

Looks like we're going to another level 😁

[@MrCaptainSisko]

Love the fuzzy hat guy and his death metal rock music.

[@peterfairlie2296]

I should have really called him the Eddie Van Halen horseman

[@Chicky_Lumps]

Unironically good song but "death metal rock music..." bro.

[@ManOfCulture1992]

The song name of the fuzzy hat guy is : Yar gerekdir

[@multiplayerlove]

more like power metal

[@ultrapro8937]

​@@Chicky_Lumps More progressive metal than death metal.

[@MillywiggZ]

Damn, they’re into their music. It was like a radio channel with video added as an afterthought.

[@PParsa]

These types of channels exist in a lot of countries actually

[@Nooticus]

This channel ‘Turkmen Owazy’ is the 5th channel in the country and is the dedicated music/culture channel.

[@edgelord447]

this whole state looks like one of those boring carpet commercials you find at 3am on some shady channel

[@burgelkutt]

I love your channel!! Keep the airwaves going!!

[@peterfairlie2296]

Thanks! Will do!

[@klawlor3659]

Seen these mad Turkmen channels when i used to use Kodi! Jeez the constant songs in praise of their beloved President, the news (just one constant stream of stuff about the president and his activities inc horse riding, feeding horses, cycling etc etc)....definately the North Korea of central Asia! EDIT: WOW 104 LIKES!!!! Cheers :)

[@double0028]

How did you watch turkmen tv with kodi? I don't know much about pirating tv.

[@klawlor3659]

@@double0028 from memory I downloaded "The Crew" repo. The live t.v. section had Turkmenistan tv (which i thought was pretty mad!).

[@theTF2sniper]

If you still got an xbox with Kodi you can play online with it again nowadays lol

[@rethi13]

​@@double0028You can just search watch Turkmenistan tv online free and you'll just find a list of 8 channels availible online for free

[@klawlor3659]

Well I did post a reply but it was censored ffs!

[@EtnoZam]

A few positive points about Turkmenistan: 1. Being predominantly muslim and wedged between fundementalist crazy Afghanistan and Iran it is clearly noticeable that the woman have much more freedom and their culture is more diverse (thanks to its Russian colonial history) including diverse music, dancing, and preservation of their pre islamic tribal cultural heritage in every day life. 2. Comparing similar islamic countries it is clear that the dictator (regardless of good or bad) maintains a relatively progressive line to the point where little girls are seen learning on public television (and there are only 2 channels in this country both are fully censored by the regime). 3. If it wasn't for the dictator and the country's communist past you could look at its neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran and clearly see what the alternative would have looked like especially considering that Turkmenistan is an amalgamation of different tribes that for the last 2 millennia throughout history were under the rule of various empires until the formation of independent Turkmenistan in the previous century and we all know what that combination looks like when there is no one to keep the fundamentalist jihadis at bay. Turkmenistan is not perfect but if you had to live there with no other choices you would probably be happy that you live in one of the more progressive islamic countries today.

[@w花b]

I mean at this point it's like picking your poison. It's still a poison at the end of the day. But I get it that a woman would probably take this country if the remaining choices were Iran or Afghanistan...

[@nizamaroth]

Malaysia and Indonesia (world's largest Muslim population, where Bali island is located) invites you to visit.

[@wakuwaku798]

I'd rather live in Iran if I had to pick between the three. Sure its an authoritarian theocracy but its tame compared to Afghanistan. Unlike Turkmenistan, I can still access international media and the internet (so as long as it doesn't criticize the regime). You'll have an easier time leaving Iran than leaving the other two.

[@caspianseal12]

While I appreciate your somewhat positive comment about my country, I'd like to clarify a few points. Our religious freedom is more a result of our own mentality and cultural heritage than any external influence. If our so-called "freedom" is attributed to the Russian Empire, then why do not we see the same level of religious freedom in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other regions that were part of the Empire long before the areas of modern Turkmenistan? Our religious identity is a blend of Zoroastrianism, which we practiced in pre-Islamic times, and Sufism, which tends to be more "open-minded" regarding the "strict" rules of the Islamic religion. There is no need to glorify an Empire that massacred our women and children and referred to us as "zveryata," meaning "animals," as something that shaped our identity. Moreover, the Turkmen have a saying, "Leave your religion, but do not leave your traditions," which is why our tribal affiliations remain stronger than religion to this day.

[@Nooticus]

@@wakuwaku798 this ^

[@gokaiginger]

Ahh quality Saturday evening craziness

[@gokaiginger]

God the singing started off oK but just turned into a shitshow of missed cues 😅

[@RR-bc6wy]

Turkmenistan's #1 DJ

[@Ararechan74]

And they say MTV doesn't play music anymore

[@MorimotoYTP]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3135">52:15</a> omg the synths and the singer just standing there

[@klawlor3659]

Pure banger!

[@Nooticus]

yup!! it's not just in dictatorships like turkmenistan, so much of the 'middle-east' and central asian music uses a shit ton of amazing heavy synth keyboards. especially caucasus nations like armenia, azerbaijan and also iran. though the chord progressions in these turkmen songs are way better tbh, really unusual for the region, clearly influenced by soviet marches and stuff.

[@josefarias8746]

Whats the name of this song?

[@francessharkey4467]

I'm absolutely in love with the news set and long shots of a tiny woman, in green, with lovely plaits sitting in a mint green news studio Really Kubrick-esque stuff!

[@UKbrownSkinBoy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3138">52:18</a> I'm sure this was one of the fabled "Lost Songs" from StreetFighter II

[@Wawawalulu]

I fell asleep and woke up to this on autoplay hahaha, amazing.

[@theoriginaltroll388]

Lmao this a legendary channel 😂

[@Naman0309]

This is giving a mix of "shit that plays on tv at 3 am" and uncanny vibes.

[@stofopdenaald132]

Pretty upbeat compared to North Korea, I actually unironacly dig some of these cheesy tunes 😂

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

It's just a wealthier, more modern, slightly more open version of North Korea.

[@mcbchannel7173]

not that open, the international tourist of turkmenistan is actually much more lower than north korea

[@HuyLe-yt8pw]

​​@@mcbchannel7173That's bcz barely anyone knows about Turkmenistan compared to NK

[@iVenge]

Excellent work. Very informative. We would not know anything about this place without your work.

[@Ucfahmad]

Honestly fascinating and rich display of culture. Unlike NK TV, with just military propaganda.

[@MakeKasprzak]

Geez, some of these are bangers

[@caseclosed9342]

With all that awesome music you’d never guess they are the most authoritarian country in the former USSR…

[@AckzaTV]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="314">5:14</a> gets so incredible with that vaporwave go go late 80s eartly 90s car commercial mossy nissan electric guitar solo.

[@seananon4893]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="75">1:15</a>:07 "I wandered and ate your salt for three years" - Google Translator on my phone.

[@Muhammedmazin-rj4jo]

Better production value than our boy kim next Eritrea please

[@thejoeyjason]

i'm curious about Eritrea as well

[@theCinemaHaus]

And remember, the male members of my family can't grow beards so you can't either!!!!

[@TrentAdam]

I don't understand how he doesn't understand how insecure that makes him look and nobody would ever even think anything of it otherwise haha

[@quangcaodo8864]

​@@TrentAdam He ban beard bc he want to seen as a secular dictator and beards are considered 'Islamic'

[@muzamilraza49]

​@@quangcaodo8864 This reminds me of a certain Russian emperor who was outshined by his wife.

[@ericdunn8718]

Love how the whole country has a pretty good soundtrack to it, like a friend that loves that one anime you just can't understand but it has an awesome soundtrack that they listen to ALL the time. North Korea was similar but too stuck in the 1980s, which gets old fast. Seems like Turkmenistan may have had some more western exposure, at least when it comes to music (when you're the dictator of a country you're forcibly keeping the young citizens of within your borders, you need to keep them loyal 😂😅). Also, why the fish at the end??

[@Alexadron2]

Советский союз очень сильно европеизировал центральную азию

[@MissDeathstarr]

​@@Alexadron2К черту Советский Союз!

[@Alexadron2]

@@MissDeathstarr Я его тоже ненпвижу

[@davebellard]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:01</a>:36 top notch audio production here.

[@sarkarbroadband]

Studio Quality 😅

[@Yabbagabbagool]

Fuzzy Hat Horse Guy is my favourite prog band

[@filikasnicadori1827]

Now show this to a sentinel islander and tell him this is what the outside world is like

[@beheadedkamikaze1416]

fuzzy hat on a horse guy had NO BUSINESS goin that hard

[@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr]

what makes it weirder than nk: 1. it is not communist anymore yet it still acts like one 2. it is allied with the united states despite having a muslim majority🤔 3. green

[@PParsa]

Turkmenistan is going through an emo phsse

[@jonathantan2469]

Not any green. Lime green. It's like Charli XCX secretly runs this country and the President for Life is actually a figurehead.

[@Trgn]

Saudi is an ally with America and it has the worst version of Islamic fundamentalism. You would be damned if you think the US is about human rights.

[@user-ye4ek7gq5c]

There are a lot of muslim majority countries allied with the US, that part is not weird. But they surely love the green and white, with a heavy dose of gold

[@ideac.]

producers will go wild with the amount of songs they can sample with no legal issues

[@MartynMobileGaming2007]

Turkmenistan is, in fact, a dream come true for any USSR fan. A country that defeated capitalism... And common sense

[@TrentAdam]

This is genuinely one of the funniest things ive seen. Especially that music

[@0zne.]

Not gonna lie having a fish tank during midnight is fucking fire

[@toshdosh2058]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="173">2:53</a> Goes hard ngl 🔥

[@ronbroadfoot279]

I'm actually considering Turkmenistan as my next trip destination.

[@knockeledup]

Good luck getting in!

[@misstuxbrandi]

Enjoy the airport.😂

[@omitbadgers5664]

This song goes so hard

[@wurstbrat.]

Which one?

[@PantsCommaJordy]

@@wurstbrat. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the Dragonforce one

[@temmie31]

​@@wurstbrat. All of them

[@user-jeffkenn]

it was nice to watche some diferent tv...

[@AllieBorse]

I'm in love with how some of the songs, the lipsyncing just does not even give a shit about lining up

[@TechThroughHistory]

A dictator that likes musicals and Dream Theater is my kind of dictator! As long as I get some nice exotic cars if I move, $100k USD a month, and no one tries to shoot me, I think I'm all good.

[@martonk]

The “cartoon” was just showing still images and panning around with the camera, to simulate movement. I love it

[@parasatc8183]

It's great to see that in the age of digital TV something akin to TV DX-ing is still alive and well :)

[@Pricklesthebedbug]

Im glad you found Turkmenistan!!! looks like they are just as crazy. full of sing a long songs

[@jess_lol4579]

fuzzy hat horse guy was sick don't hate

[@Pricklesthebedbug]

@@jess_lol4579 Im mad I dont have his cool hat!

[@birthdaycake4636]

Furry Hat House Guy and Sand In Pants Dude should've join Eurovision.

[@loflobro]

I got to say it again Mr Fairlie - the chapter titles are hilarious. Watching your content from Australia 🇦🇺

[@MrJohndoakes]

Even when Turkmenistan was part of the USSR, their Communist Party (each Soviet Republic had one) went its own way. Central Asia never de-Stalinized, and it has effected how the successor states present themselves.

[@koko_bill3]

If this song could be in Eurovision, I would vote 12 points for Turkmenistan. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="986">16:26</a>

[@canadagoof]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1240">20:40</a> Yup, turkmen still sounds like a diesel car starting up in -40 temp 😄

[@mexicotaco0913]

could you do Myanmar TV next?

[@peterfairlie2296]

That's a good one. I'll try for sure.

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

That children's cartoon is sooo bad haha. There's zero animation, it probably cost like 5 cents to produce 😅

[@avapingbaby]

Jesus what an absolutely fascinating broadcast. The final montage, with the city footage and electric fish tank billboard with melancholic violins, was one of the coolest accidentally-aesthetic things I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is so surreal it's comical.

[@ManOfCulture1992]

The song name of the fuzzy hat guy is : Yar gerekdir

[@MillywiggZ]

I’m curious about something, but it’s the same question for North Korea too. Do they only get a couple of hours of TV broadcast every day and then it’s switched off? Or is it a constant stream of the repeated hour-or-so block like NHKWorld’s news channel?

[@giacomopandiani6290]

Fuzzy hat horse guy is a hit.

[@spectator352]

I wish I had such intense dedication, this is awesome.