SLIFT - Ummon (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents SLIFT performing "Ummon" live at the La Chapelle by le Studio in Rennes, France, during Trans Musicales 2019. Recorded December 7, 2019.
Audio Engineer & Mixer: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Scott Holpainen
Additional support by
Jean Baptiste Le Clec’h
Jean-Marc Meleard
Jeremy Meleard
Artwork by Brendan Monroe
Special thanks to Gwenola Le Bris at Trans Musicales, Valérian Mercier at La Chapelle by le Studio, and Destination Renne
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[@Jetskii-bb7nk]

Disappointed the drummer didnt drum on a white sg

[@hescher997]

I think the van they haul everything in is a white sg

[@samjohnson3219]

Their toothbrush is a white sg

[@MettallMatt]

this comment was written by a white sg

[@Jetskii-bb7nk]

@@MettallMatt how tf did you find out

[@monkeytorres2285]

😂, haha, I share your sentiment

[@trevscribbles]

"T'SAHH-SAHH BE A PAWW-PAWW BAH TSAHH-SEE A PO-PO!!!" "...yeh yahtzee a wayteeeeee"

[@SlinkiestTortoise23]

You won the Internet, this band have ripped off Oh Sees, it's OK but not anything to write home about.

[@santiagoimaginario]

HAHHAHAHAHA

[@brandadse.1741]

I loled

[@rickg8015]

Slinky Tortoise something more locomotive ang spastic abot the Oh Sees.. but these Guy “stole” in a positiive sense OF the word.

[@gabriel-magrao]

Hahahahahahahah

[@asswipe5242]

They look exactly how they sound

[@patrikpontos7688]

Haha dude!! Yeah they do :D

[@maximau5431]

🤣👏

[@Insincer]

Lol

[@SunofShasta]

They sound exactly like they've ripped off Thee Oh Sees

[@mly2883]

Yes, like a group of soy boys in Chaz hahahahaha...jokes apart. Intro Sounds like Youth of the nation song. Would have been great if audio recordingwas clearer. Im sure u did this on purpose since u didnt decide the lyrics.

[@tyerestes7554]

"So what vision do you have for this album?" "Alright so Wolverine's little brother eats 5 hits of acid and turns into Frank Zappa in a doom band and is made out of a delay pedal"

[@michaelsullivan8934]

"Oh, and everyone is French and their hair is luxurious as fuck"

[@afriendofjamis]

"I have become delay, echo of man" - J. Robert Oppenheimer

[@sherpa4204]

Well, that's pretty accurate😂

[@SilentJayBird]

Ok guys, that'll work. .work .work .work .work .work .work .work .work .work ..

[@sukis_dad_4206]

"Ok hear me out....we just copy Thee Oh Sees and that's it"

[@TheFourthHouse]

people who say there is no good music anymore isn't tuning into the right places

[@Chris-is1rd]

This crosses my mind at least once a week. If one makes the effort to look, one will find great stuff

[@alanduncan1980]

Are you f$%*ing joking?

[@SZebS]

@@alanduncan1980 why?

[@Dylanquinn666]

Exactly! Now is the best time for music. You just have to be willing to find the good stuff for yourself.

[@paledrip]

honestly though, we live in a day and age where genuinely great music is being released more than ever. people just get stuck in the past I guess.

[@cfinchermusic8444]

Every shot in this is me in my bedroom when I was 12 years old playing fake concerts in my head.

[@asipaleadeci2.0]

sameeee, but i still do it !!!

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

😎🤘😎🤘😎🤘

[@willy1986tralara]

hbahahaha yeee

[@andrewdunn49ers]

It’s me at 38 playing fake concerts 😂

[@cipsko8675]

I am a 18 years old guy and I still do it

[@charliervrs]

Something about the thumbnail told me this was going to be a ride. I was right 🔥

[@bluelakes7027]

Those mutton chops baby

[@sonicsnout]

same hahahha

[@AmonRa1081]

Mutton Chops, a mean look, and a mean SG. HELL YES!

[@alexandrelvao]

@@bluelakes7027 le hair

[@asipaleadeci2.0]

Same, i was not dissapointed 🔥

[@airbonetrooper12]

Might I add...this drumming is sinfully overlooked. He doesnt add too much, and he doesnt get lazy with consistency. It"s really a dazzling trio.

[@nameloss]

Malcolm King agreed. deep in the pocket, as so many drummers like to talk about.

[@LuBeDaddY12]

Heaps of cool accenting honestly. Absolute master class in drumming.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

Drummer reminds me of Domi Chansorn from Fai Baba.

[@stevieb89]

The ghost notes on the snare are sexy as hell

[@implayingsomebass4753]

Super tasteful playing that supports and drives everything in the song

[@ibnsina9486]

Producer: how much reverb do you want? Indie band: yes.

[@mendedarrows9394]

Ibn Sina yess es es es

[@louisgardner5580]

not really indie

[@ibnsina9486]

​@@louisgardner5580 What an indie thing to say

[@Ratkill]

Producer: Also, where you want the trebles? Indie band: the wat

[@zacharyharris438]

@@ibnsina9486 so is what u just said. Tool.

[@gh0stdec0y82]

It sounds like the soundtrack to a post apocaliptic sports arena where they play extreme lazer tag

[@Min4Mass]

With real lasers.

[@ShaneElliotCormier]

@@Min4Mass I'd play.

[@JerseyMiller]

Yes it does

[@jereuter01]

See Hyperion Cantos, a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons.

[@pedroguilhermedecastromoll3495]

How can someone be this accurate

[@MM-vs2et]

Shoutout to the drummer and his left leg for carrying this song

[@braaaaaains]

Every single damn beat.

[@Marten69]

Oh, yeah.

[@bclikesyou]

the real MVP

[@mikepalmer2219]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@i_like_to_move_it_move_it]

Boorrr only just realized

[@htomao]

Lyrics: just imagine someone screaming from the bottom of a well

[@kamenanew9867]

Accurate

[@LobsterSoul]

From the void

[@joseluislopez7511]

XD

[@TarantinosNightmare]

...and the well is a white SG

[@isaacwilliams9919]

...and theyre possesed

[@Wabi_Sabi69]

Such a big sound from a 3 piece

[@-DRIP]

Good ole reverb

[@eorghergsgrosehg]

yeah holy shit they are all talented and king gizz sounds alot like them but they have like 7 or 8 people

[@humanity6fl9]

Brandon Reyes Rush

[@zombiesyndrome9811]

You should listen to Goatseye. An German Doom/Sludge/Stoner Band. Also 3 Guys only 2 Guitars and a Drumset but an awesome sound!🤙 You can only find them on Bandcamp atm but still sick!

[@ronaldhickman9953]

Shit I could do it all by myself with that amount of effects thrown on top of everything....

[@BeerandGuitars]

Put this song on a cd and send it into space. Aliens will come straight over in their badass SG shaped spaceship.

[@Uvray]

The world needs bands like this more than ever. Some of the best stuff I've heard in a long time.

[@stokedupart4078]

Check out this song, Never fight a men with a perm

[@justinschicker8424]

I’m taking these guys into battle at the end of the universe

[@mintgum1404]

Justin Schicker what are they to do

[@thetravisgreene]

Hell ya, dude. These guys can play my existence out. My bud wants to have them VPN to his quarantined birthday.

[@facepalmfacepalmovich912]

@@mintgum1404 Its about Rick&Morty s episode

[@harryspokes]

Every time I come back to this I leave just as blown away as the first time I saw it. 10/10.

[@astral_plane_crash]

Drummer is fucking awesome. So tight.

[@rrbendra6749]

Set the controls to the earth’s surface From the night we have waited Bring the fire to your sleeping brothers From the night we have waited Now we’re climbing through the ancestral stones All the night we have waited From the center to the earth’s surface! A blade, a sword coming from the void Titans, Gods, they’re coming from the void A blade, a sword, it's coming from the void

[@man.thegreat]

I thought it was WHA SEE TAA BA WAAAY TO SHOOO FAEE From the night we have waited

[@alexp2557]

Very Lovecraftian

[@strummer511]

It's like the Melvins playing pre-Dark Side Floyd. I had no idea how much I needed this until I heard it.

[@celestial.disgrace]

I recommend you bands like Kyuss, Causa Sui, Mantra Machine, for me this is Stoner...

[@strummer511]

@@celestial.disgrace I'm hip to Kyuss. Will check the others out. Cheers.

[@jackburton3540]

no it's just they're ripping off oh sees

[@thatsalotofdamage8568]

@@jackburton3540 oh sees isnt exactly the most original shit

[@terryblade6280]

Was just listening to The Melvins and YT sent me here

[@malcolmforsythe4329]

KZbin has been recommending this video to me for forever, and I finally decided to give in and click on it. This is sick

[@iamagoblin]

Same!

[@DanClapp]

These guys are absolutely insane. Incredible stuff right here

[@gramsci420]

KZbin algorithm: I see you like Slint, perhaps you will like Slift? Me: Well, it seems like I do. Good call algorithm

[@apeman939]

Hahahaha literally exactly what just happened to me

[@Sixsoul]

Then you guys will love Slilt

[@ynzsbstn]

Lol same

[@vilis666]

Thats exactly how i discovered this band

[@williamblack2549]

Wow,fucking same. Hahaha

[@whiteblacknight3781]

When you want to summon an ancient warlock from the bottom of a canyon, but a demon challenges you to a battle of the bands first, so you hit him with this track

[@tootii8532]

Esta banda lo tiene todo: - Don krikote de la mancha en la guitarra - Dave Groul mexicano en la teba - Y lord Farquaad en el bajo

[@vvvnokk8309]

lol

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack]

I love how he moves like Jimi Hendrix when he playing guitar in the intro. Such a cool attitude

[@shanesmith1786]

Damn i love the lead guitarist's style and energy. Dude kicks ass.

[@jameshobbs]

So glad I clicked

[@ayberkyuksek7603]

I have been waiting for something like this band. finally, it filled the gap

[@SZebS]

@@ayberkyuksek7603 might i also recommend thee oh sees and tropical fuckstorm

[@mintgum1404]

Yooo

[@ryanabel002]

I made my cat listen to slift, It's started roaring in French.

[@freehaven1]

OHHHHHH YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[@thames_music1219]

"i couldnt even hear what he was saying!" doesn't matter, still thrashed

[@jimmywoodard7871]

I love how layered and full their sound is with just three dudes.

[@harryrobbins6376]

This is one of those rare moments that the KZbin algorithm recommends something that’s actually fucking incredible.

[@Guilherme-xp1tv]

white SGs gang

[@zacharyharris438]

I wanna know what brand those are. Sick. Not Gibson's obviously.

[@matchesmalone2019]

@@zacharyharris438 that's a couple of Daguet Guitars www.daguetguitars.fr/ He does some pretty amazing stuff, and killer sounding guitars!

[@Diax1324]

Definitely copping a Hendrix upside down SG thing.

[@fastfaps]

Guilherme Castro Dela Corte it’s pink

[@jukkasinda2073]

Wait a minute now! The color ain't white. It is more close to "cream" #FFFDD0 :D

[@atg2270]

John Cazale doin' WORK on that bass

[@tarapiero]

he look like the actor who played freddo from godfather

[@masonsundstad9464]

Glad to see Thee Oh Sees energy spilling over into some other bands. These guys are so similar yet so different I love it

[@jackburton3540]

how are they different?

[@ezequielrajoy5024]

I was about to comment how they sound so much like The Oh Sees and saw your comment. I havent heard the rest of Slift's songs but this one I'd say it sounds WAAAY too much like The Oh Sees

[@kabekabe4362]

@@jackburton3540 slift singer doesn't introduce the mic in his mouth while screaming.

[@eightytwo8282]

Ty Segall is a poseur

[@Mitch_Feral]

Oooh, the guitarist has a real Lifeson sensibility to him. This is terrific.

[@reeegut6947]

2:44 is my favorite

[@Czwascz]

That SG with the pick guard placed upside down is the coolest shit

[@aaronlockstedt9419]

Right?? What kind of guitar is that??

[@rockaction5]

@@aaronlockstedt9419 my work, both guitar and bass, and quite special pickups - www.daguetguitars.fr

[@aaronlockstedt9419]

Roger Daguet badass thanks man! Beautiful work! Wish I could afford one hahaha

[@CJ-jh9ri]

Here I am thinking it’s a lefty...then I realized

[@Thisisrance]

I was trying to figure out what was going on.... that white/p90 with mint is a 10/10 cool combination

[@WilmoTheBear]

Visually levitation sessions is a religious experience but this right here is where the best sound is at as of right now.

[@timmartens4156]

I think the levitation just needed to raise the vocals a ton

[@iwatchsomevideos]

Best song this year, so far. Very relevant, considering OCs and gizz contributions to rock, and this single song like almost ascends all of those efforts. Lotta floyd in there too. Fucking awesome

[@void0094]

indie heaven

[@scottmeyers1903]

So old school so good 👍🔥❤

[@TheSpicolipenn]

Dude. The tension and release.

[@philmerHD]

These guitars are sick

[@7stringjazz1]

Guitar driven rock jams with power trio goodness. Love it!

[@Doey75]

Lasted 18 seconds before opening Spotify... hit the green heart and came straight back! Epic! 🤘🏼

[@martin2do]

MISS CONCERTS !!!! Come play in Copenhagen and everywhere daamn 🐣😍😍🥺

[@minustheface]

i see chops and an sg, i click. wasn’t disappointed thank god

[@maelchyora]

I cannot believe how good this is.

[@danielparsons4179]

I spend all day thinking about that riff

[@scottfreeland3242]

Indie rock is pretty much my favorite genre but I have to say this thrilled me unlike any other musical performance has in some considerable amount of time. This rocks!

[@leonardsailer2354]

Scott Freeland this genre is stoner rock

[@jco5254]

It’s progressive psychedelic jazz rock

[@ryanruzicka6944]

Love their style and the energy

[@davidlohnes2244]

I like how he thinks outside the box , wicked new level !

[@beefyogurt]

one of my favorite live performances

[@al-jo]

ROCK N ROLL AIN'T FUCKIN NEVER BEEN DEAD!

[@edupatino1164]

Chingon ! 🇲🇽

[@thedogo1467]

Every once in a while a band comes along, not just a band..the band. The band for its time and place, they just fit right in there ya know and that band is SLIFT.

[@simpvicious875]

who knew fredo could play the bass like that

[@louiscachet7681]

Finally he gets respect

[@Sam-rf8yh]

These guys are operating on another level.

[@patriciagennarivieira8716]

UHHHH LALAAA!!!!!!!! Slift ces't FANTASTIC!!!!!!! It Seens That The lonely Warrior on The Album Cover is Dragging The Stardust with his Sword on a Lonely Planet With Metheors Falling down!!!!!!!!! Je Vous Aimeeeeeee Slift Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@eduardgiss]

Just imagine this track in a racing game. Fire!

[@blaisebaileyfinnegan]

Ok adding these guys to my fantasy psych weekender.

[@lewismanon201]

Ok wow now just wow, the notes they play fuses so many of my favourite bands into a cocktail of raw emotion...fuck these guy are sick

[@deadlegs187]

The whole performance is really pure.

[@tomislavoliver427]

Not gonna lie, this is an amazing performance.

[@jacobinfranca5815]

Why is t the drummer playing an SG ?

[@platetechfonics7006]

Jacob Infranca a * white SG

[@shaalis]

@@platetechfonics7006 Technically it's "an " because the sound of "S" is spelled with an "euh" sound. "A" "S" sounds liek 2 glottal stops and sounds bumpkinish. ughh..ahh..... "An" rolls onto the S's better by not creating a double stop.

[@stankcooter]

Shallibodhran i don’t think he was tryna correct his grammar he was saying why is he playing a “white” sg

[@ShadeRyanMusic]

I was so excited to post this exact comment. I hate and love you immensely.

[@skizzle555]

Hilarious. That SG with the sea foam pick guard and the P-90s is sexy as hell tho.....

[@thorinbane]

when the guitar is in that position, you know some serious shit is about to go down. \m/

[@napalmglop1]

I live less than 3h by car from those guys and I discover them thanks to an American radio... Oops, I meant THE American radio..... I love you KEXP.

[@Katzenkaiser]

this is by far their best...

[@Odd_Combo]

I was catching a Sparta vibe from the intro. When the vocals kicked in, At the drive in came to mind! Love what I’m hearing

[@Rob-ng3fn]

Hearing some funkadelic and Re-stoned in there. This is rad.

[@menyazovutvron]

Wow, Re-stoned is russian band and i glad to see people putting this name along with Funkadelic)

[@Moostachio]

What kind of you music do you guys play? Reverb.

[@auryconceicao2630]

Reverb 'n' roll.

[@aadithnarayanan3880]

And white sg

[@TheEchelon]

Fuzz

[@glennshuman4770]

Warriors on the edge of time...........

[@saheliumd7182]

I wonder how someone with mutton chops would sing? SLIFT: hold my axe

[@doctor9812]

God bless i decided to watch

[@johnkehoe1305]

that was brilliant to watch...... i love their sound and playing

[@josesagredo2595]

Wow awesome.....from chile. Your style is amaizing

[@prettynoose8497]

Why don't young bands like this get recognized by the industry anymore? In the 90s, great rock like this was everywhere! Major outlets are only playing rap....aren't people sick of rap by now? This rock is so creative and fresh

[@SpaceJockey805]

Third Herd Because the “industry” is dead. Major labels only help bands that have a pre-existing following with mass-appeal. They don’t work for the bands anymore, the bands work for them. That’s why the only mainstream rock bands right now are the same bands that were around 20 years ago. Now anyone with a MacBook and GarageBand can create music, and anyone with networking skills can get noticed online, bypassing the labels altogether. Fuck the industry.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

I'd say everything's sort of decentralised. Though the big guns like Universal and Warner still have a majority control on the market, most genres have sort of broken off and become their own ecosystems. You see it very distinctively with Jazz and Metal in particular. There's a backbone of large mid-tier labels, venues, promoters, recording studios, sound techs, managers as well as artists all maintaining things within their own genre. So they go off and do their own thing, and the mainstream does theirs. It's how everyone's listening is fractured. There's a list of artists I know very well that you may never heard of, and vice versa (and it's not like said artists are even obscure either). Pre-internet, everyone was more or less listening to the same artists from the same sources. Everything's decentralised, and the mainstream just latches onto what it can sell for the most common denominator. And that's certainly no bad thing if you just seek out the stuff you want to hear. You find what you like and you roll with it. That's my thought anyway.

[@LIGHTintheHALLS]

They are so daring, flowing and inspiring in a time when music has become safe and quantitized. 🔊✨👍

[@AJ160879]

Never heard of these guys before.....that was interesting and totally unexpected...thumbs up

[@joeincogno265]

61 y/o. Always looking for new stuff. These guys are new rock in the old skool jam tradition!

[@HasanibnSabah]

Tres bien, Slift.

[@Basedmursenary]

Never seen an SG that color... beautiful!

[@liftcontrol8453]

why can't I thumbs up this more than once?

[@rage8444]

Très!!!

[@alwinuitlochem6258]

If you keep comparing new with old, than there will be nothing new anymore.. THEY SOUND AWESOME! Of course; tee oh sees. But as far as i know Slift is not a oh sees cover band. Slift make their music. Just like tee oh sees. Means there's simply more to enjoy!! So go ahead!!

[@WATCH-IT-BUSTER]

Amazing band that I never would have found if KZbin didn't recommend it.

[@barny15]

All of these dudes are incredible musicians, but that drummer is deeper in the pocket than lint.

[@regularjohn6582]

Saw them live just before lockdown, best decision of my life

[@Ason814]

Yes finally! Been following these guys for two years now and love to see a live version onn kexp

[@omarmega4093]

The drummer is the mvp here

[@santimosso]

Súper!

[@riccardomusiu510]

Wow oh yeah!!!! I love this band!!! Super amazing, super jams!!! 👍👍👍😊🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥 Great music ❤️

[@mattsanchez4893]

Oui oui!

[@goodbyebread]

Wow, this blows me away!

[@bbbernardooo]

Damn, those guitars are hectic! And what a vibe all round, top work fellas

[@sideburns1974]

What a amazing sound. Pretty.

[@krotowich]

Definitely the best intro and build I've heard in a while

[@isaacwilliams9919]

EVERYTHING IS ON THE NEWS!!!