Talisk - Dystopia (LIVE)

Dystopia - Live @ Cambridge Folk Festival 2019
TOUR DATES: taliskmusic.com/tour
Mohsen Amini: Concertina & Synth Pads
Hayley Keenan: Fiddle
Graeme Armstrong: Guitar & Vocal Harmoniser
Andrea Gobbi: Sound
Greig Shankland: Lights
TaliskMusic
TaliskMusic

[@NostalgiaChan]

I'm not sure I've ever seen someone rock out that hard on a concertina, but I'm so glad I have.

[@miaip3446]

Welcome to the dark side 😂

[@phenomomum]

Mohsen is an animal!

[@katiestevenson6232]

First time I heard them I was just like "wth am I actually hearing?" Watched a KZbin video of them with his fingers all a blur over the keys and my brain broke. 🤯

[@charlesbingham606]

I've never seen a concertina player who used so many pedals

[@krzysztofchrzanowski3358]

@@miaip3446 there are always two of them darth Cormac Bagley and darth Talisk

[@elreyvd]

Folk is alive and with a great future with musicians like these...

[@saucyjk6453]

It really is unbelievable.

[@gregmonk1556]

Never thought I'd live to see a folk concertina player scream "make some noise!" in a strobe-lit warehouse! This was a strange but enjoyable combination of folk and happy hardcore.

[@earthangel8730]

The strobe lights ugh. The music DIVINE.

[@johnmcdade7379]

With Talisk and other Scottish bands like .. Project Smok , ..RURA ,.. Kinnaris Quintet ,..Elephant Sessions ,..Manran ,....Ross Ainslie ,..Skipinnish ,...Tide Lines... and a whole plethora of others taking Scottish progressive folk music to new listeners all over the world via this platform and others .The traditional music scene here is wonderfully diverse with people like Julie Fowlis ,Duncan Chisholm ,Dougie McLean ,The Paul McKenna Band and others representing another part of the spectrum that are the Scottish ,Gaelic ,Celtic music scene here

[@tiemenbosma3064]

Dont forget the likes of Skerryvore and Skipinnish!

[@geoffbeswick6032]

The Talisk gig lives long in my memory. As we were leaving my wife turned to me and simply mouthed "WOW!"

[@peroramusic]

So much energy in a 4 minute song, a pure joy of music!

[@theondebray]

Amazing!! The Scottish / Irish folk music scenes are seriously progressive, always moving on, ever upwards!!

[@saucyjk6453]

I totally agree. Check out my post on this thread, a reprint of a blog i wrote about this.

[@mattellis4176]

Crowd: *Energy* Mohsen: I see your energy, and raise you... 🔥🔥🔥

[@iHeart1D4]

This is incredible! Felt like I was there in the front row, dancing along!

[@hennisfamily]

Just got a concertina for Christmas thanks to my love for Talisk!

[@rafipeled1920]

Hey Talisk - came across your music just this morning. No amount of gold can be compared to the treasure I found today.

[@martinryan8101]

Wow. I loooove your comment! Saw them last night in Stirling. Mind blowing.

[@hennisfamily]

Your music got me through COVID in a rural part of North Carolina USA, thank you. Thank,you for your music. Please make more!

[@brucecollins4729]

hennisfishing. there is a lot of scottish music in the carolinas. scots have been arriving there since the 1500s....fiddles and all.

[@walkingpictures]

That was truely the best night of my life,the set you guys did,the atmosphere,the music,it was incredible,thankyou isn't enough xxx

[@Neilisthevideoking]

They keep bringing out fantastic new tunes. Keep at it guys.

[@TessLowe]

Awesome! Folk's moved on a bit! :D

[@rafipeled1920]

Been listening to this over and over again today. This is Trancending

[@annachen8976]

I really hope to hear more music from you, Talisk, because I've been listening to your stuff for a while and must say that I'd love to hear more!

[@preet7449]

I love it! Not seen them live in a year

[@rafipeled1920]

Lucky you. Not seen them live yet

[@azulyrojo89]

OH MY FUKING GOOOOOOOOOOD!

[@saucyjk6453]

I am blown away by these guys. I wrote this essay for a Planxty tune i posted on Facebook but ill repost it here, as i think it pertains to carrying on a tradition. I grew up exposed to irish music in our house, Philadelphia ...my parents liking the familiar Irish american stuff like the Clancy bros, Tommy Makem, the Wolfe tones but also the traditional stuff, and were hip to lesser known but "highly respected by their peers" artists like Danny Doyle...... and way before i was 21 i would go to Brittinghams pub to see acts, notably Timlin and Kane, who were doing the popular, the lesser known, some traditional and even non Irish songs which fit perfectly on that stage> it was a cross generational gathering place from Toddler to Grandparent......the pub, though mockingly used w its inferences to alcohol in St Paddys day advertising, was and is an important part of that society...although i do not identify w the term "Irish" which to me is ...or should be...a nationality thing, i do identify as a Celt.....My grandfather was from Belfast(left in 29 at age 17), my great grandparents were from Tyrone, Antrim, Mayo , Donegal. I was an American classic rock kid...in truth it was Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan who were a perfect segue to the celtic tradition for me...... i also was heavily influenced early on by Pierre Bensusans early Celtic fingerstyle work and a Derek Bell recording of O'Carolan songs on Harp. I wound up playing and teaching music professionally for decades in both Philadelphia and San Francisco...but my introduction to playing this music was when i joined a band in 1995 from Philly called Blackthorn for a year or so.....they were after 2 or 3 years few years established and already quite popular all over the city....church parishes, mummers clubs, irish culture and dance get togethers, the pub circuit , jersey shore mega bars, even holiday shows at old theaters like the Keswick were what i remember.....and injected a sort of pete townsend boost ....(im on their 2nd record Here We Go Again, playing bass guitar and mandolin), although i was very unfamiliar w some of the music alot of it i was already aware of.... the jigs, reels, stuff i played on the mando and the button accordion player john mcgroary was world class, another band i was in the Danny Boys had johns cousin John Mcgillian also playing at top tier level.....there were gigs where half the night was accompanying irish dance competitions or presentations...the truth is, these guys had it in their blood from youth........(even the "young prodigy" thing is a not uncommon occurrence in the world of Irish music .....think Joey Defrancesco on Organ in jazz or Derek Trucks on Slide guitar)....whereas i was stepping into it with technical ability, and a cultural head start, but....despite taking to Irish music and Bluegrass with an almost dna like instinct, its only now that ive arrived at a place where ive picked up the nuances, the inflections that separate the authentic from someone simply playing the right notes, and that is because it takes years even for the fully committed......and i was way too scatterbrained stylistically, creatively, to give it the time needed, or for it to hold my interest....... When you spend many hours each and every day doing , studying....... living and breathing something...... there are exponential rewards and leaps that occur; If you chip away at it you can get there, it just takes alot longer......it is no joke, the jazz like approach that these guys can play , w the best being recognized by a singular style or "voice". In every tradition stemming from oppression....think gospel soloists, rappers, bluegrass and trad Irish/Celtic, jazz instrumentalists...even boxing is a perfect example... there is a gunslinger/play for your life element at work which leads to a highly competitive drive to stand out, and although terms like greatest and best---music as sport-- are used way too frequently in reqards to music, these terms are more accurate when used in that arena..... inspired in no small way by a chance to escape a life of life crushing labor. We cant say why the Beatles or Miles, or Jimi Hendrix or Jaco Pastorious or Led Zeppelin or Joni Mitchell were the greatest, but they have what Pirsig in Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance called a Quality...undefineable. Irish music and its source, Celtic Music, is, to me simple harmonically, or vertically.......... but horizontally, melodically its extremely complex--ornamanted--much like classical Indian music. I prefer the latter .....the Horizontal, .....because you can coast and zone and groove much more easily as a soloist. Dense chord terrain is rocky.....think Giant Steps, Bebop.... Or Steely Dan or Fusion....but something modal like My favorite things , while also being "Jazz" is pedal to the metal , switch off mind-modal freedom bliss....to not have to think when playing.....that is where i enjoy playing and where i can find my own voice . I do remember the Blackthorn guys telling me to checkout Planxty. Now, i see why. Planxty to me was/is the perfect mix of the traditional but w an early 70s counter culture aesthetic, "hippie Trad" and they and alot of guys from both Ireland and the states have kept the legacy not only alive but fresh and vital. Sometimes the stars align and a "newcomer" like Billy Strings is perfectly timed to carry on the tradition in stylistic offshoots which introduce a new generation a new world of possibilities for listening and music history, the way the British Rockers did w Delta and Chicago blues, or the way Old and in the Way, or Oh Brother where art thou did for Bluegrass did almost 50 and 20 years before Billy respectively.......which has Celtic music as its source. The carrying on of Tradition .....Musicology.....the history and evolution and inception of artists and musical forms is something ive always valued as both student and teacher.

[@theondebray]

Woah, thanks for all thank, much food for thought. To sum up, get over to Ireland, music everywhere, you will drown in music. Or get to Celtic Connections in Glasgow in... January(!) every year, three weeks of mind-bendingly good music from many different countries. They are very clear in their minds about the importance of both tradition & INNOVATION which keeps the music vital & moving on. And the standard of music from the youngsters is a joy to behold. I'm not a musician myself, but a humble punter who just loves to be drawn into the musicians' worlds if only for a short time, forget all about the daily garbage for as long as the music lasts in my head.

[@brucecollins4729]

saucy jk....this is a scottish band. there are thousands of traditional scots fiddle reel tunes in scotland. fiddle reel music being indigenous to scotland but modern scottish bands write their own music including this band.

[@liamwallman8084]

Proud to say I was there

[@dotti1910]

Y’all are awesome! Thanks for takin’ me away from here……. ❤️❤️❤️

[@carlahemeon4453]

I am insanely in love with this song.

[@NoaGGWP]

Absolutely understandable.

[@walkingpictures]

That was a night I will always remember,what a set,what an atmosphere,unbelievable

[@elliottmccarthy4874]

Went to see these guys in Colchester, absolutely blew my mind ! Loved It ! How can you not !! Until next time :) I found this group while wasted and scrolling through KZbin, I thank that glorious night.

[@mallowfly7655]

This is FANTASTIC Edited to comment on the _actual chills_ I got when you guys did that slow down and build back up again thing around 3 minutes in

[@user-yj7lm4ot8f]

It's very cool!! I like your performance and music! From Japan

[@arsx4948]

I love the music and the energy. This is one of my favourite Talisk videos and I just realized that this music was pre-recorded and not played live - not uncommon - but just realized it when Mohsen put his concertina down.

[@Legertymusic]

It is all completely live. Mohsen just stopped playing for a second.

[@karenguittar8416]

I just realized I'm sitting here watching this with my jaw hanging open, totally spellbound...just amazing! Thank you!

[@walkingpictures]

Absolutely brilliant set at Cambridge,thanks guys

[@vilefigure]

I wonder how many calories you guys burn during a show. The speed and energy is inspiring.

[@MisterX385]

Oh my god. Guys i love your music so much. I am in love, seriously. Thanks so much for everything you do. THANKSSSSS

[@SamuelBreslow]

This video helps me get through 2020. Looking forward to something like it being possible again someday...

[@WorldisArt]

Love this, hope to see more from you, here! Glad I found this band.

[@cjmader]

simply awesome & incredible & brilliant!

[@mxerbezn]

Just sheer beauty and happiness ...!

[@soncis]

Awesome!

[@RetroAdz]

Wow, think I might have just added seeing this to my bucket list!

[@Chris-tb7jh]

They're still recovering from their finger injuries to this day...

[@ramz16k]

Oh boy, as a cello player and a concertina player I can confirm that your fingers will feel like they're on FIRE after a few minutes. Still fun to play though!

[@andydavis2453]

Brilliant as always!

[@juscelino2253]

this is so beautiful to watch thanks

[@paulpaxtop1580]

Absolutely epic .

[@pompom7x728]

Merci 🌺

[@bwahahahahahaha]

Incroyable.

[@AQVILVS]

I just discovered it, what an inspiration ❤️

[@danmac5142]

Has anyone else ever played like this? It fucking unreal. 🍀👍🍀👍

[@pyrs-spam]

this is so beautiful i'm actually crying oh my God :'( thank you for your passion

[@TaliskMusic]

shuel 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Rick_Mave]

At the very start there are a few seconds that remind Baba O'Riley of The Who, but then the original style of Talisk takes over.

[@squeezebox]

THIS IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@blacksmith1750]

Saludos de un fan de chile seria genial que agan una gira por aca

[@richard251062]

Stunning!

[@FiddlerBoy83]

Hat tip to Hayley - so much energy with so little movement. Incredible economy of motion in her technique.

[@daviemcf]

Bloody magic!!

[@walkingpictures]

Absolutely incredible,I was there !!!

[@hennisfamily]

So wish I was there!

[@bernablues]

Magici, siete veramente eccezionali!!!!

[@manuelebonan]

Awesome ❤

[@pauldavis7225]

Shivers.

[@ceciliaruiz1061]

Maravillosooooooo

[@tommurphy6897]

Unbelievable!!

[@blainepauls]

I see from your schedule you're just lying about do little. So thanks for the filum! Looking forward to seeing you in the Spring!

[@sergiomenchini5518]

Favolosiiiiiiiiii

[@McItoshi]

Happy new year.. not long seen you play the Hogmanay show and had to find more

[@alicebrzezinski2573]

magnifique

[@rodrigoalejandrogutierrezb4888]

Wow 🇲🇽😱❤️

[@SONA-me5dd]

❤❤

[@williamswhistlepipes]

Bump cap for the box player please🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣incredible musicians taking trad to a new level... brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@maryannknox7158]

Epic

[@JackHarpsWorkshop]

Guys, I need mooooooore!!!

[@robertaninfa133]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@luisasdrubalmolinaavila8442]

I wanted to see you this year in Ortigueira, damn it! ... You are very good, from Spain

[@Inthemiddle24]

No me jodas que van al Orti este año que quemo el suelo corriendo palla... Seria la ostia!!!

[@luisasdrubalmolinaavila8442]

@@Inthemiddle24 Me pareció leer en algún lado que iban a ir en 2020 a Ortigueira que por desgracia se canceló... A ver si con suerte (lo dudo) se puede hacer este año y nos vemos el 14 de julio.

[@luisasdrubalmolinaavila8442]

@@Inthemiddle24 Ojalá se haga este año, aquí tienes la noticia donde pone que irán (en caso de hacerse) fiestasporgalicia.com/festivales/festival-de-ortigueira/#cartel

[@Inthemiddle24]

Buah que pagina mas chula! nunca la habia encontrado antes! Muchas gracias tio que puntazo jeje sigue rezando en pagano pa q se celebre que yo te acompaño con la fuerza y rezando tb 🌬️😂😂😂😂😆😅

[@jacobsgranddaughter]

❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AnonIsland5]

oh hey Mohsen finally got some new pants

[@slydEvil35]

Come back to Chicago!!!

[@Danielfiks]

I love it! Is it a new song?

[@salvatoresatta3843]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🙏🇮🇹

[@Iammadmaxofficial]

You guys work with other artists at all?

[@smagoku5824]

OMG i like it the same in nanatsu no taizai

[@calebanderson8764]

when does this album come out on spotify?

[@squeezeboxben]

The second tune is on Spotify it is called Farewell.

[@blainepauls]

Looking forward to seeing you in about six weeks!

[@thalarctosarkticos8075]

Magnificent, inspiring. Google translator.

[@_chris_pfeiffer_]

Hi! Is there a studio version of this song?

[@yonikeshet7629]

Great show, hope to see it in Israel someday

[@dillonkitt856]

Can someone please tell me where that amazing bass is coming from!

[@themodelrailwayman5470]

the squeezebox player is also playing synth with his feet - its quite obvious in some shots like the very first one (honestly i was confused for a time but the description cleared it up for me)

[@Glenuig]

Effects pedals

[@kherbygrafia3983]

No studio version?

[@shaunmolloy7572]

Why aren't people going nuts!!

[@AQVILVS]

0:47 Guys, would you like to make an EDM song with me ? We could reinvent electronic music with this ❤️

[@AutoNomades]

There are so much collective danses to do together, its a pitty to danse everybody alone side by side...

[@guillaumec8041]

Is this song on any released album?

[@TaliskMusic]

Not yet! Will be on album 3 ✌🏻🔥

[@guillaumec8041]

@@TaliskMusic Awesome, looking forward to hear it live and/or buy this album, cheers

[@peroramusic]

@@TaliskMusic this song is such a banger, I can only imagine how great the new album is gonna be, can't wait!!

[@matthewsmyth9422]

Does anyone know what that bass sound is? Sounds like some effect on the guitar maybe?

[@tiemenbosma3064]

Its the concertina player (in the middle) who is playing keys with his feet

[@Legertymusic]

As well as an octave pedal on the guitar’s low strings.

[@RG-bh6jp]

Is this not on spotify ??????

[@VinnyMartello]

A laser light show with traditional Irish dance music. Now I’ve seen it all

[@squeezeboxben]

Scottish actually

[@VinnyMartello]

Ah, I stand corrected. Fantastic none the less.

[@brucecollins4729]

@@VinnyMartello this music was in scotland before ireland.

[@douglaskane7749]

Scottish trad mate

[@MFMcNulty]

Are these 1/256th notes?

[@user-hr4gb1bv9w]

はえぇ...指壊れそう...

[@unknownuser09w025tzna]

Now featuring, the next Lindsey Stirling!!! Awesome Irish fiddle skills :)

[@user-gi3lq2dl1g]

Ето - фотошоп!

[@pierreconreaux4086]

Alors votre groupe "groove". Le bandonéiste grunge joue très bien, c'est pas le problème c'est un virtuose! mais pourriez vous laisser une petite place à la dame violoniste qui est cantonnée à faire du staccato alors que je suis sur qu'elle pourrait vous balancer un reel ou une jig "du feu de Dieu en solo". Ceci dit, elle ne doit rien changer car elle maitrise le staccato à merveille et il en faut pour le rythme. Pourriez vous la mettre en avant? SVP. ☘(un violoniste qui adore votre style musical mais est un peu frustré par rapport au violon)

[@eannh4928]

Love the music but not the flashing lights

[@MartinStansfield]

It'd be great to see this lot without the flashing lights.