The Belgians have solved techno!

[@OscarUnderdog]

In this video ---------------- Battering ram ► www.shakmatmodular.com/products/ram.html Random Metal ► beatsurfing.com/audio-plugins/random-metal/ Surco's channel ► @SURCOlive Oscar's stuff ---------------- Oscar's courses ► courses.underdog.brussels Underdog Mailing List ► eepurl.com/gZmNbv Patreon ► www.patreon.com/underdogmusicschool Discord ► discord.gg/trDbVcDHB3 Torc techno project ► soundcloud.com/torcaudio XYS label ► xysecret.bandcamp.com/

[@ayhay4686]

Great video! The EDM scene isn't missing more high-tech equipment decades ago with half what is available now. Veteran dj producers were able to invent and define whole new genres. What the edm scene is missing are professional and artistic ears and less nepotism. #papaiwanttobeadj.

[@ShakmatModular]

thank you for the mention and the love! Amazing to see how connections grow and we're all one big family!

[@Dubmayer]

Another one sold!

[@MenekiNekoTunes]

I've been wanting to do modular synthesis for well over a year now and just never knew where or how to begin that journey. And Oscar has shown the way forward with The Battering Ram, my question now is what is all needed to get started.. I really dont wanna sell my analog stuff but soooo tempted.

[@PandoxLp]

Do you already know Artist's that used your device in a song?

[@ShakmatModular]

@@PandoxLp if you are into techno this is a nice demo of the battering ram ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4awdZ6Aj9Wca6c&ab_channel=ARTEConcert

[@Sycokay]

@@MenekiNekoTunes Don't sell any analog synths or drum machines for modular toys, they can't replace them. Go modular only if you have the money for that rabbit hole^^

[@BEATSURFING]

Hey Oscar, you made our day! Amazing video, thank you so much!

[@SURCOlive]

Your software looks awesome!

[@BEATSURFING]

@@SURCOlive 🙌

[@PrometeoDLMR]

Haven't seen anything like it! And its on sale!!!!

[@rulindachatt]

Random metal is absolutely brilliant. So much control and variety of sounds.

[@djdozoz]

Any chance of porting the metal and random plugins into Eurorack?

[@TheJackermonkey]

Dude, within minutes, you just created 10+ grooves and loops that could easily be a track on their own. This is beyond amazing 💥

[@cubertmiso]

love techno but this feels like a gimmick.

[@novelty_guy]

@@cubertmiso why?

[@rezorena]

You call it amazing, If you open your eyes you will call it something else

[@daeph123]

and thus the market gets saturated even more

[@C-sco]

​@@daeph123 which market? In Milan we have 5 up to 10 techno parties every weekend and the disco are always full...

[@ColinBenders]

Hard vouch for the battering ram. Been tearing up venues with that thing, its absolutely insane.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Oh snap Colin, just finished watching your stone techno set. 🙌 what a vibe. so much to learn from you. Thanks for watching!

[@SURCOlive]

The best of th best!

[@ColinBenders]

@ ah cheers! That was a fun one… and guess what my kick was 😎

[@NanoC-Music]

Legend!!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

If its good enough for Benders - its good enough for me !

[@Alice-Efe]

take that Germans, Belgians are here to take over techno! (Nothing but love for both Germans and Belgians ❤)

[@OscarUnderdog]

We’re just placeholders for the inevitable Swedish golden era 😄

[@AnalogFlava]

@@OscarUnderdogswedish? What am I missing? 😅

[@OscarUnderdog]

@@AnalogFlava If you haven't seen Alice's channel, you're missing out

[@AnalogFlava]

@@OscarUnderdog Alice…who d f…is alice?

[@angstfahr]

@@AnalogFlava I think he's refering to the girl that just posted this comment... that girl seems swedish and she seems to knows a bit about electronic music 🙂

[@MrYazbo]

That metal plugin is insane - immediate purchase :)

[@rezorena]

good boy that's the purpose of the video. Funny is that it start with a GAS explanation.

[@fosters_music]

Awesome stuff Oscar. Great to see such enthusiasm!

[@marcus268]

Man, this random metal VST is absolutly awesome - really appreciate you shared that - its no understatement that you praised them so much.

[@tessa_tickles]

Wooooow!! Can't wait to hear a live set from you Oscar! Also that plugin is absolutely beautiful and looks like so much fun to use ✨

[@setharnold9764]

Awesome noises throughout! Belgians really do have a knack for music, I saw Front 242 in concert a few weeks ago, great stuff.

[@jorben_b]

Here is an belgian producer loving your videos oscar🎉 ga zo door man ge doet het geweldig!

[@NanoC-Music]

Hats off Oscar... This video is gold! Hope to see more videos where you explore cool hardware, I love this format 🙏

[@r0man3er]

Thank you so much for advertising this... Great that you give your Belgian Friends this stage... Random Metal is just a real banger!

[@spenzasequenza]

also: random Metal drums for cinematic percussion is unstoppable. Great, evolving Percussion, super fast and easy. That was an absolute no-brainer too!!

[@electronicshaman]

Oscar, your knowledge and enthusiasm always put a smile on my face and inspire me. Thanks for all the videos.

[@lorez6063]

I met the team at Machina Bristronica where I had a lot of help building my Battering Ram. Really nice guys, and amazing product.

[@jasonturnipseed8411]

Beatsurfing is rad. I’m glad you’re covering them!

[@e.b.1279]

Man, this is like THE BEST channel for Techno knowledge, learning and exploration. Best Vibe. Thank You Oscar!!

[@Xusticiero]

those kicks are absurdly good!! u already did a incredibleee groove!! and the plugin looks amazingggg

[@SURCOlive]

As if Belgians needed something else to be awesome at. First Beer, then frites, then Moules-frites, then chocolate, now techno.... Damn, is there anything they cant solve?! 😁 Great video! Glad you are loving the modules, and I LOVE that software! I need to try it! Can't wait to see where this goes next. Awesome stuff!!

[@joosthagias2053]

Don't forget their comics!

[@SURCOlive]

@ yes! I forgot Tintin!!!

[@debu206]

Just to add french fries originated in belgium

[@eldervinnie]

All that's great yeah. But they can't maintain a road to save their lives xD

[@debu206]

@@eldervinnie wouldnt call it their fault it rains a lot over there

[@aaronjenkins385]

excellent vid! So great to see you so excited about modular - looking forward to some improvised techno orientated videos in the future!

[@Arthur-be3qu]

FL studio is also belgian...

[@walterverbeeck6929]

That's right. Avicii made a lot of hits with FL studio!

[@francisdeoliveira3414]

Years ago I used to made tracks whit,just for fun,and was amazing indeed. ❤

[@aliciadevlinder]

That looks like sooo much fun

[@hardclash]

Wow! Great video Oscar! You need to release a track of this!! What a groove!!

[@spenzasequenza]

yep. Battering Ram is THE Kickdrum for live performances. The whole damn thing is it's entire sweet spot.

[@nicholasriley4729]

I noticed that too. Insanity

[@Igormmm1]

Ur always coming with the interest, and leaving with a smile) this is so inspiring ☺️

[@jfroines]

Love those huge metallic sounds, kinda like a taiko drum made out of steel.

[@user-x1vkYo-s]

it's incredible what a simple bass can do. nice to see someone else listens to techno.

[@kakaba2056]

WOW! I can't believe that was all just 2 kicks!!! Great video, thanks Oscar!!

[@antxoncarbonero]

Just purchased both random and random metal. Looking forward to hear what they can do!

[@lukehauser1182]

Fun video - I like all the wires - and I had no idea techno was even a problem!

[@AsselParty]

Shakmat is amazing! I have several modules from them (including the battering ram) and all of them are amazing - awesome build quality and really well thought out. Nice detail is that they offer nearly all modules also as DIY kits - with support, if anything goes wrong. Worth a look is also the Archer’s Rig, if you’re interested in hihats/metal percussion. I will definitely get one asap when my bank account is on the sunny side again =)

[@nikolaihemal663]

This sounds amazing! Great content as always. cheers!

[@memorimusic420]

We belgians are suprisingly very good at inventing music related stuff. We also invented the saxophone & FL Studio

[@maximka420]

love your videos Oscar, you gave material with such simplicity.

[@FranckMartin]

I have a few quadraphonic modules from Shakmat. Those are great for Eurorack.

[@jamesorvis_mixhackers]

Ended up buying this and archers rig because of your video after watching a couple of weeks ago. Only had it since yesterday and made two tracks already. I have a feeling this kick will be my kick many many releases

[@slickheisenberg8208]

Ok, this is such a fresh sound. Please release this as a full track somewhere. I can’t wait to experiment with the metal plugins. I can imagine that they will sound great in DnB and ambient.

[@algreen746]

Dooooope!!! Really good watching you just play around with new toys 😊

[@be2the4out]

the dubbel kicks! was all i needed :) what a sound!!

[@LeMerch]

Go Belgium!!!! Love from Ireland ☘️

[@Robert_Babicz]

interesting tools , need to have a look

[@OscarUnderdog]

Yesss Robert 🙌

[@pmascaros]

Front 242, The Neon judgement ....you know, the Belgian

[@RivetHead999]

I got to see Front 242 with my 12 year old son at their last US show in Philadelphia. It was awesome.

[@fatheroftwo9268]

New-Beat!!!

[@YorenM]

Hoezo heb ik dit channel big nie eerder gevonden.. merci man!! Top video's

[@tru7hhimself]

great, now i want at least one battering ram, and i neither make techno nor do i have the space in my rack. in your video it really seems to be a module lots of sweet spots and superb heavy sound.

[@richarquis]

I am very keen on getting the Shakmat Time Wizard. I love crazy clock modules, and that one looks just awesome. If you're getting into their drum modules, then take a look at their utilities.

So all we need is to project 3d figures like random metal has, with either VR or holograms, and make many of those, and you can make crazy live DJs that just wave their hands around to mix different sounds lol. That's what we need. :)

[@johnmarks2904]

Duuuude! You are SO Excited.. That's so amazing. You lit up so much in this video.. So adorable!! Hahahaha!.. Seems like you're having so much fun.. Thanks for sharing this man

[@wishbonebrewery]

You guys are obviously the keepers of CJ Bolland.... quite a list of classic tracks.

[@dhruvchanana26]

what a mad video oscar, love the sounds

[@happystevison9682]

I would like to express WOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUVVVVVVVWWWWWW!!!! Insanely lush and heartripped soulsearching deliciousness Thank you Belgium! And thank you UEMS for unluminating the world with these gems of technological music making

[@lestersanders3615]

Met the Shakmat guys at Bristronica and after their demo ordered the battering ram and the archers rig the very next day. Insanely fucking good!

[@solidshrek]

That first kick sounds amazing

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Coincidentally, I've just spent just under a grand on Modular this afternoon. Then I come across your bloody video. Oh, thank you very much. If I had children they would starve this winter.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Hahahahahaha damn damn

[@turbochargedfilms]

My favourite thing about modular is that "just spent under a grand" can mean anything from 3 full systems with case and power to maybe a couple of individual modules, depending on the actual selection of gear :D

[@sebastiennesp1978]

@@turbochargedfilms Very true, but either way, the house extension will have to wait. (Haven't told my wife...)

[@turbochargedfilms]

@@sebastiennesp1978 Oof good luck, I cannot imagine having a partner and being involved in modular at the same time....

[@sebastiennesp1978]

@@turbochargedfilms It's OK, I just send her out to work. Happy days...

[@axxojaxx2510]

Oh i didn't know Beatsurfing was from Belgium. Awsome plugins indeed!

[@hugosinnema5089]

This sounds amazing!

[@dylanwho]

I love that the demo at the beginning is the strongbad techno song. Genius!!!

[@ahmedtaktak581]

I love Beatsurfing, they made this amazing VST named Beatfader ouffff

[@xOWSLA]

love the video btw. keep em coming!

[@reginaldtechno]

You absolute madlad! Got so much inspiration from this vid. Thank you! 🎉

[@AmonTokin]

The shader UI is so pretty !

[@NullFX]

I’m a hardware guy but RANDOM is such a cool plugin that I need it lol

[@Figure8-Music]

Great great Beatsurfing X Phazz !

[@hut48]

Battering ram is ridiculous! Love sequencing other gear with the DFAM 😊

[@MrBrownAlliance]

as a Brit of senior years, the best electronic music was coming out of Belgium, over thirty years ago...

[@badlefthook624]

Word!

[@manuelrioslopez]

Nice one man, glad to see more live performance orientated material from your channel, ableton is good but some of us want to spend more time twisting knobs and to use our drum machines, sequencers and Modular toys 🦾🦾

[@djvirgoofficial]

Love that Random Metal plug, crazy

[@Epic6Mepic]

Nice groove, nice stuff! Thanks Oscar!❤

[@no-expert]

Dude this rocks! Also your patch cables are crazy nice 😄

[@DaftyBoi412]

That littly ditty you made really gave me huge Leftfield vibes! That kick/bass sounds like their track Phat planet almost, just sped up and changed to a techno rhythem instead of a more breaky rythem!!!

[@lukasodermatt2374]

The RANDOM Metal plugin is something else! Take my money

[@charlesbronson2806]

Glad to see some modular content. Modular is a fun way to explore sounds. Also a killer techno module is the noise engineering Bia.

[@zolibxl]

What sort of synthesis do you call that metallic thing? It's like ChatGPT hallucinating urbex soundscapes. Love it.

[@FatalFriction]

The drive is so nice.

[@nicknamean]

Now make a 5 hour track with seamless transitions! Yasssssssssss TECHNOOOO!

[@deca5002]

Not a fan of modular stuff, but the Battering Ram does deliver mate! awesome sound!

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Battering Ram sounds fantastic.. BUT.. and it’s a big round full bodied but.. No kick module or plugin for that matter needs a good bit of processing to sound right. Anything from basic stuff like EQ, Compression, saturation/distortion to more involved stuff like reverb and delay etc. listen to any kick module and compare it with any kick from your fav techno track …. Lots of work to get from point a to point b. *i just grabbed up both those beat surfing 🏄 vsts.. barely scratched the surface. There’s LOT in there especially when getting into the changes per hit

[@Braunld]

confusing statement. By "no" kick module etc. do you mean _every_ kick module ?

[@somberville3351]

How awesome would it be to have some of the Random Metal algos in a eurorack module as well?

[@LionHrodgari]

4:55 I was like "oh, WHAT" at the same time lol

[@jimmyconway8025]

Metal jawn is fire! What a crazy idea ! Great visuals too! Smart!

[@helado.killer]

Shakmat modules have by far the best knob action in buisiness. Smooooth

[@thegiantscauseway]

Wow, thank you Belgium! 🇧🇪

[@FesixGermany]

This year I bought The Legend HZ as my first instrument and plugin ever just to play with it, now I seriously consider getting these as well…

[@aliciadevlinder]

I'd love to find more video's and information about getting started on building up to such a modular synth setup or something like that. ^^

[@UNDERGROUNDHITRADIO]

sounds great man!

[@AlexRanedo]

Ha, too much cussing. I love the enthusiasm. plus, it isn't 'bad language', it's passion ;)

[@HarisCupina]

random metal kick ass, nice mention!

[@quasili8954]

you should release the track!

[@geevee5815]

Placing the toy on a Gouden Carolus case. You know what's good ;) The Sherman filterbank is also belgian hardware and well respected by top producers/bands for decades. Created by a nice guy which I saw several times on new wave based events/concerts. Maybe support him aswell and do a video + interview with him?

[@OscarUnderdog]

I didn't know the Sherman was Belgian! That's super cool.

[@tru7hhimself]

i've missed a few of your videos. i remember you looking at but not wanting to get into eurorack. congrats on still jumping into it. welcome to the club!

[@OscarUnderdog]

Yeah I guess I also was hesitant about how to storytell with modular (it can get very dry very quickly). I'm not going to be a gear reviewer or hardware synth channel - so now that I've found this personal storyline ("I want to build a liveset for myself") it's exciting, and I've got enough film experience now to try something like this!

[@tru7hhimself]

@@OscarUnderdog i wansn't even fearing you'd go into the gear review direction. we have enough people who do that already, and do it well. your channel has always been about using whatever tool or technique to make good (and interesting!) techno. i'm confident you'll do that with modular as well, even if it's not quite as easy to show what's going on with hardware compared to a screen. anways, i'm looking forward to seeing more eurorack in your future videos.

[@sov2545]

What happened? What? My hand slipped and I instantly bought the random bundle 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃

[@turbochargedfilms]

Absolutely lovely demo of the Battering Ram! It's more expensive than any module in my (roughly) 6 Eurorack systems, but damn does it sound the part. I originally got the Befaco Kickall a few years ago to achieve a similar thing and while it absolutely can give the Battering Ram a run for its money in some scenarios, I've found it way more useful as an "808 bass" in the rack rather than an actual kickdrum. I really do wish Shakmat did a DIY version of the Battering Ram; maybe I just need to start saving up! Also, shoutout to the AFA Baron Samedi I see in your rack! As one of your Indian viewers, its great to see you showing love to *THE* Indian distortion legends in Eurorack rn

[@OscarUnderdog]

Eyyy the Baron Samedi was my first distortion module, and it has so much personality, I love it 😁

[@turbochargedfilms]

@@OscarUnderdog it really does! I bought the V1 Godeater pedal 5 years ago and I wanted to get the Eurorack version but that was just too far out of my budget, so I ended up simply 3D printing a Eurorack panel for the pedal and made a custom power cable, and it literally worked first try; the entire circuit being made to handle Eurorack +12V power and Eurorack level audio just proved to me how much care and thought goes into AFA's designs (well that and getting to talk to the actual people working there lol)

[@incidence.studio]

Battering Ram is SMD so that's why they don't make it DIY , would lead to many mistakes and unhappy customers... IMHO Battering eats Kickall with a glass of milk every breakfast :p

[@nodens2099]

I'm still considering the Knobula Kickain the best kick module, that said I always wanted a battering ram to complement it... And the metal plugin is so effing dope 🤩

[@difficultkunt4050]

Hey there Oscar 🙋🏻‍♂️ You've definitely earned a new subscriber..😊

[@blvcklumni6518]

i love beatsurfings 7DeadlySnares too

[@JayThomasofficial]

So the plug in is called “ random “ and the other is called “ random metal “ I’m a little confused while my jaw is on the ground. Love every thing you every helped us with man ( 🤜🏻🤛🏻)

[@m_a_e_d_o_n]

i need the Battering Ram, Surco has also convinced me that I need it as well 🔨🔨🔨

[@OscarUnderdog]

Hahaha great minds think alike

[@bernardojunqueira2392]

Awesome stuff! Plus, Oscar is such a cool guy 🙂

[@pipdatrip]

Looks like a hell of a lot of fun!